New-York tribune., 1871-08-24

SEC 8. For the payment Of the obligations incurred
by the late Metropolitan Fire Commissioners in construct
alarm telegraph and teegraphic apparatus and appl
ances Herewith connected and for the purpose OF
Department Of the city Of New-York the ComptrolIeP
Of the City of New-York is hereby authorized and
! Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonaty Of the City OF New
York sum not exceeding four hundred thousand dol
as "Fre Telegraph Bonds OF the Corporation Of the
city Of New York" said bonds TO be signed by
with the official seal of the Corpora
on attested by the Clerk thereof and transferable In
| the Comptroller, and to bear interest not exceeding
per cent per G ya@ber a0b IN aeh YEAR % and
the principal thereof shall be redeemabe within aiteen
TSn G mt the G S f i hereby
and directed to order and cause 10 pe rase py ' AZ % %
and Comfy ~ New York an amount sufficient in each
year 10 pay the interest on the bonds here &
and also an amount sufficient 10 pay anu reueoi 'N0
sEC TO- The authority given by section seven, chap
ter eight hundred and 6fty three laws Of eighteen hnnd
red and sxty-eght TO the Comptroller OF the city or
NewYork, TO adjust claims, put INTO sut agasI emo
Mayor Aldermen, and Commonalty OF the city OF New
York is hereby abrogated and annued and no greater
amount OF accumulated debt bonds 0, the @ @ ,
cent 10 provide for the payment of whatever claims
NAV have been adjusted by the Comptroller OF tne olty
that the Comptroller shall adjust and pay, under te
aforesaid authority, the liabilities incurred py tne ia
the abolition OF the said departments and the outstanding
claims for printing and advertising; such 70
be made within sixty days from the passage OF ths a
The Board of Supervisors OF the county OF are
hereby authorized and directed to order ana cause 20 @
raised by tax upon the estates by law subject to taxa
ton within the city and county OF NewYork, amount
sufficient in each year to pay the interest on me % M
lated debt bonds Of the Corporation OF the Cy VI
York and also amount sufficient to paw ana Teeei
said bonds in the years in which the same ny ING 'eS
These sections were passed by the Legislature as in
tea parts Of the charter scheme by which hynta 1s a
located, and conflicting municipal ana metropolitan 1
partments abolished and UNIFORM system Vi t Ng
Government estahllshed ~ VIII W. OSt of issS was re-
pcaled. except to existing abllles III lhe le
and Croton Aqueduct Departments, ana Ou'sianu.s i
claims for printing and advertising. These old Guy
claims large but they all reached the 'nIpIloe
ali ipcnrred nndcr departments which had been egs-
latively made independent OF Mayor ana common |ou-
Gil. ,,
II NAV he relevant to add that the Comptroler, Ike
every other fiscal executive officer is depehcnt toa
large extent upon the Judgment and actloh ot Vaos
and approprate hureaIx and especially OF the Aunt
Burcau and to remember in snGh connection ta y, ,h
Department OF Finance OF ou CITY GovIhm1nJ - nlc III
magnitude second only TO that OF the Federal boSer
ment 10 f. also pertinent TO understand thtit Whnha
Department ccriitls TO a debt and II has been thus
audited mandlmus can issue to compel payment -,
Enlarged criticism has been made upon tbe pIyInehCo
those liabilities Even in view Of It the Mayor OF
opinion that he would feel compelled 10 perform ~ %
time precisely the official services which he performer dC
the dates the criticised warrants III cOuuttfsighS
them The Mtyor regards his counters gnIug Of all war
rants 10 De no more than testfyng to the verify OF e
paper called warrant; that II s an Official document Il
drawn correctly in form and comes from the proper
| and departments The department either make gen
| grerate suns Gloldng tLcr own responsibility
for the integrity Of voucherS) or for particular anos
upon specific contracts vouchers In duplicate w1ch
ev send 10 him dOubly certified by the head OF tle a
prcpIiae bureau and by the head Of t4e depatJI1mV
wherein the expense has been incurIed 1T M t
possible in an immense government such is ths vi % te
City Of York thatts executive nran OF eEe ern 1o
head of the Finance Department. shon poOo %, re ia
ally acquainted with every detail ana ~ VI r III
cal accounts Indeed large prop2ropt mt as
Health Fire Police PGbe lhslf4SgI @ t Ioca % eratre in
| any mod most Just to the Commona.ty and the city
credit should adopt some method G he one hede,n l
and nut 10 confusion the evident partisan conspiracy
which has been formed against the erede oi 'Ho oJ "
hTaS 5ig%ed ne yen IL "''O"' A. oAKEY HAIr, Mayor.
