New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-13
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

the h9YOT, vetOlDg resolutions UfecLDB sho WY
srector to clean the of the city By days wo
directing the Clerk OF the Common Council 20 WIN
hold bis signature from warrants drawn for tho pay
meDt OF X. A. Smith for cleaning the streets OF 'he
city, and directing the City Chamberlain not 70 ps
any moneys from the city tressay for tho sooye-nen
toned purpose:
MAYoK's OYyICH, EEvY YORK. March 8, 1890
To he Honorable me hoard Of Alderman -
return herewith tie following resolutions without approval
l. ResOIreS That the Clerh Council be and
him for for cleaning the street, OF ho ey
ps,tmsnt Smith therefor until otherwise ordered
Resorsd That the City Inspector hereby author
lied aud th Of the city cleaned here
tooe by days work heretofore and to continue 20
til such time the Common Council shall oshe
Rt.oirsd That The Controller and City Chamberlain b and
oney tina. may than either them
o s, the Civ q and the Head.
Of Departments with smith, Smith k'Co or any other
person therefor until otherwise ordered oy the Ooun
Although each Of resolutions proposes somswhs. pecu
liar action itself nevertheless they al aim at the same object
and OF objections to apply with equal
fee Therefore you viii pease eonder them a.
able effect Of the resolutions IL to prevent the
City inspector cn making an w1 any o1 D
Due In the mode heretofore adopted by h for aa purpose
To this deemns II to good policy
well a. TO the spirit Of the City Charter. 80
department Of the City Government has been 80 sh.neay
neglected that OF street cleaning Newton appears 70 pc
doomed continued filthy thOroughfTes However splendid
private residences sne gorgeous our display OF luxurious re-
fneent the condition Of the street. Is present 70
remind strangers Of the between the hseJ cultivated
Of the citizens and the apparently dsEasngy degraded
innc Nor the be found Ia tine want
OF money The evil does exist in Of insufficient
appropriations or p4rsmonous expenditure a.. H.
which have been annually Drawn from the Treasury
for purposes have been excesdinsy hooTs IN
completely individual instead Of the Corporation bad to
perform Neither change Of system nor change Of 0oe' sP
The msny reforms projected heretofore .vowedy with this
object opes ed by reIosrsde The more money ex
peLded filth accumulated Take for instance the st
The city has yea alter year gradually becoming
have beeu rraduag the increase The following "a the
expended for the precseins i've
Isss' .'''''''''.''.'..' zsao ''' '''''
III. three years mentioned under my
previous standardization and amounted In the esgesseto ss7S
ms Will. amounted TO S6le7o or nearly a
much a, The three preceding yesr OF the expenditure Tor 1853
2isT2 was dsburred within the last .T months ssr the
would the Of s43s +c0 Whether
ress-d expenditure caused any material
divided. ,..
menurse benefit that your resolutions Proposs 20
cannot In Judgment private enterprise o 90 tue
or or any other functonary undertakes the job The very
nature public employ under our system OF partisan re-
avoided ard /, is no upon present City Inspector
to ssy that he continued the street eesHns
resolutions) De would be oolsed
to employ many aid hin who would not DO physically
Til. YOU'D increase the expenditure without accomplishing
tie objsc,. ,...,..
The section Of the Charter Of sS provide TIA.
ali wc. be aGns which vii involve an q Ian more
B B,SSsT' ''s' pD'A' H''.'e ''D So
accompanied by suitable specifications; - .
The City Inspector hereby authorized and directed to ss
..e for contract with the lowest bidder pur
st 10 the provisions of the Charter for cieoang the streets
q the city for term Of i've years. ~ opP.noe
the said award Of contract to the Common Council Tor con-
Hes ample suhory for action OF the City In.sec.or
let be acted upon Private enterprise can accomplish
al we desire and less cost Ar individual generally conducts
b. affair upon principles Of economy and efficiency In
The present be would great advantage over
He would advantage not only In the class Of persons
employed but in the amounts Of work procured wen a. II me
Of persons oonnecsd with the City Government who impose
restrictions and make claims exceedingly difficult for the City In
With hi, view have transmitted communication to the
i,.s eoIpliSncs With the ordinance referred
no doubt he this and tins settle the pending
with the Common Council II be shall Do so,
hope your body viii with him and render
all the setie yOu cen In enabling a@ 70 0s' M rsen
since the above was written communication N reply 90 my
has been received from the cy lnspeco IN wh;n he
syow his intention to comply with the ordinance referred
MArOHs oF SGcs Exw.YOnx, March &, 1864
Dasie! T. Deleroa. esq, Citp Tnspeeior; ,
DEIn srE: ber to your attention to ordinance pcra
ig The eesSns Ofhs street: By contract adopted and sP
that sctiou has IS yet been tsssG BY ySq n com
pAnce with it, provisions recommend h-' !'s VI" DO 20 "
the tarlies practicable moment ,-..,,,, moon
Very respectfully, tEkhANDo "ooD.
Which was received laid the table, directed to be
entered at length in the minutes and published In me
newspapers employed by the Corporation.
communication was received from the Controller,
reporting deficit Of 81 GA 4S In the assessment fund
for opening and widening streets avenues, &c, AND
transmitting the draft Of ordinance authorizing the
issne of Assessment Fund bonds for loans in antic
nation Of the collection of assessments for such pur
poses Referred 10 Committee on Finance ,
The Mayor transmitted the annual report OF tho
= II,~l Cor ha VAR
The receipts during tina, time, from all sources were
sIOS 82 6l the dInburee@entS, sOl Jos -; balance
on hand at opening Of new year, s. ia 'S estimated
income for tue year 1860, ga, SJo
Suudry communications were received from the
Board Of Fire Commissioners and q number of the
decisions confirmed. The nomination Of IL Abel Is
Clerk Of raid Board was concurTed ID.
mir. SrAGRIsr moved that the Special Committee
having in consideration the Mayors nomination OF DIR.
Bradford for Health Commissioner, be discharged
from further duty.
On motion of AR BooLE, Dir. Sesgrists motion was
laid on the table, by vote Of 70 x
A letter was received from Mr.. }. 5. Jege, Presl-
dent of the Zurnverein Afsocation requesting the
Common Council TO name day on which they will
witness an exhibition of the Turner'S Fire Escape APP
psratus Referred. Aso invitation from the Irish
Civic and Military Societies, requesting the Aldermen
TO asss the Mayor and the other Board IN euie"ns
Mr. DARRAGH presented an ordinance 70 PROVIDE ior
cleaning the of the City OF New-forx oy a.
viding the city into three Districts, shouns escn @
trct TO a separate contract and advertising ior pro
posas from paItes wishing TO do the work. Referred
70 Special Committee on Street Cleaning IT..
M BnApIrY offered resolution directing she CITY
Inspector to advertise for bids for remoyins ipf sn
period of five YEAR,, all butchers oieod' QUA, 50
bend animals Of the CITY," to q suitable place, inc
award Of contract to be returned to the Common C'un
cal for confirmation. Adopted. L.;. .nd
The PRrsIprsT called Mr.. Owens 70 tne 0"AA' "AN
offered the following remonsIance;
IL. AZ
10 e LtgoI ooii ofthe City Yert beasg
that an act Il pending before the and se oom,a