New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a, 1872
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Board Of Aldermeu.

BOard Of AIdermfn'
STATED SESSION
OFFICIAL TUESDAY, January II, 18723 O'Clock r. ID
The Board met In their Chamber. No ID Ci'y man,
pursuant adjournment. . A., .,,r
Presento6n COchrane, esq. President. in the chair
and the following members: , ,..roro,d
GiIsey, Joyce Mmfin, McLaren. Mehrbach, Plunkitt'
Radde, Vance, Van Sehaick, and Wilder-lb. ,-o, ,
The minutes OF last meeting January 5, ls12) "ero
read and approved.
Rssored. That the Counsel to the Coronation be re-
ducstcd inform this Board in relation 70 the
ferry rights and contracts existing with me Brookyn
Ferry Company the rates Of fare which sara company
authorized to charge, and also touching the acluenGms
and transfernen Of the rights and franchises he1 ny
The Long Island Ferry Company and whether any acton
Is required for the protection Of the rights OF nv Ph
which referred to Committee on FERRIES "heh
by Alderman Joyce W.T., 80
and he hereby respectfully requested To report 10
Board his earliest convenience statement gnns ~
ment of Public Works at present unfinished upon when
work has been suspended specifying particularly tnoo9
fhoe ~ any, awarded without such competition, To-
gehcr with such other facts and Information as may e
OF utility to this Common Council or OF InteroSt '" '0
people OF this city, ITS constituents.
Which adopted.
The Committee appointed to ascertain the numoe. %.
clerks and other employees required to perform ,b So
shall he designated the probable number OF hours OF
day required for the proper dscharSe OF rmo ~
this BOARD the result Of their inquiries togcthor WI"
such recOmuc additions in their Judgment arc n'CS
gary IN reduce 10 minimum the expenditures OF tne
Clerks once" submit the following report and recon-
| mendaOn: -, .. .,tor
That on Investigation, they find tho present nnnorr
OF empoyG IN the Clerks Office to be twentynine' at an
annual expense TO the city OF SIS,DO .
That they have carefully considered the chractr VI
The tyentynine offices thus filed and the usefulness Oh
the persons thus employed. aud satisfied that the
necessary abOrs OF the Clerks Office do not require 80
large a number OF attaches, nor 40 heavy an expehdI-
ture OF money in order their proper performance.
| Therefore, they recommend that the number ol em-
ployes in the Clerks ONCE be reduced TO mTccn, NJ an
| annual expense of s29.l00.
That they designated by the Names ana nc palh inc
annual salaries specified In the following roll giving AZ
ention to the business OF tho office during business
| hours. ..,,----
They would urge the practical adoption of THIS recon-
mendatOn, calling the attention OF the Board W the hct
| that without beraty parsmony an annual saving
| OF $40 900 would bo effected by the city.
In relation to tho resolution presented by Alderman
Conover and which also referred 10 this Committee
| they would recommend s adOptoR 10 wit:
That all persons NJ present employed In the tlctKs
Office, and holding position undor appointment ny tbe
late Board OF Allcrnon or by the Clerk OF said BoaId
are hereby Office and their places are 40
| clared vacant from this date.
! JOHN FAICOEER
PITER GIISBY,
ALEX MARTIN,
1 uI