New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

in the chair.
ne CELEBRATION Of Hashingtons Brthday.-A
resolution came from the Councilmen to appropriate
So 600 for the celebration Of Washingtons birthday
AID. BooLE moved to add $500 for new transpa-
rency for the front of the C,ty H snlo CaTreS
Volunteers to be applied to their sick and destitute
Carried.
Aid. TrCKFR asked how the Board intended to
spend the whole Of the appropriation. He did not
see the Cf large appropriation. II was to
deflay the expense of supper for select few, he
opposed 10 it. Better give for some Charitable
use, when thousands in the city were suffering for
bread. There no necessity for a display. AS
Americans, could show our patriotism without
such Appropriation. -
AID MdSPrDos said it was proposed by some of the
members last year to appropriate this money to be
expended in the different charitable societies but after
the banner expense and other expenses there would
be little left. He also opposed to suPpers and
hoped the money would 60 to some other purpose.
| Aid. ADAMS said he was one of the Committee last
year. and saw enough Of the supper system. lie
hoped there would be drunke sPrees at the
citvs expense ard that all Of the money not required
for the military and other necessary expenses would
| 20 TO the charitable institutions.
Aid RFADF spoke against suppers, and hoped the
members like himself would prefer having supper at
home with their families instead Of at the expense OF
the city.
AID GREGORY offered resolution to DIST bute the
money among the different charitable societies.
Aid McSpFDos urged that the names of the Soeie-
ties be here specified
AID STEPHENS while in favor Of having celebra-
ton hoped that the amendmentslsy Oh the table until
the Specia. Committee could report. specifying the
Societies to which the money should best be gwen
Motion to lay the amendments on the table. Carried
AlG BooLE moved that the resolution be postponed
till next meeting. Carried.
The Russ Parement.-Ad. BOOZE offered pre-.
ambe in relation ~ the Committee having under con-
sderation the feasibility of breaking growing the
Russ pavement:
Broadway under erection Of he Croton Department without
auth ity the Common Council,
Re,o,d Tha, the President Of the CrOton Aqueduct Depart
me1 requested report by what authority the said work is
being done aud the expense attending the Adopted
The Street Departmcnt-DIore Frauds.-Another
communication was received from ID. ID. Conover
Street Commissioner, showing up more frauds in tho
Street Department.
AID GRrGoWi did net want to hear it read, but
moved that il lie on the table
Aid. OWENS hoped the paper would be printed.
Motion to lay on the table lost.
The paper was then read and ordered printed in the
minutes.
NEwYoRK jan g. 1883 }
To the Honorable ne Common Council Of The Cyot Nev YORK
The undersigned respectfully reports to your hoGcIsbe body
learned iudec,s from Edward Boyle THE surveyor
vide sHt III s and
Eighty sixth streets done Under contract BY Charlie Der'ta
tu,n specified viz i285l cubic yards
yards no, correspond with iSe return he made
the lime appears by he copy Of said ret in his
Ss as cubic yard. earth e1csys,ed 81 cubic yards rock
excsya.ed SO cubic yards earth filing Now as the original
ment H.t. ID this case and being one the voucher.
upon which the said assessment and apporonment wa:
contsin the quandties first above speeihed aud
reported by the undersigned, it would be iafered
that alteration made in the Surveyors return BY
converting the 2 cubic yards Of earth excavation into @
cubic yards BY taking the figure into and the 5 cubic
yards rock excavation into ssh cubic yards By pref the
to the 57 and the $40 cubic yards earth hn2 ino
$500 cubic yards by efsng the figure 5to the @ and apo1
inspection Of the original SHrryors returs such oerdHs and
precisely indicated ADORE, dearly mani
Again by sad ) cited in said report Of
fully certified that al three Of these items Of embraced
in the at the wing prices Wis., Earth excssa
cubic yd earth filing 70 per cubic yard Therefore,
sde from the fact that these three items Of work any
view Of the illegally charged not being in the contract the
fraudulent alterations of the amounts OF work returned by the
Increases the assessment upon the property owners
40 ysd. earth eIeayaed at IS $50
5000 ward. ssh aisd at % 80
| " h'nne a. " cents. l%V'
MniS when ana BY whom ,Ae-e alterations were made
.,sion - o. ,he Undersigned say; but the tass
the contractor or the Tn. opy thin ce.n in re-
gro 70 tne saon IS that the amount was paid to Charles
February and The 18Th DAY March is5,u On me sS hay
which s'.ement now in poce. c so the
| submitted ID. d. CONONER Stree, "a ..s..''
| The Investigation INTO City hecounts.-Ad Owrs.
RESOLUTIONS to the inv estiyations int ,hs o.
| counts Of the Finance Department and otbar nc
counts, and appropriang 600 for clerical aid came
up and were adopted.
Dockmashr-The special order of the evening N.
ordinance to appoint dockmasters, came up.
Aid. TrcKiR opposed 1t on the ground that the new
Police law repealed this Office. The dockmasters
were under the old law taken from the police force
| but now they were provided for under State law
and the city had no authority LEFT In the matter He
had learned that the Office Of dockmaster would be
sinecure any way, and the proposition 70 give them
saaryiof $500 wac quite superfuous. There was no
for Grating an Office of that Kind at the ex-