The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Committee Appointed to Investigate
Alleged Frauds in the Els fifteenth Ward
Markct-Annual Report OF the Public

Committee Appointed to Investigate
Alleged Frauds in the Els hteenth Ward
Market-Annual Report OF the Public
administrators.
The weekly meeting OF this Board was held yes
terday President Vance in the chair.
SALT WATER APPARATUS FOR FIRE.
proposal to utilize the salt water of the city for
the extinguishing of fires, and petition for the
adoption of machinery for this purpose of which
Thomas Miller was the patentee, at a cost of
$780, 600, is referred to the Committee on Streets
GAS LAMPS FOR MANHATTAN MARKET.
Alderman VAN SCHAICK moved:-
That the Manhattanville Market Companv be and is
hereby permitted to place and light many lamps
be desired on Eleventh avenue between Thirty
done at the expense OF the said company the gas sup
the SSe ofs s
hereby given TO continue only at the pleasure
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
THE CITY APPROPRIATIONS
Alderman 0TrENDORFER moved a resolution
directing the Comptroller to furnish the Board
with the amount of appropriations for city pur-
poses for 1873 and the amount OF unexpended
balances for 1872 The resolution was adopted.
THE EIGHTEENTH WARD MARKET.
The following resolution, in reference to the ap-
pontment OF committee TO continue the invest-
CATION as to alleged frauus in the erection OF the
Eighteenth ward Market, was adopted
That Joint committee consisting three members of
of Assistant Aldermen be appointed, with power TO
ana s b SG Of @ S ad
al IN e ans OF a n s to S @
pointed.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
Permission was given to Augustn Daily to remove
the ornamental lamps and sign now at West Twen-
tyiourth street to his new theatre in Broadway and
to be erected on and the sidewalk of that the
atre, the expense thereof to be paid by Mr.. Daily.
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
The Board ordered the printing OF 10 600 copies of
the Mayors message for public DISTRIBUTION The
resolution was unanimously adopted, with the ex-
ceptlon or the vote OF Alderman Ottendorier.
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
The annual report Of the public administrator
was received, with an explanatory letter, in which
II was stated that the sum Of $50, $50 had been re-
ceived and deposited in the National Park Bank,
and the sum OF $2S,lT5 had been distributed to
those entitled, as next of kin, creditors or other
wise or the persons whose estates had been adj
ministered upon and accounted for. On January
l. 1872 there was balance OF s5s, S45 in the late
Guardian Savings Institution to the credit OF that
bureau. dividend of Sell has been paid by
the receiver OF said institution, leaving abalance
or S4b,133 now due and owing TO that
office. The commissions retained and placed
10 the crcdlt OF the commission account
amount to S2,o63. 1t was also stated that in
accordance with an engagement which he had
made win the National Park Bank, interest at the
rate OF four per cent per annum had been allowed
on all deposits made by him. That interest to the
present date amounts to $1S0s, which had been
placed 10 the credit of the Public Administrators.
THE COMMITTEE ON THE EIGHTEENTH WARD MAR
KET
The President announced the following az the
members OF the Eighteenth Ward Market Investi-
eating Committee Aldermen Ottendorfer, Bill
Iings and Falconer
DAYS OF MEETING.
On motion OF Alderman MORRIS 10 was decided
hour appointed Tor luture me etlngs OF the Board.
The Board adjourned about five O'CLOCK