The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-01
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Board or Audit.


A meeting Of the above Board was held yester-
day, when the following business was transacted
AUDITED CLANS.
william Anderson, ~ stcnographenor transcript
Twelfth rssimsnt National GUARD for services
the ws sSrE sT ~
a. Hatnc1d and assistants, fq examining -. :.
LAID OVER CLANS
John B Welsh, for fencing part 4 the Croton
RESOLUTION REscMpEp. 40 "
II was resolved that 30 much OF the resolution
allowing the claims OF Gr0vanni CeccarnI Magnus
Gross and John Mualy at the Hlm OF 81, 1913 49, be
rescinded and annuied, and that the claim be
1899 90 be allowed.
COmptroller's Payments.
Comptroller Green win commence the payment
this morning, April l. at eleven O'Clock. OF the sal
aries Of the members OF the force OF the Fire De-
partment for services rendered for the month OF
March, 1879, amounting to the sum OF $4,000
The Comptroller WIN also pay to-day the aborers
roads, the wages due them TO March ~, amounting
to $40 076 80 and to the lab0rers SeventysecOnd
street. to same date, $4,000.
COMPTROLLER Receipts.
Comptroller Green reports the following amounts
paid into the City Treasury, proceeds OF collec-
ton, Wis.,
From taxes Croton water rent and interest 80 69O
ARREARS.
From arrears OF taxes. assessments, Croton rent
ana interest,". 80 - oooi
From dock and slip rents. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1b42
80 COLLECTOR or xssFssmrsrs -
Prom assessments for street openings and I'M -
pIoVemcuS.. %iVso
Total
Upper Fourth Avenue improvements.
Commissioner Van Mort, of the Department OF
the Common Council In relation to the regulating
and grading OF Fourth avenue, between 1l6th and
124th streets:-
DEPARTMENT OF rg NEW y TSnss % s. s
To THE HONORABLE CoxNoN CoUsoIL THE CRY OF
GIsTIExEs-The undersigned respectfully presents to
ns ss o % o ne eh an
Path streets in connection with the work now IN
road.
and
ton is made Tor sinking the tracks it will have to be
asf@is @ Viii
alteration and sinking q the tracks as there win remain
feet
the grade for %
the sanken tracks and its removal hereafter will be
and endanger all passing trains. )
1868 for regulating grading setting curb and gutter and
aagging me Of the avenue in question but i Was
allow OF the work being done by assessment 1t is
believed that IL will bear the expense of regulating the
portion that will be left after the making Of the improve
ment now in progress. ,a
As the avenue Is regulated up 10th street. and the
portion between there and 18th street requires much
ns length q psss II
Of the nature Of the work alongside the railroad It
interference with contractor for sinking the tracts
would ensue and the work completing the grading be
delayed till after the railroad improvements were com
pleted.
The undersigned would suggest that an ordinance be
passed authorizing the regulating and grading Of such
portion of the Fourth between 10th and l24th
Streets as lies each side Of the improvements
making railroad purposes and that the work be done
otherwise than by public letting the lowest bidder IL
It shall be deemed Tor the Interests Of the city do
so. Very respec tfully GEO. NJ. VAN MORT,
Commissioner Of p ublic Works.