The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

TIE Beard met last evening, Alderman Davis in the
char resouton offered and adopted, TO the effect
that the steel ere bell, the Post Office, be pur
rssed provided it he better and cheaper than the ord
nary composition bells. petition presented from
Mr.. J. S Trcadwen and the Hudson River Railroad Com
pauy asking for permission to run small cars on said
road to Fifty third street. Referred.
Alderman TUCKER moved that the Committee on Rail
roads whom referred the policy Of running small
cav Hudson River Railroad be discharged, in
sequence Of their not reporting in the matter. After
lengthy debate the motion was lost
The following communication was read from the Street
Commissioner calling the attention Of the Board the
ci the four approprations-ciy contingencies,
pbes 10 public Offices, stationery and prniingwere
bausted -
Strict ConnssiosKR's orrcx,l
NV YoRK, Nov. 4 1888.
the four following appropriations
hAnsse, vizcny contingencies supplies 70 public Offices
SEXTON Of he ssS u the Legislature authorizing levy
sss g &c as Ss ~ R a Be or
% ss S q sf board s = he
SSny q NV sereors haa her are certain
appncabe expenditures under ne @ q ns
b. expended 70, D.. purposes Spelled IN The s ey hse
pamens nnes .,sea without the means necessary provide
further sapps 70 public Giles az a en-: ~
contingencies under which latter bead sre included many
s.. To- 81 smendsd haTiSr Oiss provides hai ihe Com
roen ooapcn ,.. n' s ~ ~ pesaS eae, IN an
tsciy anon The = the In which such loan shall
The revenue for hls year or De purposes question
rprora,ors referred % have been treasury
ador nal appropriation therefor be made uni a1
sein : q The charter provides ;h.i expenditure shs
T he ohe Of expenditure shall ordered ~ ihe
S moD CospsI - no unless - @Ppopo' Ah nave
Section 40 q he charter provides Thai any 9, M
yffy violate eysde o. The provisions o. tbs shArie
.ss :. d.msd g.y . hsn , sl Il. a aoa ~
excluded fof ever AFTER ron receiving or holding any once
Anhcash always heretofore been ', incur
ssss ssh sase . srresras.s DO not deem
aso. to- recarrrnee 81 This condition Of things
g yiIiai sssension Of larss portion o. nc Sorpors
made IT The si.laiure session, the remedy
could Re a once apped IN orle. h ts s ss'are may
lures Of cry government and that may - be ps--ele
prSn ~ sS'rsortnsry sTpeadhares The scsi gear
s sr gs5sss on s ssa 1@ sS q y @
during he part q The soa year additional arpropria
disinr; appropriations should as bc uade for he eypend
ma, - rss 1 fr ~ sstiass and thai is expenditures
aufbe he year :, ksp, within hem snd tn moneys
ssc-rt ahe requu Of g bead of he appropriate dc
secaon q charter proses that whenever any
10 BE- done g onmple o. perieci particular 700,
WORK and rs i y undertaken supply furnished COZ
Corporation ane ihe several parts q e sad wort supply
80 - y
supplies amount Tor which no contract y
required made, except the ~. e-sy therefor q
the heal 81 The apprurria department aud ne
expenditure he authorized bv tho Common council"
s. tberef4e he legally Incurred ~ con
otherwise except by TIE hesd of The appropriate ne
partnsnt
perry under IL Of tbs department The @npnn
no sppro raupp f0f s purpose flr tbs yeAr was sivl
~ which amount tcre hss been pad ~ tn tnirnr on
requsnur. f.~2 81 s balance, being sIbTiI ~ has
rsn PC ~ "a tenproer ohervise ihsn o. my reais
Ton The hppup ra0lu Tor supplies " pubic ofires -
faolo agAins shah have drawn tequtians Oh The comp
trulsr fer s33lb ssthe balance. beng fllesl 6, his
been rSl ~ he Comparable on ohcr authority ihin
my requsis4on Ihe appropriation ior 'stailnnery' Is
s10eo agains which hove drawn tequisioas Coz
19ST 10 The appropriation Tor printing is $3.50.
sgansi wh'ch have drawn requis0ns 10 81 20 r. One
~ my 0frtnl .ts devise ~ accounts
trns by wh.ch The business % lhs depAr oouh he
carried accurately and win proper understanding of
being dns But this avsis t@ when The sppropr
largely drawn sgsns without req,-ons ifon
fle department
have peyn this department y relieved 81 portion Of ~ pa
,.ut rasSrnsnf arising money
Isn ns..psry expenditures Tor the nest two months
gains, by this department giving toe Total amount ~
ration and the amount pad IN each on my re-
aGasuol Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD COOPER, Street Commissioner.
Statement Tor Tie year 1853 upon which
su~ntnus ben drawn the Street Commissioner
ApN ~ - Nov 1879 and amounts paid ~ The Comptroller