New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

THE FERRY FRANCHISES.

The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund met in the
Controllers Office at yesterday the Mayor in the
chair and all the members present. The following re-
ports made the bids received for ferry leases
That the ferry from the foot OF Houston-st, the
East River, 10 Grand-st Brooklyn for term OF I'VE
years from May 1874 be awarded to the Houstonst'
Ferry Association by their Individual corporate name
at annual rent OF $500 aud 2i per cent on the gross
receipts Laid tho table because OF the absence OF
from the foot of Christopher st, North River to
IIobCken, N j. for the term Of ten years ron May l.
ment Company at q per cent on the gross receipts with
$4,000 per annu% rent for the properly at the T45 @ OF
all expended for franchises should be deducted
OF Chambers-st n r., to tho Pavonia Ferry, New
Jersey, for the term of one year from May1 1874 De
the gross receipts from ferrage with $4,000 per annum
for the pier and wharf property at SAID ferry
from the slip north and adjoining Grand-st, East River
10 the foot OF South Sevenh-s Brooklyn, for the term
Of five from Nav 1874, be made to the NewlorK
and Brooklyn Ferry Company at rent OF per cent ON
the gross receipts actually received on said ferry pay
resolution adopted that the subject OF the fer
ries for which BIDS were not ieceivedn MIN
with TO take the necessary measures on behalf OF
with the Dock Department. or OtherMlse 20 secure ne
rights OF city the premises The following pre-
Wh:rlas ha. been represented to Ibis Board all part Of
Hssst Market oain fs G,oa as eifA TO the % WALL
Rsoa That the Superintendent Of Markets be directed 20 have
SHa % to edH1 sac pafi i sssI stores
petition from CortIandt Palmer the payment of
mate Oh the Vag oL tre w os p rfrad ~ the
Controller. The petition OF j. ID. Williamson. II. J.
Waddel and Z. Van Orden Committee Of the Howard
Relief ASSOCIATION, for the use of building no ~ leon
ards for the OF :he Labor Bureau was Iaid on the
table.
THE CITY PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
The Board City Record met yesterday afternoon in
the Mayors Office there being present the Mayor Coun
nd q
Works. The Supervisor OF the City Record presented
his report for April which received and ordered on
fle The Commissioner OF Public Works offered for
adoption a resolution that the following bills be up
proved and referred to the Chairman of the Board for
certihcaion, and that requisiton bo made upon The
Controller Tor payment Publication of the Ciy Record
s45 sa advertising s27S 04 printing, stationery &C.
$232 So The resolution adopted. Bills for printing
ana S the Record Of the Board Of Aldermen Amounting
1886 25 presented and Laid over. The following
resolution, offered BY the Counsel to the Corporation
PSI Of 1873 hereby decided BY Of
the Mayor Counsel to the Corporation and Comnsoer OF Pablo
n,5ed for the Mayor Aldermen, cmno1sy c Of New
missioner of Public woIE. be Authorized aud directed until further
order Of this Board to posare such printing nd as may De
time. ana ; deem for The The Se S
printing the certificate and re9'iuon Of the Com
REvIsIoNs OF ASSESSMENT.
The Board Of Revision and Correction Of Assessments
met in the Controllers Office at p m yesterday Tie
following assessments, which had been received from
the Board of Assessors. confirmed:
For regulating aud grading Thirtyfourthst., between
Tenth and Eeventhayes; i0r reguatIng ana ana grazing
Sxy.seventh-st, between Third and FJurthaVesi fOr
placing receiving basins the south-west corner of
Elizabeth and Grandsts. and the southWest corner
81 batween Mulberry and Mott sts for the extension
of the sewer foot of Fifty.iourth- t. at East
River; for paving Fifty-ninthst between fIret ana
Secopflaves, and SiXty-third-st between Lexington
and FOurth-aves. and for flaggiug ftyhrd-st from
Seventh-aye. TO Broadway Inc Controller prGseltyd
10 the Board two acts recently passed Nv me Leelsa
ture relative the collection and vacation OF assesS
ment5. .
T. b. Shafer superintendent OF tho Bureau OF lncum-
brances SAYS that the work OF removing membranes
from the streets and sidewalks practically ceased a
month ago from the inability Of the Bureau to obtain
money from the Controller to expenses already
incurred The ordinance provides that for the purpose
of defrayng any expense which may be incurred the
street Commissioner may by requisitlon draw upon
Tho Controller for sum not exceeding $780, and may In
like manner the draft as often as may Dc heces
ary; but such renewal shall be made until the money
maid upon the previous draft shall be accounted Tor 20
the Controller by satisfactory vouchers for the expcnd
ure of the money paid thereon superintendent SheI
saws that Controller Green declined 10 advance the hst
SlOO but told him 10 20 on 30 MS WOrK anu bIlnB III ms
vouchers and he (the COnr0ler) would pay tine money
on them There has been already expended so)O, ana
the bills have been audited by Mr. Earle. stlH Mr.
Green refuses 10 pay them. ,,
report IN an evening newspaper yesterday stIcd
that there was excitement in the CITY Han grow
ing out OF the discovery aio W Soo VI 90 other
heads of departments had been leglsated ont OF ONCE
the act consolidating the city and county OF SeW
York Controller had heard OF no runOr or tue
kind uutl late hour last night, when TRIBUNE re-
porter inquired OF him in reference 10 H. lie pro-
nounced the statement false, and the argument Oh
which 1t was based falacious,
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