The New York herald., 1873-12-16
EduN1CIPAL MATTERS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Nomination by the MayOr-Important
Resolution ms TO the Employment Of
Labor-Answer OF the Comptroiler.
special meeting OF this Board was held yester-
day. In the absence OF the President OF the Board
Alderman McCanerty took the chair The mem
bers OF the Board present were Aldermen Koch,
Kehr, Ottendorfer, Lysaght, Flannigan, Reilly,
Morris, Monhelmer and Clausen.
NOMINATION BY THE MAYOR.
A communication was read from the Mayor
appointing Nelson K. Wheeler Police Justice for
the recently annexed territory OF westchester and
Morrsania. forming the Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth wards. On the motion OF Alderman Koch
tie resolution was laid over to be printed In the
minutes. The motion was passed unanimously.
CONTAMINATION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF PUB
Lie WORKS.
The following communication was read from the
Commissioner Of Public works.
New YORK. Dec. Is 1873
To HONORABLE BOARD ALDERMEN
GEsrLxxxs-I am in receipt OF preamble and resolu
ins h s
sundry works undertaken ana completed Tho works
Sewer in Ninth avenue between sixtyifth and >, -.
Drains IN Niney.second street. io5th street and
Third avenue a4U0
to o5th street 1907 40
TO East River ............ 1910
Drains in sxty.nrst street to Ninth avenue boue.
Drains in sixy.ionrth street, from Ninth to Tenth
Drains in Forty second street from Third avenne
Drains in Forty eighth street. between Ninth and 49,
Paving Fory.eshih street between Tenth and 80.
Paving Second avenue, from sxty,sixth street to
TO for repairs and award Of
the above contracts the same were transmitted 70 the
snse % Witch u said Z"
tracts has been made save in the matter OF the paving OF
hs s fully s0rs1ss
s DT with ne needs Of se pnS WoE
this department powerless to cause works to be
%nS
sureues OF contractors ResPssedihtaaSy PsdhaSyx VAN ,ner
Commissioner Of Public Works
EMPLOYMENT OF LABOR.
Alderman MCCAFFERTY moved that the
communication be referred to the Committee on
Streets and joint comm ittee OF the other Board,
qnire as to whether employment can be given by
the city to the unemployed. He supported this
nsTs o e e. g a e %e
houses and the hall, by men who were anxious to
be employed. There was an impression that 1t was
the fault of the Aldermen In not passing ordinances,
and it was also supposed that there were diff
cuties in relation to this matter, either IN the
Department OF Public Works or in the Department
OF Finance. Now, the effect Of his resolution was to
ascertain where the trouble rea lily was, and when
found out to let the people know; and II these men
could not be employed by the city to let them know
it.
Alderman COOPER said that ne was informed by
the Comptroller that on the 3st of October 81 con-
tracts and bids were awarded; that the bonds
were sent into the Comptroller's ONCE. OF these
mainder i've had had the sureties notified but
they had failed to appear. Two OF the contracts
had not been let to the lowest bidder. Another Of
the contracts, was more than One-half Of the as
sessed value OF the whole lots and that dis
posed OF the whole 81 contracts. Thus, OF these
informed that the laborers employed by the city
had been paid promptly within day or two OF the
pay rolls being sent In. He gave this information
on the authority OF the Comptroller.
The resolution OF Alderman McCaferty was
passed. and the Board then adjourned to Thursday
next at half-past three p. M.