The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-27

proved severAl reports Of the COMMITTEES on Assess-
ments, concuring with tbs Board Of C,uaoilmsn for
tagging sidewAiks grading streets and masiag sewers
were A.opted.
the PRINTING AND ADVERTISING CONTRACT
On the ,ton Of Alderman cHAuScsr. seconded by
Alderman Blunt, the report o. the Com nttse on Print
ing was esledup rhs minority report of the couu'ii
men was then read, ended for adoption
by TIE commit = Of this Board
The following Is thu CT the committee and the
revolutions of the conocilmea;-
The special Connitss . wh referred the an
Iexed reports anu resolutions, respectfully
asPoBT:
ThattLey have given the subject their careful atten-
tcD and after tasg into consideration the necessity
for fpeedy action IN the ttte- have concluisd
thai would be FIR the best interests Of the sy CONCUR
With tie IciioD Of the Board o. Ccuncjnsa Yoar COM
mitsee are toSever, OF opinion that the comnoo
ell sheuls enact ssuc Ders Ordinance pr1v,dicg
she Contracts for psistng and advertising 70 tnst each
successive contrast meet Mt BE- the subject Of special
ton. sucn sp orcinspcs committee aa pro sossd
bu. have pr.trr~n Dot 70 delay te subject Dy submit
urg IL at this time. BY loptsg the rosol itions OF
the Board Of Sounc1mes, the hea OF the Fipaa.e De
psrtnsat vii at once es enabled 10 an er Into ,he
PEI contacts for aeve t,-ing that the
puci Interests may act opssf suer for tes wait Of
proper pup icits OF the Cooperation advertising In the
meantime and before the ,iratfon Of the Contracts
thus proveeo for ,hs SoHmoa Council cen PIE and
ado ordinsuc- that VIII nsst tho pa oil, wants in
'Lis respect We therefore submit the osin9 r5sou
ti5I:--
Fesc ed. That this Beard concur sith the Board of
COune.imsp, ana sdopt TIE snne Eed resolutions
= ~, !! 49, ~ ssos, s'e,iAi S,cimittee
s sos w MOD saa a sT'asos
The Loving are the revolutions tos ceu ,ca
Rfoveo Tut the Comptroller b.. and he is h-r.by,
sub zed eud d,eoed to sdyertse for proposals for ad
vttl-iIs fnr tie deysrrmsnts Of the Common Council
snd the fcis report tne proceedings # tae me
Tor TIE term o. year jn 6ss oawsps.aer; sod also
fesoyed shst To. folio as RI es shali pe oporysd-
Firt Bidder, 10 oier by the Inc, for each t.ms pub
isnsG
second Becers shsli set fc-te, un or ofHiadt as
al hi ,.... al. a,ft,r
New Yort, .xcusise u the Sunday and extra issues
Third The asyd q ee msts 70 the NJ ~sp.oers Offer
ng IT, perform the ~osk D. tue lowest rs,es, for
Thousand ps err cireu stu IL TIRE cit.
Fcurto. Tbs c troller 70 Iepor; tbs tii and his
award to the Common Cnppcii Cor con6rmstio1
BENZ ,. PlscXNEY, Mirctity Special Com
WI. y. YtsMIYt, snittee on Prtesing, &s
Alderman ERnlcK @aa opposed TO tns resolutions
adopted BY the CoaDolnsn, aud he thug /. more
equitable to tr HERi 81, 00O ana tie 81 900,
than to be a.vertisig e paps-s o. smil crculston.
Adei ~ WAKEMAN lid rot understand the system of
advertising III papers which have but suLI circusaou.
ihe otjert OF sdsertsng was 20 MORN the puoicr and
the best 10 do that 10 iasert tae IA the
papers mcst sensra resd 1t seemed to him that the
rsI orr vss founded on reasas snd jusuCa
AleeImsn HEsRlcG oifarrd the fooEiag as az srnsnd
msntThat the Ctets OF the Com non Council be suthor
lied snd cectea to publish the ofcsi proceedings OF
the Board OF Aldermen, Ard also Of the Blr o Juduch
in tie SIN HKEALD Etenih9 Post snr Express and
that e Con prpd>r ou5 he Is heteby diects to pay
the pis pm tore Of Esd neesp.rsis mintby Tor rush
publications. at cate not escesding the established
prices Of BUSINESS ao,sr.i-tog "a ssio papers.
