New-York tribune., 1875-01-15
AIDFRMANIC INOUIRIEs,

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN-TuE COW
rRoIIRR DIRECTED To FURNISH STATEMENT
OF THE CITY's FINANCIAL ooNDuIoY-sEARCH-
ING QUESTIONS FOR SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
The Chamber of the Board of Aldermen was
crowded Yesterday With politicians, many OF them
anxlousy looking for place under the new Aiminisra
tiou For each place TO be led there is score OF ap
pcants. but nevertheless all urge their claims per
sisently and the Aldermen their way to aud from
the Chamber. have the gauntlet OF their place
hunting constituents The Inquiries propounded ny
uons to several OF the heads OF Departments yes
terday really MEANS IL said, that certain amount OF
patronage must be forthcoming 10 avoid trouble
xThe report Of the Committee Offices aud Salaries
to which was referred the resolution to settle the rates
TO be allowed Sheriff Conner for performing certain
vices submitted their report The matter has been In
litigation for some me the Controller has refused to
pay the claims Of Sheriff Brennan and those fsnern
Conner M to the present time. The Committee recon-
mend that the following rates be allowed: "FJr each
petit Juror summoned, IS cents for certifying to the
commitment Of prisoners 90 cents each for conveying
prisoners to aud from the courts ana 70 tile Penten'
tary 81 rs each" The report was laid over and ordered
to be printed
Alderman Morris again offered a resolution that he
Police Commissioners be authorized 70 exQe1d the sum
of $4,000 in the purchase Of plot of ground on which
to erect stafon-hOuse for the Nineteenth Precinct
police 1t was explained that the police were
very much in need Of new quarters. and that
the Board o! Health had condemned the present mouse
as unfit for occupation The old Board OF Aldermen
passed bill hut lt failed OF passage bY the bodIu OI
Assistant Aldermen. Itwas referred TO tne Comnittee
on Lands and Places.
Roard agree with the Mayors ahoni the diff
Guilty OF learning the amount OF munlcpa lndeDt
edness and closing with these words:
esoiped Controller be and be hereby directed 70 pert
N @ Bori within per Cd days the meeting Of the
'lsIsnrnt n detail showing the asas & es ~
deOsepe g ihe city amoant Of recp Oo az .vafoes US
pass year including the uneIpendd balances Of former years me
interest on unpaid the nicfet any
at uron the Of expenditures tor te
vAs year. the claims Las once asanst INC @ eui we
ou1 Of the udgeni ohued against the city during h term o
off, viii the the the am9ln say 20 70 TOE ey
Nv litigation the PERIOD by decisions IN 10 avor the
Of The bonds Of ctV created by authority
a. the leg1sla and mol ssaed IL ApgIo,eu
@ h ru .pnroyei or ssked for by The corporate
civ aud tbe anh,ntes esp,eveyi the amount
f uapa taxos TO Dec 81 10 ao9 me sn un
sssn-Tt bou out tud ng the Gatea balance hei
showing Of hs city ~ the eoe u TIE past ear
This resolution was deb9ted at length aud haaIly
carried
Alderman Blessing offered resolution that the Com
nissiopers OF Parks report what they had re-
ceved from any source up June 1873; what moneys
toe had received since that time from appropriations
MADE by tie Board uf Estlmdtes ahi Apportlohinent
and from the legislature the amount OF salary pai 70
each COmmissluner. inc DumOer OF eNplOyes
In each Department, auu inc amount O
salary paid 10 each; the duties OF eacA em-
nIoy6 and the amount of labor performed by nlm,
aud various other particulars The resolution was laid
oyer and ordered be printed Alderman GiOn offered
ano,hcr resolution. calling for statement from tie
business purposes IN Central PARK the amount OF income
derived rom aud all other sources OF revenue
THIS also was laid over.
information ~ 10 what under aud the
number Uf men employed on each. Tlis was carried.