The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-10

trusting the siperv sion Of Hamilton sau.re 70 tire
Commissioners o. the Central Park 60 be- improved
and laid out As proposed anu as .. .lI,rtu. - |
far poss be 70, aud nsIuIUuzs VIII tie geuer>l |
plan Of the Park
reuew the Recommendation tusde 60 mv iJr-nsr !
me~Sege' that the plcrs should 10 constructed n
atono In the mrst substantial manner and that u
phnation he made u tho Legislature TO authorize
ho issuing Of stock 10 carry put This plan.
oR0roS AqUzDuOr DTpAR1AESr.
Tho general condition Of his Department "a s'ich
as 70 merit the couiieucc of the community. Iu
order ~ ~uard agsinat all con ingCnce+ aud ai'0r,
an uniaiiing supply NJ water for any fut'ue lie.
mandS ~ our increasing population FeSon'mcnd
that authority he asked for 10 issue SofN lor NC
construction o. = series u storage reservoirs nesr
the sources o. the Ctotou RIVER In accordance with
The plan proposed by the Chief Eng neor'
The rece'y ts for wa.er ren;s have IN
and reached last year the sum Of .st0o'Cls ~
The other collections Of the Depart
ment consisting Of sums received Tor
Penalties and permits including salen
Of worn out materials, " ere. .......... bN2S3 w
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .s'iFe4' ~
Connect witt tho improvement, " tn elegant
srh''rb on tho ns~- and elevated ground known
w,-h'rrton Weights. {, rlan to construct -
servo'r tho H's.h Ridge 20 supply IN" looAtN
AVID disrib button o' the water will Nc proportiona-
hv greater bore than in the rl-t ~ "a" cit'. we
charges shoIli No also incre1soi ~ ~ 70 cover ~
least Ito cost ot raising The water, II not On
the construction eli the reservoir.
regret thrt satisfactory mole N ohviNonr we
slipperv character - tho Broadway pavement has
NOT been sppliel Hundreds OF valuable HORSES arc
annually lost OF permanently iniured by ihl.nf'
especially H. frosty wcsthcr The community nave
o night 90 expect that attention will, at m carry
day. 10 directed 10 this subject II "a cCncodeu
that trsp block pavement IL the hest form OF So,
pavement and renew the recommendation thathu
The business streets be repay in this manner. IL
would save q large amount every year ~ tnf u /,
cltRtion ~ trade, II this change we're enec'e AnN
be eventually much cheaper 20 the city by sny,h It
the constant repairs required BY the present. CO.. oe
stone paw ement tertect system OF sewer drAn-
ago IL much needed TIE example 81 the city ~
London NAV stimulate orr ctiortH. Ten wears npTN
the sccumulstions q hlth dischar-ed into the
Thames had poisoned that stream, con vertiuS V
into vast open sewer, cpntaminatiDS TIE Atnos-
rhere and spreading tho seeds Of posiilenco ancnS
| the Inhabitants. The system now ad0pird hss
remei.cl this evil and the authorities o. New crk
owen TO those whose lives are In this respect "a
| their keop'n- To- employ an tho resources OF AKIN
and science to devise plan equally elective
CITY tNspEoToR's DrARrNSr
During the last year wss constrained hv ssense
of Official Obligation TO exercise the power Of suS-
pension vested In me nv the charter, a. II re2hr'-
! The head n this department. committee o. tne
|
| the causes assigned IN the mossa' Transmitted to
| the Common Council IN the subiect. The Counsl
for the City Inspector objected 20 the JURISDICTION Oh
| the committee on the ground that the witnesses
woul not he subject to conviction In case Of issc
swearing Aud thus the examination was post
| p1uol I 10 not intend 10 discuss the legd z ie''
! tons involved m assuming power wnich' y uc
MED, dis1olves AL responsibilities q inferior oteerf
| g. the Mavor hut I do claim that the CONN. u
Council have ample authoritv IN investigate Charge
made AGAINST an officer whethr his suspension %
| valid or not; otherwise there IN NO ,ucN coes
on the 81 ssCst official mscur iuct OF tue h"slr o
executive departments, and the control Of the hoy
ernor exists, indeed, IN theory, but can rarely ~
excrtd for want Of evidence " call Il into action,
The Legislature, at its last session, authorized "a
streets to lie cleaned by contract Tor ptr1nd o NV
years for n sum not g. exceed s3un,up per annum
am satisfied that " the manure aud al thc re'us'
Of tho streets were given T. the contractor ah'
water and suitable dock acc1mm ndGtions Wer'
offered by the city, contract could ~ entered int
with responsible parties for a sum not to e., eci
&IOO,O0O perhaps for f3OHOO PER annaln' m
reservation ~ manure 10 the city - very tr'n'
benefit 10 the tax payers. In 1850 1t yielded owe
$4,000, but for the las, two years II ha' rarel'
ncttel $4,000, against which the salaries ~ ~
Manure Inspectors at 81 per day, amounting las
year N III, 2dS, may be placed ~ an ohset.
TnE MAukrra.
IN. ,,,,tet ste. and buildings used Tor markc
purposes are probably worth over three m'l'ons o
| dollars and II sold with tho privilege 10 De- thu
| crrtloycl the CITY abandoning the policy oi ere
; ing new ones. would bring much more Tue TcNe
nue. from ices and rents IL shout Sl,hoOo per an
mum. = sum derive mainly from The lsrge bus'
ness transacted AT Washington AND We7i W ~ Iut
tou Markets the wholesale depot iot the supply
this sud the uoirhboring cities All the sites no'
employed for market purposes are situated pelo'
Flurt, cuth street. which may he assumed az nc
very far from thc dividing line Of the p'puiAllon
. THIS def ,icucy IN uuhc markets in the upper soc
1 ton Is supplied lv private markets meat shop
and groceries, where provisions and vegetables NJ
1 sold. These are mainly drawn from West Wash
: iugtnn Market. TIE establishment OF smIa
! wholesale markets 'or the upper portion OF the ct
u is gteatlr needed. An attempt was made 70 es'ah
j. llsh market on a small scale n the site known .
: the L7wher property, on the Fast Rivcr' and con
trst was aNarled for the construction OF the sam
u during the past year The papers were prefrn'c
4 by the contractor to tho Comptroer, but the wor
q has not vet been commenced, in consequence pei
u haps Of the fact that the Common Council Of IA
wear did not incorporate the Amount to be raised
u the Tax Levy. II Ia g. be hoped no long perio
e viii rlapse before suitable market accommodation
u will he afforded 20 q vicinity, W ere dc-'
l. population is conyre7Atei. TIE same reasons ~
= ~ to the corresponding locsity on the west sid
= Of the city.
= would recommend n revision OF the ordinance
III on the City Railroads with reference 70 the form
49, H.. and falE