New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-16

Council with full information in regard 10 the Nao OF
tho public markets cost Of repairing and keeping them
in order and the revenue obtained
A communication was received from the Mayor sug-
costing that the CToton Aqueduet Department he en-
powered TO spread gravel coarse sand; on Broad.
way below Fourteenth street TO prevent hOIses from
slipping. ..o;.,, e,.u r,,,.,-,,,.r J,ron
nan in relation TO the expenses o. the City GoyenmenI
and the amount necessary 10 be raised b! tax curing
the year 1864.
The totals ,. .,o es
Amount general expenses Of City Government e %
For interest City Debit. -
Dor redemption Of City Deb,............... So"-'' W
es0ls.s63 60
Total assessment last year 'ZS''ooVa
,n.,..,.,,,.x..r ........... S77a.5i7 81
"'''''' oriIcH cIiax o., cczxos Covsell
No. City Hal. New York, Ian u. ico,.)
,sucsting of the Board OF Aldermen held this day,
oommunica received from e cay nspe'Iol' IN .yP,
eOamoses'iSn h I Roi ms sS S%oi e IL VS.
Ordered That aid communication om The City Inspector
D.t spd Reer and in connection with the Meyers
municaton 70 which that OF the Slty inspector i'tT ~
NEw- ORR, JAN. H. 1854
To tss Honorable The Board Of hldermsn
OF the Twenyst and Egheoa, Wari, the Superintendent
of Sanitary Inspection Thomas ~ Carr esq mas mace
report which herewith transmit 81,
would beg leave cell your attention to some Of The more
Important points the report containing cts leh no''A
er You nor l 4, liberty 70 overlook. ,,,-
that annually paid tor
and S20O0O fo coungeuces which latter Pnrey e rlsc
ton fraud ard further, that 6o00 taken from us Avy
would be all sufficient to give fu efficiency TO Inc 'Soo'
The report sso states that the city st continues pay +"
work that need have cost II cent the sum OF ioi "
fifty thousand dollars annually in addition THE there 40
clerks in this Department who receive nom soVo 10 ~V
year. who have never performed sn hour WORK.
trust that proper usc s,i,aou into such state OF things
will be promptly made 20 he proper AUTHORITIES ana ms s
ss Of sSs eRsa tho public and the Sum
Tie pre.ent annual cost Of tie Sanitary Department q,
:ese wSnd be for .snIy P ss ana OF sS
since the completion OF estimate 2eOOOc-.oss
$4,000 Difference in favor Of the city $4,000 or aoS'
BY resolution passed by comnoa Councs few day,
upon that Incumbent the power end asbar'e
public money! Such powers were never before granted 70
any department Of the City Government There powers
|. believed practically ignore he existence OF the Control
ers Department do moi hesitate to say that these are mos:
extraosnay powers such 80 no honest men ongs 70 1ese
20 exercise respectfully recommend The repeal Of said rea
There many valuable recommendations end suggestions
contained in the report which, in my Judgment are enneIty
'''' '"' ''H'' ~ 0'' '''' c. GoDFRiY GUNTHER.
The following communication was received from the
City Inspector concerning the recent charges preferred
against his department by Mr. Carr Superintendent Of
Sanitary Inspection.
CIrI ISsPxcron's DkPAsTxESr,
NEW oRK Jan. IS, 1854. }
70 %. Honorable he com~oa C9uneii'
Mayor hSs addre.d to your bSnora6e body cOmmansoa
relative to the operations III. Depsmens founded upon an
made BY off ce o. Oils Department, Thomas y.
Carr Superintendent Of Sanitary Inspection 10 certain nqui
fes fopounded 81 ci7ens OF the hlgAteeniA snd i"eny
brat Wards which Inquiries and ineosed by h
Without speaking Of the good taste aud Judgment Of secretly
making such inquiries Of subordinate officer OF this Depart
nent or Of the propety Of that oiheer Masking saeh er
without the knowledge OF his superior and yet retaining hs
Mayor arc FOUNDED upon sn, q ard
ignorant miseppIehensons Of his duties by the officer referred
To proceed the which bis Honor the Mayor has
presented to yoa the statements made by Mr. Can VIII reply
Iratf tha r.ul.
