New-York tribune., 1878-07-24
ALDERMEN,S pELlBERATIONs.
WHAT THEY ENDED IN YESTERDAY.

RESOLUTIONS 10 INVESTIGATE TnE DEPARTMENT
OF BUILDINGS. AND TO ORDER CERTAIN STREETS
TO DE CLEANrD REFERRLD 10 COMMITTEES
OTHER sUBECIs SIMILARLY DISPOSED or.
At the session of the Board of Alder
men yesterday, Commissioner of Jurors Thomas
Dunlap asked funds TO deficiency of 81 $40 -
in his department as tho amount Of jury fines received
had fsied to the expenses Of the Office. The app
cation was referred 10 the Law Committee.
Two resolutions were introduced by Alderman Morris
directing an examination OF the Affairs OF tno Depart
ment OF Buildings. The first resolution provided tbat
the investigation should be made by the Committee
Fire and Building Departments, while the second
directed the Mayor to instruct the Commissioner Of
Accounts to make the investigation. Alderman shicls
SAID tina; these attacks tao department inst
gated 10y personal spite only, aud ought Do stopped
Alderman Morris said that II WAS the province
OF the Committee on Fire and building De
putnients TO determine the trutI or fasty
Of the charges which had been made and which
bad not teen denied by the head OF the department
Both resolutions referred, by vote OF IL 10 T. to
The Committee ON Fire aud Building Departments u
was said yesterday by this reference resolutions
practically were killed
Alderman Guntzcr introduced a resolution requesting
the Commissioners OF Police to tho OF the
Tenth, Eleventh. Thirteenth aud Seventeenth Wards 10
be Thoroughly cleaned. Ia order Hat tbe present filthy
condition might not result in injury TO the public
Shells that the streets of the First Second Third Fourth
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Fourteenth Wards ucuucd
tho resolution Alderman Sauer said that both
luton and amendment farcicn. Bytraye through
different parts OF the city he had been led 10 The cOncu
tnat the streets were quite clean, Ho had becn
informed also by The Poi.e Commissioners with whose
opinion nc fully conceded He moved That the resolution
be referred 10 the Committee Police and Health. A.
derman Gnnzcr SAID tna the resolution Intended dis
Respect 10 the COGlnsslOpers lie ncccpcd the amend
The resolution referred by OF 10 TO 4,
to the Committee on Police and Health
resolution vas introduced by Alderman Morris. In,
tendcd substitute for the proposition presented az
the last meeting OF the board by General Francis d.
domestic and OtIef uots' inc resolution places
further restrictions upon the undertaking. providing
among other conditions that the cost 10 thc city and ITS
inhabitants shall be determined NJ the Commissioners
Of tie SnRiug Fund that the privilege OF ayiug mains
and pipes shall continue only during tine pleasure O the
Common COuBcil, w1iCh may revoke such permlss0n
impose ana additional conditions and which shalt
control the operations OF SpDola and his associates II
may deem for the best interest TIE city that te
work shall under the supervision and direction OF the
Department Of Public Works, and that SpinOa ana his
associates shall give bonds OF 100000 10 hod the city
harmless from all damages that may occur from aCci.
dents other by the of steauppes Land IN
the public streets Tns resolution was referred 20 tine
Is chairman, to which was referred last week the orig
ina request
The new cart ordinance was amended so that all
ceuses winch may be issued before OcJber shall re-
mann In force until October 81, 1859.
SPECIAL committee OF five WAS appointed 20 confer
with the counsel recently employed in the indictment
proceedings against the Aldermen regard 10
incurred III tlem Aldermen sauer, Waehner Lewis,
Gedney and Bign made members the com nIttee
II proposed to adopt city ordinance by which IL
shall be made penal offence for any person, except
officers or empOyes TO walk or be upon tie track or
superstucture OF the NewYork Elevated Railroad
CLIMB upon any OF tue columns or 20 put upon, attach
to, tbe supersrUcture or any of the columns any
pacard notice or other thing, uDdera line OF $50 for
each offence.
Tue Committee on Lands and Places submitted rc
port In favor OF the conversion OF the Ganseyoort
property into public market The report was laid
over for future consideration.