New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-09
pUBLLC MEETINGS.

J.
(;OurfrHear-styeet Fcrry--Ald. GRIFFITBS offered
preamble aud resolutions thst it be referred TO me fey ON
iittee confederation 10 report on the uouNetneu
Adopted -, d.. It'd
resolution hst Dawson be assg,d to the Fourth
District Cont ct tlenty sixth street lorAHe ana 'aat =.
"S Az T TCI,' opposed the resolution.
HHI Bk[rt Ctfs,d that Justice Diyison as Republican,
AK FI.i e claimed Justice Dawson as American dyed
in The wool After discussion the resolution carried
Steam Fac EHg.aeS-Ihc report IN favor OF pro-
erss two ,ig' e S sgsf 6e o d Wa. discussed to
some aud finally referred TO the Fire aud a'ef Conn
Dcpar,,ac~ Of Reorirer of TlCe,-The Special
Committee Of Aldermen ruekr Blunt 9ad fgme' Ppo'uIed
fcpd tia, they lad carefully examined sid accounts that
be vouchers and statements Oi the receipt. and dpos
. OF moneys for taxes arrears 80, oPi ~ 80
"sed, and present. upon e1anli.'i '9 rsS' snS
"eyey ofcs the scharso OF pooc uGst IAe report
Of the Committee ordered printed ana the COMMITTEE
SfrSt C,eaniag-Ald. ADAMS presented the Re-
por Of the Committee Street Ceanns IN favor oil G ,ass
To- 20 on with the until the couia DE divided INTO con
tsst district and gwen ,bs; . pH on suSang the cen
iact bcoI, confirmed "oud o protect .nr .'I ,n
damage The panPryou'y proposed to confirm aaa 'neA
On motion Of At CLsNcI the term OF contract wa mao
yc,r of An amendment 20 MAKE the us
trcts nineteen in number offered and also adopted
AID ADAMS moved to refer the report back Tor correction
5 BIr[I moved that the Board every evening ami;
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Adjourned to Tuesday
The Committee en- Cleaning who had under con'irTs
zion the estimates aud awards cleaning the city opened aui
awarded by the late Cumu issoncT Of scels ana Lsp Oh
March lS pe-rue their rep IT. , ,,..
IL commences Wlh reference - thr ttus4l OF
witnesses appear testify revsw' the history oil Ne
contracts il has been Published heretofore IL tASn A's
that the contracts tOr the entire CITY amounted 10
2l74Ot would appear that the Of 4@V4 thus Psu e
Shcr, Of the total amount due within the period ttA.u
S6So the cay Inspector couln, this view o. tlS 'as
that hc has refused pay tie claim Of M w H. heJ
aods for the weeks ending May From SAs ho'oo'
filthy condition the city and the utter disregard oI 1ue %
OF the spechAiiou contractor is eXtGaofIsIy ina
my certificate, could haV0 been gwen By tue neAIs
Department., OF the COutTou"r who has frequent
refused to acknowledge oertih Gates under valid con
tracts faithfully performed should have been induced
aknow Dc such hagrant frauds upon the Treasury. No
Cont of ,w voudsave enforced the payment - SUCH
Cams In the streets embraced most of the cntrac, dis
trcts, labor wha,eyer had been employed Iae COMMITTEE
cannot be he responsible a. the contracts were hot com 'd
PROM testimony received By the Committee app AIRED that
the of contractors t1r the TAtenth ad
sIteenth Wards. the contracts were AoauuoneA sAo tue
dcued qualify Que OF me securities remarked
that when he became responsible tie WoTk MAS under "a,
SperBeudeuce Of the Committee on Streets an0 LaP sHi
that he should like 10 Know sos TO have couio now
change Of men sometime. made change o. work s
ntncant commentary the contract system Tue
have received no statement tfon tue Cy IuPeSti
the cleaning the under hls manage ie OAK lAN
nave 10 doubt that when conducted Oy t"v -
Tie annual expense would be greatly increased % @
Provisions Of the Charter contracts musI % maui ua
the Common Council by oihrcc ouhs sh1u0
Greet and since the appropriation for street cleans Is
ety entered into great deficiency vii exist before ht oA1
year 20 b met BY taxation Although great dc. dePsi
responsibility chiefly the Department overseeing Ae
work Collision between the CONTRACTOR and the ohce 0e
occurs aud the streets permitted . continue N "Ao
seriously affecting the health cou aud character Of ocr CIV
Another fact deserves attention The Controller ~Ne'H
a. yng % the claims Of the employees Of the contractors
nce he 10 not OF the facts by which he csn d
amount % very large sum On saturday the woIHmen Of
e Fourteenth and Seventeenth Wards were PAID OF 70 the