New-York tribune., 1875-02-12

| FRANCHISES TO RE INvESIlGArED-A BUREAU VI
STREET CLEANING RECoMMENDED-sNo" fNo"'
| ON THE STREET RAILROADS.
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday ;
President Lewis in the chair. Consderaoie "''Co
laneous business was done. Among the other re'ou'
to,s ssed was one offered by Alderman Cole th1t mo
Mayor be requested TO ascertain from the Con'roo'
and report TO the Board OF Aldermen as soon as conVe
pient all such information as may be necessary loI
clear understanding OF the present condlton VI 'o
ferry franchises. communication from tAo C'n'io'
Ter allowed the receipts for 1874 OF tho sixth Avenue
| Railroad have been s77',llI 49, anu Vi INC AH"'"
| Avenue Railroad sSi6.6is S2
The report of the Committee on sroe's was pTeseneu
and laid over. The report states that the committee
have concluded that the cleaning or the steI' Nv 'o
Police Board has proven failure, because 'ha' Do''N
has too much else attend to- and consider 1t burden
ana ant tn get rid of It that the contract system tried
recently has proved failure; the Committee recon-
mend the creation Of separate department, 10 DO
called tho Bureau OF Street Cleaning, under tho
charge OF Commissioner TO be appointed Dy the Mayor
and confirmed by the Board Of Aldermen. The Commit
tee reported bI establish such Bureau which tho
Mayor was asked send to the Legislature, together
with the recommendation Of the Committee Re'olu-
tons approving the proposed bill and authorizing tho
clerk to transmit copy Of 1t to the Legislature, with
Recommendation for its immediate passage, were
adopted
The bill for the expenses OF the reception OF the Lord
Mayor of Dublin last year, amounting TO s2oi o. was
then taken up and after considerable discussion, was
passed. - ,.
the use Of .plOws and sweepngmachines by ral
road companies ana others in the Guy OF NeW-I0lK was
tadopted. TAs ordinance provides tat ~ sha not oo
awfnl for street stage conpf MES propeoS or
corperations in the City Of NewYOIk to cause or allow
any snow-pOw, sweepingmacnne. or similar lnsiIu'
out he express permission the Mayor; that the com
panies, proprieor or corporations ana her ohScaS me-
agents, or servants, sha he punished uy hue no. ga
ceedng 800 for each Oense III violation OF these pro-
visions; tnat no permit or renewal shaIl oe ernteu
without an express agreement on the part OF thc aiPi
cants that within "a hours after hetVy shOWIail they
will remove the snow thrown up ny pows OF swespinS &
whole roadway safe for travel and the approach 70 tGe
curostones convenient; tnat al pows or sweeplnSr %
sush the walks or houses, under pchaity OF sIo
for every house sldewalk disgured tlat the ap
pilcans will pay the expense oil lemo!is 'io snow m
they omit to DO 1t themselves tnat expenses 20
incurred by city shall BE- authorized hy the Conmon
Council aud charged against the applicants ana lhat
| the permit granted shall continue ouiy DURING the
4 message from tue Mayor was received recommend
ing that Tie construction OF the avenue ADJOINING the
Riverside PARK be proceeded with, and Itt an Alder
manic Committee be appointed 10 draft bht to DC III
troduced the Legislature providing FOR an assess
Committee. list Of the expenditures on tne BiookYn
0rilge for the last month was read aiter wAlcH the
Board adjourned
The Aldermauic Committee Law VIII hol' session
at O'Clock on Saturday, investigate, under resolu
ton OF Board offered by Alderman Reilly, IN regard
to the administration of the Finance Department by
Controller Green. They invite all persons having state
Inents 10 make to attend and present them.
THE BATTLE INsTHE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
ELECTION OF TIE REGULAR" TICKEr-EXCITED
FEELING on BOTH SIDES.
The annual election of officers Of the Ameri-
can Justitute was had yesterday from =. TO D.
al the rooms Of tho Institute. From the time OF inc
opening Of the polls 1t was evident tha the contest
would be closer aud exciting than has been for
a number Of years. All day long the corridors were
filed with crowd of idles, together with canvassers
for both factions The walls Of the room in which we're
the ballot boxes together with the walls of the eorr
dors were covered with plcarls appealing for votes
for be men represented on both tickets Peter Cooper
was heard TO say that he had lost confidence IN the
regular nominees In spite OF the romonsrance OF by
ISLANDERS voted with the opposition Iu the evening
the halls were filed 10 greater extent than III TIC
afternoon the excitement Increased with the grow
ing crowd Several hot disputes INDUCED in and
the reform" party challenged Three votes. In one
case the challenged took good opportunity dur
ing the heat Of tho discussion to sip away The party
opposing the regular ticAet calod tat TWO en Voteu
the regular ticket falsely under me names O mtOtr5
OF the Institute. james M. sackeu entered formal
protest against receiving tHe,o VoGs Atel i.e pois
lad closed the leaders of the opposition ietrel 10 Room
No. "a, where they discussed the ASPECTS OF inc que
Of tho Institute ana IeSseHget eaino ~ iin
Soon alter Tie result had been announced crowd
1
IN front OF the apartment occupied ny members OI me
CpuusltiOu party they three CHEERS Tor Tue
uu,els successfully elected by them, ana sent up dc
rlye hOOtug when the name OF the gentleman hCIilng
the opposition ticket was spoken Of Two or thTee
UcrsoIal remarks lutercnanged between members
of the opposing factions, and these led 10 general
yoey oi wells ana expressions OF defiance. During the
evening AS the results OF the election were an
nOuuccd the shouts were repeated win uhrhS energy
ana perseverance by the crowd which hied the room
and nall The excitement continued until late into Tie
iglt The President tIe behind the yOte on tAe
re-, OF the regular ticket. Following IS hst or tue
plincI pal Ufii 'ers eectcd:
President, Orestes Cleveland; Vice Presidents Cyrus
H. Ioutrcl. Thomas Rutcr. j GrOshOn HcIrOt; Record
g Secretary Charles Nick LeOser OrrespOLdIuG Sec
retary Samuel ID. Tmau treasurer Edward schell
Directors, Nathan {. E.y George PtytOn, Charles ii.
CLAYTON, James L. Jackson, James Dcamater, Charles
g. Arthur Managers OF the falr, George Mbite1eid
Alexander VI. EigesOu, Walter Shriver, Peter H. Jack
son, William Ii. Geduey, Charles Wager Hull, AlGro
Howell Alfred T. AckerI. Charles f. Allen, f. d. CARTS
A. L. HaseV, William Rutter, Cudtles Pace, Abraham
Lent WiIlaIn Dean Committee on Finance, john i.
crosby David Morgan, William a. Camp, Henry l..
SiUte, Thomas B. GillUrd.
CHARGES AGAINST THE POLICE BOARD.