New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


Mosp,Y Dec. 1.-THE President, BssJAhIS r.
PIscXSET in the chair The Board proceeded to ou'i-
ness after the usual prehminarIes.
A Rem0HstrGMce was received agaost the condpet
Of n. SIXTH Esth R4osd ComPanies in eie'
ence 70 The condnion q ve.ey street. Referred .
RtsciutioHs-Io furnish each OF the Assessors with
copy Of the City Directory. Adopted:
T. allow additional tine to th Thirty fourth street teIT,
G G.9 asss Ito Hunters f'n' 10 '''' ''' 01na
T. p.e ss..mp. Of the church in oDehundreAnd
tv,tiv..cyenih street. Adopted
To exerd Worth Anhony street IN direct lire TO Chatham
Epnor,s r. Majority in favor,
Nuoy against the proposed extension OF street
through Pnk Both referred to Committee Of the Whole
FIRE DeportmeRt-ln favor o. ie'uI ding 10 Eugme
Coursuy 80 - mercy expended for room hire AtoPted
K6ods-In favor Of paving Seventy ninth street be-
tween Third avenue aid Fast River
ConmpnlcafiOns-A communication was received
om The Controller in to resolution 3, the soiIS
c25 a. 1855 s.ss775 Total sis5 Ssi g. The SUN re-
H. smonnt 1pendsd Tor removing and ice under the
Con ms.oIer Street. and Lamps sloia S Amount
Voices we're received iOi the Mayor as,ip;t the resolution
subOdrs the Commi'sioner of Street. and Lamps to .dve
tee proposals TO c All the streets tue ensuing y' anu
the confirm the eoLtrsc tor building romp
AI' 'i''''' MAYORS OrfIcs Nrw.YoRx, Dec IS 1855.
To the Hosorobie the BcaTo o. CoaHetiren.
r.ns to snhor1e The Of Street, and Lamp:
Mr. Ebps advertise for props sails TO clean me streets OF
Thontk de sous that may be cleaned and al work
be cone for the Corpo.on IN the mode PCInea ga,
msde According to these specifications 1t apparent
M col tract based upoa such conditions would fail 10 give the
reorle clean streets however successful in drawing money
Tie specifications bI fy stated propose to divide the city
into .trc and TO make contracts for each clean the
sr r 1--WE years. The Contractor Is reqded To remove
the surface of the streets a.. dirt manuIe ashes sAoase
of but . not frsd NRp to ~, ,.. .So ne .HG@
aud lee which the q, I 5s,e e y that
c three nonh' Of the year the sns OF the street. may
the would not b. compelled 10 DO work
though course, drawing his pay the while The amount
streets last Winter $685. a. and the
would doubt be required again under similar
10 property Of the cartmen and others who procure their
livelihood by horses and vehicles naads he Immediate re-
moya Of these distractions from the streets in Winter aad
contract should be made which will rot contain the most sTn-
are also Objectionable In providing that
the shall. the dirt filth &C. from the mar
bets ar vicinity every "a. morning am confident tns
the public sentiment Of NewIok would not tolerate removal
gSa G .h lie time for
rest exemption fro worldly business are not enousn TO
s,t is ~ficS must BE- BY the a
ke, duTns the hons IN which people are repairing 70 tnef
Again periods fixed for sweeping the street. and th. re
clean tie First second, Third Fourth Ffth aud sixth Wsrds
be kept swept and cleaned day Tue
DIT sIGis Ne N me o. waS be @
70 the alth the residents But admitting that the Psov
streets and without these objections have no suaran
hst he conditions themselves will be enforced The pen
s,et"n declare. th. any shall fail to perform
my Suiv eaued BY these specifications for the space OF q
alter notified thereof by notice in writing left
I n he sba b. subject to dne Of So OF in other
words stating would doubt appear In practice
citisens had waited day lay Il may have been
wek after week for appearance of the treew eeper until
their dwellings had become almost uninhababe they n'
.bd In despar 10 the Sup rin nd,nt OF Streets and lifted
that cer the derec0n Of the contractors he he super
S Hs pe sisSn .s, had no, been
according to agreements and the contractor IN
omitted perform tie duty s1uiIsd OF nm Tor ne
vide, lie could convince the Superintendent that the street
which be would be very .P to aS ne eon ss supf
th Of the present Superintendent
e . :ns ssea b.; s nay
snt character. further omission TO clean for another twenty
II this 10 not successful the Con Of
streets Lamp. dire ced report the to the Common
subjects contractors parties the result would
dsPe1d very much upo0 peculiar cIn.nss. a.s.,.
but having stated those which struck most important
Iii evident to that contracts based upon these conditions
would lead oss 10 the treasury without adequate
taxed r this service would still, have cause Of
Of that desiderstum clean streets for which they
with dirty stIeeis-tie Of a. NewYorE. evil. and tor
which We have been for some time so much dsng1i'hed
o Streets and Lamps make contract with the poo
Peor. of the rsetswe.Pns machines who had BY fair
competitor the lowest bidders, Obtained the award These
,ereu Who had fully ,aed public tnn 70 to their
specify TO LeeP Tie street. clean Offered to DO 80 Tor ne Whole
with them this effect, and has on
.nee rIhoIt aunoy 81 -" nnati t1e So oa va
10000 per year Had Council promptly acted
Ike contract over would have 10 doubt been saved
the Treasury lrd should bad vha. had.
w: cIe.niy streets. FERNANDO WOOD Mayor.
Mnoss orrlcs NEw-YokK, Dec. Is isS
T. me HoaoJabie the Board Of Co.neiiaen;
GESIL.Nrx; return without approval the reolu ion pro-