The New York herald., 1876-01-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


LABOR ON PUBLIC woRKs-THE ISSUING OF AS
sEssMENr BoEDs-NoN-REsIDEST OFFICE
HOLDERS TO BE osTRAcIsKD.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men was held yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Samuel A.
Lewis in tho chair.
A communication was received from the Stone Ma
sons Society relating to paper which had been sent
in at the last meeting of the Board the subject OF
confirming Mr. Allan Campbell as Commissioner OF
Public Works They deny the authenticity Of this
document, and set forth the following statement
GAS the protest against the confirmation OF Mr. Camp
bell and purportng to be the act OF the Stone Masons
Society is calculated to misead and place the members
of our organization in false position, and there is
no organization of stone except the ~ Y. B.
Society of Operative Masons that society takes the
earliest opportunity OF branding the protest
mtgated fraud and trick far II pretends to rep
resent any organization, except the two persons who
The communication was received and placed on file.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Alderman PuRRoY offered the following, which was
adopted
Resolved Tha, the Commissioner of Public works be
Is hereby respectfully requested to report 70 this Board Al
whether by contracts or days work performing the work
mentioned in section Of chapter III Laws OF 1870; also
and the interest Of the city demands tha. Il be en dis
creton9ry with him as to which o the TWO systems shoua
Resolved Tat the Counsel to the Corporation be and
hereby respectfully requested to report az the next meeting
Of this Board his opinion whether The Common Soun
the performed and the extent and
uRSn saa M BE nd% %s0 Sendng before this
Board directing work to be done under said act be laid over
RELIEF FOR THE POOR.
Alderman Cole offered resolution requesting the
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction TO inform
tive relieving the poor Of the city under the appro
prianon given that department Mr. Cole contended
that $50 600 appropriated for this purpose and no
decided movements were this year inauguraicd BY tho
Commissioners to distribute the money. Considerable
debate ensued upon this resolution II was argued by
of the Aldermen that the appropriation did not
exceed thousand dollars, and that g. 700 tons OF
coal had already been purchased and was now being
delivered to the deserving poor OF the city The whole
matter was finally erred for information TO the Com
missoncrs OF Charities and Correction.
| ASSESSMENT BoNDs.
| Alderman PuRRoY presented resolution requesting
the Legislature pass law that whenever il shall be
lawful to issue any bonds of the city Of New York for
issued in denominations OF 500, $50 500. $500 and
upward EACH preference to be given TO applicants for
the smallest amounts and smallest denominations OF
such bonds on issuing the same.
| NON RESIDENT oPFIcE-HoLDERs
Alderman PURRor presented the following ordinance
| for the consideration OF the Board
An ordinance to prevent nonresdents from holding
in Of the departments branches Of the
The Mayor, Aldermen and cOmmOnsy the City Of New
SECTION Mo person citizen of the State Of
New York and resdent Of the city and county Of New York
sfsIe department.; y the either pres:
SssO or smDSss ersn whether S
oTudciai shah any person resident Of this city
against tho Ssyo Aldermen x y said city fOI
s sGy In 0s
SEC 2-Any person holding any appointment Office or
employed IN Of such departments branches of tho
ey except seseners OF common scnools VINO
poycd remove from within the limits this city shall Oe
deemed thereby have resigned such appointment vacated
such Office abandoned such employment and 1t shall be
the duty head every department other
thorZeu AXE appointments or give employment to
point employ resident Of this city to the Office made
cant employment so surrendered by said removal from
SEo 3-A ordinances parts of ordinances inconsis-
tent conflicting with the provisions or this ordinance
$50 4EThis ordinance shall take effect on the day Of
May. 1876.
Alderman HISS favored the passage OF the ordinance
at once; did Aldermen Bryan Reilly, Shells, Nc
Carthy and others.
Alderman Morris motion TO lay the matter for
one week was lost
down in the ordinance. but as there might be some
legal difficulties in The way he suggested It's reference
to the Corporation Counsel for q opinion
This motion was also lost, and the ordinance then
passed by vote of l6 to 8.
sHERIFF's FEES.
Tho Committee County Affairs mado q report fix
ing the Of compensation TO the Sheriff for the
daily support of each prisoner in the County Jail at
seventy-lve cents.
ooNF1RMAroRY POWER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The following resolution also offered by Alderman
Purroy, was passed.
Resolved That the Legislature this State be and Is
hereby respectfully requested the Board
Aldermen the to confirm reject al appointments
nominations OF the Mayor for officers in tho different de-
n provided in the original section Is Of chapt
1886 Laws Of 1873 by repeating section OF chapter 300
Laws of 1874
After transactng some further routine business the
Board adjourned