New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-13

ring with this Board in giving the contract iOr repairs
pavements up when former action adhered to
and Committee OF Conferences appointed.
AID Bluni, Howard and WsAemAn we're appointed s1eh
Committee
RESOLUTIONS
BY Aid Voorhis that the Crotpn Aflelnci Department
he directed TO limit The supply Of water 70 steam snt 9TH
boats and river craft TO the amount actually necessary W
filling the boilers and culinary purpose sni IN prohibit
its testing tn eGpaci Of vessels in regard 10 e *
age TO discontinue granting permits for private foam
tGins during the present season. Referred.
DEBAIEs.
The Board was called 70 order nj P. NJ yeste,d Az,
Aid Eli il the Chair 1n regard to a resolution from
the Board Of Councilman. concurrng with this Board
in regard 10 the award Of the contract for repair Of the
streets, A HowARD moved concurrence With the action
OF the Board Of Councilmen To this All Morn o.
ecitd stating that Mr. HAYS had sold bis contr IT
AID VOOEHIls objected 10 reiereu,n. and advocated 4
concurrence. AID. CHAUScET thOuah that Nr. las Or
or biz sureties would perform Their duties faithfully
AID. BIrST amended by moving q ather. to
their former scon AID HEEEICx Of opinion
that immediate action should be taken b. the Board. He
did rot tin the streets would be cleaned under the
Ircert contract lie adyoca ied c0nCuTrence AID WI
L,oS trusted that the Board would athere 10 their for
meT action. AID HsERicE wished 10 know what the
gentleman from the I'D meant by the C0mns Of
Rep1irs being robber Alderman If Id replied that
be confidareG who obtained taice the proper
amount for piece OF work in the zane light ~ ro55er
Aid. NOORHIEs sustained the defense of hr. Pdrdy
and thought If he bad man Il was tia i1lii
Of tie whole people VINO had elected him 10 ths
office. lie spoke ct length on the system OF labor by
n. II =
clared that 10 man could tell how much the work could
be done for. The Alderman Of the Fifteenth lCHiCS-
CHI claimed thai the idea N forth that the Charter di
not ollics 20 conrac; this rk H. hooei that
the former action would be adhered TO Ald. WAkEWtN
ssid that il we adhered former committee
az conference could be appointed the subject IL
be thou l the proper 20 pursue. The whole con
tact system involved in the question Ali. WI.
TUcEER in favor Of adhern- 70 the Board fjrmar
action AID. Howard wished the Board to recede. he
sroke II the plan extracted from the subject on
former occasion His marks the contract system
were highly humorous and forcibly expres ed. He
thought the contract stem should be killed bee it
was an injury to the poor man Aid NOORHIEs not
afraid a Mr. Hays losing money By the system He sad
hat he knew more about stones than other member
of the Boerd ard 10 wished instructions from any
member on the subject He knew t-tOp, bottom sides
srd ends lie could 4 the necessity Of the contract
If repairing streets. He thought that the City
psyiDg tgic0 as much necessary for the
work. Aid. MoTr replied 10 the genenin from
the Ninth. He said, that not being stone
man. the gentleman from the Ninth he couli not
form estimate for this work The question Of expei
ency in carr ing ont the charter before the
Board lie thought the question one Of adherence
taken and carried by vote of 10 % :. All BLUNT
moved committee of conference be appointed consisting
Of three, to confer with fom the other Board the
above subject Carried and Alderman Bua' liogarl
and Wakeman were appointed. al WASENAy said tina;
unpaiiamebtary for the motion of adherence 10
take TIE precedence OF the appointment Of the committee
lie called f. reconsideration Of the vote. All HOw.RD
moved that the committee be GsCh8rsed. Oyerruled A
motion 10 lay TIE table carried by vote Of II
10 Q.
An adjournment till Friday next at P b. was then
carried.