The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK WHOLE NO. 9841. ~~»: oe NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1863,-TRIPLE SHEET, TERALD. PRICE THREE CENT “+f MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, Important Proceedings of the Aldermen and Councilmen, THE THREE MILLION ORDINANCE. Debates in the Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen on the Mayor's Veto Messages Themselves to Pass the Ordi- mance Over the Veto. Gity Taspector Boole on the. Sauitary’ Condi- tion of the City, a, a, ae, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. @PFICIAL BEPORT OF TUESDAY'S ‘SPRCLAL Sise10N, ‘Tompa’ ust 25 1008, ¥, Al } Tomes ocoek Pe f ‘The Board met, t to the ollowing call:— BT. Wanernise, baq., Clerk of the Common Couneil'— 8 J. CHIPP; Heventh district. Shonee A JEREMIAH Tes ‘Tenth district. PETER MASTRRGON, ‘Thirtceot distrib. Horn diatrict. ‘Present— Raq. , President, in the chair, end *lterimen’ Fox, Henry, MoCool, Reed, Chipp, Ryers, Jeremiah, Hardy, Masterson, Ottiwell, Froment, Farley ‘The minutes of ‘the last meeting were read and ap- proved. the Petition of John to be for meat corte somnetanp referred to the ittee on Finance, the: ninth regiment New York State potty tee een Guard provided for fm the Gxemption ordinance in the same manner as the was received, directed to be entered at length ‘2 the minutes, and laid we The resolution, as amended, was thon adopted, on ayes end noes, a8 Aldermen Walsh, Reed, Chipp, Hardy, Masterqon, Ottiwell and Farley—7Z. Negative—Aldermen Fox, McCool, Ryers, Joremiab, Proment and Long—6. An@ the samo was directed te be sent to tho Board of fur concurrence. By Alderman Hanpy— Resolved, That section four ef chapter twenty four of ‘Whe Revised Ordinances be amvnded to read as follows:— ‘No pavement in any street in the city of New York, Which his been accepted by use € ration, to be kept Wm repair at the public expense, shall hereaiter be taken ep, OF the paving stones retnuved therefrom, for any pure whatever, without the authority of tbe Common wncil, under the penalty of one thousand dollars for every offence ‘wivch was adopted. ¥ Alderman Loxu— Inereas, section 37 of chapter 4 of the Revired Ordi declares that “No porson, without permission of the Common Connect, staal! Up, Pemove or carry away, @F cause or permit to be on up, removed, or carried away, any turf, stone, sand, clay, or earth, from any penalty of twenty Ave dollars for cach offence is ordained, under section 41, chapter 24, }, that “No pavement f: i gtreot in the city of New which has been Dy the Or to be kept the public ox- pease, sha Be on up or the, perlog ones Fomoved , for any whatever, Without peg rare from the Common Counell, takes up and remeved : of the of places, rome flor siveds That the Croton “Aqneduct Beard be, game hereby is, 4! Pa Board wnt given to ay ned 20, ri “y smitting the a ‘of the sch ta f i i i 2 : Hi i | sof building a sewer ta First avenue, from Fitt: , public pince or Highway in the etty of New York, | IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE. ene ei The Advance of Major General Rosecrans on Chattanooga---Attack on the Place. a <Q waa bed over. on Roads prevented a report in favcr of ‘The Commies ee ee Fourth emi Which was laid over. ‘Tho Consmmittiee on Roads presented a favor Salata vas Reciety ce tee, Was . ‘ ia 5 ‘Tho Committes on Roads a report in favor of ae and grading Sixty-Gfb streen, between Third laid ever. ite on erosewaltes at the inmrsection of Fifty-ninth anc ‘Sextioth streets with Broadway. Which was laid over. s The Committes on Hewers presented a report Kolbe ‘Which was taid over. ‘The Committee on Sewers presented 2 report in favor sewer in Pith avenue, from Kighty-bisth a sewer io Seventy ninth street. ‘Which was laid over. ‘The Committee