New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-08
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MONDAY March 6, 1884.
AID Ely, President, in the Chair.
IoifiOn,-Of "a licensed butchers calling upon Com
mi,'ee the Board Of Aldermen 20 examine Washington
Market KemOnsrGLce against the proposed market foot
of Fourteenth st y. r. OF ". Ogden and citizens OF
the Seventeenth Eleventh and other Wards that the pro
posos for public printing be issued in accordance With &c
IL Of he smendod charter OF Nicholas Haight AMI
many Others against the extension Of Albany 1t through
Trinity churohy yard. OF Michael j. Dunn and some 20
Others in relation the ordinance prohibiting the encan
herring Of sidewalks with coal boxes OF the inhabitants
on the route Of the Hudson River Railroad aking for City
.aid road OF the testy Of Zion Church for leave
to remove the remsns Of tie dead inferred under the
church corner OF Mott and Cross It's.
HesciuGOAs-B by AID Drake, that the Commissioner OF
Rel airs and Supplies be directed to have the contract Tor
paving Broadway fully executed and completed aeeor
ing all the provisions contained therein, 0y huss g
Reid without unnecessary delay. Referred to Committee
Of Repairs and Supplies.
By AID Boardman, directing the printers to report
Whether they had altered any document sent to them by
the Common Council to have printed since the Isl OF Jan
Aid Morr csled for an explanation saying the Alder
man lad thrown nsnuation that he should partcu
lanze.
Aid BoARDxAS said that he had reference to report
sent by the Controller said report being altered by the
Controller after the proof was sent to him.
Aid HERRIoK further explained, stating that the Con
troer had sent in document sundry matters among
which the ots contract alluded to- that the report
was partially read ard published in the newspapers and
after went to the printers the Controller altered said
document by emitting passage in relation 10 the pay
ment Of g. 200 wharfage This, the Alderman claimed
was wrong course in the Controller and that he had
right mutate document after it came into the hands OF
the Common Council
AID VooRHIs and CHAuscEY COMMENDED that tho Con
troer had right to omit any matter in correcting his
apply to Mr. Flacg who would doubt give satsfacto
~ exclamation in regard to his document.
After come useless discussion motion 10 request Mr.
Fagg well the printers to report to this Board was
carried. go 49,
Con muncatcRs-From the representatives of the Fire
DeIaItmen in reference TO the bill for the better regula
-. ~ .fafs,r
ing OF said bill Referred TO Committee on Fire Depart
ment. .
AID Blunt offered an ordinance for the better regulation
of the Fire Department. providing that the department.
be composed Of 500 of proper capacity the term OF
sei,ude to be years. and that the members be re-
appointed il desirable that the remen be paid remu
nrave salary that there be ohe engineer ana we've
teched exery large engine OF the first class always mar
messed and ready at the first alarm TO draw the engine to
the fire horses TO be attached TO every second class
engine and one horse each third class engine two hor
ses each hook and ladder truck and one to each hose
carriage every hydrant attach hose and an axe COW
cred by box and TO be kept in order, and
every member of the Department and every
policemen TO have a KEY to these boxes truck to be
prepared called fence truck to be under the control OF
the police and be used to fence on tie street to keep
the crowd from the fire. to give clear space for the fire
to work Each fire company TO be divided into sec
oDs, file of men to be at the engine house at all times
To the engine other company or TO the policeman first
throwing water upon the fire. shall be awarded premi-
OF certain sum- and TO the second shall be awarded
smaller sum. Every member OF the Department after
serving his term creditably shall be exempt from mil sry
and jury duties for life The whole Department 10 be
der the control of the Common Council who shall ap
point the members. This ordinance laid the table.
Rfporf-Ihe Special Committee reported relative 10
the interment Of the late Gen Worth and referring the
TO the Council, they had power 10 originate the
appropriation.
Com unieations-F Mr. Purdy Commissioner of
Repairs and Supplies with information 10 regard 10 the
Fire Telegraph. Amount paid TO Robinson for same,
s36ll So The Police Telegraph, he states will be In
0rler N two maid onf Tsla
graph thus far. $1,000 Referred to a committee
From Jno b Hsskins, Esq, in to resolution of
Aid. Blunt reporting the of persons in the Third
Ward complained OF for thirty days previous for violating
tie City Ordinances by encumberng the streets, how much
each IVES fined. and how the money disposed of-he
same being in accordance with the ordinances governing
the Bureau OF the Corporation Attorney The communi
cation was accepted and ordered on file.
Ordinance in favor OF memoriaizng the Legislature to
divide the City into four districts for the appointment Of
inspectors of Weights and Measures. Adopted.
PGrks-Mnority and majority reports from the Commit
tees the Parks received and after discussion ad
the table finally, report concurrng with the Board
Of Common Councmen apply to the Legislature TO re-
peal the act 10 establish the Jones Wood Park was con-
CURED in.
Tie Streets-An ordinance from the other Board, su-
thorzng the Board Of Health 10 the streets and aY
enues to be clesnsed forthwith, was concurred in
Tie Board adjourned to Wednesday.
DEBATES "a
AID Blunt offered resolution to the effect that when
this Board adiourns it adjourn TO every night until
some should be adopted TO clean the and
dispose Of all the papers Presidents table The qass
ton was lost on division.
ALTERATIONS or DOCUMENTS By THE CONTROLLER .FTLR
HAVING PASSED THE BOARD.
AID. BoARDAAS offered resolution;
the prIters the Common Couae be they are
hereby directed and required 20 this Board forth
with any, alterations have been made TO document
Which has received aud ordered be printed either
of Common Council andh the character and Of
such alterations AID By whose authority direction
were uses This resolution refer ana all documents
eeyed and ordered be printed since the
AID Aorr thought that the resolution ought to be more
explicit and define the alterations that were changed
Aid BoARDNAS said be had been told that the Control
Ter bad caused documents TO be altered after they hal
passed sis Board and been given to the printers The
charge might lot be true and be did not bring such an
accusation against the Controller, but he only wanted
some information the subject
Aid. HERRIcK remarked that he had also heard that
alterations had been made in important document, in
the manner stated and he would like to have the fact e
isbished or the Controller acquitted After documents
bad pa,ed this Board they should be sacred from muta
ton he hoped the resolution would pass
AID NooRHIs stated that the Controller had sent in
report TO the Finance Committee and it was ordered 70
De printed The printer to the Controller and an
error error was corrected, in which he saw nothing wrong
lhese were, he believed all the facts 10 the Gaze
AID BRoWs aeked whether II of