The New York herald., 1876-03-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

EXPLODING FIREARMS IN THE cITY-NQUlRlES'
AS TO A TWEED coNTRAcT-THE HACK oR-
DINAEcE PASSED OVER THE MAYORS VETO
BOARDS.
regular meetrg OF the Board of Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon Alderman Samuel a. Lewis
in The chair
Alderman PURRoY offered an amendment to the or.
dinance relative to firing off pistols guns cannons,
&c, within the city limits, that the provisions OF
the law viii apply to jerome and Fleetwood Parks
Mr.. Purroy explained that Mr. Bergh had brought up
the existing ordinance this subject as to prevent
sporsmeu shooting in those localities.
The amendment was adopted
Alderman TwoMI:y oIerei preamble and resolution
setting forth certain facts relative the contract Tor
furnishing iron water pipes TO the city. The gentle
man stated that this contract was made by william NJ
Tweed, then Street Commissioner in 1869, with Ben
jamin c. Clark broker doing business in Wall
street The contract expired during the in
cumbency Of George NJ Van Mort as COM
missioner Of Public Works and was by him renewed
The city IS paying $50 per ton for iron water
mans when mon engaged IN the business OF manufac
turing such pipes stand ready 10 furnish them Tor $35
per ton The preamble also sets forth that the con-
tract be valid one, particularly in view OF the
fact that the present contractor IS not now and has
never been, engaged in the work OF manufacturing
iron water pipes, and simply sub-contracts for the
material required by the city realizing thereby SO
per ton clear profit
After some debate tho Commissioner OF Public
Works was directed report the Board all the facts
in hs possession that he may be able to ascertain
in relation TO the contract in question, together with
such suggestions or recommendations as he may deem
proper.
SUITS IN DISTRICT COURTS
Alderman GUsTHER presented amendment TO
the ordinances relating 10 the conduct OF suits in Dis
! trict Courts, which provides as foows:-"Every
action commenced provided IN this ordinance shall
be sued and tried only in the District Court OF the
district in which the defendant shall reside do busi-
/ ness, and in no other except upon an appeal taken
from the decision Of any Judge of any such District
| Court"
This amendment was adopted
1 A resolution was referred to the Committee on
! Roads, Tunnels and Bridges authorizing the placing
! OF Boxes sidewalks for the reception of ashes gar
The Commissioner OF Public Works was request cd to
furnish TO the Board statement of all public offices
now leased by the city and also those unoccupied
capable of being used for accommodation OF the
| The same official was authorized TO ft up suitable
in the City Hall for the use of the Clerk of the
Marine Court.
The Mayors veto Of the hack ordinance recently
passed by the Board was called up. Some discussion
to the rate OF fare set down in the ordnance
1t was finally passed over the veto, having received
seventeen votes, the exact requisite number Messrs.
Lewis, Morris and Rowland recorded in the mega
tive.
The vetoes OF ordinances awnings and theatrical
bill boards also called up. The former ordinance
passed the objections OF the Mayor 1t gives
authority to lesscos OF premises TO put up
canvas tin awnings on procuring PERMISSION of par
ties immediately sjoini.s, oa nay men. oi 81 annu-
/
! Alderman PIScKNEY made humorous speech in op-
position 10 the passage the ordinance TO theatre
cal bill boards He thought they proved great nus-
TO the public Under provisions OF the proposed
law managers permitted TO put up bill boards on
the sidewalks If permitted TO do by the owners OF
and houses fronting those sidewalks and also
after procuring consent OF the district Alderman or an
Alderman at large, this authority and consent were
easily obtained free tickets to the theatres gener-
ally did the work.
Alderman HISS who introduced the ordinance, con-
tended tba. these bill boards were public necessity.
Thcv "ornamcnal and beautiful
Alderman PIScgNEy called attention TO the indecent
pictures sometimes placed upon these bill boards. He
alluded specially 10 the advertisements Of the Paris
ian Varieties which three nude women were
painted and described as female bathcrs'" +"
The discussion here assumed decidedly vulgar tone.
The veto sustained, and the ordinance therefore
killed, by vote OF IL to O.
Some further routine business wsc transacted and
then the Board s.lio.-..ccS.