on Sewers presented a report in favor of building @ sewer in Seventy fourth street, frow Firth avenue to the Fast river. ia was Inid over. Commitice on Sewers presented a report in favor of building a sewer in Xixth avenue, from Fifty-fith to Fifty-nith street, with a lateral braveb in Fifty fourth Street, botween Fixth and Neventh avenues, Which was laid over. ‘The Committes on Sewers presented a report in favor of vuildiog a sewer in Fifty-sixth street, from vewer in Second avenue to near First avenue. Which was laid over. COMMEMICATION. The following communication was reeaived fram the City Inspector relative to the removal of ashes, garbags, &c., from tne etreets:— Catv Insrzeron's Dn New Youn, Anguet To 1we Flowomanis Tue Board oy ALOKRMEN New Yous PARTMENT, | 1803. 5 TAR CTY OF TimMEN—Immediately after entering npow the dis charge of the duties of the ofice of City Inspector I tranamitied to your honorable body a communicative, in whieh it was dirtinctly and nnoyuiveeaily set forth that J ounsidered ‘the iminediate cleaning of the #treets aod the removal of the ashes aud garb 8 paramount to aibother duties within tbe #ope g departmont. Actiog upon this conviction, abdjbearimg constantly in mind that to the improvement’ of (he sanitary con dition of the city und the preservation und chro of the public health aii other consideritions were i ary, the energies of this department were directed t the accomplishment of tLe oljects sought ty be att alk ihe more desirable at that me, as tho vnhealthy fon of the year was rapllly approaching, and an epidemic were exhibiting Usemvelyes ato OOF Citizens who, [com «Xperience, were most « Lo judge of the de.eter ious offeets of the eammer box the health of tis metropoli« was in respect to its cleabliness. The mauner in which the — me: pari je tt ‘ moval of e , asbes an eats be city has deen performed ia appirent the mentbers Sipour honorable body and mast be 10 every citizen, “The department feels a justifiable pride in contemplating the result of its labors, which baye culmisated ta the short space of a fow weeks in changing, it be vaid, tho very sanilary nature of the city. Tho aniiness of New York had become proverbial. It had been wo long neglocted that the ailmeut became chronic, and required the most severe treatinont to arreet Gio Brogreae othe Armano. , bub its Thie nas pot only been secom injurious effects upuu the ayétem have been counteracted, we patient bar been restored to perfect bealth, and it pow on|y requires the necemsary care and attestion to revent olther a relapse of a new attack of the disease, ounce of preven nd It ts the Intention of this department, so far as it ie in t's power, to appiy the x t wi One Decat,,» Loe Oreex Clevelan, Interesting Correspondence fro the city, various of mentioned, the said bonds to be is- nhs a and in sume to be ‘treets, and, a8 a consequence, r° maption trcen Giosdeg It now becomes tho Of | ment to point out to your ‘der Period an! ee Mey] apa ae expense of remov: 0 months been accumulating im tho garbage boxes and ash barrels, the occurtence of riots, which caused ap ioterruptian of the work oft three or four days, being valuabie time host, requiring | gree ageinst the best intorests of the inhabitants adaitional assistance to remoye tbe accumulations In the sireets during the time when the functions of the depart- ment were temporarily suspended; the increased vention allowed by the Commoe Couneil to the cartmen, | aba!i rest upon it laborers and ovhers in the employ of this vepartment, a circumslance over which the Lit! together. wish te fact ttt "a with the fact tenth has, wetbia the Tn prowecuting the work of my Causce Gave conspired sued from time to time mo ont @atimate to be furnished the Com, monthly, in advance it not to hor #0 the abrogation deporit