The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-25
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Important Action to tho Old State
Arsenal and City Armories-Allege
Fra ads I'm the Repairs OF the Centre
Street Armory and Market-The Thir-
tenth Street Riding school.
The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday, Mayor Havemeyer in the chair. a
THE WHITE AND ELM STREET ARSENAL.
message was received from the Mayor asking
that the attention of an appropriate committee OF
the Board be called to the condition Of the build
ing used as State Arsenal in the above streets,
with view Of its being repaired. On the motion
OF Supervisor Vance the message was referred to
the Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms.
THE ARMORY OF THE TwENTY-sECOND REGIMENT.
The Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms pre-
sented report to which the following resolution
was attached
d a.. the sss % % re
Fourteenth street. between sixth and Seventh avenues
the n Years sf from Nay ISIS at an
rental 1 an Of for he use Of this as an
authorized and directed to pay said rent quarterly from
the proper appropriation.
The resolution was adopted. .I
THE CENTRE STREET ARMORY
supervisor KEHR submitted the following pre-
amble and resOlutlon:-
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not unjust charges had not been charged also inquire
S sSas to finish the work by contract given the
Supervisor COOPER, Chairman of the Committee
on Armores explained that the work done on the
under the direction Of the former Board Since
the LIST Of January no work had been done. 1t was
quite true, as the Supervisor had said that bills
had been presented to the amount stated but not
one OF them had been paid; neither would they be
paid until they had been audited and found cor
rect There was on the face OF those bills an ap-
pearance of fraud, and it would be the duty Of the
committee to find that out. While he was on that
subject he might mention that the attention of the
committee had been called to riding school in
Thirteenth street used as an armory, where bills
amounting to $4,000 for repairs were already sent
in. which was a sum more than sufficient to build
the armory from the foundation to the roof.
The matter was then referred to the Committee
on ArmOries and Dril Rooms
THE FORTY-FOURTH STREET ARMORY.
the special committee appointed pursuant to
resolution OF the Board OF supervisors OF the
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investigate any and all charges that have been
made or may be made in regard to the lease of
Nilsson Hall and all other leases of buildings in
tended for or used as armories and drill rooms.
with power" &C.. do respectfully report as. to the
lease of the building situate on the eastery side OF
Broadway. between FOrty-fourth and FOryy-ffth
streets. The building was leased in pursuance of
resolution OF the Board of Supervisors passed Sep
TENDER 10, 1872, the lease to commence on the 18th
day OF October 1872 at the annual rental OF S24 900
per year and the taxes, bringing the rent up to
ABOUT twenty-eight Thousand per year. These
sive for the use Of the National Guard but after
full investigation were convinced that there was
no fraud, and recommend that the county pay the
rent.
The repOrt was adonted and the Board al ourned.