The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-22

rlrsc 10 eissnse ,hsn Ths Board Il HeaNS rssslssl
thens4tve. Into sAIisry committee Of ehty to sxpss
intend tie Fprdcauon In ave weeks, preorAisg ths
Sth x Aprn tie Boasd Of Hsalta expsslsd GA sSe a.
Tor 'iis Witch could only he provo ID foe ~ tara
te 10 levy the tax ana hercs the amount sou not %
put IN the tax levy of 1854 Tbhis s-ress enbsrass
meet % ths treasury, apd should b prsvsdes for
curtsiinsnt OF expeodtuse In other s6na, else II
must into the account Of for 1865 II this
sI4 SEQ 81 expepded BY the Board Of Health, be
de No Il makes totsi expenditure 4 twelve moaths
Of 1909 SO 20. Mr. slazisr tho successor II Mr. Arcu
iSus took possession o the streets on the 9Th Of ApI
ADO from that time 70 the LIST Of Jy twevs weeka no
The statement shows the amount expended BY
neoIy H,cnAri.s IT, for he .ish. months prsoeaLrs
for manure curing the sss period alo ire sum expend
ed tie streets and paid In March aud april
April to tho iss 4 July, issi vi1P.ynsais made BY
Hsnry Arcasrius Jr. from July 1858 until the Board
q Health oumenced c;esniDs the streets March ssh
Eight mon hs.. .N5e 36z VI $l3,9lI 10
TX EswnDs, mGnt. sss SOL So $50, g
5000 62s % saO4ll %
LAMPS AND GAS.
Statement No III shows the expenditure
count Of AwIs and Gas fo Fix mouths OF 1868, sad SIX
The hall ear Of 1858 amour cd TO- .i4s 100 as
Do. 1894 INSTRUMENTATION. l3Sl2l 10
Waking tots o. .,,............-.. s4s2. ssl 50
moths VI 1858 OF Sl0,639 10. notwithstanding tho
large inoaea.e occasiored BY lighting the g., Lamps
du'irs the whol night. which Commenced Nsrch 49,
1854 and which from that time to the close Of this year
will a0d sixty Eve thousand doars To the expense 1t
somtiop passed iy tho Common Council Of 1853. The
bead quarters OF tho bureau OF Lamps ADD sas
far several al The oil house, No i2a Mercer street
The exp pditurss uIacc.u ntabe. aud isfas
could he given tor Of the items fhsre
expenditure stated ia the o. 1853 for
.'seanIting pubhc ismps,n Of si267zs7. This cum
don't he De rim
tbs quision OF tbs Com OF tt cts All Lam
But atsr dgeat Il quiry for year he Coup rolor
has obtained satisfactory EXPLANATION in ceSiro 10 the
equivalent received by the ctr for This large
This item has Is. saGy disturbed by tha contracts
yar sni be seen BY referring to the statemsns No
81, that thu expenditure for regulating amps" in six
tract for the last six months the expenditure is
Si.$e9 for "yaintng and Regulating"
Furnishing oil and lighting tie oil lamps FOR six ,aths
Of 1862 cost SAL 1876 whs'e under the contract made
with Mr. Bellows and which did not go into effect until
tho coat and Lighting the lamps has been only $2s8l4 49,
There Ia gain OF $1,000 CO six months on thess 10
items, equal to $50 COO the year The item Of clamp
irons shows expenditure Of 1888 in 1883 and 4145 in
1854 and even the small sum paid in 1854 vas not
contract made by his predecessor Mr. lsn, who is
Superintendent Of Lamps and Gas, informs the Comp.
hsnd and cont act for thousand more the delve
~ Of which has commenced He states further, that
there urgent necessity even for the I've hundred
ON hand provided care was taken in saving the old irons
when the lamp posts changed This very family
illustrates the economy which prevailed at the oil house
In times past The puncons Of the smolded charter
in regard contracts dsregarded six or eight
months to lamp Lighting the patriotic prstence
that the lighting 81 the oil lamps, and other work
nected with this buIeeu, utterly impracticatls
Rids, however, weie invited, ard short tina DO.
fore his resignation Mr.. ArculXeus gave contract
for furnishing oil and lighting the oil lamps to Mr.
Bellows for the sum Of $50 Eco psr annum This
is ame 5000 less than was paid In 1858 for the
oil alone whilst some $40 900 in the time we're
paid for lighting the lamps. Mr. Bellows commenced
work the It'll March last End thus far his duties have
been well performed, and II Is not known that any
fround Of complaint has existed The following state
ment Is made for tho purpose OF showing what it
under the old SYSTEM shown in the report of last year,
in contrast with the expense OF tire work for year.
under tie contract STEM viz Statement wing the
expense Of lighting the pubic oil lamps the Leepug Of
tic public lamps in repair, Lighting and extiuguishing
the gas lamps in Il various maket public buildings
&c also, the furnishing Of the Fire Department with
Oil for the year 1853 which is nsdo up from the
report Of the Comptroller for ha year, and comprise
tie following itsmsail properly charsesble to the