The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-21
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The Chief Of Police is recorded As native Of New
Baker, charged with the murder Of Bill Poole.
Alderman hosER moved that the report be referred to
. special committee.
Alderman ELY seconded the motion.
Alderman HmRIcK said he hoped the report was not
going to be cushioned in this way. He moved that 1t
Alderman HOWARD was in favor Of the report being
printed He thought the resolution Of the Board was
the Information Of the Know Nothings, who would And
that OF thirty four posemen who had been in pr
son twenty nine belonged to theirs (the Know Nothing
Alderman BRIGGS in favor Of the report being
ferred 10 the committee seventeen Of the men had
wsy Of getting at the truth was 10 refer IT, Why WAS 4
that since this motion in the Board Of the policemen
who had not been in this country four years. came down
to the County Clerks Office to take out his papers, and
came down, too, in his uniform?
Alderman ELY said that when he seconded the resolu
ton to refer the report he did not know II
plic, and he would now accept the resolution Of the
Alderman Of the Seventeenth if he would amend it by in
sorting that 1t be printed.
had told lies the chief not to blame and he be-
leyed that ths resolution fully answered.
Alderman WM TUCKER thought the report ought TO be
The communication was then directed to be referred
to the committee and entered at length on the mnutes
THE SUNDAY LIQUOR ORDINANCE.
The report of the Committee Ordinances, for the
more eectual enforcing Of the excise laws-reported
December 22d-was called up motion Of Alderman
Lord. The ordinance is as follows -
Sect l. If any person in the city Of New York shall sell
& lager beer or other rong sprtaous liquor Or shall
Sns @ I o
delivered 70 be drank his her house out house. garden
eordng 70 law being licensed shall self deliver
to- or n all
said be drank aforesaid the first day Of the week.
Within se prS is 81 s sw Is o. e
for every such be liable to the pains and penalties
Upon complaint oath showing violation s Of
and the Sdsi%sn q said city and within wards
p.lns shah presented directed 70
every them Immediately arrest bring person
and SO complained against before the magistrate is
shall be 50 before
be TO into the subject matter Of the complaint and
i appear BY proO Or By the q the
dnanee the for e. and offence shall
dollars; defaai. payment
for period not to exceed day for each dollar
See All moneys received collected undor by virtue
Of this ordinance shall wit three months thereafter be-
sSxaIds r. ssppo;s q The q shs :sId ny "
party the SAID
Mayor and Commonay violating the excise
See. G. This ordinance shall take effect mmed iately
Alderman HERRICK was opposed to the ordinance. II
should be on every other day because every
day in the week 49, by different nations devoted to the
public celebration Of dyine aervice-Sunday by the
Christians Monday by the Greeks Tuesday by the Per-
sians Wednesday by the Assyrians, Thursday by the
Egyptians, Friday by the Turks and Saturday BY the
Alderman BAIRD, Of the Fourth ward, opposed the
ordinance and said that the only shop in which he
could get glass Of ale yesterday Sunday was in the
Eighth ward. He declared that no man, not even the
Mayor HIMSELF should shut up store in his ward, with
out his consent.
Alderman HOWARD opposed the ordinance and de-
Tended his with his usual zeal and said that
daily becoming and more respectable, all the
loose characters were going to other wards He nsnu
ated that the Eighth and Ninth wards had received
great many of them of late. The murder OF Poole
committed in the Eighth ward, and there msgis
trate there to Interfere
Alderman WM TUCKER said that the Alderman of the
Sixth ward had nothing to brag Of His associate in the
Common Council had come into the Eighth ward on the
occasion alluded to BY him, and he (the Councilman,)
held to answer for interference in matter
The Alderman Of thu sixth should also recoect the a
fray which occurred few weeks since at theatre in
Broadway, . scene which credit to the ward
its representative BE alderman Tucker,) was favor
Aldermen Voorhis, Ely Fox, and wakeman, were in
favor Of the ordinance Alderman Wakeman said that
the use Of Intoxicating was an injurious beverage,
and he thought that every lover Of his country should
AVOID it, for himself he would say that not particle Of
Intoxicating drinks passed his lips.
Aldermen STEERS, Brown and Moser opposed the or
dinancs and after some discussion pro and CON- it was
carried by vote of II to 9.
AYES Aldermen Fox, Seventh ward; VIM. Tucker,
Eighth; voorhis Ninth Trowbrdge, Tenth; Waterman,
Twelfth; Briggs, Thirteenth the President Fifteenth;
Cbristy, Sixteenth; Ely, Seventeenth; Lord, Eigh-
tenth; C. H. Tucker, Twentieth; varian Twenty frst
NAys-Brown, First ward; williamson Second; Moser,
Third; Baird, Fourth Hofmire, Fifth; Howard, Sixth;
Steers Eleventh; Kelly, Fourteenth; Herrick, Nine
tenth.
NATIONALITY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Alderman KELLY offered resolution, calling for re.
turn Of the nationality Of the members Of the board II
any of them had been in the State prison, and similar
enquiry with respect to our courts and public Offices
Alderman vooRms thought the resolution ont Of
order, and was derogatory to the character Of the
board. II was triiing with IT'S character.
The CHAIR decided that the resolution offered by Alder
Kelly out of order
Alderman WILLIAMSON asked upon what grounds the
Chair decided IL out OF order
Alderman KELLY appealed from the decision OF tn
Chair.
The vote being taken, the decision Of the chair
sustained and the resolution ruled out of order.
Adjourned to Thursday next.