New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-03
PUBLIC MEETTNGIg
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

TUESDAY, June s.-Alu. JOHN CLANCY, PfaN6n,>
in the chair, and quorum present.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were ned "a
apBBE cs,,. p,a.s o,Jo,n Frame, q,
for loss of horse backed of the dock foot Of Gsas
wort street OF sundry persons for correction Of ss.
ments.
Resolutions.-Fourth Of Juiy-Ad. BooLr ofs,.s
resolution to make appropriation for toe Fourth Al
July ctlebIation, which was laid over under the raa
That the Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies sdvs,
the for proposals. for placing lookout on Js6.svn
Market belower, 10 be ten 10 fifteen fee. in hiss,
above the present one; laid over. That the Cs.,,.i
Park Commissioners be requested to open the tsas.
verse roads laid down in the map OF the Central PS,a
as adopted by them, as to afford thoroueSf.,.
across the same adopted. To regulate and srsI
Sixth avenue, from Northumberland twenty 6AA
street to Harlem River, and to repair EEisbs;h
street; laid over.
RtporA Lad Orer.-In favor of r.Hsggine "a ~.
pairing Forty third street, from Elventh svease u
North River; to pay Francis NJ. Barrow $50 fors
Judgment obtained against him; IN favor Of snsndip,
report Of Councmen in relation to cleaning the street.
of the city.
TIE Committee on Lamps and Gas reported o. IA.
commun cation Of the Street Comm sioner in re,stos
to contract for lighting and furnishing oil Tor an
the lamps in the city, and keeping said lsmps "a ~
Commissioner issue proposals for the same aad that
he draw q requisit0n under the terms Of the GA
contract only for the payment Of S. D. Bellows, nov
performing the work, until new contract and speci6
C&tlOn email nave pteu COL
The Ffk-orenue Retaining WaH.-Ah DAVIS
called up the report made by hun as minority member
of the Committee on Roads, IN favor OF repeating the
ordinance for retaining wall in Fifth avenue, bssseen
Fifty fourth and Fifty ninth streets. Aid. McSpsdon
and Bradley had presented majority report 70 con-
niue sad contract with Terrence Farley. Comm.
nicstiops from the Controller and Street Commissioner
Cooper expotipg the contract as fraud, and askiag
for repeal of the ordinance, were read.
AID DAVIS moved that his report to repeal the
or ha n laau
history ef the job. 1t had been urged here taas the
city could not suffer by the contract if proceeded with
under the present Street Commissioner, but he was
unwilling 10 have such settlement and the Stree.
Commissioner also opposed that course a. dsadvan-
tsgeous to the property owners. Mr.. Farley had
been very well paid for what he had Lrssdy
done, without having the building OF the val.
II had been contended that the property owners
differently. They never asked for such sn i'm
provemebt, and it would be wrong to force it upon
them. Seven to one cut Of eighty.four property
had objected to the measure, and did not want
Aid. McsPEDoS said there were sufficient reasons
given in the me jority report for its adoption. Toe
opposition in the Board looked upon everything pro-
poeed by bis eide q the house a. fraud The major.
ty had proposed to have the woIk done at 20 cents
per cubic foot. The property owners opposing the
retaining wall doing justice ~ other prop
city owners, and keeping back necessary improve
ment and for the sake Of saving little expense.
of the Street Commissioner IL make new arrssge-
ment. The grade of Fifth would not be worth
having unless retaining wall WAS built TO protect IT,
The Street Commissioner could rssrc Nj. Fsrey
to proper price. The new grade in the avenue l'ft
embankment of IL feet bigb, and 1t was plain that
there was necessity for wall TO keep up The fact
sppeare to be that number Of rich persons, not IN
hurry fer progress and Improvement, owIiog lana
above Fifty fourth street. but not havingto live there
were opposed to and afraid of any expense OF the kind
urged by property owners anxious for improveme Mt
II was a matter of selfshness on their part, Tor the
earth falling in upon the avenue would be thrown INTO
their supken lots, and help to fill them. An aged mil
lior aie the verge Of the grave had called upon
him. complaining that the assessment for the retaining
wall W. uld beggar him, and he woald have to 60 10
the poor house. Tbese were the kind Of men opposed
to every improvement suggested.
Aid. DAVIS was sorry 10 zee Aid. McSpedon speak
of the party opposition in regard to this matter; It
not party matter; it was started under Street
Commissioner Taylor.
AID TUCKER said he had taken much interest In in.
vestgatirg this matter and had found il swlndling
measure. He had long since figured it down. and
found that it was got up a. swindle for the benefit
Of parties other than the property owners and tax
payers. IL was COLLISION between Taylor and
Farley, and no advantage whatever to the city or
property owners. 1t was one Ct the measures put
through here under the gag law, and he hoped THE
Board would see the necessity Of repesling the
ordnance. II q new contract was to be made, why
instruct the Street Commissioner to make IL with M
Farley Why not throw it open TO competition :
Any other mode would be contrary to the terms Of
the Charter. Had not this contract been ripped up
the wall would before this have been built, and the
roperyowners mulcted in $40 0O0 and to no purpose
other than to enrich the x.Street Commissioner -
their deputies. He had examined the grade
found there was necessity for the wall; il
strange then. why such an Outrageous swinde Oh.
be perpetrated upon the property-owners. They
ent Street Commissioner has asked in q recent CD
municaton to have the contract repealed,
property owners had asked for it, and every hone
man would ask for the same On becoming scqasipse
with the subject.
After some ether debate the report was laid over
until Monday, and made special order for that
evening. Adjourned to Thursday lths) eveG.ng. =