The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
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Car Fares ON the Eighth Avenue Railroad
Public Assessments and IrOn-Clad Ash
Cans-RepOrt Of the Finance Committee.
The Board OF Assistant Aldermen met yesterday
afternoon. In the absence OF the President Mr..
Otis I. Hall, the chair was occupied by Assistant
Alderman Calvin.
After the usua! routine business had been tran.
sacted Assistant Alderman CONNOR moved a reso-
luton to the effect that The Corporation Counsel be
directed to inform the Board If In his opinion
THE EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY
have the power and legal right under their charter
to charge five cents extra fare for conveying pas
sengers above Fifty ninth street. He said that the
TO pay five cents above the street mentioned when
gong to their work; 70 that many OF them having
only 81 day mad to Pay altogether twenty cents
charge was UNJUST and exrortlonate The resolution
ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Assistant Alderman GELS next moved that all
streets, avenues, alnes and all public places that
thereby should not again be assessed for any i'm:
movement but that all assessments, charges ana
expenses for such iurtner improvements should
at the expense OF the city. Referred to the Com
communication was read from the Department
of Public Works III reply to resolution or inquiry
adopted on the 10Th or February, stating that the
number OF laDOrers employed by the department
varied almost daily and that the number at present
The Communication was received and ordered to
be placed on nle.
Assistant Alderman GELS having called attention
the fact That by resolution OF the Board or Health
property owners were compelled to adopt certain
vessel known ''tne lrOn-clad ASH cam" moved
that the name or names OF the party furnishing
such can be gwen to the Board and also whether
any contract existed between the patentee and the
Board of Health. lie also moved that :he Corpora
tion Counsel be directed to inform the Board
whether property owners can be compelled TO adopt
any specially described vessel tor the removal OF
ashes or garbage
REPORT FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Assistant Alderman PINCKNEY then read the re-
ierred preamble relative to the fees paid to the
Collector OF Assessments and resolution TO repeal
the s authority Of ro which suc ad fees
also communication from George M. Van Mort
Commissioner OF Pubic Works, transmitting copy
OF q communication from the Collector OF Assess
ments In reference to sand preamble and resolution
that pursuant TO the provisions OF an ordl-
nance OF the Common Council, passed July Is, 1852
! and an ordinance amending the same, passed No
vember "a. 1858, there has been ncluded In every
assessment list TWO and half per cent for fees TO
the Bureau OF Collection OF Assessment, and said
fees have been paid on all sums col
city treasury, and on the return Of sucn assess.
ment lists 10 the Bureau of Arrears sum equal TO
assessments, so ieturned has been paid to the Bu
reau OF Collection OF Assessments. Further, that
during the period "a alluded tS-tnat is, from May
Collector or Assessments, as fees to his bureau
$56O,s2 70 for the following aggregate Of cOec-
uons returns, &c. -
On collections sl249s,ss5 ssCs5s s.
On assessments nncolected returned TO Bureau OF - 40
on BY order Of the Supreme
On ssss..%sn,s charged to the Mayor Aldermen
and Commonaity of New York 129,293 SO
Total. .$6oo,S24 20
| Chapter T. Revised Ordinances, 1859. provides for
the organization OF the bureau. prescribing In de-
| tail the duties OF the officers. The committee find
the entire duties OF the bureau are performed by the
| Collector OF Assessments ana Jour or five employees.
| These employees are compensated out OF the fees OF
the ONCE to the extent OF ABOUT $1,000 per annum,
| and that the remainder OF said fees Is divided be-
tween the collector and such deputy collectors as
are appointed from time 20 time These
The following Is a statement OF the ices received
| by the Collector monthly during the period named,
| with the names OF the deputy collectors among
| whom distribution OF fees was made:-
| Paid to clerical force from May 1867, to July 81,
TO Collector Of Assessments. Henry STARK s''''
weather. from May 1867, to July, ls7i.... 66624 80
A. d. Barber May 1867, to July 81, 1871. S65,624 80
ISL 5llGs ss
Henry smith, fro May 1851 to July 81 ISL 1854 So
b. Brown from May 1857 TO January 81 1868 1891 Is
Francis MeCabe, from December /, 1857, TO -, -.
is70 ........'.....,........' s52ss "a
1865 6s1 2l
isi....... .......,.:..........:... lms7s II
ISL 'V' . ''' & 5ee47 ss
H. r. whitney, from April 1870, July 81 1871 1929 10
j. T. Mackenzie from MAY, $50 TO April 3d. ISL 1850
L. j. stewart from Nav, ISL to July "a, ISL 4l9s 20
Paid for political expenses Observation-Disclosures. $27,3ll 10
Appended to the report was the following resolu-
| ton, which was aiu over the report being ac-
| cepted:-
Resolved That the ordinance OF the Common Council in
Collector Assessments and Duties
The Board In relation thereto passed MAY Is,
1853 and the amendment thereto passed November "a 1885,
1 retclnded
| The report was accepted and the resolution was
| laid over until the next meeting.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.