The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-21

Bosrd OF Cosncnmsa.
The Board At -four O'Clock Last evooiae, PreAdest
Brown In the chair.
Ths mn utes OF the las. meeting were real and ~.
proved.
Retarns FROM the Aldermen Of appointments rsseua-
tions, So &c In the Fire iepsrtasnt fer ths months
OF July and August referred the Commitss q
the Fire department.
commune stion from the mptrciler was Rad 70
eomEeadir that the Of three hundred and atty
Thousand dollars be appropriated for the purpose Of OK
tending Canal street aud widening Walker street. to the
credit Of the street Comm ssiopsr By CON
municstion from that officer enclosed Also that the
OF twenty Thousand dollars voted for interest on
assessments, in addition TO former appropriations for
that purpose Referred 70 Committee Finance.
Several reports from the commit,es the Fire Do
partment of the Beard OF Ale ermea we're considered
next some we're adopted ana others referred
report from sprc'a' comDittes Of the Aldermen,
relative TO the Union Market referred TO the Com
The Boar then resolved Itself int, Com mite. Of the
whole, taking up tee question OF appropriations for
tue Board Of hepairs and supplies hrss and then the
calendar Ia regular order
The following paper sad annexed ordinance then
read
That when this dopar meat furnished TO the Comp
troe III pursuance III. airements Of the charter
pressr teo appeared sxtrsvap that me Comptroller
redso.a from iop Of nine thousand I'D sixty
nine dollars ISL ob9,GG9) TO four handrei and thicy
thoussto collars (si30 ,U0o), bu while under the
sderaticn Of the Common Couocn it again enlarged
By an addition 81 the sum OF sixty Thousand dollars
$3.50 co.. And in that form app osriaed that
fre Department apparatus. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $b6 Geo
Repaus ei q 'npphes $4,000
o.u ~ NUS o soo ooo
fatal 500 ooo
since he appropriation hen made rhee has been the
further eum rpr' pIiatec ~ folioSs;-
kebutiing cah>ri. asrset........... &C.. s3S, $50
niou mars 81 ...................,.. 1880
" fitenens 3sH...-..,..t,.....t.... 1850
rc.l ............................ soooso
When together with tie annual appropriation, makes
the 81 Of Eve hun ir.i eighty six thousand Elk
hundred and Thirty dollars (s5S6,63g) tnat has been
sireaoy appropriated for ib- current yeas.
The expenditure Of the department has been great
that appropriations for OF the bureaus are
bacstsd BDd that for o. the others nearly not
w;bstendipg tn, rigorous surveillance of the Comp
tfoler II the Common Council desire . reduction In
expenditure it will ccsssry for them to mors care.
fully scruthze the pur po for which Trey authorize
peucurs to be made there hut little cou,t they
would be partially successful But while the legislative
department less in The in which 1t directs
public woIk to be performed it must not expect to
AIRY strong symptoms OF Contracted expenditure by ne
executive department wnse duty it IL 10 carry out their
commands
1hs c. mmis pires Afty two thousand dollars
to pay FOR contracts and debts due, and estimates
his other necessities for the two bureaus Of Re-
pairs and supplies and Fire department, at forty
eight thousand collars more. He also requires
twenty thousand collars for roads and avenues.
Your Committee do pos hesitate to pronounce
eli these estimates much higher than any necessity
require To- the work be DONE prior to the LIST
Janusry next And although willing to act with Ire.
rsi,y 70 the hasd Of Department they perceive
large especially whcr by so doing they are Inviting an
estravasance in expenditure which it should be their
Under these circums'ances the committee would 70
commepd addi,ionsi approprs Ion to the sbso
lutte of this depar msnt, but nothing more BY
the eacption OF tho acc 7mpsnyipg ordinance.
: :. EinSSSskiSaS,Y, COMMITTEES.
P. II scHENCK, On r'hanee
w. Il SMI II,
ORDNANCE ADDITIONAL ApTRoPRI ArIoNn FOR THE
DEPARTMENT REPAIRS SUPPLIES FOR TIN YEAR 1854
The asyor, AlGerren and Commonalty of the city of
New York, in Common Council convened, do ordain
fellows
often u the appropriations heretofore made for the
support of the city rnen for the nder Of the
year q tad lncluo Dg december 81 1854, viz
F'r repairs and eupples for the use Of she Blu.
teea Of Public Bul1ipgs $50, 600
Fcr he d the Bureau d The Fire Dep: rinent 10000
For the use Of the BurSa OF 70 10 900
ieierrtd 10 Conn II &c II the Whole
The pa. ers were ordered tos thira reading.
The consideration Of -iinalce relative the sale
Of the Brick Church property, postponed At the
rising OF he committee reported In OF adop
reports from tbs various committees OF finance on
streets gas ADD lamps 40 and adopting OF ordinances
escalate1 te carry the action Of the committees into
effect.
sort Of the Committee On Ferries relative to the
CAif erinc and Cow ferries was ammted
To The Committee on Fsrris5.
TIE Committee Of the Whole reported the several
Papofs sopscered By Eembers, many Of which
oeIsn 20 third rearing immed lately, and passed
dlugly.
vas resolved thst 'when ihe Beard adjourn it
scioufa to the first Monday in October"
4 csl Of the house voted, and moro than one
halt The members absSnt-at eight oclock-it
that their names inserted ON the record AZ
ssentses, preparatory to any further action OF the
Board
Tie Board then adjourned.