The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Board or AIderna

JAN. ie-Ths President Isaac Q. Barker, Esl in the
chair
THE NEW CITY HALL.
Petition to have wing of the City Hall erected
Madison square, referred TO . committee
CITY NOMINATION.
A communication was received from the Commissioner
OF Repairs and Supplies re-nsmnAting Jas Irvog as
euperintsndent Of Repairs Of Public Buildogs IN the
On molten Of Alderman MONAGHAN it was laid ON the
table,
After receiving and referring other papers, the
Board sdjoupned TO Monday next
Board or Councilman.
The Beard Of Councilman Wednesday afternoon,
at their chambers the City Hall-the President B. +.
Pinckney, in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting we're read and ap-
proved.
Petitions were frst In order, but none Of Importance
presented Reports and resolutions being In ordcr
report presented from the special committee ap-
pointed to inves igate the charge OF uoncitz ,nshp
against j. A. Boole, stating that tbs commit hsd
investigated the mxter and found that Mr. ole had
been nstursxed According t. law and su 5mittei
solution that Mr. Booie pc declared Councilman Of the
Thrt1eth district.
The report accepted the resolution adopted, and
the committee discharged.
communication was received from the Street Com
missioner Joseph Taylor asking permission TO employ
more clerks in his dep artment.
This was referred 70 Committee ON Salaries aud Of
aces.
The Board then reso itself into Committee Of the
Whole and after unimporant business adjourned
TIL Friday evening.
The Case OF F. j. A. Boole, Councilman Of the
18th District, Charged with Being Allen.
THE CASE sETTLED-THE RECORDS FOUND THAT
MAKE MR. BOOLE CITIZEN.
SECOND DAY.
The special committee ap oipted by the Board Of Coun
lmsn to investigate and report upon the of F. j.
A Boole Councilman for the Fbirteh district charged
with teiDg foreigner held their md DAYS session
On Wednesday, in the City Library, City Hall.
The counsel for the contestant Mr.. Alexander Spaul-
ding continued the by reading in evidence the
Turns OF the election for Mr.. Boole and Mr. Prentis in
November last showing that Mr. Boole 500
ard Mr.. Prentss 49, The eel then evidence
certificates from the Clerks of the Common Pleas Supe-
Iior Court United States Circuit Court United State,
District Court aud Marine Court, sayog they had all
searched their and we're unabled to Rn. the
OF f. j. Booe upon their naturalization
Here the contestant rested his
Mr. John Brown then called behalf OF Council
man Booe. He sa'd, am natur alizntion Jerk in
Of January, 1858; have charge OF the records Of the
Court can get the records rne records wore pro-
t due.a l, cannot find the 'adei Of the records
Q. DO You find Dame similar to this mans?
Mr. spaulcirg-I OBJECT 20 this 1t is absurd ques
hon. II his no relevancy to this case.
The Chairman said tie index evidences He
hsd objection TO using the iodex Of got
The counsel of Mr.. Bo lie asked Nc. sp4u ding, he
counsel on he opposite side to frame question fo ais
(be deenoants) witness. Mr. spauidiDg obliged hin by
putting The following to M. Brown:-
Can you produce the records Of uaturaliz sien o.
Francis j. Booles A. can, SIR but it viii take me
Mr. spaudipg-very well, sir. This is that we want.
The Ciek rett ed and soon returned with h. re:ord
hiblted to The committae.
lhe counsel tor the contestant then said-Gen.emeu
of the committee, his tbs
TIE committee then adjourned siae die.
II appears, therefore, that the whole error in this
matter arose from mistake in registering MIR. ,oies
nsme In he index Of the Cout OF Common Pleas which
one clerk passed for name beside Mr. Booe,
and which the next clerk recognized similar TO Mr.
Booes and rpon referring to the records found the
papers which settle the whole case.
The Contested Scat In the Board of Aldermen.
The special committee of the Board Of Aldermen COM
prisipg Aldermen vsiau Valentine and VIM Tucker to
whom referred the petition of Nicholas seagrist,
claiming seat in the Board from the twenty second
ward swarded by the County CanvAssers to William B.
Drake the present Incumbent OF the seat Wsdnes
day. pursuant to adjournment OF the previous day. At
three O'Clock P. NJ, at No. City Hail. large number
ofthe members OF the Board Of Aldermen present.
with many others in the claims Of the respec
tive contestants Unusual interest attaches to the claim
set up by Mr. sssgrist the result materially affects
the political character Of the Board With Mr. Drake
the present incumbent. the Board stands-whigs 70;
democrats, 10. should Mr. Seagrist succeed in SUBJ
s,snating his claim, and become member, the Board
Mess.s. Hays, Freeman and Evarts appear for Mr.
Ser g,ist
Mr.. Garrett B. stryker appears f,r Mr.. Drake.
The following ID the petition Of Mr.. Seagrist, setting
Forth the grounds upon which claims himself entitled
to seat IN the Board duly elected from the Twenty
ALDERMEN OF THE crrY or
The petition OF the respectfully tina.
The last in the city OF sew York the 9th day
ksossy o.
and your petitioner Candidates voted Alder
"a s1S
ss E
Ss ss S
Of this petition Alderman as returned b. said In
sp' laDa MDia saDis IN Dis Toeal
NJ ssso = P sssss,. .tssf 81 - 81 ss Il!
essons shows that no other person of the
name sessst candidate for Alderman said ward,
for Mich seagr were given and meant to be given for
And petitioner further shows tina. there was one vote
given for seagrs, which was meant and intended for
petitioner fnrthe. shows that the Inpeeor. Of
vote Of said district for ward placed OF w
the pame Of your petitioner printed esou Adsrnan bit
Scsrs erased under csnd esct
@ not ee ssS Up ss G @
bao although the name of your petitioner erased
And your petitioner shows that If the sad eight wore
r oss voe r ea as sos. M
DESTROYED ticket be allowed for petitioner the wifi
william B Drake III Nicholas seagr.... ...77s
Your petitioner .ur,ber lows that one - Callahan,
Carroll and others illegally and improperly for
ssid Vim. Draks the beng electors Of said ward
that their included hundred
and and allowed VIM. b. Drake
and Il said illegal votes deduc ed from the se
d. ed and allowed said VIM b. Drake
petitioner ~t he duly elected Alderman OF said ward.
as
spectully prays your petitioner may adned
Ia no orab'e body. NICHOLAS SEAGRISr
New York, Jan. 6, 1866.
At the FIRST meeting OF the committee on Tuesday,
Dennis +. Root only witness called He stated
that he resided the First election district of the
Twenty ward and present. this of
the charter ticket the 9 h Of November last that
during the Of said ticket names upon
which nearly all scratched With pen,il mark,
viii the exception of Seagrist's, through which
only single pencil mark agonaly dra wn was get
sioe by the Inspec Tho ticsst placed
der candlesick, with the understanding that they