eh bad f h blic health, tn wi the pablic 5 weroots lapee \ato the old order of thii es concerned , and whiely detr Prectude the possibility of a re Propriations made listed m ne ord mm ing could excune or palliate such # crim {pal ,and this department is determined the ability, vo such responsibility jo keep unimpaired the advaptages at serving the public heatth, and the progent Sanitary condition of the c| necessary that ample means eboald be overnment at the ‘be appropriation dereliction of dat that, Fo far wt it ot the cy tax levy by | — of which occurs generally ‘Other end equally might be enumerated by th dean them ne: cnsary Coane with tue benefits certat the anion of the suggestion al Im (hie connection the City Inspector deems jt not out oggest to your boucrabie body that he i# clearly of opipion that great advantages would resu't in department under bis charge vy ® change in the fiscal year from Jannary to May, and he te alro of opinion that rach a ch nge would be equally ad vantagecus te tbe cther @epariments, and be productive of much good bots to the city apd its creditors. tires simply to make the suggestion if coneurred in by your boncrabie steps to accomplish such @ desir for the action of the le No other method t dovised wherepy the stroots ean be Heatth, who bave po 5 important advas' Roads presented a report ia favor of Inspector bas bo con- unders: aa addition of at least post year or two, been mace to Uho extent othe paved surface of the sirscts, thereby thereof under tho jur ing proportionately #o much more to the outiay for street cleaning. Asother important add). tion is made to the expenditures of this department by reason of Who wreiched Coudition of tbe and curb and gutter stones in very many, aud almost io variably the foulest, localities in’ the city. tralization of power 0 uve) maintain unidterrupted Temult to the city 2 omitted for tbe for the work cleaning the streets by contract, + must be way conversant with the sub- An evidence of this nasser. tn, Mt monly necessary to pomt to the fact, that while otk wae done by covtract, and tbo whole amourt of propriation was suuually within the recollection of this er of more general concerning (be comdition of tne Ths if Got to be wondered at, particnierly curing the ligt two years, when all descriptions of labor and materials had advaured ja rowe cases fifty por cent, em the amount paid the contractor was less by ‘OT than was expended by the di ‘The price paid the contractor $274,000 pe: ying (be yours 1861 and 1862, while in 146 the nt expended by this department was $225,171 37, o the Year 1800, the sum of #519.011 70. 1, therefore, be at once apparent to your hono mount Of two hundred aud veventy- appropriated (bemg the contract 463, taking inte considerat o. pont of labor required to be de 0 the negicet or imanility of the cont: » the work As required by bis and materials, the increased area cw \treeta 10 be cleaned, the bad condition of the omont abd the carh and gutter konee, the ad this, department’ by ¢ the railroad eompanies to remove the ¢ atrecta after laying many other dradvantages of @ tinor cha. 1 is totally’ thadeywate to a faithfui porformauce o work required © be do his department, epparent to all in an; totalty 1 Cupp, . nes it, Vark 4 Long 18. ™ the working of the mont, Varley and Lang. roct pavements twas complaint ingly practised by our law makers in the Siato Legislature during tho past few years, by which the efficiency o¢ our local or inupie!pal government has been nearly paralyzed, bas placed the control of the street pavements, from enrb to eur, one department, the coutrol o the remainder of the tin avother: and it met unfrequently happens that street mewly paved or repaired, the curb and gutter although very much in’need of ropairing and setting , being ia