New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-07
Netp9prk daily Tribm,1e,
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

THURSDAY, Sept. 6.--Tbe PRESIDENT in the chair.
The minutes were read al approved.
Pet,tons-- The petitions of Nicholas Seagrst and
9th, re- sOr correction Of taxes were REFERRED. .
Carriage Hire-Ald. VooRHIs offered resolution
directing the Controller not 10 pay more than $50
wear for carriage hire for each member
Ald WrLLIsmsoS moved as an amendment 10 strike
out the $50 and make clean sweep oi tue "hoie
affair. ,
mcnt that the Controller be directed lot to pay any
bills of the City Government or the heads OF depart
meDts for carriage
Tie resolution amended was carried by vo'e OF
l5to2 The President Alexander Baird voting IN the
Som nnunicofion.-A comuuicaiion from the Counsel
Of tie CorpoI ston, in answer 10 resolution vi phs
Bourd was rectivtd III which he says that no money
should be drawn from tire Treasury without an aP9ro
pratou and that the Common Cout cil III autno 1Zng
works TO be done should in each case know the exact
COst. 49,, -, .
moved that the late Message of the Mayor be taken
from the table and referred TO Select COMMITTEE
TIE PRESIDENT announced Aldermen Wakeman,
Voorhs md Herrick al such Special COMMITTEE.
A communication received from the COn'rouer
resntc i, The regulation and grading of Tenth av,
from Egty-sxth to One Hundred aud Forty foufth-st
Laid on the table and printed
To The Common Council
nyoposas wer TO lie opened that day for regulating
and grading TeJttav., from Eighty snth-st' 10 ohe
Hundr, and Forty-fourth.st.
According 10 the estimate OF The surveyor, Ed"ard
BOYLE, the total amount Of work to be done on Ills JOB
is es follows, viz: &C.,,
slo4 cubic yards retaining wall 10 be built Of large
heavy be laid Dry @ ~ eSse yaTS % ,t S.s
Of enbsnim 80 sSe cubic saId OF srsve 80 sSoe ards
,a.rt in cement ISIS square yards Of paved CUTTERS"
The security exacted was sl25, OOO and the perlod
fixed for the completion OF the work two YEAR,
bad two estimates made OF the proonoie Vaiue OF
the work, one of which gave total OF S24OOOO, and
the oiler s27OOCO.
c,rtfcate was also made out from a careful exam
nation of the assessment rolls VI le51 when are now
i'm Il Finance Deparimt mt, and the result Is mat there
are abou, 92s lots fronting on the Ienth-av between
Eiebty sixth and One Hundred and Forty .iounnstt.'
and The aggregate ssed value OF the los wv
The 7l section $50, OF the laws OF I7iO s as
follows viz: ,,. ..,s,.,.. .,a
assessments for any improvements authorized " "a" 70 v
or Pnpovsa LAM. .ha IN house
iot upr pnDprOved lands mere thsn one y re
81 ss sI A.,e he ard in which *. shall be
The cost Of the work, taking an average OF tne TWO
estimates before alluded TO- is 1855, O0O One-hai Oi
The ass SEED value of The lots fronting on the avenue
4 Soc 600. Deduct this sun from $3.50 900 we cost
of tbe-TOrk, an0 II leaves dehcr vi Ie'VVV' Tor
which debt would be created by an ISSUE OF Assess
ment Bonds 10 be redeemed by increasing the dhect
taxation On the City at large. -
1htse facts, according TO the ordinsn OF Dec. 81,
1874, preseLt-d case which deprived the Commits
souer Streets OF the power OF making coEac' ior
tie work. and The bids were Lot opened
The section referred 10 Improvements to be paid by
a. ess inert nrsds a. foilow.: $50,
"E7 And it sl,o hereby expressly provided ihit
terefer when the street CoumisDer and Ccntoi1er "
ehT have 10 beievs tb he s'esssoe pfoey
IL ei,u 20 provide payment BY Al ASSESSMENT
mae 10 upsIce the laws Of he STATE arc nc
oruslces q the Con CCuro shal BE the cay OF n1
c. puoer certified copy Of the uafon VI me PP
erty O. tins the HyenUes street, elofes tDe O.a
rance and II the required complete ne work sresef
Il IN which be Assessed aud COLLECTED ICON too
propry r0rk hall not be put EhdeT o0nir1 Dat a. ne
cts With tte OPINIONS Of the Street Cpms0ocr And nc
Cttr Ter in sion ,he mster shall be repSred 70 me
Corn, on Council the end that the payment Of su Ao-s
utut BoLds sutd under this ordinance ir ne P,Jn
nsy BE- amply provided f9f BY the property eeos
ttsd ~ the improvement -, 49,. -. =.
This htGvy job. which must add from sl5O,0oo 10
$500 coo 10 tie City burdens without tue kno"iedge
or cons. nj of those whom they ial, - bassd on
resolution and ordinance passed Nov. q, 1888. IL
was then resolved that the Tenthav., from Eighty
sixth To One Hundred and Forty iounhst., DO rusa.
lated aud graded under the direction OF the Street
COftsnifeion
A ,opy OF the ordinance ID Anncred marked ~
II 10 und. rstood thai hs WORK oxtonds number OF
siict,a ie, ond where tho gtalc Of Tho CITY esitb
lshed by law. This uncertainty about the grade
saN0s n Ia chance tor the exercise of tho goiuH "'
n hutvoyor ard the oupdiiy Of tho coniia ia o.
eou worn with any unsettled grade.
1tosr who have bten ino.mnodesi and uniustly h't'
dstad by psiiodi'al change u grade aiis'ni bonn
tie vtsth ess ~ r odnrss 81 ilnf agos VIII ioa"'
~ a,tstoiaia that unsettled grade aiInids good
,essan a., l',sitr,nue lila u"'h
lint loo dh1, s,d r,u'e u1isl "'nsi ea'i'"s
n Iidau,s ets ui"ali ti.U s.IHii 10 'l's r"'s'
h 10 s.a.sii ~ stss no u1aIl s.Pra' pa "'s'' -
Iot,,..ni u.lt, ,is .'ll"s".s - be"e"'D' Dc" 'e''