The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-23
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The Board met yesterday afternoon. the President,
Mr.. Stacom, presiding.
After the minutes Of the previous meeting were
read large number of resolutions to pave different
streets with Belgian pavement were presented and
referred to the Committee on Street Pavement.
THE WAY THE STREETS ARE CLEANED.
The Board concurred with the Aldermen in ap
pointing Joint committee of three members from
each Board investigate the present mode Of clean
ing the streets, with power to send for persons and
papers. The committee appointed were Messrs.
Daley, Gbney and Terhune.
THE CHURCH STREET EXTENSION MATTER
lengthy petition was received from Christian e.
Detmod setting forth the facts that he the owner
Of certain lot at 1o5 Liberty street. which build
ings were erected, which were demolished by the
widening of Church street, and that the commits
soners appointed by the Supreme Court to investi.
gate the claims OF owners OF property in that region
awarded him $40, $50 the 2sth Of December, 1857
on the part Of the city fathers Mr. Detmold politely
reminds them that he would like to have his ''ttle
billn settled.
MEMBER moved that the paper be referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The PRESIDENT said that SIT will be referred to the
portn Whether the presiding oficer meant that the
delicate duty which he imposed upon the above
named committee was to investigate" into the lite
rary merits OF the legal document, which was evil
IDENTIFY drawn up with care, or whether there were
other serious objections in the way of the petitioner
receiving the snug little sum Of $4,000 without fur
ther delay we are unable to determine. No doubt
the committee will be materially aided in their labO
rious undertaking by efficient "cerical gentlemen
to whom the city generously donates piles OF green
backs from time to time for such extra services"
CENTRAL PARK STOCK.
The resolution from the Aldermen authorizing the
issue of 1900 600 Central Park Improvement stock oc-
casioned the expectoraton OF some City Hall elo-
quence. The clerk was about to take the vote. when
Mr. FLYNN rose to object to the passage Of the reso
luton: whereupOn Mr.. HENRY MURRAY rose and OBJ
ected to Mr.. Flynn delivering himself OF speech at
became ps indignant and CURLY observed, III
the gentleman keeps his ears straight"-- But
in consequence Of the great confusion In the
Board at the time, and owing to the fact that soon
after the accidental upsetting OF an inkstand, year
and q half ago, the reporters table was moved into
ngy dcut to hear or see anything that transpres
the conclusion of the sentence SO classcaly ushered
into being was prematurely s sIT before u
Twenty-second,' continued Mr.. Flynn meaning Mr..
Murray 'wili take his seat at this time" The
orator meekly complied with the imperious demand
OF the gentleman from the down town district and
the debate proceeded. Mr.. Flynn complained that
notice had been given to that branch OF the Com,
mon Council that the Park Commissioners needed
more money and he hoped that "this thing" would
be referred to committee, so that they might know
fused to refer the paper to q committee
Mr.. HENRY MURRAY said that 1t was very i'm
portant that the Board should pass the ordinance
now for the money was needed to pay workmen on
the Park. -,--
Mr.. FLYNN remarked, soto Uoce, "They (meaning
the workmen) came from Jersey and other places"
Councilman STEPHEN ROBERTS supposed that this
matter was all right, but whenever any gentleman
objected to the passage Of paper without reference
he would vote to let him have that privilege.
Mr.. HARTMAN rose to enltghten Mr.. Flynn by
observing that the Legislature had made the appro-
priatl0n.
Mr. FLYNN closed the discussion by saying that II
would be good while before the Legislature could
compel him TO vote on It, and he wished his protest
mn NJ II HENRY MURRAY ithe gentleman from up town
from down town. mildly CALCULATED without rising
from his seat 1.-THE gentleman has already pro-
tested.r This sentence, though not vehemently
articuIated nevertheless fell upon the ear OF Mr..
Twenty second TO dictate to me-"
The resolution to concur was adopted BY vote OF
A PRIZE FOR THE AMERICAN xARKsxRN AssocrA.
The resolution previously introduced directing the
appointment OF q joint committee Of Ave from each
Board to get up suitable prize to be presented to
the American Marksmen Association at their APP
preaching festival In Jones Wood, the cost OF which
Is not to exceed $3.50, was adopted BY vote OF 20
Previous to its passage Councilman STEPHEN
RODENTS ventured the opinion that the adoption of
such resolution would be establishing bad prece.
dent. II would be followed by proposals to award
prizes for ball playing, &C. -
Inflated by an utterance OF Mr.. HARTMAN. who said
he astonished to hear Of any member having the
audacty 70 preach reform In such matter as that,
for did not the newspapers tell them that the Euro
pean cities had donated prizes to these marksnien
who were about TO visit our city
resolution to increase the salaries Of the keepers
Of the city parks to ~, 200 per annum was lost.
A resolution was adopted directing the Comptroller
10 give Bernard Carroll the sum OF 500 In reniune