, 1866-02-20
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Lake Tunnel Contrsct.-The Board
o:public Works' Report Agafast
Any Increased Appropria.
fion for the Work.
SIXTY PER CENT Or 8lS9,003
ADDITIONAL VOTED BY
THE COUNCIL.
MEAT INSPECTION.

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MEAT 6NNPECTsnN.
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Ine regular meeting OF The Common Council
was held last evening In the t.unrI1 f.h.nh,r ~,
hono, the M.vnr ~ ~. sh.tr ~. -.
n,r..nt: siae u,,..ss.a - e 1oe's nHs M aus
rett, Wicker. AcRoy. Sheridan. Kann, Wallwofk
Hatch, Shcsv1n. Moore. Rafferty,. Fusbea. Wood
ard, Bolden, Bixby, Bond, HunllY, Gastheld. Frsn.
ford, Woodman znd Chfk.
On motion Of AID. KuieGe1bocker the minutes OF
the preceding regular md special meetings were ap-
4 eonm11iestioa ". reee.red from Aid. c....,
requesti9e that the Board Of PUBLIC Works eause !
surrey OF Quincy ttree,, With vtsw 70 staIghten-
'a e woIt. s9a x'denns IT, Referred to the Board Of Pub
:. 4 Communication was received tzom, Messrs.
Dul = GoTau. c%ntl9cto1s for the Lake Tunnel, re-
tact rlice for raid work, md setting forth Length
the rsasons 10y the sa1nt Accepted and ordered 10
be placed On hle-
TIE 1AK1 rrnsE1-
ss ,ss Els E Pa Fss VII: .s:sa . ss
iors: @ = 1 - "'1A'' '1' Lac ''nne' con'f'e-
1e iessay Rs M:yoF and Common Council Of The cit, Of
ssd tie 1euo Of tne ensncs 70 Ts9m wss ~
fo Tln1I h Gor.rn'. $500 e. ~ NFe felauns
erase Of coS.s1 prier sap the h. H. - Pr oent m
pentang rePon thereon as follows:
osanle oooy .he peftaon o. Me:ass: Dali and Gov.
s sn, oecs9se seemed 5ust to u thst they shoaad
sse wSous 81 aos
., my ,Pss;s q E pos :ed ne nor esrea eEsin
last meeting. -. satisfied The Rosrd thai the 5pia
lon expressed N ne teport Of jan. sd that on nc
co1nt Q! thc1oentA expenses OF which the Board
% hsus s. ss pest T.
contractors il probably incorrect.
Admitting even the fact that The cont.acto.s lose
Money , on thss5 work Is not 1u1clcn1 reason why
md tf The city nales good hts loss By Donation
ooIaoe o. NJ contract, It can be justified only By
VIZ, UT eztraordtnar; reason. for doing 20. Il
hAve not lost money, but' hist II
e eoai5acs psace eosEs the cost q the Hork, that
,nstiaaI 4; N casc ~ %nlen RE Conncl would be
}sr1s Snawn n 1he sosad oohsuon: aes from the
Of Du!l & Gowan. The moti ea1elai inse.tisafon don
= 1o the csAt Of the work shown thai 1t cannot
co1n1eton By the cry, unless unusual
@ineo!ttcs GU thouid arise in finishing
" h.qnns snd ios .h9se 1t 4 no. nov proposed
saPs nat The eon'rsctoss xiu loss sl60 900 o.
their hotsting and other machinery, and alIoHmg
tnem a. sahfJ and pereouaf expenses x13. $50. the
snd @ 1nnsf ~ ehaits complete, NJ computed hy u.s. u
<1S..n!e*
~, eot , INC Motk mus completeo !s computed thst
,oe1s tssn ~ ihp3 t co1. ,ne Seease e9s Or
me personal expenses Of The contractors.
1ne Eoe1a Iep:at wnAi they fasd IN thar report Of
.srcsav dena t1M fhsr ~ 10 ne VOTE
W., n1a1 a. eosH: a aatF record has bcen
r. wnpk .iresS dnne ~ me as wof5 20 t1at a. to
eohh1enfe N1tn Them bat Of actual knowledge. 1t
- = @ pss.nlc u&t We can oe undef error a. 10
- s.1 tNTnIoAnu4 ol me Ho1K already execut.
