New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The President, MI MtSPEDOk III the cndT.
Rat Prices.--Mr. GENET presented resolution
that the official proceedings Of the Common Council
snd notices of Committee meetings. be published ia
The Nfr- York Sun provided that the charge for such
publication do exceed half the usual atyerts-
ing rates Of said paper. Laid over under the rule
A C0n,rad.-Mr. PECK called up the report 10 con
firm the contract of W. A. Cummings to pave Thity-
ninth street, between Second and Third avenues with
Belgian pavement AT - IA per square ydIh' <hl'l
debate II was laid over.
IIe $3.50 Department JoJs.-The Committee on
Streets ported favor Of airing the various lele-
graph Companies TO remove their telegraph poles
from the ,iiees and lay the wires underground when
was laid over.
The Committee on Joint Accounts reported that the
t15l Jobs by Departments were Illegal, and that all
lecesssry work hereafter be reported to the Common
Council FOR their acton. An ordnance was also SUD-
niited. Laid over
The following are the Committees views:
The joint Committee Accounts whom referred the
snn Id utan aye the expenditures Of the different
depsItReuis, respectfully ,r,o,-
That in the Of their into the account. Of the
city they have discovered That oc inIoTih. % a. a.
psT,n.nts This disregard important becrns- that Proys1a
Of tie tn. only which establishes any supervisor
U control the expenditures Of large Gums o uo-J oy e
Nh G 5n Of the Charter which regulate. mode Of
ptns eutrscts f 20 contains the provision that
no fr supplies amounting TO lss. than
50 h OF t. sxpenaltuIe 70 the Common Council 1d
~ Common lyune shall AUTHORIZE il. This has never oeen
1857 ard how thousand dollar have thu. bn eA
by that a. the
Of their ocs the Common Council have II not IA hr
Charter expenditures should mt b. thus placed byond
ell coutr md accountability and the interests OF the cy require
tb,t il should no Louger b. 90.
Your Committee therefore sub nit for dp;isn the accompany
In. rdlusnrt
regulating expenditures of the Departments
ofthe City Government, -,
BE II 0rdained By the Mayor. Adsr1en and Co"son9hy
| Civ Of ks- Yor coos Council eonstaef az JtSrs
stcTiox IL shall be the duty of the several -sds OF u,
psrtrsns Of th~ City Government to certify 70 ne Ion
Coare monthly Monday q each month, or a. any
Intervening OF either Bosi al expenditures under ~
doEe supplies furnished IN the ssTeTs
haf be necessIy therefor 3. the time sPeeed
eerfc certificates the Particular rsl or TENS %
he work seppies necessary and the cost soa quan' '
seh article or item.
sTc No expenditure by the heed ocer OF any OF
he depermerts e. than 80 or no
hs, s work or Supplies aforesaid shall b. suthorZed,
rade isncond the bead Of any OF said e
ep. conformity and IL strict compliance with such eer
csfcze- the authority Of the Cor nou CoalcI nfs h1
| I'd Obtained. Thsretore
SEc shsn ax f for the Fins-re Department or
INV Herewith, su6ii sl0w, sanction sP
trye v pay such work supply where
r o. ;he .xpenditue Is le than 80 tht sr'onrt
tie necessity therefor shs have ber tr-t cehec U
Il h. spproTiz,e department pusasn, to h pTson-
t ard ur thr expeudtore thereof shall nave
SEc-l Al ordiraEces. parts Of crcIarces i-oSsna
| with this ordnance. are hereby rrpczrd.
sEc.& This ordnance shsI take effect immediately
lAzoiSr NomiEdti0n.-A message was received
| from the Mayor, nominating Jonathan Trotter Tor
merly President Of the Board Of Assistant Aldermen
| ov CleTk IN the Street DePsrtmsnt) for City Il