The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-13

srspBENs AS PRESIDENT OP PIE CR0T0s AQUEDUcsl
BOARD.
The Bosrd Of Aldermen met last evening, Presd,
Peek 10 The chair. ~
The following communication was received frsm thf \
Mayor
PRESIDENT Of The CrotoD Aqneonct Depa 70 IN the
vacancy m that office caused by retirement H,a.
M5ndeft Van Setback. FERNANDO WOOD
Alderman GEyr moved that the Board consent 70 the
nominations and in doing ibs h would So, ,hs. his ssso
Citations with Mr.. Stephens, well M those Of
most Of the members Of this Board have been personally
satisfactory pleasant every respect He adder
man Gere conceived that the Mayor bad act VI
that every member OF The Board will oonsur With h,s
onor me Mayor in bis nomination, anu he hoped would
O. % the question being put, the nomination Of Thomas
was confirmed by vote Of fourteen totwo Al
oeImsp Darraeh and Owens voting in the negative Al
TIE AIxsnqusx INVESTIGATION.
The PRECEDENT named the folio wing members a. a cow,
miee to investigate the affairs Of Aims House Depart
ment:--Aldermen Cornell, Genet, Bseley Smith Brsiv
On motion, the name OF President Peck was adaed +,
the CON mittoe.
SANITARY CONVENTION At BOSTON,
On motion Of Alderman BooiE joint special commit.
tee OF seven members IRON each branch or the Com
Council was appointed TO represent the city Of New York
IN The San tary snd Quarantine Convention about TO be-
held in Boton A motion to appropriate ~ 500 70 defray
the expenses az tie committee, was laid over.
Alderman BOOZE offered . resolution that the salary or
the Auditor OF Accounts in the Finance Department be
Ieduced from 81, SEQ TO $4,000, which lard
Alderman Smith, nted preamble resolution
requesting thai the Police Commissioners resciDd rnl4
which oibics the members OF the Police Department W
receive rewards which may be offered for the d,scoyery
Alderman GENET offered sp amendment that the Police
Commissioners De requested to appoint three addt0 nN
polee for each mem Der ~ h Board, This was loss.
After debate the resolution opally adopted
eEsERAI STATE CT BUSINESS or 1k STREET ooxxsosERa
pEPAR1MENT
Tbe following communication was received:-
SIRAx1 DErAk1MhST, STREET CoMMlssoNKss OrrcE,
New YORK, Apri II, 1860. ! .
To TnR HONORABLE TIE COMMON CoUNcIL:--
GtNrIkhEN-f nave the tonor to submit the following
summary Of the general state Of the business Of this de-
partuent for the quarter ending 3let March, $780,
During the quarter requsions have been drawn upon
the Comptroller 10 the amount Of $2S7 LAT 2 Of which
$3.50 sos "a We're objects and purposes provided
by tax apo SAT GAO ~ trust account the city
treasury will be reimbursed for the latter by assessments
upon the property benefited For the
amount Of each appropriation Tor the year $780, passed
by the Common Council and amount Of requist,ns upon
the Comptroller, drawn by the street Comm hsoner
each appropriation and account see appendix marked
GA" And for iu details a. TO the amount applied 70
each object and purpose and for statements Of Assess
amounts paid by that officer to the City Chamberlain, and
amounts returned TO the Clerk Of Arrears, see appendix
marked "B,"
In The Bureau Of Street improvements there have been
expended sos o66 &c. In the Bureau OF Wharvce, $685.,
6Sl 20. IN The Bureau Of Roads, Sc 342 So In the
Bureau Of Iarde Places SO sos S. 10 the Bureau Of
lamps and Gas S540 o. In the Bureau OF Repairs and
Supplies (by the superinteudeDC, sA3,l5b IA by the
deputy superneDden s3 7s3 AZ 10 the Bureau OF the
On the LIST OF January, 1860, there remained In the
hsncs Of the Collector Of Assess balance OF $685.,
mued to him for collection lists amounting $ll2 4S6 76.
During the quarter be has paid TO the City Chamberlain
$23 3es So returned to the Bureau Of Arrears, $685.
