New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
THE ALDERMEN AS CRITICS.

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN SCRUTISlZlNG TIE WORK
OF DEPARTMENTs-THE CONTROLLER TAKEN TO
TAsK-UNNECEsSARY STREET WORK VETOED BY
THE MAYOR.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday laid over
the request Of the Union Ferry Company for an add
tona slip at the foot Of Whitehall-st. The application
OF the list Regiment n G., for armory met with the
same fate The bill Of Senator Moore, providing for
Rapid Transit, presented by Alderman McCar;hy,
and on his notion it was referred to tho Special Com
mttee on Rapid Transit for its consideration The Com
missioner OF Pucc Works was directed TO report all
streets and avenues where here than two rail
aoad tracks, and the practcabillty Of removing any
tracks exceeding that number.
Alderman Reiey offered preamble and resolutions,
setting forth that alleged that the Controller
Justly resisted payment Of legal claims against the
city, thereby causing unnecessary expense that he had
at various times employed many favorite counsel for
the purpose OF affecting legislation and resisting legal
claims that no is alleged to have illegally diverted GER
tain sums Of money appropriated for special purposes
by the Board of Estimate aud Apporonment, when the
Board had not authorized sucn transfer that it Is
alleeed that he has macousy delayed the payment Of
salaries and has misnanaged the finances OF the
city The Committee on Law were directed to
lnqare into these charges and report the Board The
Commissioners Of Docks were directed 10 report the
amount OF work done for their department outside OF
the city, and the o. the contractor or contractors
engaged on work. The Counsel to the Corporation
was directed to inform the Board whether the various
provisions contained In the Charter or 1873 relative 10
street cleaning do not conflict and III particular, those
giving tho street cleaning IN charge OF tue Police De-
partment and Board OF Aldermen.
A communication was received from the Park Depart
ment, giving certain information, which was printed in
THE TRIBUNE OF Yesterday; hulhDor OF CoinlhuInd
tOns received from the Mayor the most OF them
being veOes OF street openings. The ordinance Tor
paving Fftythirdst, from FrstaVe to the East RIVER
vetoed because sufficient time had not been gwen
the residents for hearing. The ordinances for paving
frst-St, One hundredtb-st, One-hund
red-and -third-st, and Nlnety-nnn-st from InrdaVe
to the Harlem River, and Seventy thrdst, from Third
the East RIVER were vetoed for the reason hat
the sunken and would cost the owners so much
as 20 amount nearly to conhscation. The ordinance
providing Tor the paving OF Thrdave. in the Twenty
third ward was also vetoed. The Mayor sent another
communication recommending tnat rooms IN the Emi-
grant Savings Bank be leased for the Commissioners OF
Unpaid Taxes.
tive the removal OF snew and lee and requesting the
Mayor ascertain the exact cost 10 the city OF the
present method Of removing snow by CARTS the pOss
bty OF procuring cheaper mode; requesting MIN Jur-
ther TO obtain the Board OF Police the amount paid
by city past iye Tor heis purpose the
number OF carts employed, and the number OF loads re-
moved. The Mayor was requested to have the ord
pToperty to clean sidewalks ana cutters within four
hours after cessation 0f snowfall
RESIGNATION OF CHAMBERLAIN LANE.
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND
THE CHAMBERLAIN.
The Mayor yesterday received and accepted
the resignation OF George w. Lane City Chamberlain
past; indeed he occasion rendered his resgna
ton TO Mayor Havemeyer but, at the request OF the
latter It was withdrawn. Tho following is the cor
respondence the subject:
OPycR OF gHE CRY CHANBERLAIS,
NKwYORK COUNTY COURT-HoUsE AEw-fOKK, Feb g. lS15.}
IL. WlCKHAM, Mayor Of ne CEU Of NeU York.
DkAK SIR; When Mayor the Hon. y haVemeyer
with reucauee that
During tie summer eulered hin
which declined Circumstances Of purely
thatyou
uOn % Chamberlain hereby niedtaad
due, and 10 doing permit
through the oes ami Of
the uniform knineAs extended
me. remain very respectfully your obotieui
GRO. W. LIsR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, MAYORS OFYcE,l
NEwfoRK, Feb. 4, 1870. }
IN, Hon GsoRas W. LAss-Dear have your lester Of
Yesterday, euderng your City Chamberlain.
have received this from
with reluctance, only by deence positive
withdrawal
Through Of friendship aud
sterling qualities
original selection for responsible Office
Allied such Satisfaction tho and the advantage
would have been admaon been able 70 rnAsR
Chamberlain during entire Mayor
With aesnowedgmenu for the kind expressions OF letter.
hank for the consideration Jou have u all Official
relaots dear s with the bes wishes Tor welfare
verJ.cspee.iaiJ, w. H. WIokaAA