The New York herald., 1871-12-15
Sale Of Property for Arrears Of Taxes
Payments by the Comprehensive
Genuine WOrkingmen All Paid.
The Common Council and Wander
bilt's Slaughter House.
Protection for Life ard Limb on Fourth Ave.
nue-1'bc Streets TO Be Dridged Over.
COMPTROLLER c9NNoLLY's CASE

nave nau sCmetnin3 " no WIN bringing ABOUT
this change, and then 1t was known
OF Aldermen would present report
IL relation to the railroad running on Fourth ave-
nue., above the Grand Central depot; also that Mr..
Cady Clerk OF Arrears In the Department. OF
Finance was TO sell property on account OF arrears
OF taxes and water rents outstanding since 1895,
and also that o number Of employees In various de-
partments would be paid or Before noontIde the
dow OF callers was toward
THE COMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE,
as here the sales OF property for arrears and The
payment Of employees were to take place. Many
OF those who owned property on which arrearages
had been allowed to accumulate hurried 10 the
Office at "the eleventh hour" paid up the amounts
charged against them, ana thus saved their
properly from going under the hammer. Just at
noon Mr.. CadJ commenced
The terms OF sale were such are usually made
in similar cases-for the lowest term OF years all
arrearages costs and charges on the property; the
buyer TO take possession In six months. COmmcnc-
ing at the FIRST ward Mr. Ca1y sold all tho property
noticed for sale IN the seven lower war1s-
some 487 pieces In all-wltn arrears on them
from s5 to $500. Among the owners OF property
sold appear the names Of Fernando Wood, Terence
Farley, John 7. Henry, r. l. h A. Stuart, j. q. d
W. W.
Leggett aud w. =. Burton estates.
To-day the sale will commence with the Eighth
ward. and Will be continued from day to day until
the entire twenty-five wards have been gone through
PAYMENT OF LABoRERs
IL IS but fair TO state that Comptroller Green has
provided oil along for the payment OF the poor men
whose claims were just, who had actually done their
money except those who mad been depending on
sinecures, and whose catIns could not be honestly
audited or allowed. He has succeeded, further, In
mn
men In the several departments may be enabled
to receive their pay regularly and fully, ana he
been feeding and fattening IN the public hives:
Yesterday ne transmitted to the Department Of
partment OF Parks s75 600, and had despatched the
CITY Paymaster with the necessary funds TO pay OF
throughout the entire length Of forty or more miles.
IN THE COUNTY BUREAU
CONSERVATION and trepidation still exist. Several OF
the attaches have already been dropped, among
others Mr.. Moloney. who mas been in the d0oart-
ment for several years. Charles Underwood OCon-
that Mr. OConneil win be retained at ali
pointee, and has steadily and conscentlously per-
formed the duties assigned him. some OF The Others
may be continued IN once but they w De trans,
place the auditing OF accounts for both city and
county under one head. At The other departments
centred In the New Court House there was little v
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
met yeaterday afternoon pursuant to adjournment
and for the first time IN long while there evi.
dences Of determination to do some work. Presi-
s s
near the stove Irving. the SOLD 'Castilian was IN
soSs;'3S %.,i iStsSSs hS1s,: s. SsskisSs
sat at their desks, while Deputy Clerk Captain
Twomey stood beside the desk, reaiy to do any
from mis- forehead, which is very aigh and runs
nearly back 70 his POLL
Board OF Assistant Aldermen had been properly re-
ferred, Alderman MITCHELL stood up, stroked down
his natty mustacne, ana then said that the special
committee appointed IN relation to the running Of
trains on the Fourth avenue from the new depot
wished to report. After referring to the fact that
1t was not only desirable but Indispensable tnat
some change should be made, that some corrective
must be devised and applied, he wound up with tho
following
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the city Of New York. and the various streets crossing
vehicles, vSsys,.;h ;Iss. ana ~ csssI Forty
ssSssn point % .sd rs:pec.ysiy,
: east Il " @ ss sn NOT o a e . nd ::
the tracks where extends over the Fourth
si ss
S % be co Of @ an 10 ps esia
ton sst vide and not less than csn feet above the
New York eff
sa % 70 ns .
second Forty streets BY said company
@ s:'s::
sss and and 70 easss SSs J,s 5 s &
Of said compsny, between ssd streets a. may be
lion Of their ana the said company nrhsr sS
Il.
The south nde Of Eishtyssco street 20 that the said
sns 's ss s s
S ss .s ss Ct s' the "
Of said Fourth avenue and at The north aide Of sstvoth
ssa s''
fee ss a a'.: .s S s2s ssd s 5:
thirteen ocow said grade Of said avenue and q. the
sSs's :ss q Tosawsy
roadway shan be connued a. the present grade through
as o s as sns ." S rna S S % ss
Harlem River the said track and roadway shall DO car
present grade o the rSarh avenue
S & ron e. :Sa o i1i
roadway 50 dsprcsss continued or elevated shall be Of
T%a n"sa 70 s"''is Eighty eighth street. rom bridge. shall
% % se wse1s ad he 1 s 10 hsn
bridges shall be constructed such distances and at
s%sA % pssss' ''
ss% % e Ss s Ds :s1 ss .Sa
par ac 10 tho tracks, and between each OF said last
s s'ssss hs
s not be : M cn @ ana ss a
street and Eighty. street. where the remains
uncovered by wall each side OF the roadway,
sur,nounted with q suitable fence The herein
toned such may be 20 carry out The obcc!
Harlem Railroad Company and to be approved by
The Engineer Of the department Of Public Works
and ono half of the cost Of said work TO he
the said railroad company AMI the other half be
borne by city and the portion 70 be borne by tho city to
be paid the work progresses and when such proportion
snail to nfeen thousand dolars The work 10 be
commenced and the lowering and depression of the
oaibed between Foryninh and Seventy ninth
streets completed before November l. 1870 and
the whole OF the work to be done within eighteen nohs
thereaitet .
pany ami IL hereby authorised to lay down such add
tona temporary tracks the Fourth avenue, above Forty
street, may bs necessary the transaction OF
curing the OF the work. and for The
speedy OF work, herein provided.
shall be removed when sal work shall be
Pietod. .
Resolved, That for the purpose adordng rapid
between foysecond street and the Harlem River
intermediate points, the sad New Yorx and Harlem
Railroad Company 30 and they are hereby authorized re.
and directed TO lay two additional the Fourth
avenue from Forty street the Harlem River and
70 take such parts Of the said avenue a. may bo