$4,000 annually paid for salaries End $1,000 ior eonn'
IT,, $50 VOC taten ION h. GO oSG BE- t.
give fun efficiency to the labors Of tbs Department.
II this statement be correct It is matter withwhieh the
City Inspector had nothing whatever to do the appIo
prsions for Salaries and Contingencies having been made
und spotsu Of thsre Mss very little e when he came INTO
o and upon being informed Of the , sa be % & Ina
whose services could possibly be dispensed with Win re-
Officers established by ordinance and the City In,peetor
could not ignore the ordnance creating the Offices and Ing
II any Of he.. officer, neglected their duties, 1.
within my nOwledse for al OF those coming under my
personal observation know TO have performed their duties
and any Of those not coming under my observation
ss S hs era the ty Of the bead Of the Bureau IN
appear. now however by his own sistements that the
neglected his duties notwithstanding hi. assertion list
OF the duties pertaining {, him such Superintendent
were itrusied to him, compelled say that The only
duty which we'd the outdoor suyernle1d
OF street cleaning, which took charge OF personally
sncs with my promse tks would myself see Inst the street,
should be cleaned and the city relieved from the dgace and
the danger to the public health incurred by the previous filthy
condition Of the streets.
Even this duty would have ie IN his hands 10 be per-
formed however under my own supervision, but shortly as
entered upon my duties found het Mt Carr u Of s
ionaIy ideas without particle Of practical business quah
Cations and thai his mind that he oud not
bseye any ono correct who presumed to differ with him
l. therefore, as have stated relieved him entirely Of the
outdoor superntsrdence Of The work.
With this exception all Other due, devolved upon the gu
We're len IN his ebsrs nendas I duy dto ss
and certify all accounts Tor cleaning he streets which latter
duty have always supposed he performed the Isyrcls
pp to December H. 1868, officially certified BY EiIn
fpoo Mr. Carr. IL that the civ s'i con
aies ~ pay for work 0la need noe have cent? the
surl Of forty thousand dollars to y thousand dollars annually
In add THE there clerks In this department who
from I hrpdred dollars TO thousand dollars yesr
who have never performed an hours WORK"
The latter part Of this statement have already answered
when speaking Of the amount paid for salaries and coungcn
cies any such person were in tie department did not
know OF my own observation and heTe were uy such
persons LDy Of the feagr under my observation the
head OF such bureau should have reported which has
been done either by the Superintendent Sanitary IN
spection BY the head Of any other bureau.
BY reference TO the lnlcsaon Of Mr. Can suppose
the nrsi part Of the statement rtte 70 the alleged proposal Of
certain wealthy contractor 10 freight from the city it,
ashes aud dir or term years free Of epense and 70
security for tie faithful peOT Of tue WORK in .,
hy hundred thousand dollar. The following state
ent viii al show either wiliu Misrepresentation or
an insxcussble ignorance on the prt Of M Carr
In the latter part OF Apsu.i beginning Of September last
Ebe gentleman offered 10 90 this work oI Jour cents
Der ear load this Depar'ert a. that time pavaE tie
wcathy contractor" alluded % eight cents peT load n
"we.hy contractor for aud informed Of the otter
and requested how much be would DO the woT ioI
d the City Inspector therefore accepted the ohsr % 40 the
four cents After this, the wealthy contractor
1ade offer such stated by hr Carr but 81 t'. the
che ssreenent to do he WORK Tor four cents had been mac r
-four mouths Before tins expiration Of that time the City IN
s willing abide by his offer TO which he replied be las
IL h worthy Of remark mere tht Tho wealthy CON
four cent. per load desired the 70 be raised ,e
per load the ground hat eight cents did mol Pay Linn