The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-20
Board or Councilman.

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This Board met at their in the City Hall yester
day evening" pursuant to adjournment Monday night
last. The minutes of the last meeting read and
adopted.
Petitions first in order but none of any impor
| lance presented.
Resolutions next in ORDER and the following
presented =
| Resolved That the Committee Ordinances be, and
regulate the licensing junk shops &C. the present
construction and enforcement OF the ordinance OF 1867
doing severe injustice to those engaged in said business
memorial here read from Professor Robert Grant
asking special committee to inquire into and report
master Of and with which he could disnfect ships and
cities Of disease the yellow fever included The object Of
ecting the city of Norfolk Of yellow fever The memorial
was referred to the Committee on Pubic Health.
The following was then reported from the Board OF Al
whereas It appears from the Comptrollers report
Gently made to the Common Council that large amount
Of money has been expended in paying bills OF carriage
hire for members of the Common Council while Off
cal business as is alleged, and
Whereas it is believed that the amount charged in said
report such purpose is positively extravaganza
and not warranted by the discharge of official duties on
Resolved That the Comptroller be- and he is hereby
directed not to make further payments for bills con
tracted after the Of this resolution for carriage
hire for members OF the Common Council heads of de-
partments or any member of the city government.
Upon this paper long and exciting debate sprung up
and all sorts OF motions were madeto postpone TO lay
upon the table, to concur to amend, to reconsider &C.
Finally the previous question gained and the pre-
yous question with the Board Of
| Aldermen.
When the of Councilman Wild was called, be
for ms at the sS %
| What are you laughing at, gentlemen Laughing re-
newed) lam member Of the Committee on Roads, and
never rode at the public expense = my life was not
official business. have been a1ased of robbery, and
therefore want to define my VOTE have been called
pickpocket intend to define my vote. ! am the
Committee Roads and and have s>ght, as have oc-
| casion to ride. Daughter
PREslprNT-Confne yourself to the question.
Councilman WHp| have stolen dollar from
the treasury. Great aughter) Any man who says !
have taken money wrSngfuly tells that which Is not
but there are times when man ought to explain his
vote
SEVERAL voIcEs-O yes; when he runs for Senator.
Councilman Wild (much excited)-I don't care how
much laugh am going to stand here to maintain
my dignity. (Uproarious laughter)
Councilman CoSoylR-The gentleman is not in order.
Win he take his seatY
MIR. WILD greatly excted) Mo- sir; will not take my
seat. ] am going TO explain my vote
President CoNovER-Take your seat, sir.
MIR. WILD docking ierce)-I will not, sir tell you
going to explain my vote.
President CoNovER-I order you to sit down. You are
not explaining your vote. You only making laugh
MIR. Wild with increased fierceness)-I make laugh
ing stock of myself II make laughing stock of myself
reat laughter and excitement tell you sir shan't
sit down and demand the right to explain my vote.
President CoNcvER (also much excted)-st down sir.
Mr., Clerk proceed to call the roll Call the roll sir.
Councilman WnD-0h, go on and call the roll. Call
the roll: will stand here. ! won't sit down:
Mr.. Mcclenachan Uhc Clerk here proceeded with the
roll, Wild still the floor and calling out for the priv
ege of explaining himself the President rapping for
der, and the members generally laughing, and crying
eco on, "Sit down." Remember the dignity Of the
Mr. wild finally sat down, the President promising he
might explain when the Clerk finished calling the roll
The Clerk having finished, the name of Councilman Wild
| was called again.
Councilman WIN here arose again. producing sensa.
x1ak 4 t1ar
mission to explain my vote. In the newspapers have
been lanous attacked and called robber pckpocket,
&c. Now wish TO say, that all this is false have
been in business in this city for many years and
lives who say word to my prejudice rejecting
upon my 1,egy Sptaaing 70 Councilman swan
your seat; you called me drunkard once when was
coming in this hali'D Great laughter and confusion.
this board. Will you voter
Councilman wnD-l demand the right TO explain why
sEyIRAI yoIcrs--He has voted He votes aye.
President CoSovIR to the CcIk.-Has the Councilman
from the Seventeenth voted
The CIERR.-Yes sir. he votes aye.
Councilman WILD say have right to be heard
here.
heard you out of order. Great laughing and
fuson) Here Wild gestculatng his voice not beng
heard and the President was energetic in choking him
down. Your vote is recorded. Sit down you are out
of order.
Here tie ended, the Councilman from the Seven
tenth took his seat and TIE vote in favor Of the motion
to nonconcur announced iolows32 in aflirma.
tive, and ~ in the negative The vote foows-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II. Smith, Cannon, Clifton
nonoho keriean Brown seely Gray, Wild Coleman Rid
der, Wainwright, Van Cot Radley Mcconnell T. Cooper
Barnes. slevn, Dunlap Iambrech Gafney, Cowenhoven
| Haswel, Wandel and Jenkins-32.
| NFGATrE-C Ouncimen Beam See, c. =. Cooper, Brush
Reed Mason Purdy Pren,s Floyd, vermlyc. Swan, Ran
Moore Hustled, Van Ripper Pnckney, Trusow Conovcr
Weber, Baxter, Maher and MeCahil-22.
The report in the matter of the Worth monument
then called up; in which report is the following recon-
mendation and resolution-
Resolved, That the Commissioner Of Repairs and Sup
Ia N 10 adj
vertse proposals for bids for the construction and
ton Of monument to Major General Worth, pursuant
to the amended plans and specifications heretofore adopt
and approved by the Mayor and that lie report such
bids TO the Common Council for its further action.
After some speech making and eulogizing of the
mory OF General Worth the report was accepted and the
above resolution adopted.
The Board then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole the regular calendar and after the transaction
of unimportant business adjourned till Friday
evening at O'Clock.