The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

BOARD OF CoUEcILMES.
This Board assembled on Friday afternoon at their
chambers in the City Hail. the President d. D. Conover
In the char.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read.
Councilman GRAY Of the Seventh ward put in his pro-
test against the action of the Board at the previous meet
ing while in Committee Of the Whole the extension Of
Chambers street. The protest ia made upon the ground
that there were than thirty members present.
which quorum for the transaction Of business
On motion, the minutes Of tie previous meeting we're
Coupcilman PuRpY then moved that Councilman Gray
have leave to withdraw the protest just entered.
This motion carried
The third reading of bills bepg next in order, the fol-
lowing acted upon
Report Of COMMITTEES Finance, in favor Of remune
rating John Hodgkins for tagging destroyed BY fire at
Juds0ns Hotel
Report Of Committee on Salaries and Oicers in favor
Committee Fire Department Of the Board Of Aldermen.
Tie following resolution also came up for third read
Rsoved That Terry the North be established
from the foot OF Forty second street % the nearest
GompSosr s. and hs hereby h aaac1sd and directed @
ne chsrer and he hsreo
such lease and privileges Of ferry be for torn Of ten
ses e o h RSa. i asss :ssS
uon and shah Oons,a 20 FAR as sppcabs ali
and conditions The benefit and Of the city which
cona ned In the lease OF the Houston street and Williams
Tpon this resolution the vote was q in the Affirmative
and lS in the negative The President then declared the
resolution lost. for want at constitutional vote.
The report Of the Committee Streets in favor OF ex,
tending Chambers street, next taken up and after
httie discussion was laid upon the table
The Beard having got through with the third reading
Of bills Councilman CONOvKR stated that the order OF the
evening the report in favor Of shutting OF steam
the Hudson River Railroad below street. and
to this report he had remonstrsnce to present aligned
by many citizens that the parties might have
porupity to be beard, he moved the whole matter be
referred back to the COMMITTEES on Railroads.
The report referred.
The Board then adjourned till Monday evening.
THE ADDITION TO JEFFERSON MARxET-ovERHAUL.
ING THE CONTRACT.
meeting held yestf rday afternoon, of the Special
Committee Of the Boatd of Aldermen-Mr Voorhs chair
man--to wht referred resolution directing inquiry
into the mode of awarding the contract for building the
recent addition to the Jefferson market resolution
authorizing the construction of this addition, it will
doubtless be remembered, passed both Council boaxds
and received the sanction Of the Mayor In March last
when the cent TO the Commissioner Of Repairs
and Supplies Proposals for bids advertised and
the contract given TO Cornelius S. Purdy The work in
accordance with the specifications, completed Last
y in the sum allowed for the work upon the onract and
the actual worth OF the same there must have been col
fusion between the bidders and consequent perperson
of fraud investigation has been ordered and special
committee appointed for the purpose Yesterday the
committee bad their first session.
Mr. Purdy, Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies was
and testified to the regularity Of advertising for
propt sails to do the work in question He advertised IN
the papers authorized such BY the Comptrol
ler The contract duly awarded to Cornelius s. Pur
dy be having put in the IL vest bid He was no. cogni
isn't of any colluson between the bidders.
Mr. Cornelius s. PuIdy who received the contract
examined at leDgthHe denied collision with the other
bdters that any parties HAD view to receive any
money upon IL job but II about the first job he
had mace anything upon; where contractor with the
trouble itself with examination Of the same
be considered he upjusty treated In the present
CASE TO request ~ he Chairman 10 specify the cost of
the various portions Of the work performed and
OF the materials he denied hs ability to afford the
required infoi nation.
The Chairman read statement of Mr.. Abraham Dema-
rest builder the Ninth avenue who the ad
dion under consideration could have been built wha
good margin for profit for twothirds less thau the
sum paid for the same
Further evidence is to be taken 10 the matter.
THE WORTH MONUMENT.
The special committee Of the Board Of Councismen
upon the subject CT the Worth monument-Mr Mather,
Chairman-m yesterday at p NJ at the City Library.
The committee it appears have received intimaton that
several of the bids sent in for the construction
Of the monun emit, and which submitted at ONT
meeting If the committees of the Council Boards
held the Nth INST, emanate from the same party
Further the names of Commissioners Of Deeds also
Of parties surees, alleged to have been used with
out authority, In two OF the bids the names ofCom-
attached to the requisite ura averred
to be fictitious, while in ono bid parties whatever
by the committee ~ To tbs character Of all the
bids submitted, With view, aside from the subject d.
rcctl, under considerations TO show up the system in
Rink, whose bid put in for the Worth monument was
sl9s75, was the only witness called yesterday He
examined in detail to the parties attached to his bid
sureties, and touching the Commissioner Of
Deeds before whom the bid verified, aud the per-
SON whose name appeared on the same witness.
OfFederick Muller Of his sureies he stated no
not intimate terms. He carpenter and single
and hc had heard that he owned lots in the city.
He could not name any one who was acquainted with
him, did he know where he lived He had heard he
now in Cincinnati OF John Bennett, the other
surety be informed the committee that he resided in
Seventh avenue, Forty. second street. aud kept
hotel and saloon. He was mason by trade, and had
done contract work for the city Relative to Bolton M
Fowler the Commissioner OF Deeds he said he TO
the instrument 1T his house, which in Thirty sixth
street, near Eighth avenue. Kaspsr r Smith, whose
appended Witness he said he only knew by
sight, and did not know where be lived. Witness was
questioned to bis knowledge OF the remaining parties
who had put In bids. Some he knew but Of the extent
Ct his knowledge and communications with them, or to
putting in bids for the monument under consideration,
he very evasive in his replies.
The committee journed subject to the call of the
chair