New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-14
PUBLIC MEE7ING&
po.pn oF ALDERMEN.


r.r.snAv Ian. l3. lSJ9.-The Board held the
Ini.r ssssion last evening, the President, Mr..
resolved that all papers sic on the table by
the LAT Board be taken from the iaDe ana referred 10
fhe appropriate Committees.
NJ EsipLEY offered resolution resefringt 10 for
os n,esrnble snd resolution OF the Common Council
On tLe ireguarty and indifferent accommodations OF
ths Twenty third street and Greeop0nt Ferry, requr-
!, The Company 70 run one bost every fifteen mn
Stes from i2 m 70 p. m. Also that in cooseqneoce
Of the resolution not having been heretofore conhsa
With the Counsel 10 the Corporation be instructor 70
oOmnence proceedings against the Ferry COMPANY
And 10 annul their lease. Aftsr some debate, INC u
jsct was referred to the Committee on ferrer. 1,a
An smeudmsbt wss offered 10 the ordieShce ioL"lu ~
org the spTinkhng salt IN the streets WIZ VII P
for adoption, providing that the ksif9ad VonPano'
be permitted 10 use sst Aitsr sotJ .ub;ect 70 the
Committee on Ordinances, when was loS!. Ius
oue.tion recuripg 0a the snendnrnI II HS7 ioS' ano
the chi. insl ofdinsEce was adopted. O..
The tar levy for 1883 was reported Dy the Comht
tee with number Of reyisions. - o.o
The foo sipg add tiOns have been made: ~, ,VJ to
tbe Board Of Health appropriation; sl5OOOO for tne
Belgian pavement; $4,000 for Ru.s pavement;
$4,000 for completing the Battery Enlargement;
sl Zoo for Hose Company No. 4Ys house: Sl5 WO tor
Mount Morris square; 50 900 for lot and house Tor
Hose Company No. 9; $4,000 for the Founding Hos
pit4l; eslsrles OF officers of 1882 s40O; Atlantic
Gable Celebration. s25, 600. The Committee also
nike a number Of restrictions on the originally
inserted IN the levy. Printing for Departments ls cut
down from $35 600 to Sl5,OOO; stationery RON rom
$4,000 to 1000; furniture for Offices from 80 OO0
10 Az COO; cleaning and Lighting tue Cty Hall and
Park buildings from $40 900 to - 900; supplies TO
Police from $4,000 - 50 600 general apPropna-
tons from $40 600 10 s25 O00anc some other sltera-
tons were made. The suojoihed COMMUNICATION ifom
the Controller was read aud the assessment list for
grading One hundre d-abdsxteena street vas ordered
10 be sent TO the Tax Commissioners Tor correction,
with directions TO strike out all fees aud commissions
for Assessors and for the Collector
DEPARTmEkT OF FINANCE, New Yofk, Jan. IL, l559
To the honorable The Common Couseti .
GEsTLEnEs: The s or regulating and grading
ehundred street. between the Egnh avenue
and Harlem River confirmed by honorable BODY snd s
proved By the Mayo on the Sta iSst having s.fa @
herewith returned for such acton IS may oe '1oet'e
IL viii be observed on examination Of this list the contract
pee the execution Of the work +Sfs 5s aud the sd
saS soeenS and sdyetns amounts to s5 Il further
sppesr the property benefited by this work was not Of sn
ton % Of the act passed April 6 1857 relative TO ssesment
In the City Of New.Yors provides as follows:
making their ssessneLt the Commissioners shall IN no
case upon house let upoa land whether improved
or uDmproyed than third the value a, liked BY them
record Of assessments for taAe last confirmed by
By the operat on Of This law the Assessors unable TO
upon property benefited tpan s96ll l3 thus
svins dsdoe s3, a o. to be paid ftom the City
Ibis st apparently BY way Of making balance the following
Inc; .n,. .,,,,,.a hv l,u 70 ,e s.,e.,,d On D,oD.
flus covering the entire expense Of the work
twill suayss Of the item charged for Assess
na" and COLLECTING" tbs have included for their
,s upon "a the Of 275 49, and for the Collector
of Assessments his fees the Of fj 85 making total
rs for the smpe service tue part Of the Asseor
writing single line and the part Of the Collector OF no
fynE the Controller that the line has been written.
view Of this Department this beyond the amount
h. returned to the Treasury sno assessment wit hin the
meaning Of the law This h q be paid out from the
rather 20 be taken from funds raised BY general
tax and placed Of the Trust Account under Which
TIE work has been performed Neither Asst Collectors
have any agency making collecting IT, and would there
fore seem unnecessary say illegal 20 allow fees upon III
beoaue the Of deficiency can be sd
proper entries in this Department and Illegal because
the is raised by assessment for which only could
( Is Of Asst ID Collectors be chargesbe.
would therefore, respectfully recommend the recond~ra
ton OF the confirmation Of tos Assessment List ana its return
A. the Assessors with instructions 70 ske ou all commis'io1s
sharfed for Ass Collector on the sn OF t
ia a. and entry Of such item az would then be In excess oi
amount allowed by law in place Of the entry Il now stands
All which is respectfully submitted.
an '''' ROBT T HAw5 Controller.
Mr. BRADY offered resolution directing the Street
Commissioner TO cause all telegraph poles in the city
limits TO be removed. Referred to the Committee on
Streets.
VIM b. Townsend, and upward Of 200 other In
habtents of Staten Island petitoned that slip may
be set apart at the Battery TO accommodate new
fry to Clifton and New. Brighton. Referred to the
Committee on Ferries.
Mr. ADAMS called mp the subject Of the Mayors
communication relative to the City lnspectorShip,
and moved the discharge of the Committee 10 whom
the communication had been referred. long debate
ensued in which Mesers. Genet, Boole, Adams,
Tuomey Starr and Brady took part. The motion OF
Mr.. Adams was lost by to Ia. Adjourned.