The New York herald., 1875-09-28
BOARD OF APPoRTIoNMENT.

THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT
OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CITY Ex-
PERTs PASSED.
The Board of Apportonment held a remarkably har-
monious meeting yesterday. The Comptroller, after
the meeting had been called to order stated that the
opening Of Eleventh avenue north of 15jth street. to
Fort George would require, including the land to be
purchased s729, TOO and that the law required the
work should be under the control of the Department of
Parks the amount to be raised by bonds The sub
ject laid The Comptroller further stated that
the pay rolls of the Department Of Public Works for the
4th inst amounted TO s51 800; for the 1Sth S52 $50;
that there unpaid bills to the amount Of s27 oOo
and other claims the department account to the
tent of $s3 OO0 He remarked that the Boulevard work
was being carried on, in his opinion a little too
rapidly, and that work being done that was not
necessary.
The Mayor suggested that action be take upon any
OF the requlsons that were not absolutely necessary 10
be granted at once.
The Comptroller stated that $50 900 required to
meet judgments, and finally resolution authorizing
the issue Of s27 900 judgment bonds was passed and
one the payment Of aborers &C. Of the Department
of Public Works TO the extent Of $3.50, O0O
A communication received from the COmmis-
sioner of Public Works stating that the removal OF the
gate houses from Tenth avenue and their con-
structon beyond the limits of the would cost
$500 900, and that 500 900 necessary at once.
| The Comptroller said the work utterly unneces-
sary and the plan adopted so injudcious that it would
cost four times what more reasonable and better one
ought to cost.
The communication laid over.
The Comptroller presented resolution for the issu-
ance Of $3.50, 600 of the Museum of Natural History
stock IL was laid over.
The following transfers then made -$15 900 from
police appropriation of 1874 to the account for the
pair of station houses &C, of 1875 $4,000 from the
contingencies the salary account Corporation Coun
sells office; 81 900 from the police TO the health fund
The resolution authorizing the payment of $40, 900
to those parties who had been instrumental
I in hunting up evidence of frauds committed
/ against the city prior to January last called
up by Mr.. Lewis, who amended it by providing that
/ the amount should be paid the joint certificate Of
the Comptroller and Mayor. This lost, the Comp
troller and Mr. Wheeler voting the negative and Mr.
Wickham and Mr. Lewis in the affirmative. The
Mayor then moved amendment that the certificate
should be signed by the Comptroller and Corporation
Counsel This defeated, the Comptroller and Mr.
Wheeler voting s'No." The Mayor then moved the
passage OF the resolution in It's original form, which
provides that the Comptroller may pay the amount on
/ his certificate. This was carried, Mr.. Wheeler
alone voting in the negative This resolution has
been a bone of contention In the Board
for months, and its passage yesterday motion OF
the Mayor, created considerable talk among the dem
ocratic politicians II is SAID that its passage was
brought about through the influence OF Mr.. John Kelly
TO Oblge Governor Tildcn Indeed, the harmony
which prevailed at the meeting and the knowledge pos
sessed by few Of the knowing that the twenty
thousand dollar resolution passed at last gave rise
TO the that Kelly, Wickham and Green had
''made up and that Tilden and they hereafter will
all Dull together