New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-27
BOAPD or ALDERMEN.

Fosler srd otserS. C. sftuy on Desbroes sts-et,
Moth River; to Jersey Cty. retteD 20 tsvs fosiy'
ep..rd To have tte pier foot .: trsak 30 STREET,
~ ~ TEX.
3ies c,f u.,e SIC. s,rs'--Aid. ADs~y shensA
soiuiior tist he be- s'nus be I'll .ed -
coz hm IN the Ghy ~ market purposes. The tsis to
- srd shct hss been nsoe ses: OF West sties., -
Ws,hirg.cn Market. Adopted
iroacs ne NdEaS. men ~ Fastissfsn Md-sst.
A lug ocmn.uricttion was received frcn Jassss
@. L e!l rep Irs charges made 20 the last Connss
CCuIcl in regard 10 fslas upon tie city aud 90 tas
market IN ~ the o8ciSls II chs1,e Of Wsshng4oo
Make. Referred - ConmSt;ee on Markets for IN
rrst,l StiCG.
a Messsge as received from the Mayor urg;oG
sTlhcsron 70 lie Legislature TO confirm tie tus q
he su6s wet o. Wet st',ct Refeg'si to Connie
tee or Market.
Ran, 10 P;,r, AID. Tucxrs moved to request
The Committee IN wbsryes Piers and Slips, to report
IN ihe COMMUNICATION &c the Mayor in relstioR 70 tae
dsl iated ,Udti,n II the piers srd slips Of the city
AZ :, rex UC et!rg lo''.
Al IioN n'aNtc that the Committee be instructed
to iepog; ut ire trrt meeting in April.
AlS. N sri opposed such instructions to the
G ssus report ass , .' il. 'spSatss
the motion political move in the present state oS
tic Strsst Commissioner controversy Nothing could
be dore with the piers without Commissioner. Mr..
D6N lin had by the decision Of full Benc ID beee de-
csred the legitimate Street Commissioner but be hAA
not taken poss essicn Of the cfce sthough entitled 70
il. TIE Boards although in the crty Democratic
right aud he Thought uucaed for on tho part oft
Oppc, ton urge thst the Committee be Instructed
to report. Mr.. Ccpoer had power to act Street
Cculinssioner ard could DO nothing with the piers.
Tie Goa Of Ape ss he felt confident, would scca
decide the case COZ dmIg the decision of the CoufS
telow aud then Mr.. Devin RS he understood, woula
he in Il htnds of q is Common Council ard wodld N
If charges against him IN bis official cspa-
city, have 60 be susI ded until such time a. CON-
tee coad report ON the allegations Until thu Do
c,on could he had from the Court o. Appeals be Wa
4 in I'd tn ha
cer could legally attend their repair bat the Ste>t
Con mission Ell. 49, =.
AID. TuckrR ssid there was no political feeling !.
the matter. The piers were suffering 'or repairs eas
he csred nv, ut fcer repaired them, 80 long a. the
work could lie done 10 the interest Of the city. The
Conm mere Ct the Sinking Fund could have shes
repaired. a.
AID. Ap,ms stated that be isbored under great df
fculty in r. gard to these piers. His Ward had large
number wanting repairs and he was anxious 70 nsve
II en- ate ned to. He hoped the Committee weua re-
nort IN some pan before the decson of the Court o.
Apreals. ,....
.eLt int, lgent and informed on the subject, 60
need not be instructed in the matter They would re-
pori 80 coon as there was Street COmInssiousr In
power 10 30 the work legally.
AID. owns conended that the Commissioners o.
the Sinking Fund could have The piers repaired, -
ns Aid McSpedon was ono Of those Commissioners. no
could not sec Why he objected to the msttsf beng lei
| 10 them. -.
After other debate the motion TO instruct the Com
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Contrdcf Fyo,ids - RspOtt NJ ne Comsstse On
| +, 0-ds.--Ihs Committee on Frauds, TO whom wsse
referred TIE subjects Of alleged fraudulent assessmene
fer ettng curb, snd guterpg and nagging tour tsst
while sidewalks in Third avenue, bstwssn Sixty trst
nd Eighty sixth street,; and for aaggipg sidswnkt
| Fi.ty.fourth street from tho Third 20 tho Fourth
A., nucq r.potod the result Of their investigations.
