New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-15
CONTENTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
"A POLICE AND DIST. COURT CLERKS.

In pursuance OF an Act Of the Legislature passed
April To- 1885, providing for the appointment Of Police
and District Court Clerks the Board OF Aldermen as
sembled in Convention on Wednesday afternoon in the
Chamber of the Board for the purpose OF appointing
two Clerks for the Jefferson Market Police Court and
two Clerks for the Civil Court of the Seventh Judicial
District.
The hour appointed for the assembling Of the Con-
yention was at O'Clock, but at ten minutes OF 4
O'Clock only eleven members Of the Board were
present. Mr.. Weed the Sergean-at-Ams OF the
Board was dispatched BY the Clerk to hunt up
ore or more members 80 as to make quorum.
The Seryeant-at Arms returned shortly aud stated
that be could not find Alderman Lord tWhgl or
Alderman Barker (Whg,) and that Alderman Trow'
bridge tWhig) was out OF town.
Upon motion, however, Aid. Christie was called to
the chair and the roll called but only eleven members
announced az being present
Aid. WILLIAMSON thought that for the purpose OF
completing this business the meeting should adjourn
from day to day and he would move that when this
Convention adi ourned it adjourn to meet to morrow
afternoon, Thursday and that the Clerk meantime
notify the missing members
Aid. ELY opposed the motion, as it was not in &C.
oordance with the law. They must give eight days
notice TO the Mayor.
During debate that followed concerning the legal.
ty of an adjournment, Aid. Lord came in, when the
Chair announced quorum present.
AID WILLIAMSON offered the following resolutions,
which were read by the Clerk:
a The n L Seventh be ma afTs1 appointed
Re.ored That WIN. r. CAN'T be and he hereby appointed
casioned BY the resignation Of VIM. s. Dawson
Re'Orsd That James NJ Byue and John onastonegsh Be
created BIZ the &C, passed March 81. i354
The resolutions being read, Aid. WILLIAMSON
moved their adoption
AID. LORD moved that the resolutions be taken up
separately.
The resolutions as to John L. Amber and VIM. H.
Caniif were passed unanimously.
The adoption of the fourth resolution being called
for, AID LORD moved that the name OF VIM. K.
Knapp be substituted for that of Mr.. Byrne.
AID DRAKE called for explanation. He wanted
to know why Aid. Lord asked this substitution
ADD LORD replied that he knew Mr.. Knapp, but
did not know Mr.. Byrne.
The vote on the substitution was lost. The 0rig-
sa question called aud though only eleven voted
in the affirmative the Chair decided Byrne elected.
The majority Of the Convention dissened from the
decision of the Chair though desiring the election OF
Byrne and during debate that occurred, the resolu
ton as to Mr.. Quackenbush was put and carried.
Aid. LORD then moved that the name of Wilson g.
Small be substituted for that of Mr.. Byrne. He AID
L. had been sent there both by Wings and Democrats,
aud he was bound to give them fair chance. Mr..
Small was Democrat and capable man.
Here an attempt was made to induce Aid Baird
Dem.), who was standing by, to vote for the Wing
candidate, but ii did not succeed.
AID. MosELEY here rose and said this was Wing
Convention and that they could not even get Demo-
crat to sit in it. He had also received Wing and
Democratic votes, but no knew there was not Demo-
crnt in his Ward who would ask him to vote for
Democrat
Aid LORD denied that ii was Wing Convention,
as all the members of the Board of both sides and
Democratic Mayor had been summoned. He would
vote only for Mr.. Small.
AID DRAKE next rose and contended eloquenty that
AID Lord had no "manism about him.
After some further discussion, the Wing portion Of
the Board being unable TO carry their point the Con-
venon rose subject to the Oall Of the Board OF Al
dermen.