New-York tribune., 1872-12-13
MUNICIPAL BUSINESS.
THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS

At the meeting of the Dock Commissioners,
yesterday, the following were the leading ransaconS
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was
PER- Mo- % SoptR RVer and ia feet aion
the pier Reports favoring the erection OF nneu a. S
TRANSPORTATION Company and Of q wooden building on
Pier No. North River were made II was deciasa 70
lengthen the pier at the foot of Thirty Eorn
clg5p Company lnf for peiye oaSs to build ferry sp
deferred. superintendent McKewens report concern.
ing membranes in District NO ~ euperlniuinuens i
Richardson's report needed bukhead repairs between
Piers Nos and A. East River, and the Executive COM
mitteo's report concerning revised schedule OF rents
we're adopsd snperintendent Westervels report
the condition OF Pier No. l. East River occupied Dy tne
Government his communication recommending the re
building of Pier No. 49, East River, and the peutlon OF
Over Bergen for leave 10 rebuild the pier az he oot
ST. Harlem River were re-
ferred 10 the Executive Committee The use Of James
d. Warmers hOsting apparatus was reported against
SSd e % TepaT M"T Piers Nos 20 and 81 East River
referred TO the Executive Committee. second pc
ton from the Peoples Ferry Company, askng leave 20
dredge aud lay piles, the ground that they have
lease the ferry and would pay wei for the privilege
was referred TO the Executive Committee, whch was III
structed 10 obtain copy or the lease
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
yesterday tberoliowing was theHmaD business trans
acted:
The bills Of j. NJ Tracy. Warden of the Ludow-st jail
for the eight ending Aug 81 1872 ordered
paid Their large figures called out much discussion
but there was no proof that they excessive. His
were laid over. The following bills were allowed:
AODzo Dutch, work and materials at 7'h Res,me1t
Amory, g 9 20; Louis Kinkel, materials aud rebuild
ing Centre Market Armory Sl6,563 81.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
In the Board of Aldermen the Joint Com
mttee on the obsequies of Horace Greeley offered
luton authorizing the Controller to from the
preparation for city contingencies $780, to pay for
crossing the resolutions adopted by the Common Coun
ci The Committees report Of the following bills, aud
resolution directing their payment, laid lie
Moult Flower Co. Tor flowers, sl75 E. Van Rqns for
carriages $3.50; Geo. w. RoOme, for decorations Grape
gloves refreshments, for guard OF honor aud incidental
the Broadway aud East side Stage Company permission
to extend their line to Cortlandtsi Ferry was OPPOSED
on the ground the franchise worth $1,000 and
the resolution recOmmted, with instruction TO re-
port IT, under the statute the Common COpncii couu
advertise and sell the franchise at public auction.
THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The attendance was small. A resolution con-
tempating the removal OF the distractions in yeseyst
was lost reconsdered, and laid over. resolution
directing the Corporation Counsel begin legal pro-
ceedings against the Avenue c Railroad Company for
moneys due under Chapter CAS- Laws OF 1903 received the
same treatment. IL was stated that the Company
required to pay into the City Treasury $1,000 annually,
and that the requirement had never been complied
with, 30 that II now owes the city $1,000 The
special order Of the day, calling for report from
the Controller to the payment by the Erie
Railway Company Of the OF the premises In Duane,
WASHINGTON Reade, and West-sts. was laid over. A
resolution and ordinance introduced transferring
the permit bureau from the Mayors Office to the De
partment Of Public Works 1t was charged that the OBJ
ect OF the ordinance TO strip the incoming Mayor OF
one his prerogatiyes and also to shut off any nvest
cation into the management OF the permit bureau,
which, 1t alleged. had collected thousands OF dollars
annually, and had made only Insignificant return Of
receipts TO City Treasury. Owing 10 the small at
tendance this was not acted upon and the Board adj
jOurned.
THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT.
The Board of Apportionment appropriated
money yesterday follows To the College OF the City
Of New York. $4,000 for paying for extending and copy
ing books Of 1884, sO997 Ga for advertising the
proceedings OF the Common Council and the various De-
partments for 1872 100000, subject, however the
order Of the Financial Department. 10 the New-YOrk
Infant Asylum, from the Excise moneys tl1 &c.
Oution adopted transferring SIC 900 from Extra
Contingencies 10 pay the deficiencies III the salaries or
the officers OF the Superior Court and the Court OF Com
mon Pleas. ExJudge Edmonds asked the Board TO take
some action concerning refunding the Tenth National
Bank the $500 advanced TO the Courthouse Com
Inissioners, the ground that the bank might avail
itself OF legal remedies IN Of refusal 10 refund.
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