many places broken, iu othe are jeft ip that condition, while in many the curb aud gutter stones ha the stroet pavements the paving swe have filled eltuer with ny ing yogetable matter. feeling assured that, ie change will be taken abuve Fuggested cap be meane for cleanipg the action be taken by the to eur the Boaerrary foot sanitary Courition. tho sireete apd the proper able beaith of tho city ia daty para ce within the range of the munietpal government i* ro apparent Lhal i I# evident vot mor are Decessary to Int in order 60 piace at bix dis direction of the company In © rhockingly out of repair, n displaged, and meus to aft of Of the Board of Aldermen be increased to lwo thoorand Gollars, the mine to lake eect nities of the City In he eity aut borit\« ‘The displaced or sunken and broken gutter stones cause the water intended for cleaning | the gultors to become stagnant , the lutersticer become fill ed with every description of Min, r val fhe immediate attention of the ment, thereby largely inctoaing the expenses of the ro very ser ivnt evile, cauge im don'ts on the tine of are, i not properly and once remysed, inmuferable nulsauces and [rolls © meane required Lo accomplish an eM #0 Cos! wary for bim, a nd be believer it wm only De quiring for ite rer xecative departinont, oh ore of this denart F atlention to what be ¢ repairing their favor of ssopuing © greetant ged set with Ue statement Lr pans 9 to obvinte the ox Ly respectfally recom raiem @£ compen Board, io order Mamt U he eppeoy# iatiow. ertaiwed by the city aut! Ay Inmpeetor to assert that they & proper acd offient discharge of upon bin wild elect vations, ae the Collowing © (ho, eity for te Wy another evidence of # above enumerated it pal government of (bls ¢ » the avila and burthens imposed yy tants by the ofcious jutormeddling « | ture io the allkirs of a munielp ily of ita members © positively become ui.bearable: s that sbortld at onee ‘be interdicte wathoritves of the city teft to } ots, to whom th situated 98 this city theo | ‘inawpate any sort enable it 10 eomtie eurpley only be 1 OF Augud will above priation for 1968 tm Which deator— t paid Hackloy contract bject Lo claline agatust do. laimed by eotasctor, but hheld vy Inte City Inaprctor paid by late City Inpector ing *treete, May 15 wo jaslend of being a by a wad 4 reproach to the lovers of order end DA porition respect to omiretem of the word ment, Sad with the Abe plared in # both an to ehaieoge the eany of recomp! ment of the city sulber “ea it, at leant in respect Very respectfully, yuu emovabie for an, violaiion of ther t respon thelr otal duties Aomher Mnporiant item of ex; Pals paired of yermitting remain in pilow, b: | | ur the employes of the never.) P Oo x By Femoral of th Ct W departivent, em | ¥ Principle of justice tus ony loapector i powerlens to remedy mative is left bin, than of Which wae received and, Tinted io Whe Corporation papers, (ogmher wih the Sun oy Abat aud New York Sun. motion, directet wo be os Palance August 16 eM the average rate of erpenaje tions Of tix depart about four works, extending W about the t year, whe, unlew pro propriation, the wor exper ‘hich will be likely + tart days of the cestton of the wext il 15, 1964. The if (heb tot rane Sena department The city of New York a #1 taoved that when (h @ tonet om Thareday, the 27th tot, at oem and the folew og bere ‘Arde man Vou moved t) amend, by adjourning to meet Aber me 0 Monday, Sim mat, at oye o'clock Woh wae carrie? The moWon es acnended was then pot #04 carrie@, RRR ORE LAD OVER tw dotiare. fow 0 National Ataire, o@ the ooragion of he reception of the Twenty itm rege eich was ordered to be paid by ihe following vale, Aldermen You, Welsh, Benry, Motecl, Mardy, Magterqua, Ge Cl September of tue tersen, O10 ag ay weven jouis of | “ys 4 removed which the