The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05
BOARD OF COUNCnMEN.

BOAhD Or SOUNClLMEN.
The first OF this Board for August held at
the Council last eveningPrcsiden Pnckney In the
chair.
large number Of petitions, of general importance
we're presented and referred to their appropriate com
mit;ees,
Councilman REIn offered a resolution directing the
Comptroller TO draw his warrant for $780, be present,
cd to the New York volunteers in the with Mexico
TO enable them TO celebrate the lith OF September
next the ninth anniversary Of the surrender OF the city
Of Mexico. Referred 10 Committee OF the Whole
RRASCHs CAIN-TK ALLIGATOR DEFEATED
The Board then went into Committee OF the Whole,
Councilman Barney IN the chair and took up the special
order OF the evening being The report OF the Committee
Police favo- of paying the bill Of Stephen H. Branch
for services rendered in the Matsell nativity nvesga
ton.
motion TO discharge the Committee OF the Whole nom
the further consideration OF the subject lost also
motion 70 lay the whole subject upon the table
moiion 10 accept the report and adopt the reso
luton gave rise 10 considerable discussion, in
which Counoilmen Swan, Taylor, Merritt and Hopper
took part the FIRST named gentleman approving and the
last three supporting the motion Mr. Swan opposed the
mcLt u The bill on the ground that the committee Of
The Beard OF Aldermen had power to employ Mr..
Branch any other person to TO Europe search Of
Mr. Natses birthplace. Mr. Merritt and others support
ed u, on the ground that Mr Branch rendered bs
the committee OF the Board Of Aldermen transcribed
their powers not Mr. Branch ought not to be bs su
ferer Nr. :. Hopper moved 10 reduce the bill from
"a SEQ to $500 Loot Mr. swan then moved 10 strike
cot after the word resolved, which, N the surprise
o. every one. was carried. On motion. the committee
then rOee, after which motion made 10 sept the
report and confirm the action OF the Committee Of the
Whole, which was carried, by vote OF IS to %. Mr..
swan. IN order 70 cnch the matter moved recousde.
ration Of the vote pending which motion made 10
adjourn, Which was carried
cNSrRAL PARK.
accommodation received from Joseph 8 Taylor
ouc OF the Commissioners oi the Central park See pro
ctedirgs OF the Board Of Aldermen
TYR ExlENsE ~ CLEANING rms srRKvrs.
The following l. an abstract Of A communication re
ceved from joseph hbng the Commissioner OF streets
s1Eyyr CoxyrSIoSyR's pEplsrrES1.
August 3, 1856
herewith transmit TO your honorable body semi an
uual detailed statement Of the work performed md the
expenditures Of the Department Of streets AMI
Lamps, up 10 June 10, 1856.
Tor wecping and cleaning the streets Of the several
wards and removing the dirt tberefrom from lst OF
January 1885, 10 the ls OF Jolly 1885, has been OK
pended by this department the Of hundred and
ninety thousand iogs hundred and 'siry seye. dollars
The money expended by The Bureau or Cleaning s,reois
bc actual removal Of dirt, ashes, garbage, rubbish
6r In the wards, is hundred forty two
thousand nine hundred an twenty Eve dollars and eight
cents There has been expended by The Comptroller out
OF the Appropriation the OF thirty nine thousand two
hundred and City dollars and ninety cents thirty
four thousand o. which was for last years deficiency
also tor the Baird contract, SC making the total
Drawn nom the appropriation Tor the year two hundred
an seventy nine thousand six hundred and eighty
dollars and seventy four cent? eayirga balance on the
Isl OF July Of only twenty nine hous and Eve hundred and
thirty four dollars and twenty Elk cents 10 clean the
streets for the next ak months.
The Con- Vrocr asks the 60 rmon Corc 10 remember
that the ra winter wa very severe, and that the
quantities OF and Ice In the streets required
than the expense for removal 10 consequence
of the proximity a the yellow fever and other
diseases the department has used every
70 keep the city ~ clean ~ possible. How Ear be
bs succeeded be leaves the Council and the public 10
Judge.
me Comptroller then says'Yon vii Immediately sec,
gentlemen that order 10 10 keen the streets
0stthis city clean will be necessary appropriate the
sun OF che hundred thousand dollars, which will cover
The expenditures Tor the balance 0 the year, and leave
no deficiency 10 be taken from The next years approprs
tom
The Comptroller ADDS, that tho amount Of expenditures
r he Bureau a lamps and Gas for the six months
endr June 90 1856 nineteen thousand nineteen hun
drsd and sixty dollars and nineteen cent and there has
been expended by the Comptroller one hundred and
ninety eight thousand and sixty dollars and eighty
cents 10 ray bills OF the New York nnd Manhattan Gas
Companies and for lighting the oil lamps &C, making a
sun total of two hundred and eighteen thousani and
seventy dollars and three cents drawn from the APP
preparations for lamps and gas
The Beard adjourned 10 O'Clock Ibis evening.