New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-16

Although The 10Th section OF tho Charter Of 1879
declared In express terms had expense ,aG! be
CURED b. aHg Of 10 Departments or officers tAer,of,
pkesier he obec. o. expenditure seaA Aace been
derea b1 sAe Common Council or no., ssless IA Gf-
propriG.ioa slaN hare boSn previously made con-
e,rai4g stel srp,nss" Ye, Il Is understood that To
Commissioner OF Repairs and Supplies, 10 tie face OF
this provision has made arrangements WIN persons %
perform Jobs snd wait for payment Until approfr4a-
tions are made Those Who have made s1cn AZ
fragments arc bound 20 wait Tor the annual appro-
priaiion, ,hey have been awsre tha; the ap-
preparation for ls55 WAS exhausted.
The Controller informally callcd the attention o. tho
Finance COMMITTEE 20 these difficulties, AM he no~
presents TIE whole Subject Tie consideration OF tho
Common Council IN more formal manner.
Rfp0rfs-Concurrsnc 20 confirm award OF contrast
for house of Hook snd Ladder Company No. II. To
furnish @ new carriage 70 Hose Company No. 40
Aaopted TO direc. the Controller not to pay any
moneys 10 Join Qu;n his legal representatives or
The contract for regulating, &C. F1ty-thrds:., from
Bloouiugdale-road TO S.Nh-av. Concared 10.
The rerort 20 change the Craze OF Egh,y-sixih-si.
from Firstav. 70 East Rive YVES laid ON the table
after debate and made the special order for the second
Monday in September.
The CAsE o. ALDERMAN M0sEG-Alderulan now
ard moved that this Board adjourn to Friday, IN order
that the special committee on tue charges msie oy
Alderman Hoffmire against Alderman NOser might Do
enabled 20 make their report. Alderman Moser hsd
rcquesied th!s and was unwilling 10 LEI the suoec, 90
over 20 September AID Ely as chairman OF the cod-
mttee here made verbal pporf thai they had held
two NEE tngs but a; neither did AID Honnire the a.
cuser supesr The alderman OF the Third Ward was
exceedingly anxious TO have The charges lnves gateiy
but Aid. Hofmire out 81 The Stte, ana seetned
not to want 10 appear, To make good hls aieeanons-
The committee would however. wait and report again.
notwithstanding with the Councilmen SSanss
the MAYORS veto on amending certain oriinaccee III
reference 70 contracts. Adooted.
Cleaning Streets The Board conouued with The
COunclmen N the acdluOnal appropriation OF S'VVVV
for cleaniI streets.
DEBATE AID Ely, in reference 20 The case OF AID
Voffmire mentioned above, said that notices bal Deem
served on the Alderman OF the Sixth Ward thohnir)
10 attend two meepgs Of tae Committee but at mel her
f those meetings had he thought proper q ce present.
The notices had been served at the usual place OF ouSl
ness of the said Alderman Ice INST day the ,on-
r;ttee met II was said he would be 10 be homo
the next day. The hour ser, and Ne, The members
of the Committee. had 20 be IN attendance, az theP
were informed that he would be in attendance. Ihe
Committee however, can only report, that IN Alder
man OF TIE Third Ward Moser) Is here, and II As
ouxious as they are 70 have the matter disposed OF
rroporlv and speedily. II the Committee had tbs
power 10 issue a subpoena on the Alderman OF the
Fifth they would be glad to DO H. or TO take any other
means 10 compel his attendance. l suppose thcy oais
hardly send hey ond the country, and understand
that the Alderman is in some other state lie mus
have received bis notices. as he was IN town as night
The Committee requested hun 10 come prepared tn
suhstaptiate or 20 rctract.
AID VooRHI>-I dent think we should accomplish
ANYTHING by adiouming uni Friday night, hah
made arrangements for leaving town on FRIDAY lght,
but would defer doing So ii necessary. think alter
bis oynlnrnion of the Chairman OF the Committee, ~
is prety clear that the dernan of the Third Ward ~
willing 10 meet the Alderman OF the Fifth Ward; bur
that the latter does not seem anxious to attend at his
Mace and it is now not likely that he viii until next
month. 800 -
AID MosFR-Oiher gentleman o. this Board cannot
have as much feeling on this subject as have. Ii tho
Board should meet on Friday | doubt very much
whether the Committee will be able TO report ms
il n
leaves every mo ming. Ny impression is tina: he does
NOT leave until 10 O'Clock A. W.
The Beard adcureed to meet on the first Monday IN
September.