ralle Of one company have ‘9 of by neta Png practices are feapective rail this occasion of calling SO te direct violation of the Reed, Chipp, f Jeremiah, Hardy, Mar‘ercon, Ov) well, Froment, Furloy Laugh Report of Com un Salaries and Cifices of the Board of Councilmen, with resolution that the ralaries of the gate Keepers and watch men on the old and new reser voirs be !ncreased from one dollar aod Mity cout per day to two dollars per day, to dato from Jume 1, 1863, 10 be taken from its appropriate sccount Which was coneurred in by the following vote—vie — Affirmative—Aldermen Fox, Waish, Heary, MeCool Roe, \tyers, Jeromiah, Hardy, Masterson, Ottiwell, Bro ment, Farley and Long—13. Report of Committee on Public Health, im favor of adopting resolution, first, That the vacant 'lote on the fouth side of Forty oft Btreot, between Wroadway and Bixth avenue, be fer 0, soeond, That the @unkeo Jots on the norther!y « Pity cxth street, between the Tenth and beventh uv . be filed ta, umder tho direction of the Street Com: vr, und that the acoom noe therutur ts 1, MOptod by th following YOtOmViEie ormon Vox, Wabh, Henry, sfeGeot, minh, Hardy, Masterson, Ottiwell, Rar- ley ond Long—12 epor! of Comm tee on Reads, im favortof adopting re. sclution that Bighih from Forty necoad to ¥Mty ninth street, ve Velwian pavement, one half the Expeure to Le paid by tho proverty owner aud the remaining ball by the ely, under the direction ot Croton Aqueduct Board, « 4 that the aeoompany ing or nance therewor bo soy te Wh ch was adopted by (ny following vote, vigte Alormative— Miler rox, Walen, Henry, MoQoo?, y Ryers, Jeremiah, Hardy, Masterson, Farley, ittoo on Row!s, ia favor of adopting re by the following Vite AM mative—Aldermen Fox, Walab, ry, McCoo}, Reed, Chip, Kyer®, Jeremiah, Hardy, Masterson, Farley, ond Lug 12, Ke; ort of Committee on Roads, ia favor of adopting Ferolution that Forty ##cond sireot, from the Kighth avo- hue to the Huden river, be paved with Helgian pave. ment, one alt the ex to bo burae by tho property owners benefited and one ba'f at the expense of the ily, upder ibe dirsetion of the Croton Aqueduct Hoard, that the secompanying ordinance, therefor be prod, Vhich was adoyted b Affirniative—Aid y the fo How ing vw view Wairb, Hery, MeCoo!, / Hardy, Mastorson, Farley Communication (rom the Street Commissioner; recom: mending the adoption oi preamble relative to resolution adopted by the Common Council. authorising and direct Ing tho street Commissioner to cauvo the cellar of house of Hise Company number Four to be excavated, &o., with Tesolution (bat the Street Comimimmoner, in addition to the a/teration embraced in ‘ormer resojation, be directed to cause ab independent wall to be bUilt on the portber): Jin» of aid bourne, and that the rate, together with wok spocified tn rene: out advert Which was Aftirrantive Won previously adopted, be dowe with- catimaten Or eo. t-acting therefor, ed by the following vote, via-— jermen Kox, Walsh, Heury, MeCoo!, , Joremiah, Mardy, Masterson, Oi orley and Long—14 on, That ihe Comptrollr be directed to draw vot Jaco M Long, for Ue num of aim bondied dollars, to be in full payment for expenses in cured Dy the Bul comm tice appointed by |he Comaittes: on Natinal affaires to viet Gettysburg ater the late batt'o, to look ater the iniezosts of the volunteers and fwilitia from this city, and to procure the remains of ie diet General Zook, who war K\ied io thy action ab aoe, the Raid amount of wi bondred dollars being here appropriated therefor, ¥» bs taken from the accout of Cy Contingencies. adupted by tho fal! em Alderman Fox, Keed, Chipy el), Fromeut, Farley wu orn wan mg, f aaming, ke. , resolu. naplroier be divested to ten, aa ¥. Brady » for \ue ove 1or eagransiog , Tew dutions, a per bil beret yo WO account o Ly Con hich was