The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-04

Com Council Of 1928, directing the burning Of the
gas lamps from dark until daylight without reference
rangement, it estimated that the gas lamps burned
$500 hours in year. for which the Manhattan Company
paid by its contract at the rate Of $b for lamp
The resolution Of the Common Council according to the
computation made, adds 500 hours to the burning
cost for each lamp. Of SIS. The New York Company
computes 1888 hours, at . cost Of $s5,7s7.
These statements show that the 30th Of September
the plumber Of laops lighted by the Manhattan Gas Com
10 Be added during the year, say........ 800 1885
| New York Company. ............... 3,l95
To be ADDED this year, say. ............ 70 3,2'o
| Ado for oil amos ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
And It makes q total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA, los
The SUN ,equired to be paid to the two gas
= en sS MES in 1906 ~, Is ,hs an. s ~, 40
Increase. $50 27s 40
The comnissicner Of Streets and Lamps is in no respec
responsible FOR this increase Of expenditure whca Is
caused by the resolution OF the Common Council 81 1893
adding 500 hours per AMMAN to burning OF the lamps
There in the estimate for the Bureau Of Lamps and
Gas So eco for "gas fitting and 6xures." DO not per
ceve provision in the ordinance prescribing the d.
nppopia ion; and hence this item is excluded from
the appropriation There is estimate Of $500 for
| ''ipspectors, post settlers and laborers."
The muIhpca ion Of inspectors, by the heads Of de-
Partments and bIreaux has become great es aa
on the n. ana thu me
the Common Council should be first obtained have re-
duced this estimate to 500 to pay those who actually
labor The estimate for paniog lamp posts is reduced
from SO 600 to 81 000the same last year There have
been abuses in regard to painting lamp posts and the sum
appropriated should not be increased until f hfulnes can
be in The performance of the work. Lighting the
oil lamps Is estmsed at 600 The contract for this
work il s62 700. The number of oil lamps less than
they when this contract made. This contract
has been faithfully performed at saving Of about fifty
ao ~ 70 sne f mnsn % a
under the immediate direction Of the superintendent.
The contractor at the same time has been faily CON-
far hia mr. mt rOn ma
TO do The work for many months after the expiration OF
his contract II the Commissioner intends to conaue
rufeient Sd 100 fhis leaves the estimate for lamp.
and gas 1888 367 To which is to be added the Of
$50 GEO. deficiency in 1856, which amount is includ
ed in arrears Of 1885, to meet the claims Of the gas
panies.
ca lis for appropriation Of $3.50 ga He also puts in
his estimate to make up deficiency in 1885, o 1913 III
49, And This does not include deficiency ia the tax
levy Of 1855 which must be provided for in the levy q
streets already beyond the appropriation for the year
contracts made BY him in July, 1854. These contracts
were most Of them broken up by the present Commits.
been worked under the Of the Superineni
eIt OF Streets whose expenditure have largely exceeded
The appropriation The excess will not vary much from
| s15o,O0O. AS the several contracts were
broken up or ab1D9ened, it was The duty
tracts. This duty he neglected for many months and
when bids offered do the street cleaning TOR less
than $50 COO for he refused to put the contrac
tors In possession Of their jobs the ground that there
appropriation covering the whole contract Tor
year reported the bids 70 the Board OF Councilman
which body instead Of con ming the contracts made
appropriation Of $4,000, which has been expended by
the Commissioner already, ana IL not enough
the year 1885, by forty or fifty thousand dollars.
The law imperative, and cont acts should be made
for cles ming the streets If this done, the approps
s1ocoo more for inspectors Of dumping boards ticket
men, &c, and $l7eoo Tor freghtipg ashes &C., might
be dispensed with, aud from forty to ATTY pei cent
saved in cleaning the streets Assuming that the Law
will not b. dregsroed by the Commissioner and the Com
mon Council of 1855, have deducted the appropriation
| priation for this bureau the sum Of $685.
Rccapiulaion.
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| ~. DEPARTMENT REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES.
Statement No. a. IL estimate Of the Commissioner al
Repairs and Supplies for the year 1885, covering large
amount for arrearagcs for contracts made in 1855, fo
which appropriation was made and NJ provisions 10
The following shows the character and extent
Of these contrsca which we're entered into by the Com
miss ioner OF Repairs and Supplies in conravention
the 10th section Of the charter Of 1s4o VIZ =
Hunt station house, Eighteenth ward, work
J. l.. Miller Co., do, carpenter work, last pay:
Foster Howe: EusI Company No. IT, mason work
C. L. Pnrdy, do, carpenter work last payment... $50
Owens l. Kettleman, station house, Ninth ward, ma
c. l. rw dy carpenter work, Ninth ward station
Mead II Knight ,asi ra So plumbue do "a a.
&C Henderson, engine company No. Al, carpen-
Foster sS' Howe do mason work last paymen,
LUDLOW Whitfield, engine company No. As, mason
c !. Puidy, do arpenter work last pay nens 1,slo
Foster Howe, hose company No o, mason work, ~
Foster 4 Howe, engine company No. II, mason
Allison Finch CO.. carpenter work, last paymsnt $50
Ahson Fiach, Engine Company No. -, carpenter
.mss wats"S So mason ror Sso
~ Purdy, Engine Company No. 81, carpenter work,
joseph Gcoaner, Engine Company No. m.son ''0
Carpenter Mcsregor, DO, carpenter work. last pay
Henderson, Engine company No. H. carpenter
Foster Howe, do, mason work last payment eos
A. Q. Henderson, Engine Company No. 40, csrpen'er
Foster Howe engine company No. 40, mason work,
G. Henderson, hook and ladder company No. ia,
carpenter work, last pay ment. ............. t0f7
| T. 4 p. Cogsn, hose company No 16 and hook and
ladder company No ., mason work. last syment2 $50
j. L. Miller Co, do carpenter work, last ment $50
Corr Collins, hose company No IS, carpenter wcrk,
TostefS Howe do mason work last payment. a'i7s
Edward Lumin, engine company No. 80, mason work,
Henderson, do carpenter work last payment go
james T. watson hook and iadder company No. IL,
nsiiea yanstenbefg, do. mason work last paw
ment ;: 1876
G. L. Turdy addition TO Jefferson Market, penter
work, last payment 200
Ennover Chsriock, Union Market, plumbing, last
| Dymen' :. oVe
Enrover Chaiiock, DO 87s
VIM. H. Torbcss, engine Tor engine company No. az 800
VIM H. Torbcss, tngne for engine com pany No 90 500
No . .r $50
Jesse Ludlsm, hose carriage for company No. 30 asa
| Pine Hsrtahorn, truck for hook and ladder
Tapy NO SNo
Jesse r. Iuelsm hose carriage for company No 81 a20
J. H. Slcklcs, hose carriage for company 25... 293
| Do. engine for engine company 80 4, $50
10. do. do. W......1, $50
VIM. II. wilson badges for Fire Department !. i120
James smith, engine for engine company a.. ... sos
Do do. do. 2.......1 ,410
Total. $50, ses
| Arrearsres for repairs and supplies for which
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