The New York herald., 1873-03-04
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


Important Action or the Supervisors as
10 Armories-An Armory as Ladies'
Riding school-A Supervisor Indig-
nant-Application to the Legislaturc
for Power 10 Build Armories for the
City.
The weekly meeting OF the members OF the Board
Of Supervisors was held yesterday, Supervisor
Vance III the chair.
ELECTION ExPENsEs
A bill OF $500 was submitted from John Carey
for expenses incurred in the year 1870 In contest
ing his election against II. N Twomby, which was
referred to the Committee on Salaries and Offices.
ROOM FOR TIE woRKNGMEN's UNION.
resolution was submitted and adopted grant
ing the use OF the court of Fourth ave.
nue. and Eighteenth street for the purpose OF allow
ing the Workingmen's Union to hold meetings
therein on the nrst and third Fridays Of each
month.
BILLS ORDERED TO BE PAID.
bill for stenographic report Of Stokes' trial,
amounting to $500. and to Banks Brothers, for law
books to District Attorneys office, for 81, ISL so,
were ordered to be paid.
THE TwENTY-sECOND REGIMENT ARMoRY.
The Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms pre-
sented a report recommending the releasing Of
the Twenty-second regiment armory on Fourteenth
street. between sixth and Seventh avenues, at
Supervisor OTTENDoRFER opposed the adoption
OF the report on the ground that 1t was the duty OF
the city to lay down rule that 1t would not pay
more than SIS, 900 year for an armOry. lie did
not believe that $4,000 was too high rent for the
armOry but he was OF an opinion that true economy
would be found in the declaration Of that lmta-
ton and the annulng OF this lease II 1t could not
be got for $4,000.
that the proprietor OF that building would not let
1t Tor cent less than $4,000. The committee had
spent considerable time in the consideration OF
ffpr and hon n Wv nh hat ha
fitting up Of each armOry cost the city about
sixty Thousand dollars on the average, it would
be found to be true economy to continue the
lease of the one under discussion.
supervisor COOPER also urged the adoption Of the
ment could not be fitted up certainly for less than
fifty or 8 xty thousand dollars.
! supervisor VAN SCHAIK referred at length to the
record OF the Twenty-SecOnd regiment, which
stood next in character to the Seventh, and said
the armory had been fitted up, not at the expense
regiment. That the expense OF that armory
had only been 49, 600 per year for ten years. whilst
per year. and the expense of an armOry for troop
OF cavalry from thirty to iorty thousand dollars
year.
over
THE THIRTEENTH STREET RIDING SCHOOL.
Supervisor Kchr created some amusement by
presenting resolution directing the attention OF
the Committee on ArmOries to the conduct OF
Major Green who appropriated the armory on
Thirteenth street, for his own private purposes
and the offence was greatly aggravated, in the
Supervisors Judgment by the fact that ladies' were
taught to ride there. He named several instances
OF complaint that had come to him, where the off,
GERS and their men could not use the armOry, and
on one occasion an officer, when refused admission
had taken an axe and broke open the
door, when the oflicer's susceptibities were
shocked by perceiving that masquerade bah was
brought away with him locks, bolts and bars, taken
from the doors, in the forcibe entry; Those locks
committee il II was desired.
The point Of the Supervisors speech was lost by
the explanation OF Supervisors Van Schaik and Nc
CanIerty who explained that by an arrangement
with the city Major Green was allowed the nse Of
the armory for private purposes, on consideration
o. his keening II in repair, watching. lighting and
The complaint was, however referred to the
THE NINETY-s1xTH REGIMENT.
petition was received from Colonel Steur and
referred to the same committee asking that the
casino on Houston and Mott streets might be ap.
propriated to the Nnety.sixth regiment.
LEGISLATIVE ACTION FOR ARMORIEs.
The Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms
presented report stating that, after careful con-
and drill rooms for the use Of the regiments com.
posing the First Division Of the National Guard Of
the State OF New York, and upon an examination of
the statements set forth IN the communication
submitted to the Board by. Major General Shaer,
presentatonof the draft OF act to the Legislature
OF the State OF New York for immediate adoption,
and your committee respectfully offer the following
as their reasons for such recommendation =
Fra-As measure of economy. It would be advisable
to purchase lands and thereon suta armories
and drill rooms The present rental paid for the
mediation furnished to the seventeen regiments of
antry and cavalry in the First division amountsto
Secoad-In order to provide suitable and sfe quarters
for the troops buildings should be constructed especially
for the purpose. Such buildings shonld also be made
available for defense At present many Of the armorie
buildings utterly unsited for the purposes of rendez
drill There not three armores this island
nary mob: zzs. -nr....------sS-
and drill rooms for the use Of the First
80 lslon planned with view to fitness and security,
erected upon lands purchased by the city would com.
bne economy with utility and ornament TO degree not
possible the present expensive and Objectionable
TEN of leases.
Referred to a special committee on the motion OF
Supervisor McCaferty consisting or Messrs
Cooper, Hackett, OttendOrfer and Billings.
The Board then adjourned.