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Street Contyacts-The Joint Finance Committee pre-
sen,ed report stating the difference between the con-
for sweeping the streets for the several years as
iolows:-


Between snd2 years. .$ss7


and do. 1f2


l and do. ISv


Assistant Alderman CHARLicK asked ii this was the
proper place to report ON this subject


Alderman HAssRoucx said that II this contract had
pie would demand knowledge on the subject ,


Alderman DRAxs said that at proper time the genue-
mon would receive all the information they desired
The joint meeting then adjourned
THE Board oF ALpFRMyS then resumed business
Alderman HAsBRoucK then resumed has remai h m re-
ply 10 Alderman schs attack upon the public
schools md showed by that these schools were lar
superior those OF the public school society and that
the OF that society In the paymn oil saia
res to eachera OF the most common rudiments OF Eng
Dish education was than equal 10 all the extrava
gance of the public schools ia extending the benefits o
hat finished education to their scholss In answer
TO the argument that the schools OF the society would
have the children OF the city, he showed
concusively that not one holt were accommodated IN
these schools before the others were organised
Alderman MILLER eaid the point was, why was esooo
paid for these lots when $1,000 could have purchased
them1


about this pure and he desired TO know all the iac
before he could vote for the appropriation.


Alderman 0ALg said he prepared TO vote az he had
voted before and he held the views as he did before
Alderman HAssRouoK said that these random charges
about the price Of these lots being excessive un
founded the purchase had been acted upon by Thu
Board Educ aon who had paid the money for the pro
perty and now the Common Council were asked TO sp
or ,priate money 10 erect the building
The resolution was lost by a vote OF 2 too.
Alderman DRAKE said that the Board OF Education wer
desrous Of having this matter disposed Of in posi-
and he had therefore introduced this even
The Board then adjourned to Monday next,
BoARD op AssarANrs--This Board also met last eve
The reading Of the minute. Of the lea, meeting wss DIS
| psnssd with.