New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-08

Governed by such rules a. you IN your wisdom may
ndop shall expect and endcavor to enforce a trct
compliance Herewith, to the end that system may
govern in oil our action. expedition be insured and
dignity aud deCorum preserved.
And now, gentlemen. let me solicit you 10 enter upon
your duties with zeal and energy, exercising such
mondablc judgment in their discharge to secure to
yourselves the confidence and the approval of an en-
lightcncd constituency.
Mr. PHILLIPS moved that the Board 90 into the
election Of Clerk.
Mr. SWAN moved to amend, 80 that the motion
should read that Charles f. McClenschan be- reelected
Clerk of the Board for the ensuing year, by accls-
maon. The amendment was accepted, and Mr.
McClcnachan reelected By a unanimous vote
On motion Of Mr.. PHILLIPS the Board proceeded to
the election Of Sergeant-at- Arms
Mr.. GRAY moved that Nicholas NJ Srdell be reflect
I'd Scrgeant-a Arms by acclamation The motion wa
carried by unanimous vote.
Mr.. GRAY then moved that the rules of order Of the
past Board Of Councilnen be adopted by this Board
until otherwise ordered. The motion was adopted.
On motion the President wa. empowered to appoint
committees to wait upon the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, and inform them that the Board was organ.
lied and ready Ia receive communications.
The President appointed such committees Messrs.
Swan Gray Avery Taylor and Miller, and
MessrS. Barney II. Smith, Floyd. Il. Reilly and
Cargil
The committees then LETT the Chamber to discharge
their duties.
John A. Towlcs was then elected Deputy Clerk man.
imously by reclamation.
The Board, on motion went into the election Of As
sistant Clerk by ballot.
Charles A. Holder having received majority of
the votes declared reelected
On motion, John f. Green was reelected Messenger
O. the Board by ballot
Col Ming the Mayors Clerk, then came into the
Chamber with the Mayors Message, which was re-
ceved and after being partly read was ordered to lie
on the table and be printed.
The Board then went into ballot for Doorkeeper.
-Four ballots were had without a result, when the
Board adjourned to meet Wednesday.
On the last ballot the vote stood as follows; james
NJ. Hoyt, TX. NJ 90 James II. Faxn, Dem.,) %;
VIM. II. Peabody, present incumbent, X NJ Ii;
w. Cobb, Q.
is composed Of sixty members, Of whom two are
Wings, tliry-two Know Nothings and twenty-six
Democrats.
Among the members are three Smiths three R.i
leys and two IIoppers.
COLLATION..
After the adjournment of the Board of Councinen
yesterday the Clerks of the Board who had been re-
elected to their several Positions invited the Members
of the Board to parteke Of collation. which had been
prepared at DelmOncOs.
After the repast was duly partoken of the hosts of
the OCCASION the President of the Board the retiring
Board the Board of 1854, the present Board CouD-
Gilman Dixon (now confined to his house from injuries
received at fire., the Press Ex-Presdent Conover,
and different Members severally toasted. Brief
and appropriate speeches were made by President
Pinckney, Mr. Clenachan, Ex-COuncilman Kennedy,
Councilman Swan, Ex-Councimcn Mason and Trus-
low, Councilman Gray, Aldermen Herrick and Clancy,
Councilmen Phillips Watrous and Others, after which
the cOmnanY rose.