1ern,,r ana ss1ni5n. Y ,v,st supnel h Nntk Il very
md assuming TINT the unusual difficulties are moi
r,Se,t.i - - ~ Mostr HAte!lais ana u
aseeIaaned very nearly. The difficult item Of cost
hirh Ini.ht rT,se IN me "
Was the building lxuncl1fnr and RinEfno ~ ths r.ht
The City Engineer, IN hls Statement OF isst Ts1rb
setnated ,the cost of crib: '.' D''''~N'
For work to be done. ...... n a. n n
Total al-.....................,. St0l ma n
1oe hHu10 statement OF the contractors before the
Co1ncli. nov Thai the work haE been finished
amount includes the sum Of 900 fof engines Ind
hoishnG machinery not properly belonging 10 the
Ge, ano not Included In the City Engineers es1i-
"a1G. a1;. y,
uH OWE eftmata does. however. allow ali tow
N.Y. ,hcq ua wniSn ,s sees emim o. <io not allowed
ciudine the t1o stcsn. N MI .! eoet r.
exttInaie al Marrh iaxf is fonn+ - ~ INC
with The swosn statements Of ,he oontfsc,o,s
racommsnnr INV 1nc,rs. e. " r. soe 1ossa desnne
Tess-s I1mii 3 E93 .aSease os Inc eoauaet pnee Of
M lie con- eoncSu,ien gso af ibe xors :, - ss,u =.
evident that he contractor. hnYe los, o1.v VIZ
6e proper to consider the question Of making them
40 advance.
The charter requires the reservation Of Is per cent
It does not right OF adtnissfble to th1s 1nsrd
hat this reservation should be psid drectjv Or IN.
1lfeetlF as the charter provides.
detailed statement and ertt,nato OF the cost Of
tport- >30
toigned) JIG. Gnpk1x. !
Fnru. LrTz,
Laid on the tab}t temporarily.
s,,,rxo ~ ~u,,
The comm,,see ~ ,sa.aaa ~ aAa4 -
~ ~ the pe1u,an - ea dcense se whom vas re-
II of1h. 1 s1 9 snoa9 merchants for the re.
.ins,nr ~. ~ ~. - C1o!1anGe iepored n HEok Of
iaid oyer md nsrierrd ~ .,th,;eh9 9m eio9 10 t
HcTcufAs' 11cExsEs
The same committee, In relation 10 The Increase
bn1ehers' necnees hnm 81 70 Slp rennrted n
voF Of The appointment Of intpcc1ors IA eIsT,tn.
i meat before tale: thai the rftse h. rnrrss ~ ~
10; and the butchers rtoptred 10 enter into hnnd
sso0. The necessary amendnent 10 the Old Or
port. laid oves md o!defed nuhitshed. van 'A'
rH1 uvka uSnE1-
= 'oa,eanon o. tne ComnFoller on 1hc tunnel under
q soo1h hranfh OF the f3se1. together with The o.
= f9e4he1 ., 40; AZ ooho reported psoess and asked
= ~ -, n.ls.tr. nat un'S. III
VI ano.Aoa i2'a osef ana osnosed published
7hx 1AkE 1uxNIL-
AID. Woodman called pp the report of Tho c,rn-
,,t.ee On Finance in relation to tne appucst;on ~
|rN Gowap the lnkc fnnnej cnnt,1rfor- ~ - ~
>Hcase upon their outrart pr,ce. No' @0
AID. Mercy offered the following ordinance.
}t U or1aasi2y the Common CouncI:
sSEcTzox1. That IN addinon to The sum Of s,1s.-
30 banned in the original cuutracf nrfca n fhr
gresmen. ,oF be Construction of Tie | iste tunnel I'll
. aforesaid. the Comptroller be and IL hrr-hT |
'owan--per centum On eaid qtictuxl contrnr1
rice IN addition thereto.
SECTION : That the raid Compsroller be, and he IL
erEby authorized and directed, TO psy to aaid D1T
GoKAn The eum Of dollsrs x7thIn sfrt- !
F1fdue Of sad sum. when rhe esId 0nIf 4 Tnrxsr 49,
ball have completed said tunnel ind put ihe same
successful operation, according to the te1ns and
ond1t1one Of the raid atTrc1tIts, ind eh4l al that
me take from them receipt therefor In full OF all
81 e,see. .Ss r. sw q eqni
rostded 1os IL saIa contract or in any manner.
6eleof: oo'''s o' aonol Inc whole OF my part