The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-13
Municipal Affairs.
BOARD OF OOUNCILMEN-AN UPTOWN MARKEr-Dx-
CITING DISCUSSION.

resolution purchase several lots FRO Mr.. Robert w.
sr.ct Of The report Of the committee which suboined
VII! give ciear idea Of this mater. The property Of
tered for the sum Of $l96 000:-
The property between sxeer III and Seventeenth strees
river fa p Sssn Of q 70 lots
bun % AND snS lots e ss s ep
and y sSa o s nh Sa Of So %
snd @ sn sa w Ss
ready & sd SS Containing together six
This property offered for ths q and
q ss or and ss. hundred dollars
s e.s p hs s. p is not
a s satf sa nS
al sa
perry Wen Sorth The price Loxssr that
hey therefore recommend hs adoption following
Resolved That the COMPTROLLER be- hereby directed
Ss properly sy M newSe and q
os ss S sns being x The &
street river Ssr with the Safhssa
ne the sss az. o. s sss
son tn centre lines Of said sreets continued
O the Corporation assuming and assessments there
pSnasr dae OF S
1850 upon The title 70 ~ said being approved BY me
ninety s1 thousand dollars hereby appropriated for the
Resolved That the said premises when purchased shan
subject 70 the control and supervision of the Commissioners Of
Before ihs resolution was acted upoa, Councilman
That the report Committee Markets referred
o hs h ssaSs s
.Utsg The land under and in front Of the hukaead at
ipg he ely York he site public
,he Of the proposed property offered by r. W. Lowber
He SAID that The market properly was badly managed
snd was . loss to the city Uns.l We have soma system
= sdopred by the Common Council, well understood Il
vas toe s, n Of folly for TIA, body acus for the
they bad NO guarantee ihR! the markets will be managed
better than they have been formerly Until the Common
MUn un6a ryUt
bold action o. notion mD' Il. spoke isnsh IN oppo
armed that more than one bali Of the biect WIS oussae
the exterior hne nxed By the Legislature; the State
kins street. In conclusion no asserted thai i
X was not expedient to purchase any more pro
SYST m Of management OF market properly was I. va
Rance With the true interests of tho city ard because
feasible buy land It would be mpr udsnt to pur
chase this particular land which offered by tho Com
much and the position between gas such a.
70 be objection able for the purpose OF city msrke also
which be made available by filing in the oost Of
which would be less tsan asked for this property. Hs
hoped that this matter would be referred.
Councilman TAYLOR also opposed tho motion. Hs said
that one Of the members OF the committee (Mr Avery,)
Who have reported f.vossoy upon this resolution, re
narse He df not know wins. they had douo to him in
tho meantime; perhaps no had been mesmerlsed. No
butcher would take stall In that peghborhood "Just
think Of H-a naket right between two gas houses.n
The property all around there u black with dust
m advocate for markets but want the people TO be be-
nedtted by them The moment person wants TO buy
Iot for bmse he Is very particular about IL but when
the Corporation to pay for H. ''0 IT'S matter. Uncle
sam 70 rich enough to stand IL Il"
Councilman Coorrg asserted that Councilman Taylor
always opposed the building Of markets up town. that
gentleman sale would SOONER construct market upon
manure heap than In the ne'ghborhocd recommended
by The committee. He (ccope) believed that there was
no, greater nuisance in the CITY thar washcetcn mar
ket and be would be AFRAID 10 pltake OF any meat
oomirg from Councilman Tay oris ,lali for he under
we'd
ing.
Councimen BRADLEY aad HART supported the rssolu-
4 Ooupclman SWAN sad that all he wished vss thst
every member Of the Board would act this matter
carefully az be would he were purchasing piece o.
properly for himself The committee asser, that the pro-
pery does not belong TO the cty when half OF Is legal
" owned by the Corporation.
