The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-10
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
THE CONDITION OF OUR sTREETS-ARE WE TO BE
VISITED WITH THE PLAGUE ?-CoMMIsSIONER EB
? LiN6 AND TnI MAYOR-INrERHSrTN9 EXPOSE
TION, ETC.
ibis Beard assembled las. evening at the usua! hour
Pretioent Pr ck nsy In the chair.
Sever oil petitions relative to the paving of streets and
tagging see presented resred appro
prlale committees.
resolution to flag side walk in Third street, between
avenues and D. where necessary offered by Coun.
Gilman BooIE, which, with others Ct similar nature
were also re'erred.
resolution by Coun Gilman WurrLocx appointing =
Committee to protest agains. the proposed amendment
Of the Militia law affecting the city CT New York,
before the Legislature, was adopted.
Councilman j. L. SMITH offered . resolution requiring
the Commissioner of Streets to clean Washington street.
between Cor,Andt street and Battery place. He moved
ia scopiiop.
Councilman GRAY objected and moved reference
Mr.. SMITH, hcps The gentleman won't otjsct. 1t is
only about thrse hours since child drowned down
there In the mud. UAughtsr) think IL is high time
the street cleansc.
Councilman MERRITT said hs would like to obgs his
should have preference other. strees. There
wasLta street In the city except Broadway that at
'osA white msn to walk in. He thought a committee
Councilman COOPER defended Eblpg, and said an in.
junction had been placed upon his crafts and he
couc get money pay for the labor hs ought Iot to
Councilman MzRRnr-Well, would like to get some
information on this subject. would like to know xho
is TO clean tie Streets whether they 70 be cleaned at
slls
vorcE-Bsyor Wood
Why dcn' saJS he hss rst much to do with 1t
Mayor Wood. The business belongs 70 Mr. Eoirg, and
shen be hasn't got the means to do it he ought to be
supplied for, hwlth.
After further discussion the resolution was laid
over.
Reports of crnmit.ees were then presented and re.
fsrjeo to Committee OF the Whole with the exception Of
ore in favor OF remtirg the the Society Library
which WAS adopted.
The Board then took up document No T. being the
pert OF the special ctmm!tee the Of Castle Gar
den ss an em'grant cepot. The report recommt nds
with the resolutions OF the Board Of Alder
nep, in OF the removal of SAID depot motion to
vote. Ayes, 30 nays, IS. motion TO reconsider vas
carried and the report then laid the table, but
as sol after called up, and adopted by vote Of 3S 10
The Beard then went into Committee Of the Whole
CouDcilman Appleby in the ctar-and took mp docu-
ent No. H. being the report Of the Committee Clean
g S,rtes by Contract. The report directs the ,mmis
scuer Of Streets to advertise for contracts for cleaning
With thepe Tssss
specifications, thirteen in number, taken up and
acted upon separately by the Board rhs Specifications
CLEANING rHR s1Rn1s-wBAr COMMISSIONER mING HAS
COMM poncAton was received from the Commissioner
OF streets and Lamps, giving detailed account OF the
money expended In his Department for cleaning tho
streets o the LIST Of Januay to the 22d Of March, 1885,
frcm which appears that the whole exoended
curing that Time for all the waros OF the city,
TO- For cleaning Broadway, from The Battery to Four
teen'b street the 18th OF February the 10th
OF March, ,he Con missioner shows expenditure Of
$40, AL 50, detailed ss folows-
Number Of days work done. ne................ 5,689A
Am, unit paid ho0rerR.. ~ 366 90
Number OF Gays cArtirg... 1,l66
Amour, pau cartmen $Iy26 10
Bills peio TOT saN.r.. l25 13
-, - = =
TOTAL .$lO4 AL 59
Acc npsDy ing this statement the follow na spicy
comm uncauoD fr, m MIR. Ebiipe-
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS STREETS AND LAMPS,
To TIE honorable THE COMMON CouNcII OF CrrY or
GfNTisEN Ny attention has been directed to vet, mes
iu6n originating In thai Board, directing Comptroller
rot to ale sny payments for Gaming Broad he
Contract entered into b. the Mayor he return OF the
ton without the approval Of that dictionary, keep
repnrtbit OF akipg an eAa and VOID contract the esc
OF b'ch Ill be 10 mappropriAte 80 3S6 Of the
II my duty TO sAt 10 honorable Board that the
me n oi tar ed IN this message OF the Mayor In Of
wholly unsupported ~ sny fact At the repetition OF hoee
charges ofc nj communication 70 his superor officers"
tu shallow rreieyt tor the which he has attempted
RGsrs ordinate traBch OF he municipal government Of
which he "chif eervtn The avlsnche which
the bono',be the Nayor Of the city upon
copep TO bear tor two rea op5hrs because must be the
WIS o h wra gre pesr or quite empts and second be-
thy IN excitement snIietv consequent thereupou
ny pubic csreer an willing 10 place sonssde Of h
visible c excellence and private character de6es his
un oct pNrSr rs1 wa Ice
tits upao. that has fsied remove coect3o Of snow
from the B~oadwsv; and do believe