The New York herald., 1868-02-25
BOARD or CuuRClLMEN.

The Corpor alton "Ilnnuai, Business Vetoed
by the Mayor.
The Board met yesterday afternoon, the President
Mr.. Stacom, presiding.
number OF unimportant resolutions were presented
and referred to appropriate committees.
The Comptroller requested by q unanimous reso-
luton to copy Of street ceanng contract 70
the Board
The suboined COMMUNICATIONS wero received from his
Honor the Mayor:
MAYORS OFFICE New YoRK, Feb. "a, 1868.
To THE HONORABLE TIE BuAED OF CoUNCnMEN:-
GEN.LRAEN-I return without approval 4 resolution
adopted by your honorable body February lb 1866 aud
concured in by the houorabl, the Board OF Aldermen
February lS 1853 directing the Clerk prepare and
compile The Manual Of The Corppation OF the city Of
New York year 1s6s, and fifteen thousand
copies thereof be Printed and Appropriated for puoiic
distribution. as lo.Iows:Flve buudred copies for
Mayor TOUR thousand i've hundred copies Tor the Clerk
Of The Common council. aud i've thousand copies eacn
for the Boards OF Aldermen aud tounc.imen
am III favor OF the pubncalion Vi Corporation
MANUAL containing, III cunvcnie.t and compact lorn,
such niorma.lon as may DC VI Tea importance to AL
persons conheced with the CITY government; but can.
reasons, wit autnorizes tue publication OF AN un
usual, aud, in my judgment, unnecessary number OF
cop'ssavo tousand more than ever before autnoiized
II paces limitation tho amount OF expenditure
TO 10 incurred II makes no Appropriation TO meet II
~uen Incurred 1t nAcs specific compsasaton 20 the
Clerk Tor preparinl ami computing aud ias 10 provide,
sho Id do tnat prnlng aud pub,ication should
b 70 the lowest bidder upon lair and open
tton.
approval IN 1868 prssd NJ for The publication OF ten
Thousand copies year returned IL with my
jcc,ons showed by refe epce to Official figures Lat
the Manual tor The preceding year had cost tne city
moro lnAn $50 I0J I'm addition to the Cork compesa
tion over IS 80 per volume, and mat had ascer.
tanned that upon iboral estimate Ii the work had
been open " competition, responsible publishers would
have been wiling 10 have done for 81 u volume
tnus saving more two-fitus OF the whole Z
M.nuai for 1866 was puolis No appropratisn has
yet been madc To pay Tor H. and the puusher reInains
unpaid. l am unable ascertain the exact OF
M L
than those charged aud pad IN 1862 IL IS therefore,
think air to assume from the experience the past
that 5000 copies OF the Mauual for 1868 are TO b,
published, proposed by the present rosouton tho
oly than tnat. respectfully submit
that expenditure cannot oa JUSTIFIED or deended
AID also call tue attention Of your honorable body
10 tho fact that there IS no appropriations out OF wbcn
so large amount can DO paia The Common Council,
the ordinance max ing the annual appropriation Tor
1868, which Las BEN Transmitted TO the Legislsure Tor
approval. for 900 Tor their pr ntng,
including the Manual a sum "h.cn need hardly say
Is wholly Inadequate, II more than $4,000 10 10 DC
tasen for the Manual a,one and ~ Is not a. all hk.B
tnat tho Les atuIe viii add to the appropriation the
just enhsr the ci.y the publisher. II
pss me cty TO pay more than IL should pay for the
work, aud IL compels tie publisher 70 charge
more than be should Charge because OF the dicuitos
which stand In the way Of receiving anything 1xe
prompt payment Of his bids In other words, hs is com.
pelled To charge in proportion delay aud risk
therefore respectfully submit tha. tho resolution should
be reconsidered AM tDat should be adopted,
norizng the publication OF a smaller number Of
copies imi ing expense specific amount direct
ing work TO be gwen lowest responsible
bidder making an appropr,ston TO meet the expcnss
aud askng The Legislature mako specific provision FOR
II IN the Tax Lazy. Sucn resolution would receive
my prompt approval. JOHN L. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
resolution offered directing the Mayor to oaer
$500 reward for the and conviction Of the muir
dcror Of Peler Lend
The following was adopted
Resolved, That the CerS Of the Common Council DO
and he Is hereby authorized and directed 10 procure
copies Of all bulls or acts In any wise specia.y
affecting tho interesB OF the city that have
been or ma5 be hereafter presented to tue Legis
iature and that toe sald clerk be directed,
IN each case without unnecessary delay, TO nave
such number OF copies ho may deem oxpedicnt
printed for the use OF the es or the members OF the
Common Council aud Mayor, when necessary Tor
Distribution IN order THAI the zens may have sn op.
porlunlty to demonstrate against enactment
Resolutions in favor OF paving with the Nicolson
pavement Twenty street. from the Second TO the
Tenth avenue and Nineteenth street from tho Third TO
the sixth avenue, we're presented and laid over Tho
Beard sdjouraed 70 meet Thursday al tWo o. ciock