The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-16
Debates In the Common Council.

The Board OF Ass.taut Aid. rmeo met last evening;
ard after getting through ~rh some routine business,
Assistant Alderman bouros moved suspend the rules
In order to take the of special
on the NinetecDth ward election case. The motion to
the report was taken up
Assistant Alderman BARKER OF the Fifteenth ward
then and resum, be remarks which he
bg CD fIioay stnipg at hen the proceedings of the
Board were brought to by the discovery that
there vas not quorum present MIR Barker offered
an spoFy Tor The length OF bir remarks the Importance
OF the He had arrived last Friday evening at the
point touching TIE legality the lie held that
the Illegal and a.s,rted that while il WAS
p.Ddng AZ tie First district Of tue Nineteenth ward
nun br OF prs, 10 and broke up the canvass nj
toge her The tickets were strew about the aoor and
stream OF Croton water then into the room
ana tbei prson. epiitiy Unauthorized took possession
Of Tie ballot box-that tickets bsh.d from the
water and from the pockets OF pcrsous present,
ano thrust INTO the box IN proof OF all which he
would refer to tie testimony taken before COMMITTEE
I'm. gentleman bcie rad from the e'tmoDy Of Grown
ley before the committee to substsn,ite the facts
forth 10y BIN Oh tbi, point Now osnley demo
Graz ard mnst Therefore b. good wi for the gen.
ti.nan On The oppote eide Browoey thf that
he oouJ Judge there tickets pat
box Gtttr III" lights put out Az siD he say- the
box open. While in hts poss. ssop and tickets were
tbfu.t IL, ano aftcrwaros. that Scott
put 'he tickets in tiesds ag ain from the printed ey
oehte tasth before the Dnittee IN reference Durysa
putting tickets into The tox.) When Uuryea vas re
noustrattd with he said he would put the tickets in II
bell or The oevi the table The g-oe nsp would
not Say thht The d.y scssed Mr. this occasion
nor would be SAY that the devil he
must have tetn under he table or som. wncrc near
The next pobt the hlrgaty q the canya-s owing
10 an improper adjournment ~ the cauyass.Is before
ite vote Of the district ~ss canys.Atd (ur n
bere read fop he lay extract the e. at that IL
was iDcbnhnt on Inspectors Of elections 10 csovass
the sott pub'ioiy and Sithout an afioutpn,ent)
but here RAD he they s1jourDed nm bus theme.
TO We Cbi.it Office and hence The Iomps shere the
votes should have remained loci ed ne present oay
The adjournment was clearly Illegal after r. grr,.c 70
heicond otrct Of The wsrd wher the ballots we're
enur,y d.s,ro, I'd end To ~ tcnn Of the eountv ro
missi' mrs wfoe action not utop the wa,d canvas
but opiy 90 the county vote the gentleman alluded 10
To" testimony u Mr. Bbiet the County Clerk wno aid
mere were noeeg tnrDs from he Nineteen, n ward fled
IN bis 'ihc- ana be would therefore CIV. a c,rtia
cate OF election Afer aud,Dg some othsr violations
OF ~ Decides tbop already Dsmed such NJ he absence OF
one OF me DOL clerks leaving perform IN. duty
~Dne the h@ thye here shat b. MIR X al sod sim
nbehce In high praise Of the genteman uho ron es1
W Nbtt"h'b ~Md He stfemsd hin a. . o. nt,.map
pu hut vote sgainst his holdug sent in Tn. Ro.rd of
hb, hiutih en- ~ be h,ld hie to h. ulev
hh6tHit hIdrimrD BouTon NJ IN. M '. nth - ~, n
pd 70 The gentle fr, the st,eutb n. ,hst
The y II, we're closed nf.rnn Thorn 90 10 ~.
sure he SAID cessation ~ few minutes ,n ,.L,n. Tia
voter tbs vas naufea by fp Ing and ie ua, a. nict
IMr Wss no doubt but 'be proceedings we. if,egul.r
but tbe Jaw hhd ben vie enough framed In mako
BROW ior nT ctrt OF thir krd AMI II ali he in-c.c ar
bad LIT ihe etg.ns p:esrnt coOld bay. and
ucciNd ne woes he county canva Gers mad CLEARED
the eirti'b in The Nineteenth s.rd ep ana tbs m.
PsDinsp held 10 he important al houQb he gentleman
Who pr'cdd him hsd Thought 80 mite .eouot Mr.
clo tot connective iha befe - tbe -Ifb 80 doubt
t."t 10 br@ s"al = s4k D.s i,as H.. st.m-sn.s
nsrd TAo. f1sy eniu-d u hN sat Eaaicd 70 IT, both