New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29

lila regard. lie had no rjgb, 10 say that he would not
nav for the cleaning Of the streets under ihe Chy IN
spector the latter may direct, and TO tase upon
ELI 10 ssy thet "A contract IKE that with Me- smith
,hould be entered into He saw no reason why hr.
Haws sbould act thus unlcas ~as with inc oDec OF
serving bis own friends
Mr. CORNELL sid il was folly for Mf. Delayan 70
epdeayor to shit the responsibility Of this proceeding
on TO the May or and Controller. The City Inspector
had been authc TO clean the Streets and he hond
have gone OF and cleaned them.
Mr. TuoMgY said Mr.. Smith year ago, was will
ing to clean the streets for $2G0000. Now nc lad the
contract at $500 COO. What was TO be done With the
81, 900 which the difference between these two
rnusl There was not the shadow OF Law for the con-
tract made with Mr.. Smith. This thing would be
coaxed along from week 10 week, aud meantime Me-.
Smith would receive $4,000 week. Any ci1zen
might eDoin him from putting broom Onto the Streets
and he hoped an Injunction would be issued forthwith
Meantime, the Common Council should act promptly;
Mr. FARLEY did not blame Mr. Smith for making all
the money he could. Every contractor did. de
blamed the City Inspector for making the contrast
Mr. BooLE said the Board had already passed reso'
luton directing the City Inspector 70 clean the streets
by DAVIS work until the Common Council should enter
into contract for cleaning the streets. lie moved
that the communication be referred to the Commlffee
on Cleaning the Streets.
Mr.. FARLEY offered resolution directing the City
Insr TO enter into contract Tor street cleaning
except il he done by days work.
Mr. BooLE said the resolution passed the day before
it covered the whole ground.
Mr.. BRADY said that when tbe CIy Inspector rc-
ceved bid Of $500 900 for the contract and gave 1t to
a contractor whose bid was $40, 600, there must be
large niger in the fence" He moved the reference
of the whole matter to the Committee on Streets.
IL was so referred !,
Mr. BooIE offered preamble and resolution, u.s.
Glazing that The Daly Neics has not sn cient crc-
atiop among tax payers to enttle it to be Corpora
ton newspaper, and directing that the publication oil
the Common Council proceedings and OF I'll Corpora
ton advertisements in that paper be discontinued that
COPY of the resolution be served on all the Heads OF
Departments of the City Government ana tuat INC
~ Y. Times be- designated rs Corporation news
paper at the usual rates. II was laid over under Tue
rule. .L:L
Mr.. BooLE asked that the Committee TO whi;h was
referred the nomination of James s. Libby for PfSs'
dent of the Croton Aqueduct Department be ais-
charged.
MIR. GENET moved that the Board do not advise ana
consent to the appointment of Mr.. Libby. This was
carried-Yeas, IL; Nays.
Mr. DARRAGH offered resolution, directing the
CITY Inspector to advertise for proposals for cleaning
the streets for five years, in compliance with the pro-
visions of the charter.
Mr.. Boorr moved that the resolution be referred to
the Committee on Cleaning the Streets. The City
Inspector was empowered to proceed forthwith with
the street cleaning without the passage OF this reso-
luton. Ii was so referred.
Considerable routine business was transacted, and
the Board adjourned to Thursday, up. m