Received ordered printed, and referred to special
Irving. Plunktt, welch and woItman.
From George Pesinger, presenting to the city an en-
craving city Hail. it appeared IN l7s9 Re
ceived and resolution by Alderman irving adopted ac
cepting the glft and thanking The donor
On motion OF Alderman Woitman. the Committee
Streets discharged from further consideration OF
concurred in as follows; To permit DRY Doc. isI
Broadway aud Battery Railroad Company 10 pace
-Aror-b0x at No. 20 COurtaud IT. and Ia permit Fat
tersOn Capp Co. 10 constrcs raised eArlagcway III
font Of NJ. 3l6 Westinghouse.
PAPERs FROM BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN ADOPTED
Ordinance regulating Election Dislrct BOUNDARIES in
the First Fifth, Eighth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth Twenty
Alex VI Hayes to erect two bay.windows on building
northwest corner Broadway and f1ternth-sL ana 10
permit Patrick Barley TO place watering trough III 'front.'
OF No. l25 BrOOme-st.
PAPERS PROM THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
OVER.
Ordinances regulating election district boundaries in
Sixteenth and Eighteenth Wards. Resolution to lay gas
mans, &c, in FOurth-aye, east side, from seventy
fourth 10 T.. E.ghtv-fOurth-st.
GENERAL ORDERS ADOPTED.
ResOhtiOns-TO lay Belgian pavement III Iwelith-st,
Flf;h to Thirteenthave; wenty-frst-
Ciark-st BrOume Spring; FOrty-eighthst, Ninth To
Teuth-aye: Forty-hrstst Eighth to Eleventhaye For
70 TIevenfte and FOTty-secOndst Madison To Third
ave To regulate and grade Eghty -iOurIhs, Eigh,h-
ave to Boulevard To lay crdesNaA w
opposEe Church Of the Immaculate ConceptIoh 10 la
north side OF FortysecOnd-st, between Eiglln ana
Ninthaves. To curb and gutter, &C., northeast eoI
Ffthave. and FOrtyninthst; both sides OF fueth-st,
and Eghthaye. To place gas,nhP III ions -. TO , oo
Eighth-aye;2 lamps IN front OF 81 Adams Churc9 East
Fortyseyentlst. To place and lght hInp; IN S Sne,
third Second 10 Third avcs; Fiftysecondst, second
ave- to East River To place ornamental lamp III 'front.'
Of No r6 Frstave' as0S on Sou'n sIso seo'
corner of Firsaye ana EetehSs' corner ~
ri.a vr and sixy-frsst also northeast corner 0
Fonrhave and Sixtyfrsst also in front Of 52 Broad
F1yrth to Fifthayes also sixty St, nom Eighth
ave Boulevard and Fights thlrd-si ir"n halc
TO boulevard, to lay gas mains @c III h6 nd AZ AZ
observation-disclosures 10 one
teenthst also south Fthave. To Amty 10 four'hst'
also in sixty-hrst-st. from Egpthaye 10 BouieVard
ito place free drnkinghyd ydrant m oo
feet west OF Sixthaye.; dividing the Tenth "afd INTO
II Election Districts TO build receiving Dasll ~c, On
southeast corner OF ClarksOn and HudOnsts 10 permit
Charles eSsuer TO construct dram from NOS 81 ana sS
Firstaye 10 sewer in Iifth-st, and 10 permit John
Shields place a watering-troush III Hoht VI NJ -
Grandst . ,,--,-.--o.o.
Ahrmatve-The President. Aldermen CnariocE, III |
uOnd Hart Irving Mitchell. McKeyST, ONel,l' run
Nit. Reilly Schlichting, Wpltman, ana Welch-l3',
on motion the Board Uurned until MohGay sept 4
ot o'clotk ~ m JOHN HARDY, Clerk.