lava over. Keport of Commitiee on Ferries, in favor of adopting resotation that the Comptroller be directed te cancel the Jeane of the Forty. socvnd steoat Vorry lo Woenawken, Diew Jersey, and be is hereby disected te relet said ferry Wo the bigheat bidder Which was laid over. Re-otuwe f Huard of Counciines that the vacant hte om the Borth side of Chambers street, between Vear| and ‘Wiltiam streate, bo feue d in under the direction of tho ‘Btreet Commins mer, and that the aceon pany wg ord. Dance therefut be adupied. Which was conourred ia by the (ullowing vote, v2 — Afirmative—Aldermen Vox, Walsh, “Waccot, heed, eas phe yi Pom” ing Mardy, Mantersoa, Ottiwell, Fro ment Varley —12. Report of Committee on Fteeete, ia faver of adopting Teooutions, firtt. That tweery eet, bundrod (cot went of ieath eveuue to be regulated and greded, under the divection of the Mice (OLnmD emt mer 7» ond that the ying ordinance therefor be adoptet; and, second, Twenty towrth street, from four hundred feet went f the Teuth avenve te the North river, be paved by aon bone pave. ment under the direetion of the € Aqueduct bepert ment, and that the eccompamying ordinance therefor be ‘hich was by the following vote, vin — Affirmative Fou, Waieh, MoOwl, Reed, Chip, Kyerm, Jeretniaw, Mardy, Masterson, Uitiwe)!, Fro jarley and Lug 13, of Committee on Fire Departwent, in favor of coneurang with Board of Coupqiunee 10 Teele (on that the Street Commisakmer be liveated tontivertion lor proposals to erect 5 new house for the use of Muse Company No. 30, o@ the lot of ground No. 244 Weet ‘Tweety seventh street, now owned vy the city, and & be cates in all resyorts (othe house now occupied by Ka aha Company Which was od by the (Slhonung vole, via — Xmrmative-caidermes Sony. Waith, Mooi, Raed. Kyere, Jeremiah, Hardy, Masterson, Ottiwei), Fro Heport of Committee on Kowere, ty build a sewer tn 0) Ver street, between ( hathem and Madinn + treet ch eae coucitred iw by the f vote, vl AMrmetive—AMermen tox, Walsb, 17, MeCo!, Reet, Chipp, Ayers, Jeremab, Mardy, Macterron, Fro ment, Feriey and joug—13. Pivamiie, With ordinance inereseing the walarien of Crarks in Mayor's ofee Which wes referred to (he Committees on Salar cn sed “ : Komiotion that Forty-seventh street, from Third to 1h sven. be paved with Balgign pavement, under bo Theo Ajoetuct Homrd, aod that the » ordinance thererrr ve aiopted. Which was laid on the table Reso! en that the ealary of the Hecnwd ry, Vets, ond (he Compared paae (rom the appropriation for iy Com ngrecias. bich wan referred t Commitice on Galeries and Oftcon Lill of Meteon & Company, ameunting to mime th vnend five hundred éethare, fer fore abhing éleners the Thorty seventh, Thirty etghth, end wrath regunecte New Yorm Volapteert, 00 retern from Ube seat of wer Which wan hele over Reyort of Comemition on W 1", in eesbut y m Wireete, im tewor ot Widewalk om beh widen of gimme treet Ww the Nort cfs share necomary unser Hh ianboet , 24 Lat the anon pay Clete adept ma titeved to eimend the repos by etre atv attached vo the feport, ana a reed, the folowing — t the edewalke om both widee of Bar wih river, be 1 redaggr4 to extend f Greenen wret We nortewert ern sinendet, was then adopted by ihe f thativo—Aliermen Per, Wale Met “et Cuipp, Kyere, deremiah, Mardy, Masterson, Vrotment, Har wy ana f 2 Apptication of Lawrences Breit for relat from e nirect referrer to the ew Alle wan ray, freved that Lue Board do pow tae ® hor nom ee ow Kowere receee for one Whiecd warcarried. AFTER RROKet Pregett— William Waist, Hq, Premtent in (he chatr t Molin, Chip, Jeremiah, Terex, Maw Parley het [omg ree menetOn Ort (Alp OF ER me” wen in tniiine we Roads tp taver O who ting ress. Report lation thet fuxty scored etree, Pet wee Rath sod Toot be regain’, ay Ay taped s space four feat wide threagh ent, “8