The New York herald., 1869-02-20
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

The Board OF Supervisors conduct their business
on the close corporation plan. They hold secret
meetings. squander the public money and donate to
their favorites with q free hand. The minutes OF
their proceedings are sacredly kept from public
gaze
The Official guillotine will be put in requiston at
the Custom House In q few days. This news win, no
doubt, shock the nervous system OF some or the
drones who are marked out for execution.
II is not true that Alderman Murphy Mcguire Is
writing history OF the Dutch Netherlands. He pro-
poses to complete his studies In the City Hall pri-
mary school before entering the channels Of ntera-
ture.
II the people who have the power to take down
that liberty pole at the junction OF Franklin street
and West Broadway desire to increase the Coroners'
incomes they had better let It stay In In present
shaky condition until 1t takes notion, windy
day, to come down on It's own responsibility.
. what does the Street Commissioner intend to do
with 109th street, between second and Third ave-
nuess row OF tagging on each side Of the way
wouldn't be out OF place. The ladies who live in the
vicinity have to wade through foot Of mud to 20
shopping at present.
will the Common Council condcscend to inform
the people what they use 40 many carriages for at
the public expense The special committees always
have big bills for carriage hire, but they do not state
taxpayers have to "down with the dustr that Com
mon Councllmcn may ride TO theatres and ballss
Some time ago Q resolution was passed In the
Board OF Health asking BY what authority Its clerks
had been employed In getting up electioneering
documents. The answer seems TO be very long
a-coming. Probably II would be more OF Q 'crusher,
than the Commissioners had reason to expect.
II Is said that II the police force Il increased,
which It should be, the standard for the height OF
applicants for patromanic honors win be lowered.
Good. The idea that strong, healthy, 1.-the young
fellow Is not nt to be policeman because he hap
pens to be third OF an inch below ave feet seven Is
rather preposterous, TO say the least What says
common-sense Mr.. Brennans
bill has been reported favorably In the Lsgisla-
ture authorizing corporations for pecuniary pront"
Can II be that all the corporations In hs city have
never been heretofore "authorizedr to make protss
They have certainly grown very rich without autnor-
ity. But, after all did the Albany solons ever au-
snorize corporation Ito make ossesf'
who wouldn't be Coroner In these hard times
The sum appropriated for the coming year for Coro
ners fees Ia Just si2sT5 for each OF the four
officials who sit on dead bodies In this county.
Three good sized houses have been erected on the
public sidewalk near the Grand street ferry. The
occupants OF these shanes they pay ground rent
for The same. VIII the street Commissioner iuvesti.
gate the mattcr'
The old paper dealers IN Ann street are doing
thriving business in buying up old Corporation docu
ments. These documents are printed by the Tam
roany Ring Printing Company, at cost to the city
OF ve dollars per folio Tney are sold to the junk
dealers for ave cents per pound. That's the way the
money goes.