The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-08
BOARD OF COuNCuMEN.

The Board held their nesting for April at the City
Hall last evening, President Pinckney in the chair
large number Of petitions, Of SPECIAL importance
presented and referred resolution directing the Comp
troIor 10 pay for the carriage hire of of
Common Council was laid over under tbs rule. rsso
lucn directing the display Of flags from the City Hall
the 18th inst being the birth day of Henry Clay
adopted resolution directing the Comptr ,sr to nay
d. T. valsaine for the preparation Of his Corpora
ton Manual adopted. Coancima BRADY presented
ordinance creating two additional engineers Of toe
Fire Department Referred.
Tug BRICK CHURCH PROPERTY
The COMMITTEES on Finance, 70 whom vas referred the
resolution OF the Board OF Aldermen accepting the Pro
posa Of the trustees Of the Bck5church at the head Of
Beekman street for the sale of their properly unau
mously reported the folo.iog resolution
e s9sp s an e snd 1 o.
srd fSt Row as adopted by said Board May s. sa liza
the table and printed He thought ths suoec. should
not b aoes too hastily y. At present he opposed
70 ths resolution though he might eventually vote for
Coundman SWAN opposed the motion to lay on the
table and advocated the immediate adoption of the reso
The motion was lost ayes b. nays 90 The motion 10
adopt the resolution was then put and carried ayes A.
VETO xEssAGE MAYOR.
MAYORS OfY1cE, April T. 1856.
To rm Hon, rH BOARD CoUscuMgs:-
I return the resolution, originating In your Board
directing the Comptroller not 70 make any payments for
cleansing Broadway upon the contra: entered IN the
he facs upon which the conrac, refs vss made
are the Commissioner Of stress and Lamps whose
duty It ID TO clean the stress neglected failed 70 do
his duty In ths removal OF the collection Of the and
Toe he had Shered IN the centre d Broadway, lead
Ang street. though frequently urged TO do so by myself
Ms superior ofBcsr In Consequence this Office
almost hourly besisg ed with CITIZENS dong business in
that great horougnfare, comp aiming Of the omission
suppesag very naturally that the chilli executive officer
OF the city government should have sufficient power in
herent In his Office relieve them from serious
stace TO their trade, well dangerous Nuisance.
Findinx that the Commissioner Notwithstanding
nv repeated applications, evnced dap ,siton 70 ac,
NJ determined assume the responsibility For this
b lrpoes an advertisement TO recsivs proposals 10
the work by contract drawn up and sub
tied 10 the Comptroller, TO the Com missioner OF
kreetS and Lamps, and to the Superintendent OF
treots The former aud latter concurred in 1T the Su-
srntsndsnt saying tina. the course he ha1 recon-
endedto Mr.. kdDg from the FIRST and that, in his judg
nent II the only way do IL expeditiously and eco
omicaIy Mr.. EbIng CID not refuse 70 concur but said
ne vosld lRs TO consult his lawyers before doing 30.
nder this advertisement the estimates recsiyed,
and the contract awarded Ito the lowest bidder
" IN sdeQ nae security" according 70 the provi
Ifcns OF the amended charter. Upon the exec ltion
" The contract, notice was given - the Com
Is iseioper of Streets and Lamps TO the effect
LAT a. the contractor would DO the work OF removing
Toe, &c., from Broadway, he must desist oiherwss
zoe Ct Joracn would be payiog twice for tbs same worx
also that II he persisted In ling on At er this notice
At r. money would be i'd 70 him for 1t With my con-
~ ssQ Informed, and believe he did n work o. any
zsGpe On Bssa-sy after this RstIes AID Ihs' tae