The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12
MUNICIPAL AEFAIRg.
ROkRD OF ALDERMEN.
The Aldermen Get Into Line the Question
o: Economy-A Lively Debate.


OF Economy-A Lively Debate.
The bi-weekly m Getting OF the above Board was
held yesterday, President Cochrane In the cnair.
NEW CITY OFFICES
Alderman VANCE called up the report, which had
been made special ORDER In reference to olces for
city government The report recommended that
the hospital Duane street be leased by the city.
The rent demanded Tor the building Is $25, 900 per
annum and can be leased for any period from one
TO nine,ynine years, as may be deemed to the pest
interests OF the city. This was u saving OF s6o, 600
per year. inasmuch as the buildings scattered
over the city cost annual rental OF $685. O00
In supporting the adoption OF the report Alderman
Vance said that no contagious disease had been
taken there; II had been used for nuries chronic
diseases In his judgment ana also III the judy
ment OF an architecG who accompanied hun over
tho building, q better or more suitable building for
the purpose could scarcely be constructed. In view
OF the saving OF the expense, II should DO remen.
bered that past practice had shown that on the
lapse OF leases OF buildings the rent OF those build
ings had considerably increased. In the building
there are four entrances II is also nreproof build
inn IN which the records OF the city could be Kept.
AT present these records were not In ireproof build
Alderman FALcoSER said that II it were a ques-
ton OF business no business man would hesitate q
moment TO take It-indeed, he would scarcely sleep
until ne had done It, AS an instance OF the value
OF property In this nelghDorhood he would mention
that there was within his knowledge now ofier
oil $4,000 per year, upon long lease, OF store ID
Broome street, store Broadway, seventy live feet
long, brought 100000; this certainly had one or
tw rooms up stairs; built was IN established fact
that the value OF property had greatly Increased
lately.
on the submitting OF a resolution that the report
be adopted and the resolutions approved the fol-
lowing voted IN the negatvc:-Aldermen Conan,
Fitzgerald, Joyce, Martin, McLaren. PlunkItt. At
frmanye-Tne President, Aldermen Falconer, Mehr-
bach, Radde, Vance, Van setback, Wilder.
Alderman CONAN inquired II the resolution did
not require Twelve votes. The Chairman decided
mat it dd, aud the resolution to lay over was
'''' y coNrnAcTs FOR cRoroN MAINS
Alderman VANCE moved the following resolu-
Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works
Gucsied TO take to he . the Work OF dsgng
pairing done by contract the usual public notice being svsn
Alderman PLUNKITT moved that it be referred to
the Commute on Roads.
In supporting thus resolution Alderman VANCE
said that he was certain mat there would be u
saving In the adoption OF this resolution OF $780, 900
per year. He now wished Mat the gentle:
who the representatives OF seventy
thousand Of the citizens to come into line andshow
whether they wanted reform not. lie judged
the time had come when the members OF the Board
would DC compelled TO declare themselves, when
or opposed by them. A good deal OF reform had
been talked about; good deal had been placed on
towards bringing about reform by the Board. Now
the proposal TO refer 1t to committee was for the
purpose OF smotherng the proposal This may be
done for personal reasons, ana 1t may be done for
promoting personal interests, or those whom the
opponents OF these measures for economy represent
Alderman PLUNKITr denied that he had any wish
to smother the resolution. He had forgotten mat
he was on the Committee on Roas, ana therefore
lie would move 10 refer 1t 10 the Committee on Pub
lie Works.
Alderman MARTIN denied that he was animated
In voting by any other motives tnan those which
were commendaDe. He was twenty lone years OF
age, and was able to judge for himself; and what
ever he did he did openly. He did not employ nfly
or hundred persons In a factory and was, ilere-
Tore not afraid Of them asking Tor an advance OF
wages.
The CHAIRMAN called the Alderman to order, and
said personal illusions must not be made.
Alderman MARTIN said lie was not aware that he
was personal. II am always ready" said ne, ITO
show my hand, aud am never ashamed OF it.O
Alderman VAN SCHAlC vas AFRAID the Board had
no right TO interfere as the resolution proposed.
Alderman JOYCE said that the resolution was all
Dunc0mbe. The Street commissioners had perfect
right to employ whom they pleased, and the resou-
ton was only intended TO lower the price OF poor
mems labor.
The resolution was lost by the negative vote OF
the following (Aiderman Conan lett alter the pre-
vlous vOtel:-FitZgerald, Joyce. Martin. McLaren,
Mehrbacn and Plnnkitt
Alderman VANCE said that he had other test reso-
lulions, OF character tnan those he had pre-.
sented, which he intended to bring immediately
be ore tie Board.
A large amount OF routine business was gone
through and the Board adjourned al nalfpast i've
O'CLOCK.