New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24

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ordlnane as rcferred to the Committee on sewers
BY The TSSi street lamp be placed ond LIGHTED on
ht 80. of Avenue A, forty teei liour ,; Of Tho
S%e ~ Eichty-scvcnth-St unN'' '"'
1omH, ssoner Of Public oIks on LAMPS and
Which was referred to the 'o"'''''
Gas. . .,a,r,,,, Conunr-
BbIJ Tbat neruisson be and the Chi nm orna
<so'tI - t,osc,,plcuter 60 place au ilt.. or 80,
givon 90 Charles t he connected with his own meter
az frnnt OF No I29 Frstav ~ direction of the Com
AT MS own EXPENSE ana un"'
missioner Alderman ConnOr moved tna' san
be sdoPted NJ, the question whether the Board
would agree with said or frmative bv the following
Which was OF all the members ee''eu '''s Al
favor thereof; ..s,stant Aldermen Foley. stacom'
AmrmaVV En- robinson. Hcaly, Hart kraus' - 80.
VbI,cn' Sfrack Pnckncy CoSlel" 49,, WI, schworrz
tleaeld Gels, sim99uSS1,''
ana tae liant Alderman Stacom- --.,, =, W
BY ASH ITaf the Counsel To the Corporation Ut IT,
Reso =, inform this Board how many cleTEs anu az
9SS mis- Board entitled TO by law, ana %a,
in relation 10 the salaries ol suCH
they lary whether they have power by resoIuso OF
aodinsnce 20 increase or decrease Io os tbair re-
ts and attaches 10 increase or decrease IheI IT.
speeilve Sn sSrmap stacom moved that said resolution
be T PTdsn put the question whether the Board
xvo,,I5 agree with said resolution 49,.
wbic6 was decided il the Affirmative
By 5 That LudOyc Damae be and ne 9GT the
an1'nted a Commissioner, OF Deeds IN ana ior lne
Civ and County OF NewIork, IN pace ol J"hu o'oo1'
w49 h4s IsG 70 NM the question whether the Board
would arres with said resolution. -, ~, ,o,,o,riD
which was decided in the affirmative oS 0tins In
,o,e 10 majority OF all the members eecteu No'Iie IA
favSE thefton ,ssi.tant Aldermen Foley, S;acom1.
AhTna9y va Roinson. Heay HART. Kras. Cod
Snrton strack Pnckney Costello wade. Conner, ~
,abejS Gels sinonsOn Cum.sky, MoDonald ecL""It@'
and pd'f the Presdent-2l.
Nv Assistant Alderman Healy-- ,.-..,.-.
RSsoired That the Controller be requested 10 morn
tbs Roard what newspapers have been duly desghaIeu
As Corporation papers aud by what authority also On
sgainst the city Tor the sum $4,000 for advertising
such paper never having been appointed Oorpoi"u'N
Assistant Alderman s;acom moved that said resolu-
The President put the question whe'her uie "'"iu
would agree with said notion
which was decided the affirmative.
RSsorcd That permission he and the same Is hereby
given 70 James Watson, TO sink touI-nch carmen p
fagunay across WortSt from No 100 to No. III a. an
inclOsure for steam pipe 70 be used IN connection Win
the premises numbered; provided tne sane Do Uo
~ his own expense under the direction OF the COuus
ASSISTANT Alderman staco moved that the said reso-
Tut on be- referred TO the Committee on sewers d.,
The President put the question whether the bodiu
would agree with said notion.
which decided Ill the Affirmative
RSsoired That the Committee Oh Railroads hereby
regulations and practices in respect 10 the running Of
freight cars the Harlem Railroad, below Forty
second-st and 70 report whether further muhclPa rsu
latou is necessary for the public interest and welfare
Assistant Alderman Conner moved that SAID resolu-
The, President put the question whether the Board
would agree with SAID motion.
Which decided in the affirmative.
PAPERs FROM THE BOARD or ALDERMEN
Resoired That the several resolutions passed by the
Board Of Aldermen the ls das OF January 1871 over
Harlem Railroad Company lover their tracks and lay
additional ones. etc. north q Forty -second-st, New
Assistant Alderman Calvin moved that said resolution
h. .fav a 80 Ft.f ~. rIw...
The President put the question whether the Board
vould agree with said motion.
Which was decided IN tbe affirmative.
REPORTS.
The Committee on lamps and Gas Of the Board Of As
sistsnt Aldermen, 70 whom referred the annexed
resolution favor Of lamp De- placed on the
northwest corner Of Lewis and Broome-stsq respect
fully
That, having carefully examined the subject they are
In favG OF the proposed imprOvcmen believing TIT
work be necessary, and no objection having been made
thereto Accordingly your Committee recommend that
saG resolution be adopted.
Res0red. That street lamp be placed and lighted on
tho Dorthwest corner OF Lewis and Bro0mests under
tbe direction OF the Commissioner OF Public Works.
5. n. sINoNsoN.
CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZ
Committee Oh Lamps and Gas
Aud Assistant Alderman Healy moved that said reso
"northwest." and inserting il lieu thereof the word
The President put the question whether the Board
would agree with the proposed amendment
Which decided In the affirmative.
Ana a. tuu~ amended the same Ms lucu lalu over
The Committee appointed 10 ascertain the number Of
clerks and other employees required perform the
labor Of the Clerks Office by what name they sha
be designated the probable number Of hours OF each
day required for the proper discharge Of their duties
and the compensation therefor and report 70 this Board
the result Of their inquiries together with such recon
their Judgment, are necessary TO reduce
g. minimum the expenditures OF the CLERKS omce,'
submit the following report and recommendations;
Tia, upon careful investigation they find the present
number employees in the Clerks office 10 be 81, draw
the opinion OF this Committee large and excessive
salaries and perfoTulug niue or no seIylce IherelQr
They find that the salaries OF the clerks amount Ia the
aggregate 10 tine sum of $3.50 annually
They have carefully considered the nature o. the n
offices thus filed the usefulness OF the persons thus em
pOyed aud satisfied that the duties OF the clerks can
b. better performed 10y large reduction IN the corps OF
ASSISTANT and liberal reduction Of their salaries, and
thorough and systematic method u conducting the busl-
ness OF the office.
They regard the present system ms evidence Of
nIegarty and eareessness which should be III the III
ture prevented; therefore
They recommend that the number Of employees In the
eih once ue reduced 10 nine az an annual expeSe o.
b6.50G and further recommend the Immediate repeal
OF any ordinance or ordinances by which greater
That the employees be deg grated by the names and bt
paid the salaries specified in the schedule accompanying
That the clerks and attaches Of his Office shall give at
teuton 10 business during business hours whch they
recommend 81 air be- from a. TIL T. ID. daily, Saiur
days ana legal LOhdays excepted. On saturdays IRON
q IL. till D. III.
They would respectfully hut earnestly urge the adOp
non practically OF this report ana recommendations De
eyug that while the city would be saved annually Tor
tyOne Thousand dollars by the dminuOD Of the clerca
force and The reduction OF their salaries the business OF
The clerks ONCE would be in way lnpeded, but win
thereby
Clerk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q. 800
First Assistant Clerk .............-...... 1850
Second Assistant Clerk. .--.....-...-..... 1850
Third Assistant Clerk .-............-..... 1850
Fourth Assistant Clerk ................... 2.500
Slth Assistant Clerk ...-.....--..--..... $500