The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-09
Common Council.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN, March S-Alderman
HArYi. Id, President pro lem
The roll being called, the members OF the Board
of Assistants entered the room, when the Common
Council proceeded to meeting in Joint Ballot.
Assistant Alderman LEE in the Chair, In the abb
sence Of Alderman PuRDY.
On the reading of the minutes by the clerk, 1t
had been entered that Assistant Alderman Mar
ply was 'arrested" in his remarks relative the
election Of Inspectors of Election, Monday eve
ming He rose and stated that he believed that he
was not arrested bat called to order, and he
moved so to amend the minutes. The ayes and
nays were called, and the question was decided in
the affirmative, by yeas S-nays7.
The Report of the Chief Engineer, giving the re-
turn of the election from three Assistant Engi-
neers to supply the vacancy occasioned by the re-
sisnation of Zophar Mills. VIM. A. Freedom and
John T Rollins. The Common Council thereupon
declared Samuel Waddell, Charles Forester and
Sidney B. Alley, elected as Assistant Engineers.
The votes given were published in the Herald Of
yesterday morning
The Board then proceeded to the election Of In.
spectors for the spring slection,n accordance with
the Repeal Registry Law.
Alderman LEE then moved that the folio wing
persons be selected as Inspectors of the ven
teenth ward, which was adopted
SEVENTEENTH WARD FIRST Dishte.-Jsmes S. Hal
stead, Henry Keyser and James v. Rich.
Second Disiret-Ebenezer Bark ley, Hiram G Smith
Peter Chamberlain. .r..... +.
Third District-A. X. Pattinson, Yell Reynolds and
Fourth Di.rie,-James T. Thompson, David Kinney
and Samuel d. Jackson.
FVfh Dist,ict-Robert II. Ludlow Samuel s. WandeM
and william Palmer. n"
Alderman POLLOCK then dominated the follow
ing for the
s,xrErsrH WAkp.-FI,st DistrieL-James Stone, John
8. Mcfarland and James Nicol.
Second Disirict-Cornelus w. Hubbard JOS p Fly
and Walter Mead
Third District William j. Roome, Theodore MARITIME
and Edward Black.
Fourth DiAtrie,-Josiah Merritt, Stewart Elder and
Theodore Dennis
Fyih Distriet-Isaac Kennard, Charles McDevitt and
James stokes.
| At this point Alderman Jones of rheFourth ward,
reque sted the wing members Of the Board to re-
tire, and proceeded towards the door, when
| Alderman SHALER rose, and in short speech,
showed conclusivsly that it was the incumbent du-
| ty of the Aldermen to select these insPectors-
| That they were bound by their oaths Of office to
carry out the provisions Of the law, and he there
fore hoped that gentlemen would not vacate their
seats, and thus leave the Board without quorum
and the city without officers to govern its munich.
pal affairs, after the term Of the present officers
pile in the ensuing month Of April.
reading the following law repeating the registry
| enactment, and pointed out its bearing upon the
positions that he had urged in IN able and efficient
manner.
Tho People of the State Of New York, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows =
~sxc L-so much of the act entitled an act to pre-.
vent illegal voting in the city Of New York pro.
is4o and 50 much Of eli other acts and parts Of acts
amendaory thereof as relates to the registration Of
voters and the election of inspectors Of elections
| "sIc 1.-The Common Council Of the city of New
York shall annually or before the tenth day Of March,
election district in said city, who shall hold their Offices
for one yesr, and until others are appointed
SIC III.-This act shall take effect Immediately
Alderman WooDHuLL denied that the recent
law repeating the registry bill deprived the Inepec
tors elected last spring, Of their powers to act a.
Inspectors Of the ensuing spring election, but that
| election. He stated that the whig members would
remain in the Board to sanction the selection Of
| inspectors to preside over tho ensuing election.
They would be willing to elect them for the fall
election, and would vote no other way.
| Assistant Alderman BENE DICT occupied about an
hour in talking upon the dead Registry Bill, which
| he mourned with all the affection Of devoted
| friend and adherent.
Assistant Alderman DAVIS replied, and took the
Same WOW of the matter as urged by Mr.. Shaler.
| Assistant Alderman MURPHY, OF the seventh,
then obtained the floor, and occupied the time OF
the members for nearly an hsur with an harrangue
that was irrelevant to the question before the
meeting, that he called TO order eight several
times by the President and the members, and each
time decided to be talking about every thing else
except the question at issue.
Alderman LEONARD replied in q very pungent
speech, which drew Benedict and Murphy forth,
aad upon ~
Alderman LEE calling for the main question, As
sistant Alderman Murphy again obtained the floor
-
Of the main question and the Democracy OF Thomas
Jefferson, when he called to order BY the chair,
and appealing from its decision, the chair was
sustained by vote of to Is, when he finally took
his seat amid the laugh Of the audience.
The question being called, Aldermen Jones,
Woodruff, Williams and Balls Immediately left
the room, when il was ascertained that quorum
was not present rf
The Sergeant alarms was requested to inform
them that their presence was desired, and on deli
veriug the notice they peremptorily refused to
returr, and hus violated The laws Of the State that
hey have solemnly sworn to obey.
The joint meeting then adjourned.
BoARD OF AsssrASr ALpERMEn-AIAKcH s.
This was meeting adjourned from last evening for
the purpose of meeting the other Board in joint bal
lot with view to choosing inspectors Of election.
The President, Mr.. Lee, in the chair.
An in vitation was received from the American
Museum, for the members TO visit that institution
on Thursday afternoon next, il being the anniver.
cary OF the founding Of the Museum, BY John Scud-
der, on the 10th Of March. 1910. Accepted.
Some petitions were prese nted, after which. on
motion Of Mr.. Dodge, the Board took recess, for
the purpose of proceeding 10 joint ballot.
On the return Of the Board, the roll was called,
and on motion Of Mr.. Ward, adjourned to Monday
evening next.