New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09
V-Dyp.RrnrSr OF SrRErTs hsp L.hPs.
Statement No Il the estimate Furnished oy mo
Conmisslorer. Of Streets and Lampe;
The totals Of thi. estimate are As iono@; .0.

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Bsr..a d Cssbirs Street. 80 so
Bur..u Of Lsmps sad
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The expense Of lighting the gasamPs has been IN
eressed fl3l coo by the resolution snop,ed " sne
lat Common Council on the 3lst day OF Dec iso'
iner.app the number Of hours for burning the lamps
from Q, 800 10 3 200 in each year
The contract with the Manhattan Gas Company
provides thst The City shall psy the Company ior iur
pishipg gss and Lighting the ga. lamps az me zoo
ans Tor zach amp e-tiinatng the lamp 10 burn $500
hour- in a year THIS the e-tms.s before me iale
Common Council discarded the moon Is hsnt 70
ii cir footsteps By this operation there nas oeen
added 500 hours u the time for barring gss I'D yef
and th.re il ion in the gas contract that the
Company shall be paid 4! the same rate per hour ior
the sccuioDal hours -.
The pressut Board of Aldermen passed resolution
to repeal the adopted by their predecessor out
tbis rn.asnre did not 6nd favo. with the Board Of
Coupcilnen and hence the burning OF gas oy moon
light was put in operation by the lafe Conmssonef
OF Str. cts and Lainps. The operation commenced IN
March last and the additional charge IRON 'aat ume
TO the close Of 1884 II CO., OVV, winch sum was Pu u
the laet tar levy. 5000. A
for s htng the oil lamps the resolution Of the late
Con men Council adds little more thsn douoie 'na'
sum ~ the contracts for lighting the gas lamps.
| The Commissioner of Streets and Lamps has put
in hi. estimate an item of sl7,7si for 10 Street To-
speciors, at $3.50 each per annom This item y not
/ included in the ordinance. IT, therefore, the Com
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Gers il will be necessary 20 increase the item accerd-
| inely When the streets cleaned by the Depart
ment, there is necessity for having forenen to keep
| the role OF the gangs Of men employed ana tnose
1 fortmep should be faithful working men, whe know
practically What constitutes days sork and there
fore will be careful not 10 orerrork the men, but see
Il at Justice is done TO the City.
After the preceding statement in regard TO lighting
the as lamps was prepared the Controller addressed
no..s to the Pr sidehts Of the two Gs Light Com
panes with which the City has contracts and their
| snswers tIe annexed TO No. 4, and marked No. A
and No B.
the 3l,t OF October, 1854 tia humber Of gas amps
l,ht.d BY the Manhattan Ga. Company wss.....' 2ss
On the same date ooD
Increase durnr the twelve months. 7p
There are now Nov. ~ o,5l2 lamps lighted, 22'
having been added since the LIST OF November INST.
This conpany has mains laid sufficient TO light 900
Ian rs more ana the Presdent estimates the average
number Of lamps to be lighted IN 800 Al o. ~ amps
This plumber, burning 1890 hours, according 10 the
old dirp.n-ntiun at els per Lamp would require au
appropriation Of sl03 $50 But the burning OF thls
number of lamps for g. 800 hours sil cost, tor each
lamp, s2i 7s and a fraction equal,
For sysu, on ssl2 lsmps, to .......'..'siSs Sig u
And 1, r,auire. for the Manhattan Gas Company
alone appropriation equal BIS
! The letter OF Mr. Fox thu President of the New
| York Gas-Lght Company, shows that the number OF
lamps lighted by that Company
On the Sls October "
time last
Increase. 20
The estimate Of ESQ 900 for this Company, If the
number Of lamps should not be materially increased
Mr.. Fox supposes will be nearly correct
The preceding statement sh )~s that the gis-limps
now Iumber about 1850. The Lighting of these Oh
tb. old plan will cost sl47 so per There
probaby at this time about 500 o.lamps the light
il OF which including OIL costs $50, 70O by contract
These are lighted according 10 the old plan, having
reference to the moon age. " seem. 10 nave Deer
supposed by these who egislated sl3l ooO apnu nay
on the City for the additional hours heretofore lighted
by the NOON that thoee citizens who CROPPED theli
way BIZ the dim light of the oil-lamps 10 the darh
nights, could get along better by moonlight and thai
those nbabitats who had the brilliant light oil tue gas
in the absence Of the moon, could not dispense witt
il on the return of moonlight. The additional tax o.
el3 coo falls on those who are deprived of the din
ebt of he oil lamps for 500 hours in year. at the
same rate those who are favored with the Drll
! liant light for 500 hours IN the year.
While consider that equal justice to all the inhsb
| itarts sitbin the lamp district and good economy
demand the extension OF the gas-linps to all tht
streets as they are prepared Tor IT, yer, VILE
the rapid and enormous increase of the BURDENS II
most respectfully but earnestly recommended tn the
| Con- mon Council TO rescind the resolution requiring
the lamps to be lighted every night without reference
to the age Of the moon, or the light Afforded by IT.
Az the same time, il 10 desirable that suitable ar
rareepents should be made for liz hting The peri
during the SEQ hours that the gas and oil lamps Ar,
lighted. Nothing was Appropriated To thus object las
year, and if the Common Council should determine te
light the piers appropriation will be needed 70 do
fray the expense
| Since the preceding was prepared. BOte hA beer
lived from the contractor for lghiog ths oil lam
in " hch he stztes the number ar 3 577. The number
| of lamps may therefore be summed up AZ follows:
Lighted BY the Mar haitian Gas Light company .....6 81
Lighted BY the NewYors Gas Light Company ......5gs
OH lamps, lighted by contractor ,oT
Total say Nov u.s. II
V-GoyERSORs OF THE ALMsHoUsE.
Statement No. gives the estimste of the ekpendi
lures for the maintenance of this Department for ls55
! ZIP. nditures for the Alns House Department for
Deduct estimated rec eiI Observation-Disclosures. 1000
! s424 ~
Add for buildings and repairs. 7l00
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