New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-05
Hazard Of Aldermen.
po.rd met Yesterday afternoon at 9

p.o.,dept HENRY in the chair. and transacted
,.rre amour. Of routine business AN -
'orso a,nicatlon was received from City lnspec-
- roole in regard to the fatboiing Establishments IN
-. 1hirtyniptb street Nj Booe says that his de-
-, bss in ever, instance endeayored 10 apate
.e.s ftboilng nuisanccs, so far as eAlsDs 'HS anu
5nances have permitted and has sucfecIS1 la, a. H.
Hn1 Mitigating Tie evils complained o. VI hte w
ta.y have been more frequent than ever anu nc
sSys he hos como the conclusion tiat - citv
than total prohibition OF ~ uoiiisE li.-a ~ bs
limits will have the desired enecL ~ 80 nate
SnneStment whom he recently directed 70 maAo
a complete examination oil 'Lese a nuisance
-enort that they are not mere! III, hoaltb
49, sctnaIlv dangerous 10 the pubic heHth.
Jhs hot season is now at hand anu shoo,u Jt
establishments be Longer perhi'seu riUS solelv
[bere Is reason to apprehend pesAence alsne e9,
80 tLis canSo Nj r. says II his department mao l,o
orsr thew should be abolished at once Out to o'ai
nances relative to this and similar @ sc
oept in this respect and do not pleSolno Wv sun az
Si te case of bone boiling aud kindred nnisanoes;
srbe following extract from the REVISED OIunsnCes Vi
1879 is given, proAlbtis 'ne c'it' 'Ns VIZ
prosecuting or continuing; - -, 49,
Wihn The City Of the occupation or trsde OF
=, hons boiling Or NJ burning bone grinding, hor Sc
~ a. Iirnin, OF tie SHINING Of dead animals, or the
oing 81 ofa and any such esoshments or pace Of sush
ss;stfne within the city limits aforesaid shall be
rsnoy.d ont Of said city such trade occupation,
ar business shall be forthwith lbcd and dcontlnneo pro
ied that nothing herein contained shall apply to he ss1g9
tns OF dressing ol animals for sale in SAID city the' OIa
i8S9 Chap. XIV, Sec. SO.| ARA ..
THE succeeding section inficts penalty OF 600 for
avery violation failure to comply with said ordinance
and futhor declares such violation or failure mlsde
neanor punishable by fine and imprisonment ana also
makes il the special duty OF all magistrates ana police
officers to the arrest and detention OF all persons
violating said ordnance. go 80
Mr Bools says the Common Council have full powers
70 amend the ordinance TO include fat boiling ana
aiuar nusances now existing in tue upper part OF ne
city against which much complaint is made and CANS
ann them TO take immediate action IN the premises
Otherwise il viii be absolutely necessary TO convene lhe
Board Of Health, which mas unlimited power III tno
premises Unless something is done. Mr. Booze says nc
apprehends tho greatest danger TO the public heaIn; g.
ppended TO tie communication is a report made 70
the CITY Inspector By Inspector WE H. lI'a rl sv,
Health Wariens Lawrence Cox anu Jones, l.o 90
officers saw that tie establishment OF Mr DuIcheI al
Tbjrty.seyenth street between the Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues contains three kettles IN "hch ar
boe5 ont the refuse OF hotels and private houses Inc
place is exceedingly dirty, and the smell ohensne
Il a nuisance, and calculated TO breed n pesIHehce
Az No 10 West Thirty ninth street is aa establishments
kent by Pat Thorpe in which barrels OF SINKING meats
are daily boiled. In this place two dead hogs pei
fectly rotten. ready for boiling down were seized
This place shOuld bs closed Immediately! Al nos.
