New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-08
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

uSii, MT GENET, III Tue cIdlt.
From communication made by the Controller, IL
appears that there balances of appropriations
i,iy account Tor 1850 and previous 6
Balances unexpended jan Sl.....,....... 9eO,3se
Mr.. BRADY offered the following resolution which
was adopted: -
R'Oirea That the Counsel to the Corporation be and he
hereby requested report to the Board meeting bis
creating the Board PAX commissioner and Whether
me d e IN z OF Of e e. he he Gsnss;as
duties purely local in hea character and applicable only 70
the Court Of Appeals in the csse Of the metropolitan az The
Municipal Police in which held that commissions sr-
pointed discharge local municipal Legal.
be appointed by local municipal authority and not BY h
legislature Of the State and that the legality Of the heIp'
tan Police act contingent upon It's oraing within ito
limits several counties OF portions thereof
The Corporation Counsel in a communication refer
ring to the arbitration and award OF damages IN favor
of Messrs. Baldwin Il JaycOx for alleged loss from
having contract 10 make the gite-houses az the
reservoir abrogated, states that be did not represent
the Corporation before the arbltratOrs having had
notice of the time place of their meeting. He odds
that il there mistake in the facts presented TO the
BoaId in resolution offered at the Last meetingthat
acting Mayor Peck appointed an arbitrator during the
absence of Mayor WOOd-hen the power TO appoint an.
arbitrator was exhausted and the subsequent appoint
ment by Mayor Wood was unauthorized and void. lie
states that there other objections and that the in-
srnctions of the Common Council TO resist payment Of
the award will receive all due attention. t"
In reference TO the subject the Controller says
that on the 18th of January document purportmg To
be the arbitration in the Of Baldwin and Jaycox
was received by him, and sent to the Corporation
Counsel with request that such action should be had
thereon as would beet the interests of the city.
A communication was received from City Judge
McCunn stating that on visiting the City Prison he
| found it in crowded condition-many OF the cells
/ having three or four persons confined in them. tie
therefore asks that accommodation be given him for
trials at the General :. ssoDs, which done he will at
| once commence the trial OF cases. Referred to the
! Special Committee oil Courts.
The CORPORATION Counsel, in answer to the inquiry
whether the Common Council can make an award for
cleaning streets except to the lowest bidder says that
if the rule should not be adopted Of awarding the con-
tract to the lowest bidder he reason why the
Committee may not select and recommend some other
/ bidder.
communication was received from the Corporation
Counsel stating that the Supreme Court has confirmed
the reports of The Commissioners Of Estimate and AS
sessment for opening Sevenyif street. from fltth
avenue 10 East River Seyeny-sxth street, from tifth
avenue TO East River; and Ninety-sixth street. from
| Boomingdale Road TO the East River.
The tax levy then came up. For abatement OF nui-
sances the sum appropriated $4,000 for repairs
ard improvements Of Croton Aqueduct, Ss,0o0 Aims,
House Department s5S9S75; buildings and repairs OF
| Aims House, S79,5O0. Upon the appropriation OF
400 900 reported for Belgian pavement, Mr. DArIos
moved its reduction to $J5O0O0 Lost and the oIigi-
nal sum was inserted. The Board OF Health then
came M with an appropriation Of $37 600, which was
nassed AZ were also 81 coo for charges arrears OF
taxes and the same amount for charges on arrears or
| assessments For the maintenance and government OF
the Central Park, the Committee reported Sli4ooV.
r.,
aries and officers Lost Another motion, by the same
gentleman, to strike out the whole amount was also
fost Mr. GENET moved that $4,000 for irrigation he
stricken out. Lost. II was then passed as reported.
For cleaning markets, the appropriation was $lOONi
for cleaning streets, 100000; for city contingencies
$50 600; for city dispensaries, $1,000 for common
schools 100000 $4,000 was appropriated Tor con-
tingencies Of the Street Department which M 0EHET
moved to increase TO $4,000. Carried.
Mr. DAYTON moved 70 strike out the contingencies
for the Law Department So 600 andaso for the City
Inspectors Department, s!5OOO. Lost.
! Mr.. GENT moved that the items be allowed as re-
ported, which was carried Messrs. Brady, Dayton,
and Froment only voting in the negative,
! Mr. GENET moved 10 cut down the $l5, GOO for cons
tngences of the Mayors Office TO 5000 On this beA
ing lost Mr. Genet tried to get reduction 10 O0,
but again without success, and the amount originally
reported voted by IL 10 5. For contingencies OF
Of G fhe tfocD Beard w
tions to various charitable institutions, S35OUO; for
completing work of blasting Diamond Reef " 4VOi fof
Deficiencies in taxes 100000: for election expenses,
as, coo; for errors and delinluencies, 81 ,OOO
The Committee reported 500 for house for Hook
! and adder Company No. IL. Mr.. BARRY moved that
it be increased TO $4,000. Lost Mr.. BRADY moved
that be stricken ont. Messrs. GENET and FRosESr
spoke against the appropriation, and the motion 10
strike out prevailed subsequently Mr.. BARRY moved
q reconsideration, which carried, and the SlOOVu
was inserted. For fire machines and apparatus sloo,'
900 was reported. Mr.. GENET moved that 1t be IN
creased to Sl3 225 Lost; but subsequently reeonsd-
cred and substituted. Forthe fire and police telegraph,
~ 500. $4,000 was reported for the Fourth-ayenue
| Parks Mr. ~ tYToY said it was fine thing for the
rich owners of property in that vicinity 10 have the
city beautfy these grounds for the almost exclusive
benefit of said owners. The parks wonld have been
built by private subscription had the people been LETT
TO themselves.
Mr. GENET said he meant to 60 for the measure,
though be believed the Alderman last representing the
District wherein the parks situated had moved 1t
the matter for bis own benefit.
Mr.. FRoNEST asked that the matter lay over.
Agreed to.
Hamilton square. Lost. The original amount reported
was then inserted.
On motion of Mr.. CORNELL, from a written request
sent by Mr. Smith, the appropriation for lamps and gas
was raised from Si35, 600 to s4j0,0OO.
Mr.. GENET moved that the $780, 600 appropriated for
lands and places be increased 10 sH 80. Carried For
lands purchased for taxes and assessments, $4,000.
For laying out the city north of One-hundred-and.
Fifty first street 0OOO Mr.. DAYTON moved 70 strike
out. Lost 3. 1t was then adopted-lO to 6.
Mr. DAYTON moved TO strike out the appropriation Of
s23 900 for iron railing for Madison square, which
| was lost and the $23, 900 inserted.
No Directing the insertion of 900 for opens
ing streets 10000 was inserted for police station
! houses.
The appropriation for printing and advertising foe
! the Common Council, $4,000, came up. Mr.. GENIf'
moved to divide the question and appropriate s65,OoV
for printing and SIC, 600 for advertising.
Dir. DAYTON said he would like TO have some Eght
upon this matter. The Board of Supervisors wera
hay ing their work done equally well as tie Common
Council, and at onehalf the expeIse. propositlon
| was before the Common Council from parties WHO
agree 20 do the printing for half the prices now pad
| Iending this matter adjourned 20 Monday.
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