New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


S. Gregory, deceased, WA laid over.
Are-o IiiOn asking the Harlem Steamboat Navig%
ton Company to run their boats on Sunday was re-
ftIied-
Commissioner recommending that proposals be adver-
tsed for he furnishing of lamp posts and fixtures
The following communication on the reorganza-
ton of the Street Department was received from
the Stree. Commissioner:
COEDTIOs OF The BUREAU OF LAMPS AND GAS.
STREET Dry.krNEsr, No. Hall OF REcosOs
To e ono-abe he Common Counc Of lie CIV Of Nec York
GEsTLLaEs: i would beg leave to submit for your
co i.%p. Cas- TO- the oohon Of Hs s.t B@s. !. hs
date the duties thereof assumed BY the incumbent
poss contracted for IN pursuance of resolution awarding the
y sa S and sy sn'
-s the city, and that there mons on hsnd at the Copo
By reference document No. 10 Of of Couucmen Of
1857 will be seen that 40 was made aud the tax
for the Harlem Ga,isht Company addition oOo
mposs TO be furnished oI the Of the other companies
mo city most OF which Mr. Gsyte is Of the opnion will b.
called for during the ensuing year. 49,
On examination OF TOE coAtsct for lighting the oil amps OF th
ell lamp. the city ind that the same was entered into on
Feb o. 1884 and was to continue one ysr from Msrch l1i
thereof "to light Trim and keep clean all the lamp,
the necessary oil for the Of the Fire Depart
places lighted with OIL fr the sum Of s52oOe and accord
s s1s S 3. ss .n and s p IN BY H. B
Until IN. time aud thai he has been paid therefor at
ti- rate specified in his Original contrast .,,,
represented TO that the number Of oil lamps In
City largely decreased during the past four years-g"
lamps having established in their stesdaud na, the
fully Perforated tor an amount less thsn ohehht
In view of these fac would inose recommendation of
Mr. Gste eson 10 the contracts requisite oi the proper
and discharge OF functions OF his bureau aud would
that such measures as may be useful IN the premises be
sopeo your honorable body authorizing the Street Conms
plies. furnished for the Cooperation q the City of
Proposal for $40 saslannp posts.
Prooss Tor $40 sasanp frames tbs contractor to drill
crosshesds TO the same.
P-oDo /. fOr2 lsutsrpR.
PrVpo.s. or rtpaIug eussns all the public lamps the
Proposals for painting the lsrnpposts.
Pro The csIns for the Besu OF snp aud Ga' Tor
Piopop lighting and Furnishing the oil for ali the lamps
in the cy aud HeePns them in repair tor one year CO.
r lamp ghted dmiDs th year. and ths should ne Sns Oh
mia the time such lamps have been lighted
wCa cal your attention TO the fact that the contract Tor
Lighting tn Nav wsI aI 'H TS Sy Gas Company
however continued 20 Ugh; this portion o. the cry up 70 ne
of their previous contract In puf
agreements made with the Commissioner oil
Ss a~d Chatter Of 1871 and the ordinances the
mon Council que that Oh supplies for the OF the city must
o. sny payments to be made for Lighting th. pr
ton Of the city until proposals be l'sned ana 0 ~
therefor. .,.,,,
would 9re Is.Psc;fay call your attention to .hi, Inn
pat ss and that y p s, sTn ,e, S o
EDWARD COOPER, Street Commissioner.
The following il the report referred to in the above:
srREtT DIPAK1NENT, BUREAy or LAMPS AND Gas
Ntw.YoRK, saturday, May II, 1858.
