The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-15

statement OF b MCaferty ACCOMPANY irg this resolu
do hereby investigate the and TO this
whether or not charges be brought against the said
Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps sufficient to
him from said department.
Alderman BLUNT moved that the whole matter
be referred TO the Committee on Law Department.
Alderman DRAKE moved that the resolution be
iaid on the table, ana the communication referred
TO the Committee on Repairs and Supplies
The CHAIRaAN declared the motion out Of order.
Alderman HERRIcK said that this communication
mad been Struggled in in manner which he con-
demned.
Alderman BLUNT repudiated the charge of having
SNUG gled In any document, and stated that the
endorsement on the resolution spoke Of the nature
OF the communication. He desired that the people
should know with whom the fault lay for not clean
ing the streets.
On motion OF Alderman HOWARD, the resolution
was laid on the table by a vote Of IL to s.
Alderman HEkRIcK said the Alderman of the
Third ward (BlunD had accomplished his object in
proposing the matter, which would now be publish.
ed IN the newspapers.
Alderman Mort then moved to refer the commu-
nication which accompanied the resolution to the
Committee on Streets. Carried
Alderman HOWARD then moved a reconsideration
of the resolution, already adopted, confirming the
contracts but having voted in the negative, he was
declared incompetent to make the motion. Alder.
man III. then appealed to some good democrat
around the Boa d to make The motion, but no per-
son responding the matter dropped.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The report OF the Committee Of Repairs and Sup
plies in favor OF approprlating the grand Jury room
in the basement of the new building in the Park
for an Office for the Receiver of Taxes received
and adopted. The report of the Committee on
Finance in favor of resolution authorizing the pay
ment from county contingencies oil the expenses
and salaries of the officers of the Court OF mmon
Pleas, was adopted. The return OF the Chief En-
gineer with Il statement Of appointments, resigna-
tions and expllsions in the Fire Department, for
April, 1854, was received. The report OF the Com
mittee on Finance, in favor Of concnrring to In
crease the compensation OF the foreman ami cart
men employed in paving The streets, WAS adopted
The report OF the Committee OF the Fire Depart
ment, on the communication from the Chief En-
gineer eypelling A. l.. sutton, foreman of Engine
Company No. 80 for disobedience OF orders, and
susptnding Frank Swords, Joseph Godfrey, VIM.
Swords, George Bcebe, Robert Lindsey, William
Hall, Joseph Williamson, Patrick Hughes, James
Dalton, Abraham Brown, and John Hutchinson, for
sixty days, was adopted. A resolution, directing
the Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies to re-
model the chamber Of this Board, was offered by
Alderman Brown but. after some opposition, was
Withdrawn. The report Of the Councilmen on the
sale Of the Fort Gansevoort property, again
called up, and its reference 10 the Law Department
was lost by vote Of 10 to III.
On motion, the Board adjourned till the first
Monday in July next, at o'clock in the afternoon
BOARD OF ooUNcILMEN.
The Board met last evening, Edwin j, Brown,
Esq, in the Chair
For cleaning bulkhcad at. the foot Of Laisht
street. Adverse to sewer in First street. from First
avenue to the Bowery. OF Michael Tulhee, and
others, for Croton water pipes in Fiysecond street.
second street opened. or Ralph Post, and others,
to have piers Nos. 10 and ii cleaned.
PETITION OF JOHN N. GENIN FOR STREET CLEANING.
The Chair then announced that the following petit.
ton was on the table. from John N Gcnin, relative
to cleaning thestreets of the Sixteenth ward.
A MEMBER-l move for the reading.
The reader then read the following document -
To TIE HONORABLE TnE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CRY OF
The undersigned desires in fitting terms and with all
the profound respect to your honorable body to ad
compoTt with your duty and inclination TO grant, in
utherarce of the objects hereinafter set forth Your
petitioner would in tue first place state to your honora
BILE body that the present condition Of the Sixteenth
ward such; as in the opinion Of your petitioner and
of other residents in said ward will inevitably produce
some deadly epidemic If measures for removing the
filth now rottng and reetng in many of the streets
thereof, be not speedily Gdope6 Anxious that the
ward should escape the threatened visitation your petit
tioner respectfully solicis from your honorable body
permission to supervise without compens ,tion the
cleansing 0. the public streets OF sale ward, will
cheerfuiy give bonus for the faithful application
funds necessary Tor that purosc ana receipts AMI vouch
for every item of expenditure, If your honorable
Which, amount, your Petitioner believes woull not
oecu S4C0 per wecb. Your petitioner addresses your
for Of his owl, which il unnecessary
state after the which committee OF
bic the Board Of Councmen has recently bestowed
upon the course Of action pursued by that department
In conclusion your pttoner would respectfully state
that if lie has failed in wording this his petition in
suitable to the dignity of your osting ushed
and honorable body, his shortcomings should be attrbu
ted 10 his ignorance OF the forms in and
provided not 10 his lack Of humility or Of that
and gratitude which, citizen OF New York he
honorable body for the protection it vouchsafes to
his life, health and property Hoping that this his
tou, may find favor H. the sight OF your honorable
body your petitioner ~ in duty bound win ever pray
&c JOHN N GENiN.
Mr. IoDGKNsoN said as one of the representa-
tycs OF the Tenth ward, he would say that they had
no right to give out any further contracts. The
charter of 1858 forbid any such action on their
part
MIR. KENNEDY said that he desired to say a few
words relative to the petition. When the gentle.
man presented similar petition the other evening,
he asked for the reading Of it, SO that the Board
might know the impudence OF the said Genn, and
was abused for it by all the newspapers who hold
Mr.. Genin up for Mayor, and support his measure
for cleaning n ward at great deal higher price
than the gentlemen to whom the contract had al.
ready been awarded. MIR. Genin offered to clean
the ward for $500 per week, while the contractor
offers to do it for slSl. Now, in view Of those facts
he thought the offer Of Mr.. Genin was not so very
patriotic after ALL He then called Mr.. Genin the
head scayenger of New York. and concluded by
saying that he would meet but little sympathy
among the members of the Common Council
Mr. SEELY-I move to lay the petition on the
table. Agreed to-
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED.
mat the sldeWalks on SiXtn avenue, between
l23d and L29th street be tagged under the direction
of the Street Commissioner. That the Commits
sioner of Streets and Lamps be directed to transmit
to the Common Council Immediately, for conirml-
ton the contracts for cleaning streets as reported
by him June ., 1852.
CHANGE or HOUR FOR MEETING.
On motion, the rules were changed by q two
third vote, so that the Board could meet every day
during the warm weather, except Saturdays and
Sundays, beginning at four o'clock, so that their
business could be finished in ten consecutive nights
The motion to take effect on the lst Of July.
REMOVING THE RAILS OF THE HARLEM RAILROAD
COMPANY FROM THE CRY.
BY Councilman MoNAGHAN-Resoved that the
Street Commissioner be directed to take up the
rails of the Harlem Railroad Company in Centre
and Broome streets, Bowery and Fourth avenue t.
Twenty street, and have the streets repaved
and placed in proper travelling order and that
81, 900 he appropriated therefor Referred to Com
mittee OF the Whole.
BY Councilman Curry-That Thrty.frst street
be paved and repaired from Sixth to Eighth ave.
nues. Referred to Committee on Streets.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
A number Of unmportant reports were then read
and referred to the Committee of the Whole.