New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

"WEDNESDAY, MAY AID. BARKER, President in
| tic Chair.
COMMUNICATION the Chief Engineer, sub
hitting complaints against fire companies and IN rca-
ton 10 the Department Referred to the newy.ceeted
FireDepartment Commissioners motion q AID How
ard From Controller Facg in relation to the paving
Of Grand and FutOn-sts The Board had taken meas
urcs 10 investigate the manner Of executing the con
tract and the Controller submits some documents IN
relation thereto. At the close Of the paving season
last fall the Commissioner of Repairs mi supplies
made requisition for 10 per cent reserved on the
work then done in Grand-st il having been customary
M stated to pay over Inc 10 per cent On y'n'I
lobe of similar character at the close of the working
Feeson PAYMENT however was refused on the ground
that the contract did not provide for such payment
There IA therefore 900 or $4,000 reserved on ac-
count Of GraDd-st a. guarantee Tor me faithful per-
Torrance of the work. The work it appears has not
Ioen done according TO agreement. Said pavement
was TO have been laid with granite blocks, anf m the
saIne manner as that in the BOwery between Dayard
and Walker-sts. No regular contract was made. The
matter wes effected bv q resolution of the Common
Council giving permission to Deghue * Cook to pave
the streets in question in the same manner az hat se
ton of the Bowory alluded to- The Controller saws II
was understood that the stone 70 be used were 10 nc
of uniform size each not less than six inches on the
surface and eight inches in depth and laid on the very
hest Of sand. The work executed was reeHei 10
Even snd Ludam, City Surveyors. anl report maze
hy thcae officers saws the stone used IN paving rtnd
st. ere from four 10 eight inches in length and from
two TO seven inches in breadth their surface, ana
five 10 eight inches in their depth, SO that about one
third Of the blocks less than the size called Tor
the contract vet the Surveyors pronounce the "OrH
equal 10 that in the Bowery, and say that the blocks
are more uniform in their size and appearance Re
feired 70 Special Committee.
Contracts far Lighting Lamps-The COMMITTEE on
Lamps and Gas reported i'll favor OF directing the
Commissioner of Streets and Lamps to report 10 me
Common Council for confirmation any contract he
may award for lighting the public lamps, furnlshinS
the oil therefor &C., aud that the contractor DC n9'
provided with the work until his contract Is conhne
REPORTS Adopted-Reierring certain expulsions of
fremen TO the Board Of Fire Commissioners 10
Grade Fiftv-secondst. from Tenth TO Eeventh-ss 10
oren Sixtv-fourthst. from the Hudson 10 East River
Resoluiions-By Aid. ELY-That no contract Tor
work which exceeds $3.50 in amount shall be male OF
entered into by the head of any Department uni u
same with tie estimates, have been submutcI 10 an
the contract confirmed by the Common Coahch'
Adopted. -,
Confrfpe9-A report in favor Of confirming the
nomination of A. ID. Even as Snb-surveyor, was
adopted $50 >. .,
by the Board of COuncmen and reported tevorably
by the Committee of this Board 20 permit carmen %
reside ont Of the City came up for consideration.
AID LORD spoke in favor of the report. ALI NooRHIs
sad this project If carried into operation would have
very bad effect for il Carmen were allowed 10 iVe ONT
of the City the Mayor would not have the necessary
control over them An argument OF consilerae ~
length followed, and finally the report was ios' lot
want Of constitutional vote.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE ELEoTIoy-The regular an
pual election of the American Institute came OF last
night. The following ticket was successful;
Pye,idenf-Robert L. PEI. -, ~. III.
sscording S-crttcry-Henry Meg. ,..u..,
aoyysponei1g Sscrs'STy and lgs'" d.
Finance Commitee-John A. Bantns, George Bacon ~ u
Managers Of the FairPeter b. Mead isaac Bow = H.