EDWARD CHOPPER Street Commlssioner-Sr: In
accordance with your direction to report TO you a. writing the
couotioa which found tho office and the DOCKS papers &C.
con and business OF this office generally will state that
found The 6ce in very uufurnshed condition many articles
having apparently been removed There were I'VE DoqA III a
office poession Of which had ever been used
and the Old ones been able to obtain were handed
70 me by MI Joseph T. Ebips aud Mr. john Ly ,rDs
which came down 70 January l., 1856 also order and
m ~ n,cb have had thoroughly examined The on
pled contracts that discovered are-one with Johnson
tor the ssne ard 10y Oh amp % With the Msabs
tan Gas Light Conps1y whisb has ten TO hnd that
there ee number OF old oil lamp posts still up the shtns
OF ~hn mas 3eel by y hy them remoyed forthwith
aud taken the Public Ysid In several Places caused by
grading filing in, many Of them have been buried up 10 the
The following contract. Immediately requisite tor the
smpposs III regard this there are at The present tune
about ss posts the Harlem and 100 in the Msnhsan Com
pnys districts many of which have been up long time sua
painted soon as possible as the 'acA
For furnishing 800 gas .nppos of these about 900
required for the Harlem district and the balance Tor those
Of the Maj haitian aud New York Companies
For $3.50 lamps To be furnished complete; g. ~,
For 1890 Ioa sasap iIsmet and 70 a o' Tue
F,r repairing and ress,ins .. the public lamps in the pity
F furnishing the oil ane h.nns al .ne s sn r a vow
vii zee y copy l. D. Bsows expired contract that ne pa:
he .boSd sRs the makes and City Hall furnish the En-.
gre Ho- and Hook and Ladder Co%Psniss wlth on e,cn
CcmsDy understand, teing allowed about one gallon per
mouth think that oil lamp. should be lgn'ed at 50 much per
from the Bureau Fire Department Repairs aud supplies
and be made for lighting the City Hall aud
For the csrting the Bureau Of Lamps and Gas for
1t .ea that Ss nS0S 10 l aTsa i' ,is to
which tina. there yard At tne io9t Of one
pS.ur1t which was BY Mr. Ebing from year TO year
., tuc Of 800 per annun no lease having oe ~ "'
III doubt aware that the contract with the New York
Gs.'Lieht Company bias not been renewed yv c.yTps
r' Superintendent, OF Lamps aud Gas
After the disposal Of the above, the following was
read and referred:
PROPOSED REORGANIZATIoN OF THE SlKEhI IN
srSEsr DEpARrMExr. June 1. 1853.
To tle Hon tie Common CoVne q the Guy q Ne~ i9,S
desire t. call the attention OF the Common Couhcn
TO the Necessity sundy endments the ordinances RESTING
to the dl.e, assigned the Street Department 1t lie most ds
The dhnis the duties aud powers OF tins pePs
adopted they asvs been at different P Iro1,
ION. OF laws aod charter. subsequently repealed
Other. ndthnite unu,egbe aud contradictory Toe ord!
recognizing Street Department adopted n jane 1851
s.,s ssnus powers aieet to enable the duties OF the
D., paitsu BE- efficiently tschsfsei sho 81 ne sane 'e
definitely their eAcn; and the nanneT IN which tney
6pS the seton Of this Department much embarrassed by the
M b nv s,Soiiy is granted the ordinances the app lint
men Of many OF the necessarily required % enable TO be
dchssrd IN an ecien, and satisfactory manuel the duties ."
.ss ~ yr Of is bureaus 1t true thst former incnm
have assumed and 10 exercise tne power OF
pointing uece,sNy officers, oT whose epup'S neH, ~ .P
urov . nal. in ns ordinances bu.I hold snch appointments
b. lie have, therefore, III al sooh 49,
roubn,s aid .h. appointments 10 the places un'
definite sutnOry therefor b. granted oy 0iohSnoe;
Thus IN the Bur.a Of Repairs aud supplies ths me- 49,
of RePaus aud supplies s. cbssed BY the OhnaICe ~
duties Of supenu,udns construction ana iePh, % P 49,
bodipss ard Inspecting all wos done By contract OF
wise thereon making estimates for the cohs''l''o" %
lie oruons' keeping accounts OF time on Work anu M
not done by contract aud of examining
and sucins al connected with the business o. m
bures To enable him perform these duties TWO CLERKS arc
allowed BY the Ordinsnot but foreman inspectors are pro-
vded tor When Considered the constructoD repair
insp' con, from tine time, of ali the Eengne houses
Police stations Couitoms, al other publis buildings are