, 1873-12-30
81. n1' during n fro OH tho 17sh ol September. I
trn rnfo


ntrDn6 improvements: Urtit1E null filling RobOr
street fIon Gl|nto s.ta. to oi!orso; onrhing lnE
trnl avenues; cnrblnE, filling, mud paving North
Wolls street from tho vintluct to 'Chcago ayo-
nus; ,earblng, lling, grading. md paving Nortl,
r.asalo street from Ktnzio to North Wator.
An ordinance FIR clrhlmg, filling. mud rnvng
Archer asolsuo from, ltasted ntrcot tn tho South
Brunch rnforrod to tho Committee OIL Streets
and Alleys, South DiyIaion.
Ti1E CITY r1NASgTA.
lilo communication OF City Cuuiptroltur uayeH
on tho subject ot tho city FINANCES. submitted
Dec. II, waa takon M.
Aid. Met'rath sait it n,ta tho opnipn of tho
Corporation Counsel TINT tito ronoE,ions accom-
panying tho al,oyo could bo lcsay paused. They
nro aa follows:
maturity ofany Of liz neh'uness q ho alty, Of
iy s s sS' s nse wne r. " The f5 Ss%
York, tho Treasurer sl,a, upon tha ort'er Of tho
ktayor anl Comptroller, wih ihe approvsi Of tic Fl
exchange on Now York, to 1o approved by the Mayer
aan Fnnuee Comnatttco, payable to the order Of Tho
"oeys ses 4 rs a e desnatsS in za os no
ccednR tho amount Of tutcr,at md principal to bc
a III NIT York md Thy rompfrol'ar , sna mms H,
naico Committee as Hill nndsr.ake 10 pay for lilo
city had indebtedness or ntcreat l@smonss or any
And eai moneys nllall ,e depo"ed With said bank
or baks urou atcll conditions as shall ho ngreed
hn,,l nr jmni,a rerpiyinU lo samo i,non in, nvcr,
tom ama ,sats tsh Ss or s M Of a
as tho Mayorand Comptroller md FiAHnco Committee
s'all improve. r,,.,
non liz coaana ,n x ase H." n. m,aHs
aforesai, With INV bak or hanis @ in tc Uty Of ubi
cHpo which viii furnish nooI siut cxs,anva m lin
City Of Now Yorl to bc Improved aB aforeyuid for the
payment Of aucl maturing inabtodnrss nnI interest.
~, =. At any time within twenty daya preceding tue
voa LILLY aof ~ anng M " aug @ payents ~ oi ae oio
thn Somntrolsr md Fnunc, q comnttcc III Il ann1i ta
nhcossury or nysable, The Treasurer shall upon tho
order Of tho Mayor ar oonptroor, deliver to tho
bunk or bankers named therein ouch amount Of tho
cry moneys ia 40 aina 20 9esgn'sa ~ sa oEdGr. not
atceGuinf no amount VI auoh payhehls, 10 10 l1nme-
~ s,c H esa r n ~ as sa 10 10
tie Mnyor aid Fnanco Uon,lntco ~ ehaji int1ertaks
ia furnish the city tho money to meet n,lch pay,ets
banks Of such ons Or securities for the safo keeping
of tue same ns tho Mayor aud Finance Committee Bhal!
approge. .,a..,,,., -,..o,.., ,,,.,, H., u,,.
crs os III S W Gsau a sa ~ ~ ne
lin nrcr nf tho rrraa,rcr countnrsn,,ri bv TN Mav
or and Comptroller, Mt as,ch time ns shal be uErccd
upon In that behalf, Rnl shall be Immediately plaecd
with the other moneys in tho City Trcaa'lty.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PLAN.
AID. Dixon moved to amcnd tho first section
by striking out the words "of any Of" in tho
third limo.
Aid. Woodman said TINT the emergency Ind
pahsod, aud lo therefore moved TO refor tho sub
1ect to tic Committee Oil judiciary.
Aid. Campbell raibet tho ,point whether tho
present City Ircasuror'n bont!sfnon wonld not be
relieved Of responsibility by auch nction. Ilo
questioned whether tho Common Council could
delegate 10 tho Mayor and Comptroller its coll
troll over tho depon'ting Of tho city funds. The
money should bo deposited but It could not del
egnto TINT powor to 4 third party.
AID. Hitdrcth Thought 1t botter to leave tho
money whore it was, and hold O'Hara aud hia
bondsmen responsible for it. It would be nn-
wiRo Legislation for tllo Council. to tamper with
the matter.
-, Aid. Campbell was willing to, trust tho
Treasurer nnd Comptroller to run the city'e IT,
nances without any resolutions BY the Common
Council.
AID. sehatfner denied TINT tho Trcasuror's
hondAmen woro relieved OF responsibility by
tAo "ltldsa"al 3t money from q Ga1lk except 80
1af as concerned TUG amount so Withdrawn: Tho
ottn, ,3 trt ~, oxu t' 10 tne
matter, anu 1rht get THO opfhion OF tho corpora
ton Counsel werG It not tor tue faot tllat upon
anc rasshgo o. tue resolution uoponaea tho
ability O. the comptro!ier to raise money;
Aa Woounans motion MOI to Eetos 70 tug Ju.
tliciary committee ana Corporation counsel was
anoltea " 'ote Ut ~ 70 ., A1oefmcn WARREN
9'u"eA, llckering, neatn, Meefasn' sehnnncs,
Leneachef, ana Lynch voting IN tho negative.
,n THE CITY PRINTING.
Iuu Conunttee u Ifinlln9 rcportoa chat 1ney
nad visited tle dlherent newspaper otlleoH for
tue purpose or aacef5nilltis tlelr rates lor nd
feftlslnB' 1Aey 1ouha tnoso OF THO Inle'- ocean
70 DO tho lowest. tho proprietor agreeing to tlo
the printing @ @ o. tue same ra.es hsrotofore 1'n.u
tho Post. Tho report was supplemented by two
resolutions ns,-one designating the lHte,- OCEAN
corporation prlnter, and tlio other designating
tho Staa1s-ze1s.tng as the paper in Which the
Council proceedings notices, etc., aro to pe
published III Gerniati., The iates Of the Inter-
oce1n are. for Council prococdlngR mud proceed
ings Of tho Board of Education, 45 cents q
sqiero; noticea, etc., % cents square. first in-