The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-20
Board Of Aldermons


Board OF Aldermen.
The Board met on Wednesday evenng-the President,
Mr. john CLANCY, in the chair.
The reports OF the FIRE Commissioners for and against
dsbardiDg Engine Company No. called up, and on
sprcpoaion TO refer back debated at much length
after which they referred back Two reports for
aid sganst sustaining the decision OF the Fire Commits
s,cosrs dsbsndog Ecgne Copany No. 80 received
Shc report Comprising the decision vas adopted.
Al he requost or Alderman BooIE tho Committee on
Railroads discharged from the further consideration
" the Fourth Avenue Railroad matter and the papers In
IN the ordered 10 be printed in the minutes
The report Of the Committee Cleaning Streets, nclud-
ing spocih sators, wss again called up, and with some
amendments adopted.
A FRAUD OF $4,000 ON FIFTY SECOND STREET.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM TIKI STREET COMMISSIONER
sTREEr COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, }
The enclosed list of Fifty second street. rom
for ,sr sa
Judgment may be necessary The surveyors return
ss snce but no seton could be sisn By
spssa
approved by the Mayor he 18th Instant The
oOntrsst was enter into on The Of Janas 1851 the
xsy a.xs was
2d April 1853 nearly sIssen msR a 81 The amount duo
filing up the cercste OF prices which sas to oe far
aooD n he sonsst Prices Of work what number Of
wages inspectors properly chGses5s to the property
snd s dos
s sas pps ss pad
paid ss on
an inspector upon the work at all
BY The following statemsn. q payments to inspectors Of
ssSsrs months before he date Contract and r
for he period Inspectors Of Fifty second street. Fourth
70 SiS svehuesNh Lewis was appointed August H. 1856
y Cc%pSolisi for inspection Of ibis work. odoss:
Was Was .i;c paid BY Street sept IS %
Aons0 asysy was s SSS and
q y IS 1885, m
Ard has consn1.a 1sesoor on The work until com
ON september g. 1857 2S2 00
Total psymen,s. 81 os9 50
OSsmbers hss claim for compensation In date no
woSt ms claim s%oan': e ss1s s. BEEN d..lo:
ed n n ~ Sss sS Ss qSsssGn r. what disposition is be
% q. and p.haU. could b.
ane for appo, :" Inspector Sssa he Be fairly held
n 81 ss he .ala NJ
Ae liable for both during the time they were pay
already pad spectOrs be incopo, aed in the
=, ss ss M
Tese questions tose.her with the facs the case
high ssSi the iS,peSisrs being 81 IS
only $500 INV Ri r. 81 %O%sd
ANOTHER FRAUD ON FORrYsIxTH srREEr.
STREET sr Go sSns 1nns $. o,rTr,,eE}
To THE HosoRABIE THE COMMON CouNciI:-
the for setting curb and gutter stones paving
totiehh sysnae coesr%sd By ss Comnoa Cou9c H. sp
think my duty return your sonore
:s \.
street com signed, u the
Kinds for shch prices only three Ar. IN
nN3 Il wa. entered INTO on toe % OF July 1851 The
q sooodos % the srn su o. he con-
trsc both dated April 80 lSsmore than three months
twenty seven cents per saasre ysrt for curb and sa
cent; ns loot 10, ssgnf mine ssa Rsr
written IN full Every one OF them has been scratched
AND as ssn: Sr se
rs srS .1s % ssrs per Sss' ysS
cents reiayns bridge per foot twenty cents
res ns S Be DONE appIovsd 10 is
authorize .he apponim elt OF an inspector An in
ORE ess osrs and s
81 ns % % sc S se
.,cordng e tie trims Of he contract and e bis en-
Iapern.ndeni Of sse ssesrs % hts o.ce
tain ANYTHING relating 70 ihs mattel ercepnng thai BY tste
nj ID W. oMsney, inspector was paid one hundred and
eighty dollars on scoount Of this wo.h on be 2l:h
scco, dins the returns and given
I'M certfcatecf ne street
ous eight hnpded and dollars aud any
.enis BY The terms OF the contract portion of ttis
amour dns until confirmed. The
hook Of ONCE show nothing regard TO pay uents al
ready itis ~ors butt learn from The COMPTROLLER
ts thousand two HIM irei and seventy dol airs
twenty fix cents YES Dsd 70 John Mcoiane conrscor
on tae 3Oh OF November 1851 Than sin aonths pre-
vSous 10 s OF he assessment THIS the rs.
.seoment hat confirmed By the Common Council th., has
been this Office saee the cate OF my
The above details given partly 10 illustration OF the man
ner In hh heretofore been conducted but
pncy the purpose Of laying before you All the sc
am possessed % relating that portion OF the business
OF this department which requires seton AMI also for
The purpose OF slowing the principles which shall govern
the tepsmen 50 long as shs have the honor OF oeing
head. .-,
property 70 he assessed Tor work done NJ prices
no aeuied in aEy moi certified 10 by the Street
Con missioner , a., -.-, - -
"a Is property be assessed for inspecora wages on
wors where the Common Council have not Autho
r,sed his employ msptf Respeofuly submirsd,
INWARD COOPER, Street Commissioner.
ordered TO be printed In the minutes. The Board ad-
tosrned 10 Monday next
B,srd OF Councilmen.
This Board met on Tuesday evening the President,