New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-08
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

MoND,Y, June The Board OF Aldermen met at 5
oclock-the President, JoHr CLAScT IN the chair.
After the usual preliminayies, the Board received
ard referred the following
Petitions-Of Caleb o. Hsh.ead, for sewer in
Pitt street. referred For the removal CT Old pier at
the foot Of West Twentyfrst street. referred. For
sewer in Greenwich street, between Charles and
Pery; referred.
The following communication wss received
tt the Honorable ne Com.on cOane' IN CIV Of Nerr York
The Joint Committee Accounts respectfully present - yCuE
body through you the public large brief
Of their sbofs and the work under their supervision
which have been and az be derived om the bo spnd
ures Ct your Committee On entering upon the performance OF
wa. member Of the sst Common Council BY whom
instituted and commenced the investigations which have been
Departments Of City Government, The result Of these in
dion the various Departments the ecs.' Of
tie public moneys the eetacaons and Of
break p organized hand contractors Surveyors and spec
usos whose depreciation The treasury for the st es
years have amounted millions OF dobs Tie corrupt WORT
ms Of the Street Commissioners Office whereby the
OF uumproved real estate have been forced to
s.e..or. in inpo.s bnrdrn.ome ss,s upon property
Of the collectors whose pockets have been lined win
evils OF system ush exposed tina;
The public ia to unes.ad bow ard q whom they saye
greet trust and pr and sst Offices e,ue 20 be hed "
% 0i Ion hs,, ATS, ana lean nsna pS, e a, 81 v
pa np cooperation Of the Common Council II reports
ersn ~ there Iii be no suasany Peog
Yer Committee urge upo1 your Honorable bod, he
of the reports that lave from ns 70 time been laid before
you and further urge upon your consideration tn, various
esi which have been msas with the
view tfrcpg thorough rstorm IN the various
in the Keeping their accounts and to prevent in future
system be established re accounts Of collecting and dis
burrg ofcers should be properly examined aud audied
For this purpose the Joint Coumitee on Accounts wss esao
shed TO that th5 important YORK was properly attended 20
But this Corme n previous Boards OF the Common Couno
not have fuzzy known or appreciated Their drt,s sad
their power Section of the ordinances organizing The Depart
pebs prov tss as follows; -, ....... -,
akaFk aepf
s matters s7yerarips TO the Department .nd on the first
So,nts 10 be rea:ed A. provided their
ton full i de,sed statement Of the accounts OF the Depart
for the previous mcnih Together with the accompanying
This your Committee has been done Had
this ordnance seen fully carried Committee believe
that many of frauds have b-sn committed would ave
prevented This ordinance should BE- redy enforced To
establish system Of keeping the accounts IN the Finance
Department will require the willing coope1s ion OF IT'S head 10
shs with bis No system mat n merely ayB lad 40
Office and BY those employed therein COMPETENT sceoII.
business done there knowledge the workings of the
Departments must " secured Wedo rst believe hst any ma
The pro By omntte in whiting the account
OF the Crrk OF Arrears ard n making out the I.uIns % a
and tedious Tis portion OF our work Is the most
We. the m' sSCTos: Tp0 Itsad e, eao%o
pet portion of the work Your Committee are now par
culay en- rssed autitng the Of Collectors strange
as may appear nevertheless thai this has not been
done Tor several past These sI now
co@ nGGssa examination O' the ' ''''
&C the that the amount tiated for the per
er,nce Of this work now nearly exhausted the attention Of
he Common Council respectfully solicited TO hs stc .hst
the important WORK now in progress may not be suspended
Another appropriation will BE- requIed not only on TIE part OF
the present, hot possibly Of the pcxt Common Council
uda%nee sehsr th CANNON Council determine, to prose
The .Crl they have or not Sat e s Public Sa
will be crowded upon the time sid attention o the Com aitee
which already much occupied with this undertaking.
Should the C, CoI iii d,temins TO eed the work
sls faithfully prosecuted The meber II both Boards Of
the Common Council earnestly solicited 20 cal at the room OF
nntee ard rsonsy Xamne for themselves the state
progress work th they understand how far the
pub will be served in s posscuiop To bring this
directly before sou for action the following re'ot
tiops ofeItd by your Committee: -
ply with the proy Of section SO OF the ordinance organ
zns the Departments and 10 detailed stat nent oil re
c,ts bud expenditure from the comeDeeot OF tn. current
TO tie LET day OF June Tor the JOIN. on
Rcsoged TDa, The further Of 5000 be and Is hereby sP
ppssd to dsay the expenses Of the work now being per
Also Il following:
To the Honorable he Common Council Of he Guy Of NeV YORK;
The joint Committee Accounts respectfully
That ~ the settlement wi Terrence Farley for building
sewer Fiy.st street, from Ninth 70 the Hudson
River he overpsd the sum OF pfS 3D. Ihs 9vepsy nent
inc uded in the reputation from the street Department
Decenb. 1855 All the in this case have bee
examined ard the testimony ofA C.d{ Deputy Controller,
Alex T. Dodge, Contract Clerk IN the Coton Agueduct Depart
pent ard j. Nj Henry, who the time the papers
clerk for the COnuoners of Assessments hs,
taken 10 relation thereto The ovesyment appears 10
been caused By clerical error on tho part OF j. d. Heny
mailing the account tor the and oc "a Two
ODe Item OF H. feet Of sheet p1ne rp per n "~
xtendsd. ~
Should be %" W
Error against property $500 -
Another i,t III e 8 40 feet OF plank nj $50 1000.
per NJ extended. 80 90
Should be.........' ~
Er or sgsip,. property Sio
When the last r,quson made the assessment ned been