The New York herald., 1874-08-02
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
A Day OF JOY I'm the Departm ents.

Day or Joy I'm the Deparfm ents.
City Chamberlain Lane was busy yesterday pay
ing tho quarterly interest on city stock and bonds
due August /. The total amount of interest paid
was 1897 l64 rs. The Comptroller paid yesterday
most OF the departments for the month OF July.
The following were the lucky ones who received
their warrants upon the Merchants National
Bank :-ChGrlties and Correction. Bureau OF
Arrears, Health Department, City Record Bureau
OF Markets, City Revenue. Corporation Counscl's
ONCE, Finance Department, Auditing Bureau
Boards OF Aide rmen and Assistant Aldermen, Col
lection OF Taxes, Mayors oG!ce, Bureau OF Per-
mits, Chamberlans office, County Buildings and
Court OF General Sessions. The money for the
police was deposited with bank several days ago,
80 that the police might be promptly paiu on the
1st instead OF the sth or 9n as IT used 10 be- The
total amount OF the warrants drawn by the Comm
troler yesterday and signed by the MAYOR was
S650,O0 The remainder or the depai tmeniS,
courts. &C., VIII be pad next Mondas- n The De;
sonate love for MIR. Van Mort.
TIE DIsGRACEFUL CONDITION OF THR UPPER PART
OF BROADWAY.
The Board OF Assistant Aldermen having passed
INFORM them Of the cause OF the frequent stoppages
OF the work OF paving Broadway. from Tmrty-sec-
ond to Fity-nnth street, the Commissioned has
replied by the following letter.
DxP.RraENT OF PUBLIC WoRysl
NEW YORk, July 80, 1874
To THE HoSoR4nIn TUE BoARp or ASSISTANT ALpraNfS;
honorable board on the Zth Inst requesting me 10
INFORM TO the OF tho stoppages OF
the WORK OF paving Broadway from Ihir second to
Fifty ninth street. have the honor report that tho
work has twice suspended Of the delays
OF the Finance Department IN paying the moneys due
the contractor The obligation OF the CITY under the con
tract Is to pay the contractor monthly uuon the cert
cent OF the amount OF work done, the remaining
thirty cent in thirty days from the completion and
acceptance of the work On the tai IL the city 10
this obligation with reasonable promptitude the
contractor the right suspend II he choose to
abandon the work and To hold the city liable for all
damages accruing him from the delays failure Of
payments
On the sh OF June last this department transmitted to
the Finance Department its fret certificate and
tion for work done under this contract the seventy
cent payment which amounted to S5,55S 81 On the
18th OF June the con rnctor had not yet received his
money, and suspended The WORK. Within two days alter
the suspe ens0n payment was made by the rinanco De-
parment and the WORK was resumed. The second GER
hcae and requislon he seventy cent yment
transmitted to the Finance department. on tho lth
tns has not yet been hOuored wherefore the work
has again been suspended since the % inst The
owners the line Of the and OF tho
incou caused by these delays frequent aud
urgent. In several places the Is in dangerous
condition. and II any accident the city is Liable
for damages
1t Justice to the contractor TO say that
otherwise prosecuted the work with commendabe
and has proved his readiness comply with the
requirements of tho and the directions this
G\0RGE NJ. VAN MORT,
Commissioner OF Public Works.