The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-12

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0ceted 70 proceed forthwith in the collection the
cOnNr11n or um WHOLE AND THE REPORT uPos CLEANING
STREETS.
The Board then resolved itself into Committee OF the
whole, Counciman Hopper In the char, and the hrst
paper caAed up was the report OF the Committees ON
Cleaning Streets proposing for removing the snow
It moved that the work be done under the dtrec
d the ComniAioner Of Streets and Lamps
Amended BY inserting /" stree. Commissioner" All
were offered, and all At the same time.
The CHAIRMAN begged TO BE- excused for not understand
Mg exactly how to to work amid 10 much confusion,
for tha he said, WAS his experience in presiding
over such body
Councilman SWAN was opposed 70 the appropriation.
Some particular streets true should be cleaned but
was useless waste OF the public money to clean the
whole city We were here proposing to give $4,000 TO
clean the city when contra :tors would offer clean the
whole city, curing whole year. for Aud what
would this amount be when put upon the strestsp 1t
pxiated more economically and 60 much further than
large amount and he would rather vote an appropria
ton Of $4,000 than $76 0OO and he would offer this
IN amendment II there were not SO manyamendments
and motions already before the board.
Councilman MERRHT-pd like to know what
70 clear away the SNOW and Ice Now, claim to b
practical man, and say this proposition is all nonsense
Is :. sSs is say Il We were s to vote this for
this purpose and It should get in the papers, the public
would call us all set Of foo-ioos. Great lAugntsr)
Yes they would. Theyrwould cay we were set OF foe
zoos; and it would be true voted this, would
Al be Know Nothings together and real Know Nohings
again practical ana hard working man, sndI have
lived through all the had winters that we had ago.
get them to put down their names for 30 much to
move the snow and Ice; and In this way it was removed
and this the only way Il can BE- mi. ~hs
the people want the ice and snow removed let them
meet together in meeting and vote to remove it them
se.ves. That's the way I used to do and that the
proper way to do. not going tax the people for
NO such foolshness IS this own little property my
more than can help ha,nt going to stand here and
vote money out of own pocket, nohow you can fix it,
Gaughter) Now, suppose We make this appropriation
what viii be the consequence We will have get
man to do the work, and that man will want six men to
watch him, and the six will want nine to wa ch them
twenty will hundred to watch them among
them all nothing will be done, but all will join in hur
ese rae toi the spos ana w re-
know just how this thing going to work and can't
get to vote for such thing Just want you all
here to mark that now hant going to vote for such
appropriation as this. daughter and confusion, and
new amendments and motions, and the Chair caiog to
Councilman WATRous-My friend who has just taken
his seat spoke truly when he said this would be only
employ In my business numbers Of cartmen, and they
have TO drive up and down town every day. and they
have difficulty in getting along 1t Is true it would be
get along very well, ana with this weather
may expect that the and ice can't last very long,
Councilman CooPER-It might be very WELL Mr.. Chair
man. to make appropriation to clean out IL cutters
TO Cyaw of the water and this would be sufficient All
that necessary is keep the cutters clear that the
water OF fast as the and ice melts and
The weather will thaw the streets But this
would require much smaller than would be
sary for cleaning the whole city.
Various amendments offered. One said
$4,000 another twenty another twenty FIVE and ia the
MD st Of the tons amendments and excitement
tion made that the whole subject be laid over.
This motion to postpone the whole question
sied by q paud vote, almost unanimously
The Committee, upon notion then rose, and shortly
afterwards the beard adjourned.