The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-06
Doangs In tho Board OF Councilman.
-FOUR Special Report.)

Mr.. Wild (whig rsformer) President pro empo In the
Chair.
Mr.. CLIFTON whig) moved that the reading Of
the minutes be dispensed with, and the Council pro
ossd TO ballot for President Adopted.
me ballot having been taken 1t appeared that + j.
Brown (whig rsformsr) had %; John A. Kennedy
(nAtioaal dam. rsformer) H. E. II. Kimbask (do. do
IL; C. O. North rss soil rsformsr) i Thomas Pearson
(na.iosal dsmocrat) i r. hather democratic reform
cry l. and there was choice. Ffyni ballots cast
Mr.. PURDr (rss soil rsformer) Mr. President have
resolution In my hand, which have doubt win meet
the wishss of every member OF the Council will ask
that It may b. read By the Clerk
out Of The Chair has decided four or nvs times
that everything vas out Of order except ballotng
Mr.. Coorn (national dem. rsfornsr) asked for tho
The cuAR-rhs ayes and nays Qaugh,sr) having been
NJ OAxcr-what are We to take sm on, Gri Great
The cai,R-why, on voting en- the resolution:
know what this resolution Is, and think We ought to
Mr. PuRDY-I will read It II can get permission.
No objection being made, Mr. Purdy read follows =:
Resolved Ihs. III: nsnbers Of th. esuss shall receive ,h
(esrst applause from without the BARI
Mr.. GAsor-How, sir, can you pass any su'h vots -
Ths CuAu-rhs Chair decides it out Of order. (Grsat
a ssossd ballot was then taken Sixty ballots wore
asst Mr. Brown had "a Ksnrsdy, II; Kimbark, II;
TermIye, Il MAthsr, 2; Conovsr 1. And there was no
One Of the Couucilmen complained of the number Of
utsidsrs within the bari and the Chair
ns members 70 Inos what they were about. The Ser
,eant At Arms was directed 70 remove all such.
The Council then proceeded to ballot again being the
twenty seventh baopg since the ocil met nrst and
the third this evening Sixty ballots cast Mr.. Brown
had q; Kennedy, II; Kimpark, Ia vsrniys, /; AA'hsr
me Coui ell then proceeded to ballot again Fifty seven
ballots cast Mr. Bsovn had "a Kennedy. IL; Kim
Mr.. PusDr~Mr chsirmsn, move We proceed to ballot
rhs caAm-rbAts undsrstood, sir. The secretary viii
Tbs twenty eighth halo. was then taken. Mr. Brown
had n; Kssnedy II; Kmbark, 10; MAther, q vsrmiys
". H. s.nH (whis)-xr. President, of
Mr.. Cosovs (whis rsfom)-I object think We had
MI Hr SINH ~ 70 the chair)-wm yoa pu. my notion
The CHAm-Your motion IL not seconded.
The question Was tshss and the motioe was lost-56
ne cunn-eeuslsn.n, pr.p.r. your ballots: ,.
men sit and come to order We loss great eesl
OF time by being in such 'oonfusioa~
Ihs eam1I suppose ysur idss to get on more s1ps-
Ths S.lio,ing was sh.s proceeded With. Tho result
~as follovs:-nr. Brown had 10; Kennedy, "a; Kim
BARI, is, North, 3; Mather g. Holder, WAir wright,
whole number So There was no choice.
Mr. HoDoxIssos (vhig)-I move, Nc President, that
vs 70 into veting. II viii great deal Of
time.
a Numn-IAt us have the ayes and nAys on that
The CHAR-Ths yeas and nays having been called for
The Clssk viii proceed TO oall the roll
me yeas and nays having been taken
Ths CHAR Fifty three gentlemen having voted In the
neeativs ard ave In the Affirmative, the motion Is dc
sEdsdIy lost
~ balIoting vas te-commenced. whsls number 90.
Mr. Brown had 10; Mr. Kennedy, 10; Mr.. Ktmbark, II;
MOTH B; rather, q Heldsr, baak, l. And % there
~ nsxt SaIlst resulted thus-whois number CO. Mr..
Brown, 3; Ks.ssdy 10 Kimbazt II; North, 7; hathsf,
~ ssut hansl tAs thirty GOOD, hsving bssa a.
sssrsd u sppsarsd that Mr. Brown hsd q Kssasdy is:
Giasssh, H. Hs,Asr. 10 NersA 3 n,sAs, xsd