Tho motion OF the gentleman from the Fortieth
then put and osi-l6 voting srma lively, and 50 mega
lively
Councilman swAs moved TO amend his motion, by
was LOAF BY vote OF 10 70 81
Several amendments put and lost when the mi
question was called for psmey--tte acces.sucs
adoption Of the report OF the Committee MArkes3f
voted afir nativey an IA negatively.
The oll spproprjaing 81, 900 10 the Fire Department
fund in aid OF willows aud orphans passed to third
reading; aso resolution sppropriaog $4,000 to the In.
sfxuson for the srd to aid in tic publication Of work
Councilman VAN TINE moved ,ha, avc feet be taken of
fsmbers street 70 the termcaon Of the Park wax .,
The After House. 1t was referred TO the Committee on
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The Board then adjourned TIL Monday next.
AMENDING THE oRpISANcEs WHICH REGULATE TEE
BUREAU OF ARREARS
The Committee On Ordinances OF tho Board OF Al
| termen, Alderman Ely. chairman, met Ia the Como
sroer's Office, at Il O'Clock NJ, Friday consider
tho propriey Of amending the ordinances which gov
srn pertain TO the Bureau Of Arrears Ths Comp,
trolor time since, a cation to tho Gem.
mon Courcii, showed the impcrfectnps aud naicquaoy
sthe sysicm which At present regases ss bcresu and
desired urbcr Ieaaiion Ia the matter The CON nunt
cation referred to this committee and they arc en-.
deavoripg by this report 10 amend the present ofdi-
The Bureau Of Arrears was es,sbnshed by an sct OF
we Lsgslsture On the goth OF Jnnc 1883. Tne main
ns real estate Arising from pay men. or taxos,
eBts Tor onenog tor regulating grading and
gsvsg sree', Ior nnns ssnssn or isscng vscaas le5
furnbh the Comptroller n the end Of every twelve
mophs statement Of all tho arrears remaining unpaid,
and ao oil thoec that have becn paid 20 the Bureau OF
Arrears. Though more than three years saco this
law Passed The Street Ccmussicrer has fdrni-hed
tho piroiier any such statement HIS negcct 70 CON-
Ply with this Law has been fruitful source Of confusion
and trouble, The Bureau q Arrears partially or
rAnized IN January 1854 Ia Feb uary Asrca OF that
ysar assessment lieu was reported on certain lots,
amounting 10 ga 20, which tie pstson Interested Dc
rlsred had besn paid several years before In due time
the q Tie lots produced TIC receipt, win tlas
- bsi paf the fu sount or there ASSESSMENTS Geo.
wa. found 10 10 cas,oupsVy with ne "a eess,y e,se
tor 70 I'VE ia1es hers and pay them the
cay render any a'o0nnt OF them Sor1s "a! parcels
Of srresrs had bu racet 10 the ha,ds Of inc col
cetor several yoars before, retSrntd Toe the arst
VI eve NC sonpiroief. Ihe whole sum 10 arreN o.
twc hundred md sx.y four parcels ,taed u be
~ bs8 - and the collector mas since al ted about hs
nv ,um bsyp been received ~ bin and not paid 70
Ne city prosccu-on va. oormenosd but tho suit
nns not ytt been closed. Oihcr errors. Of somsrhA
different character have been disclosed, from time TO
tine which have embarrassed The action Of the Finance
Department "a carryiug ITO oec the obvious design OF
the sixteenth section n III Law M nerous
~here have pay lien. property twice. Mr.
Rch.rd f. Mount WAS compelled to redeem HIS property
IRON sale msde by tho Corporation Tor nen.paycent Of
which bad been paid onrihcfore Mr. Rack
mar tcted 10 pay two HUNDRED aud N rty I've
dosrr Tor On certain ioi ia another case
where W. Rhines va. employed ~ scaycber.
desired n nave one pace and one set 0, books
vbch shall show every lien or public TAX Of whatsoever
PRESCRIPTION, that Is placed upon any piece OF property br
the suthorics 40 that owner OF piece Of ground
need 90 70 but place and there nj time dscbargs
the whole debt ground. which shal