Resolved lhst Tue Il hea 20! departments be, and
the Dersry sntns,is.d ao drsc ed 70 al the
scser erts ;tqai al D. - - 70 ouo,i nse la c,a
in the Sun EElID Ecea,ng fost aad Express and that
tts Cemprois BE- ACC e t. hsr-oy dirrcsod 20 tbs
PIopiets Of ssid fer such dverts ny, at
their casoibes rses Tor Ordinary business -dvs sse
ments
&c (A'drruar He,rics) cid 40. Why the corpora
ton should requia have he ave them serted
cheape- ttso piivsts iu6 idnas II he for iostAbce
20 tbs HERALD pay the regular charges
made to indsitust ana hs did no. see sny t. city
ugfD nay he Ia nal1t 9ud
te!oa! at tho HERALD office Tor ADVERT eme,t The
HERALD resshes tiose terscns whom tbe corporation
them the price that they chsrse tue badness world
TIE barber charges Tx nts FOR SHAVING; he Aldermen
Herrics bgo his price, and ,he HERALD IT'S
and refused to continue ths contract fur the corporation
adytr eiDg al three Thousand dollars seae Inst sum
scsrcey paid them 0c the setting 81 tho type. and
this Board wanted he columns Of the HERALD Let them
Y8y the proprietor equivalent for ths hs
ferns He was opposed to the resolutions Of the Coun
cha en-, and ne should vote sgsinst them.
Alderman tHAuNCEy believed thai the publication Ia
on. thousand Plumbers OF some pa wouj 90 de-
suabe than cireution in Al equal "a ser OF others
He loud tote TO ha Iesoluti,Ns though his thought
the Comp,or ,hcu'o have the Pow 10 adopt such pa
pets would be fer the best Interests OF the city
circulation In Gle ta,usano pies q ors paper w5dd DO
worth more than Thousand pies o. another an they
public servants, should make tho bes; bargain they
could
4l6synaa Mo7T suppo-ed that by the courss adopted
by the Cour clmsn ali The pa OF the city would have
right to ccne tc, sad nose hsy ns the iges cJcuia
ton -oG6 get the trso.. They DAD t~, objects in
Yiewone Is to get tie prindag Gone as cheap posi-
be- ard the othsr IS = OBJ ain TOR the vert ng the
largest cfrculs Ion Ifers rsp.ts prsssn nploy
&c which have not large ci cui ,tionths Eenng Pea
And tie Erress-aLa il these resodrons xop.e},
the Pot spd Eaprsss exciudel The cou
tract ae iuerman volt had no bes,tasioo in sa,in,
that 1t woua he better for tbs Of city to
nsvs the adsssnstpg In tue Herald Tribune aud Tss
than in bose other papers
Alderman cd that he saw BY Gus OF tie
bills furnished thai the Eenng fos charged si5 for
ten t.seroos of an advertise aea, snt ba1 do 1bg
shst he took the s ms advertise aens to the Post II
would have been inserted ths ten Ii for IS. The
SFRAIp he was conhden would not charge more t. an 81
for each Insertion
Alderman Blunt oppose 10 Il an. iment offered
BY the gen uemsn tleIn the Ninoteenh ward
Alderman KELLY you'd lie 10 know y aat m scha ac or
contractor took eishsr thu Pos; the Eprs' And how
were they to see the adTertisemen 8 uasss tnsy
publish ed In tie papers thas could b. bourh. cbe,p
such pepers the EsALD. San Tr5unc and Times can
lie bought chesp He moved that the report be upon
the table.
Nineteenth ward had left the Ndiond, Democrat of
the list, whilst he ncuded thu soft shelPost He a.
e rscs rcSe o Il the .Ss
by tie lowest bidder, and by tie paper shaving
the largest circulation. 1t was ths only c,ntrsct
work shich the city contract oat vitnoat becoming
loser; besides it would not interfere with the
nte est OF H. journey printers who governed
by tr Of prices Tor their bbor agree, upon py their
society and the papers having the largest circulation
paid their worsnn the highest pnces for their labor
He wss, Therefore, strongly in favor Of such
the herald, Sun and Times having thu s6yertcg the
public wou thereby recome letter ioformaa oa ali
matters Of pubic interest, ami the sty woald
Lbk~0hou Wy ni,PtlhS mo CommN'Sas report ne
regretted that IN voting 70: tae report the Tribune
might receive port VI the public worE; regretted
1t because he considered to be bal coaduce
by bad men, that 1t entitled to the su oport
Of asy true american Greeley and his prtosrs sre
na,c,vorse than the Old tories In revolution nd
working for the dissolution Of the Uaon ia carrying
out thsir own base designs
On the vote being taken, Alderman Herrick's amend
mopt was laiE upon the table
Alderman EERRICx-Ibe effect OF that isto Law the
whole matter On the table
CHAiaMAS-Unquestioaa by 1t Does (Laugtter)
Alderman BLUNT novel . reconsideration Of tbs SUB.
ject.
folly 10 lay The matter the table after IL hAd
cuped the at ention Of the board SO long
Other business IVES ther disposed Of, aud Alderman
Bunts motion to reconsider adopted
Alderman VooRHs moved smens mert, tn vt the
papers In ~hch the advertising IL inserted be published
IN tina English language
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