New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-30
ROARD OF fLDERMEM.

WEDNESDAY,, April 2s-Ald. CtAScY, President
TRe CTv BWs.-Prssmbls and resolution by AID
HSo The LesatuTe Ps.0d Nv y. a' ,',5' Ina, sli
the s.s low e. ps =, t s,T1 bar barge. and
HAereas II Ia believed that the Hs. ,, ., 'b 81
oiniy NJ afford important comm ''''' '''''
Waco s To- use of the warycs piers and slips have al
-, nnSer the control Of the Corporation, aud II Ia BE-
Eeyca sid act i not valid. therefore b. 1t
bs sab,rissd and directed test the
s'e sea aid he hsd hoped there had been enough Of
,h inedsy resolutions and that the Board would de...
from mskins themselves ridiculous before the community by
"a sra thought the bill in question an Outrage on the
NJ IRtieiohn and some other men in the Cana business
AID TvosEK said all this opposition TO the city bill passed
Interest Of the city but merely 70 ra:ify Democratic
and the Republican party and this aud the
fact that the Republicans were in power IN the STAT ~,e
tempt TO create political excitement would fall aud
the citizens would the beneficial result oil wise regis
lstion. ph,,.
After remarks by Aid Wilson who denounced the RePnod
5 ts to R So %s. yas sPs ifS By
Aid BANTA offered the following; , .,no;,tny
The i Ssa c cy Hs aS a
that the same was usurPsiion o. Power anu
in5 g ts TSs ba Counsel 70 the Corporation be and he
hereby authorized and directed to test the oOn''S u
xrpo fro the coanelmsn proyidns for .ne payment OF
COMMUNICATION received from the Sonsroer sfou
ing the cause exhaustion Of the City Treasury to the pay
nspt allow snce property effected by Corporation improve
session. to provide against further difficulties of the kind Or
AZ moved to take up the subject Of contracting
'0 S clsScT opposed action at present until the Chief En-
speefs communication wss received on the subject
ADJOURNED To- Thursday
THE CRY TREASURY EMBARRAssNESTs-THEIR
AND THE REMEDY.
Controller FIagg sent the following communication
90 glaA lnaf min
To the Common Council
Councen, dated June TO- 1886 doc % of that Board fall
S Cit, Tss.ny s abo 90 from the mod
adopted by the Corporation in paying for WORK done by assess
bes leave to refer members Of the Common Council to
tho facts presented in that report in order that 1y may sp
with which contemPlatos return TO the old mode Of paying
date Of confirmation Of the assessment 70 the date payment
Dec 1854 in such manner not to disturb the rights So
In resuang grading and paving streets and all other work
done by the city merely Trustee the
sSsPq pens the '@ City Treasury position Banker
and requiring to advance the whole cost OF lhe Torx
its origin in ordinance passed Oct I3 1852 r.. A.,
1 Do No S. Board Of Adermen stated that the pay
ents exceeded the receipts on account
and statement embraced in that report giving the items OF
sbcse The excess Of payments on the account Oh
s ssppaTt was brought up 10 July The condition
Of these the close of the year 1876 was as
ExpeudituTrs -' u
Exces. Of expenditures .....;.......... $6i',3A 80
At the close Of 1856 it stood as follows; A,,s,so,e,
Total receipts. lo"sss %
r,o.of.,nsDdture,. .s5js24 70
This sppscn Improvement the assessment accounts seK
.es.T. A. far back as 1886 down to 1872 which realized
$4,000 And in addition the settlement Of the Central
Park awards required all assessments Oh the land taken 20 be
paid eC,s s6 hsSe them GfS s 'as thew
Since the lat of January 1857 these accounts have run as
Street POyins-Paid Gt S4 o.
Received. 5165o o5
Excess Of Expenditures +1o'Ics 70
SeweTS-Psid SeIeS S
Received. ......'..''''''''.'''''''''''' oh'<' 30
EKcess Of Expenditures st 10 gS ~
Add Street Paving 4'oe %
ss that Of regulating Second
i6s effect on the Ja'qy ii Pa Soc til of
nsnc Of Second avenue confirmed November 3 1854
snountips to sSs SIG 81 There levied the city and
Is.ySg 10 he collected BY $4,000 90
Epto April 1856 BY the Collector Of Assessments lS54H ~
1e,,,r, balance. SnsS77 80
In addition to Thu me- Of R SSS sp.
have set been taken amounting o.''''''''.''' SO w
Making total Of 6D the recommendation Of the Con-
.osr in Doc No IS before referred TO- has Afforded some
-; L. r.yin, ases,msnt contracts The amount borrowed
On assessrni Mt bonds for five years is S7OOvn 49,. r
Separate accounts will hereafter DC kept IN 'n' A'''
PAM l. The Sinking Fund Account.
g The Tax Account
s. The Assessment Account u,ox ~
belonging the assessment
the existing only be paid In assessment oonu. o'
FIVE years ~. i. - .orox. l., ~ Cr,,op
DnsTn and for grading streets in the Street Department.
1nt this subject be- acted by the common 'ouhc
The cton be changed by providing Tor payment as
the assessments collected The payments on accou u
nsnne new streets are from the Treasury IN ac
nation G the 20 be collected for dement, III thc
aes Temporary made at 90 days OF so 10 run Du o
arrears amounting III the iolo"s
case alone $Ss8 ISL H. is serious enoaIasnieh' 70 tue
Treasury .
The widening OF Walker and extending anal stree ~
frmed April 1854 amounting to- ooS -" w
collected by Collector of Assessments mp
to Sept g. 1885, when II returned to Bureau -. =.
Of ''o'' .
Iav;,s urcollected l79 53l 6s
The extending of the Bowery confrmed-amount. - .
1<S
- t., CoI,.coy 81 $780, 10 90
Vuco,,ee,ed ll2 90
The oDennq Of the Flint avenue cuuhrmel-amount- .
eng " 49, cii.c,c, of So ss2 81
Sfeoo' ~
REcAPiTULArloN.
Walker and Canal streets uncol-cted.. s l7o5Sl 6s
Extending Bowrry. ..............'.'.'' iW'.a5 w
Opening First avenue .'..''''.'''''''' 4O'o0' 70
Total unsolicited. $500 IL
PAYMENTS.
Awards Walker street. ................ fbiliB 6i
Awards First avenue. o0'<~W