The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-01

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QDsstei 70 issue 10 warrants Coz or In favT sny ~"
cSrh sa,mpg or ,xercs ,ng any Official pol Mon oy virtue
g sbe recent the hse tegf attire o. 'n,, s1a
= s sens I s' .s a. s y
0SeAx metropolitan police, and an sct " improve aud \
pnuk n th~ Central Park and that h honor the Mayor
80 ne Csrk q the Common Council be and hereby
ctad 10 withhold their sgnaiuyes 20 any such warrants
% 1ss Of ~ STATE beiva Which the iegaly at ala
1we being determined Adopted.
NE subject Of paying Mr. Patrick Coyla u 100, for
snsnl,y Of manure lost by tho pier al fo0 Of Roosevelt,
ewes diving way again called up and ELECTED debate
M report Of tho COMMITTEES N favor Of pying no money
va adopted.
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o1nos cnAS EsoISuas, ~ EiIzAssTp STREET,
Nav Yoss, April 30, 1851.
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xvlsMES-The under IgBed whom You referred tho
mecs Of steann Fire Engines for Tho of The Fire Dc
r~sment IN The tngs shmep, OF Hres, respectfully pre-
seDe The following a. his views OF the subject
yee subject that has for years. pei oioly,
for as-cussicn, and attempts have been made by
pses interested force engines upon the city
The failure Of the IN lfteen years ago
sSsied for time the question: buI new inventors and
o@eyed spectators sprtngng up within the ls, three
who fool hardy enough % lnye-t 1r funds in
me that oanno, but prove failure in the end, the sub
<i has again been brought forward, and tho city asked
NY the money lost by parties who experimental a
out idea by porcha ing machines that Win be oil
whatever ~ the city.
Srf man asd an engineer have hnd ample opportunity
. witness the performance of volunteer bremen and I
10 hhO" NaSiN .Oifu DC saved
hss ex'ngushed more speedily than by tho use Of the
eDt apparatus I'D the hands of such as now com
pee the New York Fire Department
You doubtless ,ha, steam enylnes have been
y he IN other cities and aso know that a majority OF
Ne places In which they were used they laid
Ae and the hs men retun ned 10 Their oh style tngnos
kycn had they performed The labor promised by tbes
sssgners IN other places in this city they bot fail
Insse engines Is conceded by a those Interested
= heir manufacture cannot be driven dres by stean
tnd with the streets In the condition they usually
fErhs the winter season, It would DO impossi.
&c 10 convey them 10 tho OF the IRE
time 20 DO any service Two-third5 Of the
1rss In New York are extinghed and the apparatus
Ana cd, less than Of those ponderous HlIchnos
tsah DC brought for Another great objection 70
10 Btroductoa OF team ire en-. ne. + mai The ity must
saDloy perform the duty OF Gremen which - To-
ny 81 variance with the organization Of the department
sad such an aoi could not bat be detrimental 10 It's future
Acknowledge II h. the bost Organized and most
secent apartment ia The world, sincerely hope your
making our cherished Institution bRnI Of hrchugs.
In Boston The department is paid, and their acts,
nsned upon by the press Of that city, sh0aI
waning to yoarselyts Boston had steam Ore engine
- perform this duty. On its hrst tna the bniling was
unfortunately totally detroyed; but The steamer was
e1hed ny IN me ire allowed 10 burn after being de-
serted by Us attendants
In conclusion, would your honorable body thai
my wholly unnecessary, an1 Il woufl an extra.
VACANT waste Of money 10 buy and keep Ore
Fscs ] would respectfully recommend lha! the subject
DO d. missed and than The amount Of money THAI would
% sfest for huyng and Keeping engines should aud
sonld be much better used IN rowling oc4nOns for IN
Tfse Companies No IL, 20, "a So and ~ ami Hose Com.
Rnies Nos s. co. 60 81 Al ID anu IS A. tho leases Of
De properly on whch these computes ara IocteI have
or are nearly expired, they viii be without places Of
spoil ihtre companies Bow heated the wealth.
., parl Of abe city Shoud amount saved be greater
Ian he above expenses the balance couJ be well spent
nov hose ior the department You're, respectfully,
H. H. HOWARD,
Chief Engineer n y. Fire Department.
jhe Communication was ordered 10 be printed IN the
rScEzAsr ~ TIE mAYoRs sA,AxY
The Committee Salaries and Offices reported Isl favor
Of raamg be salary 81 the Mayor froD g. 100 to 5000
year.
alderman Tuc1R opposed The increase n salary 70 t1e
Mayor lie does Bo want, aud he rhe Mayor had OK.
pressed him elf his yes again The increase Of -ai
IScs and he hoped The Mayors fn's would put hIn
- the position Of being obl "a eat his own words
Alderman WusoS hoped Ihe report would accept
e. IL was mere ioodyisn % the Mayor, he (Alder-
yran "h.on) respected him so much that he would Dot
ssssy TO him. The Mayor dos want IL salary aud
n Womb laugh AZ them Il they pacd H. he alderman
" hoped Il would not pass though he believed the
hayor deserving ~f e.; hut lie was cure thar ID
~onId only give his honor the opportunity Of vetoing H.
Alderman Fri2n SAID be Lad sgsca tho report ard he
wpaId now support a.
Ak.rman uRAKE sad thai IA tho state BGd taken a-av
noe The memb-s uf the Beard their nt.le serar MONEY
A., nnnb ho ,,o,a no, fs,i brra -, ,,c,o 10 49,
- pay for any one ESQ.
Aidcrsas Oul-ss was opposed 10 tho adoption Of no
ss4ori, which would be nothing more ,nAn giving uiu
Mayor IN opportunity Of yetoing h.
Alderman AD~Sss supported the Of the salary
si ibo Mayor TIC e arc rcyoluu 1nary Tires, as had
sssD ssd aad he may porhare TO buy powder and
hsii 10 maintain ts rights or u1y require money pr
Aags 30 20 the court u Appeals 10 Gght The balo Of
9s city against oppressive iegslaIon
Alder an BANrA aLo spoAe II layor o. be Increase q
eebry.
Alderman WnsCS said that tie Common Council had
sVyroprated $1,000 % tghi against these acts O me
ksssauTe. ard ihc Mayor rch enough, ard dld no
a. r. alderman " } ad,i-ed The Ba-d a. n ends
ihs May not b. for The Increase of hs salary
Alderman lUoSEH again opposed Tie report
Alderman hoFTN1u was n favor Of s.
Alderman wusoN moved 70 lay o upon TIC table which
lot b. q vote 81 40 % o
Alderman iIEY hoped that thi7 report would be sioni-
I'd was tut few Mumeuia age that hc gentlemen who
ss7sscd u.is Increase Of Iav bad y0.gd rob the CITY
sSasury o. slioo 20 give man who w. no cluucd 70
nv hfrt red cent
Aldermen wiuoS and DRAKE rose 70 CAL Alderman
mssH 10 order.
Tbe report then carried ~ tho following vote
lYi1.-Siesr D.. Harris H,ay BUHmife. the President,
sidsEis, ilua, GrfthE, Steers, jackson M0usgau, Fu-
xasf C0alt.r I4i,utns ar-reion and McConkey-ls
N.Ys-Aessrs. Wilson, Co.sin. Tucker, Blunt, Owens
aud nrasC-b
como o.her papers were haopssd, al lbo Bare 81.