The New York herald., 1876-11-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

STREET sPRINKLING-AN IMPORTANT QuEs-
TIoN FOR cHURcHEs-THE WATER SUPPLY.
regular meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon, with Mr. Samuel A. Lewis
in tho chair.
Several ordinances passed providing for the
drainage and paving OF Streets Of gas lamps
and other routine matters.
A resolution introduced asking for another ex-
tension OF time until the 3lst OF December for
pieting Tompkins Park. Some discussion arose as TO
the necessity for giving such additional Time as II was
claimed by somo OF the Aldermen that tho Park Com
missioucrs dcrelct in their duty In pushing the
for future consideration.
The estimates Of different city departments for tho
year 1877 were rcccived and laid over.
Mayor wickham sent in a veto a resolution passed
by the Common Council authorizing the sprnkllng Of
Broadway, from Bowling Green 10 Twentytbird street.
and Finn avenue, from Washington Square TO Fifty
ninth Streets until the LIST Of May The set
forth for this that the present scarcity OF wa
ter mas induced the Commissioner Of Public Works 10
revoke all the outstanding permits under wnich ne
sprinked during the SUMNER and that the
sprinklDg under tho resolution would be done during
the winter months.
The Clerk OF the Common Council was authorized TO
execute lease on the southwest corner OF Seventh
avenue and Twenty second street, from Charles John
son, OF the Eighth District Civil Court Tor the
term OF nvc years from the Isl OF January. 1871
The Mayors veto Of resolution granting pcrms-
trustees OF ST. intrck's Cathedral to mako
connection IN Fiftyfrst street, between Fourth
and Filth avenues, also called up The trustees
seek make this connection without payment OF the
usual tee which would save them some 500. Mayor
Wckham vetoed tho resolution upon The ground that
IL would establish bad preceuent IN thus exempting
church properly under such circumstances In hrs
veto he states that the charging fees for pcrms
TO make sewer connections has been rgidly ad-
hcrcd TO for more than twenty years He then says
'During all that time the practice has had excep
ton in favor OF any church, religious institu-
prses. Even the public schools and departments OF
the city government themselves have almost boon in
variably required pay lor shcir sewer connections
under the same rule andone or two exceptions which
have been made favor OF pubic schools or 0thcr
public buildings belonging TO the city have been made
under peculiar circumstances and for exceptional
The in the presented by this resolution
would amount some $780, and cannot perceive any
reason which be adduced to grant tho privilege
which would bo conferred in this case which would
apply with least equal force TO the OF every
church, hospital and other building In the ciiy used for
religious obscrvances or charitable purposes An OK
cepton would lead 10 endless embarTas and
nnmberess solicitations from Others which could not
be denied u this we're granted" 4"
The resolution was finally passed the Mayors
veto by vote 0i 20 10 l.
Alderman Gross offered . resolution providing for
the appointment OF special committee OF Ave 10 ako
into consideration the matter OF water supply IN this
CITY Consideration Of the subject was referred to the
Committee OF Acts and Services.
Alter the transaction OF s0mc routine business tho
Board adjourned TO Thursday next. The Aldermen
will meet on Tuesday next rs County Canvsssers.