The New York herald., 1874-09-11

0VA6O w AbQo6m6Ns
The Charges Against the Board Of Char
titles and Correction To Bs Invssti-
gated-Hefsrenee OF the Matter TO the
Law COMMITTEES.
This Board met very promptly At two O'CLOCK
yesterday AFTERNOON, Mr. samuel B. n. Vance.
President, IN the char. Aldermen Falconer, Mon
heimer, McCanerty and Van scnalck were absent.
II having been understood that some dennite
action would be taken by the Board on the report
OF the Commissioners OF Accounts In regard 10 the
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction,
strong lobby was present. evidently highly inter-
ested in the proceedings. President william
Laimbeer, OF the Commissioners Of Charities and
Correction, occupied the seat OF Alderman Fail
coner.
After the reading OF the minutes Of the previous
session and their adoption communication was
read from the Grand Jury, now In session In the
basement OF the brown stone Court House asking
for n change OF rooms. the petition setting forth
that IT would be conducive to the health OF the
grand Jurors TO have the Governors room assigned
to them temporarily until the Commissioner OF
Public Works has the room IN the new Court
on motion Of Alderman NORRIS the petition OF
the Grand Jury was granted. Messrs. sheppard
Jury were present at the meeting.
Commissioner Van Mort transmitted duplicate
OF his estimate for 1878 TO the Board, which has
already been published In the HEKALD Received,
laid over aud ordered TO be printed III the minutes.
An invitation from the veterans OF the Mexican
and accepted.
PresIdent Vance handed the Clerk the following
Of CHARITIES and Correction -
DEPARTMENT or CHARITIES AND CORRECTION.
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Adopted by The Board;
Alderman FLANAGAN moved to lay this commu.
nicarton the table the same as the report Of The
Ge XIdernan KOCH amended amended the motion that the
communication De received, printed IN the minutes
ana LAID over with the report.
Alderman COOPER moved as substitute tnat
the report be taken from the table and referred TO
the Committee on Law.
special committee, consisting OF Aldermen Often
dorter, Vance and Lysaght.
The question was taken on Alderman Cooper's
motion to refer TO the Law Committee and carried
follows
Observation-Disclosures Vance, Billings Cooper,
GiioD, Morris and Uttendorer. Negative-Alder-
men Flanagan, Kehr. Koch, Lysaght and Reilly.
Prior 70 tns above vote S9%misslSnsr Lamoeer
II have no desire at chs time to interrupt the
proceedings OF the Board. simply desire 10 say
Ia behalf Of :he Commissioners Of Charities and
Correction that they very much wish tnat this
question would be disposed Of by this Board To-
day by It's reference TO u committee In order that
they may have an opportunity oI presenting their
side OF this question.
Every Commissioner has been applied to BY
every reporter almost Ia the city OF New York
since the port OF tn e Commissioners OF Accounts
was presented TO the Board TOR their individual
opinion on the subject. The Commissioners have
believed that their first duty was to communicate
with the Board or Aldermen after 1t mad consid-
cred the report Of Commissioner Howe, and let
their action be governed oy the decision OF the
Board. 1t Is tnat and that alone desire to say.
In discussing thus question aud sending it to q
committee from this Board for investigation, you
will not alone gratlfy US, but we shah lecl under
obligations to you Ior dong so.''
Alderman REILLEY proposed resolution. which
was adope instrucrng the commissioners OF
Accounts TO investigate the affairs OF The Fire De-
partment, charging irregularities, appointment OF
favored persons, &c.
The Committee or Public Works reported ad-
v5rseiy to me petition Of the Department OF Public
Parks, requesting permission to construct the sea
wall on the Battery by days labor instead o. con-
tract. The report was received ana adopted.
Tne following estimate Tor expenditures Tor 1875,
by the Commissioners OF Public Parks, was re-
ceiyed and placeQ nle -