The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-27
Municipal Affairs.
THE PURCHASE OF wARDs sIsLAND--HAY0R T1EhAEN
THE qJrRJeCr.

IUkChAeB VI WAND IbLAND-MAYOH TiknANN
ON THE sUBJECr.
mo Councilmens Committee held meeting at ten
O'Clock yesterday morning. relation 70 the purchase Of
wards Island. Councilman Crawford, the chairman OF
tho committee asked Il any one bad anything 70 say Why
Wards sand should belong to the city, any reason TO
give showing tha. should not be purchased Mr. kcot
er who owns that portion of the island which next 10
the city cemetery, exhibited map Of the Island, on
which was delineated the high and low water mark
around the Shore the deren, portions OF e land owned
by the various parties who claim property here the
roads inersecng the island and the buildings erected
t. OF the entire be claims the SDe hip OF the 81 acres
lying next The city cemetery, 20 being upland and ii con-
sAtpgo OF roads either adjoining mis- property in the por
ton formerly sold N the city, and which he deues was IN
bods .ne e s I % hs msr e
extension He expaated on the advantages that would
accrue 10 the city possession obtained Of what he
chased.
The committee believed that Mayor Temann might be
able to say somethng that would give them Information
case stated and his opinion was asked. Mr. Temann
sad he desired know the ROADS were not included in
perty. M lawrence who would seem Ia Interested in
the matter replied that the roads conceded
ne S S S bev %
in the possession Of their former propreors in most in
stances or they lay between property owned by two DIFF
ferent parties they were laid out by both FOR their mutual
accommodation. The Mayor thought strange that neither
the roads the land between the water mark and tho
water should belong V the city though both sppsrsn 70
After hearing this the committee thanked the Mayor,
and agreed to mot report at present either for or against
the purchase.
GRADING HAMILTON AVENUE.
kr DILLON appeared behalf Of the Central Park Com
missioner He urged the expedency Of granting 10 the
Commissioners the privilege Of the con.rsc, for grading
Hamilton square, the grounds that the earth which they
would remove from the square would be Of gres. service
70 them in improving the appearance Of the Central Park
He stated that other parties who may be wanting the
tract may have some very different nteres. from that Of
the Commissioners 10 urge them ask TO be granted
them by the Common Council
The committee adjourned, however, ANsr hearing Mr..
Dion's arguments, without taking any action.
CLEANING THE PUBLIC sTRKETs-FRAUDs UPON TIE
CITY.
The Committee Cleaning Of Streets of the Board Of
Councilmen held meeting neutrality-suspicious. Dunn
In the chair.
Mr. DOWNING, Superintendent Of Sanitary Inspection,
spoke before the committee in relation TO the best
Of having the streets cleaned He considered better
have the work done by contract provided the contractors
acted up 70 their engagement He though, the ofal
throughout the city might be turned 10 more advantage
than Is at present, provided the police more vgi
lant and did not allow 10 be carried of in large quaint
ties The present revenue accruing from is about
81 900 annually, and might be considerably He
believed that would not be advantageous 10 give
tract TO one man, but TO several was agreed TO clean
the streets by contract The dumping places might
be arranged 10 advantage than they present
They NOS 30 far apart thit costs the city thirty
cents to cart what might be done for half the money.
ARTHUR MOODY spoke next He was a sub-contrsctor.
He knew that every contract had been failure. He
the streets in wards 10 be cleaned only six
times IN eleven months when contractors had the doing OF
the business He knew hundreds Of tickets 70 be sold for
each orders for payment for cartng and the
city would have pay 80 each OF those tickets
This because no carng done at all which makes
II plain how tho tickets could be sold for cent Even
the tickets may be obtained In the grocery shops
along Wet street, where they were commonly sold.
tance, and the committee adjourned Till Friday after
noon.
CARS ON THE FOURTH AVENUE TO FORTY SECOND
STREET.
Mr. CONNOLLY appeared behalf Of the Fourth Avenue
Railroad before the Committee Railroads Of the Board
o. Counciuen, which me: yesterday. He presenlel
memorial signed by thIiy persons in favor Of exendng
the Fourth Averse Railroad Forty. second street
he argued that the city growth rp demands
tension Of the railway fnr the convorences ef
Of the ahao.ants Of the locay through which the roa
would pass II II WAS extended.
JAMS PAGAN said that re knew Eve persons, with I'M
se who would give ~ 600 every quarter 70 the credit OF
the city treasury the right railroad from Forty
second street - the AstoT Bose AID therefore he did
DO, see Vhy the rsroai should not be satshed
with the portion already m Z possession especially as
running OF the raros further Up the would be
Injurious 20 property N tho rehborho9d o. the eytsa-
f1n, and oonoIols 20 the people Who I've 10 the locality
and who are most Interested, because their property vii
be assessed for grading and other improvements that will
follow the extending q the Fourth Railroad
he n The Third sveaue, where property has
been 10 much Injured.
Afler hesr.rg The Ast speaker, C0uac.ln1n GnsIRrS
CHAIRMAN stated that the oonmtoe stood sdourned ra,
the evening o. rext Friday