2s7 27 leaving. on tee Let int balance Of urcoleced
assessments amounting to St7e,2S6 46
For details Of the business Of each bureau Of the depart
mont your bodies respectfully referred TO
the reIorts Of superintendens transmitted herewith:
The tsance on hsnd, January /, OF appropriation for
conugepces of the Street nepaftme has been devoted
IN he nj al duPtuN he
part Of the year 1852 the specific appropriateness for
which bao been exha lsted thus obvatng the necessity
Of resorIg TO the objectionable custom OF calling for
appropriation for "srrearagee"
The expense OF keeping ready for use the steam fra
now being paid from the appropriation for soon ngsn
cjes OF The Street Department" other provis0n hsv
ing been made in the appropriation bill passed by the
Conm'n Council You are yesp ctfay referred to APP
penoix for particular statement Of the objects viii ID
The expenditure {$621 6S account OF this apprepria
tcn have been devoted. Il has heretofore generally
been held that, before appropriations by the Common
CouLcil could be made available, it was .ssary that
authority thoud be given by the sssture t. Iahe the
money by tax As executive officer, responsible for
the supplies, &c Of all Corporation ofes construction
ard repairs Uf public buidcee, whsrves and pers aad
rally been concerned by the fact that appropra ions
not made previous the time during which the expendi
e G snS nroaess saa
even OF the city government, have always maataned
that appropriation by the Common Council is authority
srfci nj for iDcurps expenditures without awaiting the
action Of the Legislature This year. after the Of
the appropriation bin by the Common Council, and con-
ference with the Comptroller directed that expendi-
necessary purposes should be incurred Should
The Ii giebture refpte Aiding
the Supervisors TO raise moneys to meet such expend
frea faculties and embarrassment will The
only eectual pupctua for this Of things
my opinion, is to make the appropriations and authorze
expenditure shall become necessary; in other words
would recon mend that TIE present Legislature shcuid
past making change in the nsca year. without which u
is almost impossible to insure regularity and system.
in copeluson beg leave to call your attention 70 the
Commissioner from time TO time during the las, two
years, in various reports to yonr honorable bodies not
get acted upon Many Of these Important unesa
iavorsby ccpridesed the business OF this department
remain 10 condition not entirely satisfactory
Respectfully submitted.
g. W SMITH, Street Commissioner.
COMMUNICATION FROM TIE cRoroN BOARD
communca ion was received froI the 1roton Board
in resolution Of inquiry. The Commissioners
reply that the unexpepde amount nominsliy standing 70
tire credit Of the appropriation under the head Of Belgian
to which add the appropriation for the present
year. making $419,S24 0S. From January l, 1860 To
dy contracts g. Se s
balsnce, April l. SAL .6S4 49, From this amount must
be deducted $le 49 06 required for the settlement Of
listing contracts leaving as the amount available Tor other
works. after paying for tbcse in progress, sls01l6 A.
also appears that the estimated OF those works
amounts TO $6S4,65, or $504.435 SO in Of the
available appropriation. All these works. with few ex
ceptions were ordered by the Common Council sitter Oc-
tober 1869 The communication ordered 10 be print
Tie contract for building station house Twen.
second precinct at $11 600 confirmed by vote Of
16io1.
The report Of the Committee on Finance concurring with
the Beard Of Conpcmen TO donate 81 COO for the New
YoIk Nsgtalep Asylum was laid over.
The Con ttee on Fipapce, to whom was referred the
Communication Of the Comptroller reporting dedcit Of
y IL In the assessment fund tor opening WIDEN
NIX and extending streets and avenues reported tnst.
according 10 the Comptroller statement til, account
CD December 81, 1858 10 the of $3.50 z2J 3d.
The snenns OF expenditures this account during the
year 1885, principally for the payment Of awards and en-
penses Tor widening Whitehall, Reside g.reets
and operlpe eccnd avenue, Was 81 5oo,l7i 3s-naking
total Of s2,I55 5as g.
Tie amount received in 1859 for collections upon
mepts for street openings, confirmed by the Supreme
Court, was 81 lie 900 &c.
Amount due to the treasury this account December
1853, was 81 ,C44,43 II.
The mount of awards payable from this fund and re-
naming unpaid at the time was SAT 1888 49, making
q total Of 81, 6s2,07s 80. 1Tg