The New York herald., 1871-10-24
THE SINKING FUND.
Meeting of the Board of
Commissioner
A Modest Bill for Appraising the City Property
Only Sl52, 800 for Few Hours Work
The Eighteenth Ward Water Front

furbuauV t0 HOJOurumenL Cno COMMISSIONERS VI
the Sinking Fund met at the Mayors once yester-
day at two O'Clock. There were present Mayer
Hail. Recorder Hackett, Deputy Comptroller Green
and City chamberlain Bradley. The venerable Sec.
retary had been obliged to run after some docu-
ment ne needed, and he came In pufnng In man.
ner that would have done credit to an East Ri yer
tOwboat After he had mopped the perspirarion
from his brow, and had blown himself into proper
condition, he unwound his red tape, and then read
the minutes of the last meeting.
Mayor HALL then said he had communication
from Cortlandt Palmer and his associates to the
Comptroller In relation to payment for their
LABOR IN ESTIMATING THE CITY PROPERTY.
Here Mr. GREEN asked TO be excused for few
minutes, and, grabbing his hat, went out. What ne
went out for was not ascertained.
Recorder HACKETT asked II there was not some
business they could 60 on with until his return.
Mayor HALL said that under the statute nothing
could be done unless the Comptroller were present
The Mayor then handed Mr.. Bradley bootmaker's
circular, saying, "You are running Tor office. am
not There ls place to get your boots made"
This made Mr. Dikeman laugh, likewise Mr.. Storrs,
who was present. and number Of others.
Mr.. BRADLEY found the man did not keep in his
district. This made the gentlemen laugh again.
Then the Mayor handed Mr.. Bradley circular In
relation to the reception Of the great and coming
Russian-Alex. Just then Mr. Green returned and
the Mayor proceeded to read the letter, which
was signed by Cortandt Palmer, A. J. Bleecker and
A. II. Muller. They had appraised the city real
estate and found 1t to be worth $244 00O0 600 The,r
legal fees would be one per cent but as the amount
was so large they would take $l52,50O or one-six-
teenth Of one e per per cent as their pay: r.. u,,
not vote, he sad TO pay such bill as thar. There
should have been sume stipulated sum to be paid
Chamberlain BRADLEY remembered when he and
the present Tax Receiver Mr. Smyth, had been
sioners OF Charities and Correction. Their legal fee
would have been $1,000. and tney considered them.
Comptroller Connolly had directed by the Board
to make some arrangement with those gentlemen as
sad a wae ee
men men employed at 5000 or $1,000, who mad to
haps hundred thousand, pieces OF property in q
Would NOT VOTE TO PAY
these gentlemen $15a 500 He asked that the resou-
| tion authorizing their appointment be read.
1t was read, and the provision to which Mr..
Bradley referred was found to conclude the resou.
tion. The subject was then referred TO the Comp
troler and Mr. Green promised that he would look
into tine matter.
Mr.. GREEN then read paper whicn was supposed
it was about or what he said about il could not be
heard half dozen feet from where he sat. The
Mayor, seeing that Mr.. Green's mustacheh had ceased
moving, said:-" ALI in favor OF the resolutions say
aye; an opposed no-it Is carried" Mr.. Green's
Mayor said the roll was called for. The roll was
called ana everybody said ave.
MT. BRADLEY then called attention TO the subject
OF leasing the water front opposite the Eighteenth
Ward Ward Market MARI to the Department OF Docks, and
McKe0n, counsel to the Board.
MT. GREEN, looking toward the Mayor with an
expression half q interrogaton and half of aston
ishment, asked II the Counsel to the Corporation
was not counsel to the Commissioners. lie did not
know, OF course that Mr.. McKeon was formerly
lighting the powers tnat be; that he was fierce
former, and had been rewarded with the place OF
Counsel to the Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund.
Mr.. Green's peculiar nod, on being informed that
the Corporation counsel was not counsel to the
Board, was very ominous. Another head may fall.
The subject was then. on resolution referred to
the counsel to the Board, after which the meeting
adjourned.
Meeting Of the Street Cleaning COmmis sion.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board OF Commits
soners having charge Of the cleaning OF the public
streets met yesterday at the Mayors ofice. The
bill referred to the Comptroller at the last meeting
was called up Mr. Green said the amount for
cleaning the streets under apprOpr alton had been
all paid out by the Finance Department, and he dld
not know anything about the extra work claimed to
Mayor HALL said he had signed the bills as the
inspectors had certified that the work had been
done The blu was then audited after some slight
discussion, and the meeting adjourned
The City Fathers Attention TO business.
The boards OF Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen
were called together yesterday, but there were not
enough OF either body present transact any bust.
ness. There are almost three hundred papes of
general orders'' the books OF unflnisbed busi.
ness waiting TO be disposed OF, but the boards can.
not be got together to do the work allotted them
or which they have brought on themselves.
Money for the Department Of Public In.
sfructiOn.
Deputy Comptroller Green paid over yesterday to
the Department OF Public Instruction The sum OF
$780, 900 Tor the salaries OF the teachers and en-
poyes ef that department.
Payment To the Department Of Parks.
Deputy Comptroller Green paid yesterday 20 the
Department OF Public Parks the sum OF $50 600
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