New-York tribune., 1878-11-27
pIrsy DAY FOR THE ALDERMEN.

FAST DRIVING AUTHORIZED AT THE UPPER END of
TIE IsIhNp-sTREET STANDS IN WASHINGTON
NApKET-pEPARTMENT ESTIMATES CONSIDERED
AT the meeting of the Board OF Aiderhieh
Yesterday Aldermen slies championed the driNeis VI
sost horses by Offering resolution exemping the
bOulcyards and highways above One-huhuie
tlrtieth-st and ST. Nicholas-ave above ohe-huhure"
ondenfbst from the provisions of the city ordinance
fo:biddng fast driving. Aldermen Reilly opposed the
passage of resolution the ground that tue drivers
of fast horses should be restricted in some way Alder
man Pipekney moved as an amendment that St. Nieho-
asave he excepted from the permission granted III the
resolution. The amendment rejected by avote oil
3to17 The original resolution was tGen passed by
vote of to lS. Alderman JacObus offered resolution
which passed requesting the Mayor TO report inc
Alderman Reilly offered resolution providing that
AL salaries not settled by express statute be reduced
Governor but favored by the Controller" The Dill
referred TO was the we-known Public Burdens BILL
passed by the last Legislature, but vetoed by the Gov
ernor. A resolution was offered by Alderman Foster
authorizing the Commissioners OF the Sinking fund 10
mains and pipes within the limits of any street,
or public place in this city, to furnish steam for heane
such permission pay something for the privilege
and 10 sign such stipulation may bc deemed necessary
for the protection OF the city. The resolution was
passed by vote OF II tOS. The votes In the affirmative
were given by Aldermen Roberts, Bennett, Car
rol, Foster, Gunzcr, Han, keenan,, Lewis Rely,
Sauer Shells and Slevn and In the negative by Alder
men Bgin, Ehrhardt Gedney, Jacobus, Herman MOI
~. perieN
ihe Washington Market conflict the Clerk Of
the and the Department OF Public Works regard
TO placing booths in the streets around the MARKET was
the subject of debate. Aldermen SIeVm oHeTeu the
following resolution:
Ihe word street streets whenever used In chapter
80 OF the Revised Ordinances of the Mayor, A.
dermen. and Commonaty OF t9e Clty OF llorh,, ,
passed June 90 1859. shall b. deemed to include not
only the carrageWay and sidewalk but every portion
thereof: and also pOrch st0op, STEP PLATFORM
stand case DaluStrade, post ra, stairway ana every
standing placed being in upon any portion OF the
oh rpnan
Alderman Pinckney said II was his opinion that the
streets He then made elaborate argument IN sup
mort OF his opinion. Alderman Morris said tlat tue
resolution put II the power OF the clerk OF the market
TO control merchants of the neighbOrnO0d The TesOu
tiOn was Passed however, by vote Of IL TO g. The
BOARD then took up estimates of the Departments
for 1879 as revised by the Board OF AppOrtonmen An
onslaught was made upon the estimates OF the COmmlS-
sionCr PuUlic Works President Roberts, when was
nr0pred appropriation 600, SAID that ne
hoped the Commissioner would uO De givena single
dollar Alderman Morris moved that the HpprOpa-
repairing the streets be Dut at OOOOO nsteado or
100000. Tne Commissioner OF Public Works asked for
$500 600 Mr. Morris stared, and ought 10 receive that
amount of money It would not he waste OF money To
thoroughly repair the streets After discussion, Alder
man MOiTiss motion was approved by unanimous
vote. A motion then made by Alderman MoTls
that the appropriation Of $4,000 desired by Commits
Campbell for the repair Of the city parks, which
had been stricken by the Board OF Apportonmeni,
be replaced. The motion adopted Alderman
Keenan, moved that the appropriation for removing OBJ
structons the streets be reduced from $4,000 to
month in removing the Ohstructing street stands Of
Washington Market. After little debate the motion
was adopted. An appropriation OF $4,000 TO pay the
lawyers who defended the Board of Aldermen when they
Of news stand that obsructcd the street inserted
in the appropriations for the Legislative Department.