IL IS % % % Sc III the same street are dairy
boiled refuse grease, scraps Oia, ami oil Kinds Oh ue
osyed animal matter fror which fat can be extracted
The odor is extremely offensive and the atmosphere or
blocks around il vitsted number Of other places
{n the vicinity also mentioned against WHICH ire
Quent complaints have been made
The communication referred TO the Committee
Public Health. Mr.. kIEEs remarking that 1t was
very important and should receive immediate attention
AIR JONES called up the City Tax Levy, and moved to
refer il 70 a special committee.
Mr. RrrRs made some extended remarks upon the
subject In the Of which he said that combined
movement had been made upon the Common Council by
the press and citizens generally and the members had
been charged with al sorts Of fraud aud speculation;
Ar fact II all that had been said was true, they ocnst-
tuted the worst legislative body that had ever met 1t
was well known that the Common Council had cOnsd-
cred the subject OF the Tax Levy with the utmost
care reviewing the increased expenses with critical
syo and cutting down AL seemingly heavy de-
rlands. It finally sent TO Albany, and thither
went delegation from the Citizens AssOciB
ton to have the items reduced. One Of these
delegates an eISndge pfeaeIhed economy ior q
n the budget for the law expenses OF the Mayor prob
sy TO pay him FOR his trouble in going 10 the Capital.
Another ex j udge asked where the balances
ported bv the Controller when the Controller told him
they were exhausted by the judgments which he had
obtained sgaiRst the city. in The senate there was
most indecen, haste. The budget was referred TO a
Committee who reported the bill in hall an honr when
TIE previous question sprung thereby cutting of
oil debate and the act passed In the House there was
considerable discussion Oh the subject but without avail
The result Of this ogerdenain system Of legislation rad
been 10 increase the city and county tax leves nearly
million and quarter OF dollars. Sums inserted for
matters entirely unnecessary and Of which the Common
Council had refused 10 take cognizance Mr.. Ryers
named Of items which had been inserted, and
induged In severe remarks upon the press, and
particularly The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE for unfolding the
Citizens Association and neglecting TO denouncs the
Legislature for saddng the citizens with an extra tax
Of million aud "a quarter dollars lie asked
the Common Council. which was Democratic,
il to be denounced for making the city
Tax levy million dollars less than aRepublcan Leg
that OF the press who protested 20 DO friends OF
the public should hesitate In exposing these frauds IL
not. he thought in keeping with the press 70 be
en this matter but they ought 70 give their opinion
Of the result Of the doings Of the Ctzens Association
Tie whole thing looked 70 him IS If some substituting
had been going and that the subsidy came from per
sons other than those in public places. He had care
fully examined the whole matter and whatever gentle
men might do be FOR could lot conscientOUsy vote
for any Of the appropriations made by the Legislature
and he would firmly stand ny bis vote.
Mr.. JONES thought that the Legislature had com
nitted gross outrage upon he Iaborng classes ny
placing the cleaning Of the streets In the hands Of any
Contractor lie had yet 20 learn that a single New
York member had voted against IT, One Senator, the
Falstaff of the digned body had been very prox In
his description OF the Aldermen. but bad not said
word in favor OF the working classes That same DIS
tngushed Senator was always on hand for corporation
dinners; in fact he never knew him to miss one 1t
was important that the levy shOuld be ecsed upon i'm
nlediately hundreds Of men had been kept out OF
their pay for months.
recess for hall an hour was then taken. and upon
reassembing the Tax bill called up asd passed 1t
prsfaced by report from the Finance Committee
which Mr.. RYEKs moved 70 print IN the proceedings.
The report very bitter upon the Legislature, aud
recommended the striking out OF all extra eppr0pa
sops except that for ST. Josephs Asylum. Tho ordi-
nance seemingly accepts the authority Of the Legsla
cure but utilities the extra appropriations by cutting
Mr. Harrington cut down with others TO e.. The
provision for cleaning the streets By contract also
stricken out resolution was adopted giving our
military the right to the Central Park for parade
ground when AFTER other routine business tie Board
edlJurued until MONDAY