The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-16
Debates In che Conn ssOn Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
DRIVING CATTLE TREoUGH srRBErs.
The report Of he Commi tee I'm Ordinance FROM the
BSnrd Of Assis-pts, RESTRICT bu ca~rs from driving
hoI ned Cat s ,hropeh :hs streets of the under
heavy fine, was then brought no for conourreaos.
Alderman OAKLEY moved 70 refer the report to the Con-
Alcsg WARD hoped that II would not be referred,
but would be adopred
The Alderman Of tho Fourteenth moved 70 lay tho re.
port rhe table and 10 be printed.
Alder = an TWEED called for the aestion.
Alderman PICK did no. zoe the necessity OF referring
II. Soue time sg0 like ordinance iad the ta0le,
the ,e9uet rbe gentie0an of tho Seventeeah aad
has RENE lined there sipce IL high time tast
Of nea cattle through the rt'eets Accidents occ rred
every day 10 his ward few days aga tneis hap
serious accidents in his word He therefore hoped
ttat IL would be ~ cEcs adopted
Alderu Tn;sAg sad shat the ordinance was very
lame Indeed. 4 did DOT provHe what streets tue
island would be exempted from its provisions IL tho
Ia required AL butchers TO Aesp their cattle above
certain stestesy Tooth strect-thsn thy could have
place The island to keep them but it stood
ihsJ wonld Dot have they wcud bs obliged to
have their cattle housed In Jersey Long llaod
Albanian WARD called for the r"dinR OF ths report.
The re. ort rad again and without apy further
clio referred to the Comm,t, ee m dioaucs.
INDIGNATION FATHERS ar The LATE CoaAUMcA
TON or The CRIEF = atsoLUTiM ALDERMAN
sTUkITvAaT To PUT TH11 OLD ENEMY OUT or OFFICE
Alderman SrURTkvAaT rose and sfe ed resolution,
stating that The Of Alfred Carson the Chief Ca
girecr pas Of late untcarablshat he attacked tina
AIDE, men right and left and that with the view Of
having end PUT to these insults he proposed
move Carson from the Office e Chef Engiusor he
wss no longer ft worthy Of occupying such Off
lie then banded the preamble and re elueon to tue
clerk and con ,pued to sneak some time on its sdooton
He said that the Chief Engineer had oused thu Couuou
CcuLc tenit their back, but hs would not do De
lore their faces He that every mani the Common
Council seeks to remove him, and That they have org4u
izec anes for the oose Of dePosiag him. lie
told in his communication that could do ~oest,
but VIII 40 that We will do bes', which is
to Of his office and relieve the city Ne
Yo,k Of such soed for nothing fellow, aho thioks that
the Common Council have nothing else to think of but
him and his patty
Alderman bEyMAs said II it was ado pied they would DO
actI with too much haste Would it not be better to
Alderman sMrTH-Tbe Committee on Tire Department
don't want to have it referred 10 them We do not want
have any thing do with him Mr Carson said that
We spent the money TO remove him from Office and has
calea rs political bloodhounds: (Iaushter) There
fore, would degrade mysef By having anything to
Alderman DyNxAS would like to see all the papers
referred 70 the Committee On tho Fire Department.
Alder nsn snru-Do you stand here as the champion
Of Alfred Carson sir
Alderman DEsMAS No. sir, DO not, assure you9
Alderman sTuiEvAsr then reed the rules that govern
the election and appointment Of the Chief Sogineer BE
o that If his rssou lion would p1ss rhe Board 1t would
then TO the Board Of Assistants for their concurrence
and after bsrg sanctioned BY the Mayor they could rid
shcmre,ves Of who Is continually Safeguarding
and cepoupciDg them rs sc0undrels.
would be doirr lust what II carson wanted Hs would
thca be mmos Iabxed, and that oil that he desired
Alderman TWEED would Dor Ike % have anything TO DO
wi him but the gentleman Of tho Third wished to dirty
his finger with him then the Board could do what the
Chief Engineer wanted. which was his removal.
question was whether the Chief Enginesr would DO al
lowed to continue bis insulting language t,wards the
Board not. aid whether their characters shoud be
blachened By hmf
Alderman TirMAsS said that Mr.. Carsons commuui.
cation insult and he hoped that they would
not lrok upon it such, for he much bolo
their potce. (Applause
Aldorrsn DENxAN Although Mr. Carsons language
in the Communication did not meet with his approba
tion. stall, in his opinion the resolution should DO
ferrcd for the purpose of inquiry
The question the adoption Of the preamble aud
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Some OF tho aldermen then served nice trick by
hall q dczcp Of them leaving the which a mat
ter Of course Left them without quorum Mr. 5eagrist
the Master at Arms, was sent in quest OF the missing
aldermen bat before he returned the Beard declared
adjourned.
caucus meeting then held, after clearing the
clerks and out OF the roo,n but what trans
prcd We ore not able TO say.