Tley state that the specifications in tie Third avenue
case wero issued under the aiminis ration OF james
| turcy, stIeet Commissioner; that the contract We
| given to Bernard Callahan and that u. N De'svaa
L kto. ,x atnr falla All
| form the work in accordance with his contract, aug
that cons. quenty. IL remained uDdone from Dccem-
Der. 1855, to October, 1856; that Subsequently The
co ract awarded 10 Chss Devlin by Joseph Tay-
lOr Street Commissioner and that he completed the
| wGk. The surveyor Mr.. Boyle. That on o.
amnirg Boylcs .retnrn the figures were dS-
covered to have been added, has heretofore
been published easing the amount OF the ssssss-
meIt upon the property holders $3.50. ny Wnom
the alterations made the Committee were unable
TO discover II appeared however that Charles Dew
lin, tie contractor, received from tho Controller On
the 18th day Of February ard the 18th day Of March.
ls9, two payments for the said work, aud that ths
saue Lad been sPpoiioned aud assessed against the
property and 10 now in process OF cohesion.
Ia the Fifty fourth street case II appeared that pro
po.sIs were received from Daniel Gallagher A ~ Cents
per foot for Tagging from e. T. Ellis 81 ~ cents peS
foot AID another from Geo. Mountoy al 20 cents per
foot Tie contract was awarded TO Gallagher, but -
spIe sred fir, III the book the work was done UNDER
contract by Geo. Mountjoy at 70 cent?. The
wa .@.d t. MS1sY sy The .os ss;s Con
ard for the benz, fit of the highest bidder, 0ounuoy
cube ny etsgned the contract TO Terrence Fansy
who Completed the work. number Of lots were IS
-essed for the improvement that not on the ines
end through other errors Farley received tyOO more
than his due. II yas evident to the Committee thes
the work rot done in accordance with tho spcci.
caions, and that erroneous and fraudulent fstuins
wer. made by the Surveyor In the matter OF Third
que tle Committee are satistied that frsuduIoft
oft, ra,ions corld not have been made without On IN.
de,sisrC ing or cosion between the Bureau Of Asses
. l.E trasf nan ftfrat
could have obtsired sufficient evidence against any o.
all Of the psrties they would have recommended thes
the Decsssry steps be taken 10 obtain their immestc
removal from Office; but unfortunately they coud noS
obfainit. The evidence against Surveyor Francs a.
Vidal in the Fifty fourth street case, in the opinion o.
the { COMMITTEES warrants them in recommending hn
inn ediate decaptstion. The COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
f,,o,S Tsst he corn', Corporation Be sshorsed
snd 9iT,ct,d 70 ak 'ss nss,.i' nc Jsss ~
Fe,h Tor srobf sa,,edns asssB, &C., IL Thd
Of oysscisrss the ss.ss'@sas
The, Fsuc B. 1csl bs removed om the Once CITY Sur
i ,b u..,er Interpolation Of bite eocupents. b~i tss
.se,, be sen. 70 the Dtrie, Attorney.
~h r,que ibai be tsie oscs action in tbs ptesisea
1hs was ordered printed.
AID ADAMS rCse ard pc ke upon this subject he,
A. Chairman Ol the Committee, was tired Of the IN.
me.se labor devolvedon him as business man, sad
i would be almost impossible for him 70 continue.
He hope tie papers the remaining subjects would
be referred 10 the Committee Joint Accounts The
CoD attes JOINT Accounts had appropriation OF
g. 800 ard tx clerks at their disposal The Commit.
tee on Frauds. wboee duties srduous, bsd
reifer and without proper facilities they cosld soe
well go On. With the necessary clerical eid ana e.
comsgemenf. he was willing 10 continue We es.
deIt, notwithstanding tho cod water sooght 70 y
thrown upon the Committees efforts by porsSs o.
| the press. the Committee had net tho views u inc
CoDIns Council snd the pubac. ,-,.-A
| AJ RnAILkY hoped tie Committee would nos %
di.rba,,,t rom thee ,ubjecs and that they would
| have the proper facilities snd sic.
| Ala M6Sri no. aid there neyer Was C0m1orte0