The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-13

slip all such animals and other refuse matter aforesaid
and removing the same, as aforesaid therefrom g.
Seventh. The foregoing win be the annual amount of
payment to be made for each and every year during the
Eghth.-A strict compliance with the provisions of
title ., Of CONTRACTS for supplies and work done for the
Corporation and amendments thereto, will be observed
and required.
Ninth.--Should the person or persons to whom the
contract shall be awarded fail to attend with his their
sureties and to execute the same In writing within three
days after being notified that such contract Is ready he
or they shall be considered having abandoned it, and
shall forfeit all right to such award.
J. p T. c S1So1 m asse'' as s'9 to
E. nal, removal Of Of
When the reading Of the paper concluded Mr..
Ely moved that letter OF Mr.. q H. Scheri off ring
pay the Of SIS 600 bonus and 81 900 year for
five years after for obtaining permission from the city to
remove ffem the streets the dead animals DIAL &c., to
proper place. 1t was read.
Mr.. STEERS observed that the committee had given
the subject much atten ion They h,d duly notified Mr.
Flagg TO attend their meetings, but he
before the committee. The action OF Mayor Wood in
vetopg The contract resolutions OF tue ooan
Gil had Eeutrazed the action of the COMPTROLLER hereto
fore taken with respect to the matter MT steers went
at great length to review the subject-as before
supported an Arrangement with Mr. Reynolds, who he
said, ready to begin work In twentyoar hours as
be had a steamboat which is now doing business
towboat Reynolds had lost much money by the trans
action Asmuch as Sc5 600 had been lost also 70 The
city by the canceng Of the contract with Mr. Reynolds
as he Should be uhaely paid This system should not
be permitted To continue and the Board should not in
the responsibility Of permitting it to run on. The
City ns pector I'll nd be authorized 10 advertise for
contractor TO do the work.
Mr.. wnlnM TuTrR made long address detail
ing the action Of the Special Committee Of the Board
which sat in 1854 on this matter
Mr. VooRIiEs wished that the matter disposed Of
He read the legal release given by Reynolds to the city of
their contract for the of S65 600 1t did
tain WORD he said, Of the Corporation buying all his
old taps at Barren Island with the lease Of the place
and all its dead and living od horses The Comptr per
ri ne and a{ta
having surrendered his contract, Seynolds comes on
again in order TO make them take the Island The Com
with some other person They may. if they give the
work TO scherf REYNOLDS compromises with the city
for the sum of SSh,L00 he said 1t would cost him
$4,000 to lobby la'ger sum through the Board. He
should now be dismissed
Mr. WIN. TUCKER again advocated contract
Mr.. STfERs replei to Mr.. VOORHEES, and said Rey
Dolds had acted in good faith with the authorities but
expected that Barren Island, and IL, his appu tenance
there would be taken from him at appraisement The
appraisers had been actually named both sides after
the ,eene paper signed The pun chase of the island
and tackle actually the consideration for the release
from the contract given by the city In fact Reynolds
would not be pan the $s5 900 unless he agreed 70 sell
the Island. The app aement really made and the
prat on.
ALDERMAN OF FIRsr-Uhat is the subject before the
Bcardf
Alr. s1ETRs-The "awful" contract Iauphter)
Mr.. steers abour proceed when
Mr. CHRISTIE moved postponemeet Of the subjest TO
next thursday.
Mr.. TUCKER wished the matter as it now stood voted
down.
The postponement to Thursday was voted The sub
ject then came up a special order
Mr. BRIGGS then handed ia his full report the "Mat-
sell nativity" case. 1t most pOnderous looking
document and its appearance excited general laughter
Some OF the members called for the reading to the
great horror Of the reader
The paper goes recapitulate the original resou
ton Of the Board by which the Committee appoint
ed testimony taken, viz: Mr.. Matselis Mrs. Wyckofs
Mr. Polock's, Mrs Atkins &c. &c Mr. Brancna visit
to England Is referred to- and the refusal Of Mr. Matsen
to testify before the Committee after MIR Branchs return
from Brandon is duly noted The Chief charged
all sorts Of nany III primary elections and otherwise
The Hon Nicholas Sesgrs is brought in accessory
in the Clay cloth business. Mstse Mackear, and ali
other familiar names mentioned
The rape, orc cred to be printed.
The resolution f the Board with respect to Chief Mat
sells delay in furnishing the returns the nativity Of
all tie officers in the city read, bat action
taken 1t.
Mr. IrRcK offered resolution TO the effect that the
majority and minority reports Of the Board the sub
ec Of tie raising Of The lip Joseph Walker be referred
10 Il Beard 81 tcuncmep for action by impeachment.
or otherwise with gard 20 the officers.
The Aldermen, he said could do nothing in the matter
It voted 10 lay the paper the table and up
the subject as special matter next Monday night
Various orceis were made relative to the opening
sewers, re airing Of fire engine houses, exchanging
hose carriages and other small matters when the Board
adjourned To Thursday next.