New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-20
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The Besld Leld tLeis hrs meeting, previous 10 ~
srnmsT recess, lsst evening, Ale. hslBFLIison ps
! siding
7'ie Go, Ques.ic.. A petition s'sned by numssr
q s.nnens, Wa presen,ei by AID. IsuoS, sstdax
tns' the contract 10 light tie ~ be sssriod 70 Ae
C.tssens Ga CompAny
c2muHaieanon wss $50 rs eivei fror the CT
rffs Shs company, renewing their proposals TO liut
The city snd iussh pr.vsss ccns-usrs ca the tern
offered oy the Consolidated tres COMPANY.
Ao. iAfloN sau ,le iorne' sapcrs IN ,slst'os ID
this matter could 10. Is found ard eous e1uaaat,Sus
was required The Committed. he thousht sAeudf
h,ve reported 70 TIE Bosri.
AID. poucLAss ssld tie Gas Comnues hsA zoo
been pnt IN % any of the papers relating u
the Ci;iTens Gss Compe1y. 4 representative ef tAa
rev Gas Company ST.. Perry bad s.ked % have the
psFers returned 20 hm for short time. aud he wrs<s
rote 10 tie City CLERK, requesting that . es aaaAsA
~ h.n, II there was objection.
Ad. TAYLOR thought the Clerk Committee hsA
no ght 10 let psprs go out ot their possession. He
moved that tt petition be zIsne, far ss to psr.it
the ConpsSy to lay Gas mains IN The streets.
AID. Van BRuNT, ne one Of the Committee said h~
he'd nothing of u papers, except when preeentsd
10 lie Boa.d. He and the Alderman Of the Sew vseth
WeId he'd ssr Ell - present report OF the Gss Co0
mitee, a. follow:
Rs',ed Tbs, the Couuor rsrcu do bereby 80
syc p,sc to n, ciaezs Gs' Company Of Bnokyn 9, tag
20 e o., Of B,oosi~a with ss sSrolgh ts streets, i.nss
prc,d,6 the said COMPANY bl execute sa ssrs-
ss' .,e sh !sc ts os l y & ssc., T q. S.as ss
lee. e & Il ee III. q an take, ses, tse s 70 ss
o. he be quav an 10 he fsrn she'd tho fol-
vIs Sa,. To the cy u the rate of 81 - Ter w ieet We
yT'yrs ~ hsat s't iui.lps snd cleinas tho hnss
tie q s. per t0f feet add hsl snf eNtnsnth snd
the spsihr y have the rtionnd To private cca-
- - % p CO. es, tsahius - ieet Of service P2s
meters e ofchuge also tseus % lay msrs or fp-s Ia AZ
such avenues, PARK. the Counion Cooscu
shi direct ;be y ssslcg IN teis'na thereof 10 AXE
Comtsay IN said ets, syanues snes end psrks ~
be dsssns.od said replace al he .ree, s wss
ty u the purpose ot laying Sc III The best masss<s
,ntpiir II 70 bods Tor the faithful performance OF All their COVE
of Slo0Oo each Poridea however that nothing herein Goa
Arr1 shs Ne corurd o affect ssrruenf IN effect eewvso
the city sny oi GAs COMPANY aud that the soTrsAd psns
shsn tske eject Until The expiration OF such contract es
Ri,.d that Il o. referred the Counselor Of the Beard.
direction the Law Counmi''ee u draw mp the p
ssreemeut prore officers hereby s1taofxed eh3
directed TO execute he ~me when properly made out.
Ale. yAN BRrsr remarked that the Brooklyn 0as
I.eh. Company had refused 10 accept contract sor
less than ten years. The citizens were entirely IN
their power snd he thought there should be compe-
titsn in this as in ether branches OF trade.
AID. DoUGIAs hoped the matter would be laid over
until tie Committee had been put in possession Of ~
the documents aud facts in the case.
AID TAYLOR suggested the eJpedienoy OF conducS-
ing the gas works the water works were conducteSs
by tie city.
Ala. ScHorrs and PITRsoS thought 1t was the
proper time 10 dispose Of 80 important quesuoo -
the last meeting of the Board, and AFTER some iaun1
discussion the subject Sss laid upon the tape iof sne
present. ~ A., r,. c.Ss
rsrces, passed at the last meeting, imposing .
penalty of $40 for taking hold OF tho ropes Of nre
apparstus by persons not members, WAS, on moHoas
Considered and laid upon the tso.e Inc rcsso
given for this movement was stated TO be teat the
Fire Commissioner preparing code Of laws for
the government Of the Fire Department.