The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-04
MUNICIPAL AFT AIRS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Of taxes received and referred
communication received from the Mayor N re.
lAtion to the surgical department and submitting that
their claims based upon strong grounds, provided
their charges reasonable. Ordered to be printed
and referred to the Law Committee.
communication also receivs d from the Mayor In
reso ution of the board requesting him to
furnish copies Of any between himself and
the Postmaster Genera in which the Mayor states that
he has correspondence to submit bat that already
communicated except letter to the Postmaster of New
Yors reply in which the Mayor refuses to allow
boxes be placed the several station houses OF the
city.
oRAToRcA DISPLAY PROPOSED BY STEPHEN
g. BRANCH, AT THE rADsRSAcLE-AIIKNs ADMITTED
Tho following extraordinary document was presented
BY Alderman Briggs and read to the board amid great
laughter and Manifestations and cal
however, of hearing the thing through :@
10 The HONORABLE OF ALDERMEN AND THE PUBLIC
The BOARD of Aldermen with the
OF he oornen en- and the public large respectfully in
%sa aSa Srasn By Stephen
sna Official service consecratsd the public In the
The special Police Committee invested me with Unlimited
powes and both branches OF the Common Counci
Police Committee Of unim'sd counsel in Which capacity
9s s %sas sas
9sgDg shoes and Globes during not ocial pursuit of
Issr this $40 :ss not p "ss
Ma,se who learn from high authority d. mot intend 10 rem
der decision MI the Legislature Adoarns eat they
and Cy Judge with Police Commissioners whose rea
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ton invite official from the Bakery Hrism with
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Such NAV never /
STEPHEN H BRANCH
The invitation accepted without any comment
TIE CONTESTED sSAr FOR THE TwHcTY-sEcoSD wARD-AL-
DERMAy DRAKE srsTAsED.
The majority and minority reports of the special lcom
mttee the suhc. IF the contested election OF the
Twenty second ward were received The majority
rets ped tor "Nck sessrts and me vote seagrs"
Charter aoket for him in the Frt district which
nsne further, woes cast for WI
a named csIssss and he Que. D @ osfro one y
In regard to counting the eight votes for Nick sesg
s have enS me- w9
lodged AUTHORITIES IN these cases and particularly by the In
the
Nations Of Christian names a: VIM tor william JDo for
tslo. because he meaning cls.sy conveyed though
ne sosd sc%%,:. s.vs allowed
az vote S g. sq n,s s9 given
" 1he Votss VII the tnen st.nd as follows ~ " -
W M1ho.. =. D grts
Drsks's majority.
he r iffaev for
lowing resolution viz
Resolved, That Nicholas seagris having received
he election, held November 8 lsss not emit
tied seei the Board Of Ademen a. The Representative
O ''id ward 1--WE ). a. vAkEkH1sE, co sn1sia
The minority report states that
also two votes tor William Drake which your committee
believe ought be allowed to him, making total Of 3
should also be allowed 77s votes
7ss votes for Nicholas se.grist,
dossroyed vote Tor Nicholas seagrist this making tie
that Felix Callahan and Patrick
sc q
for him And that the votes Of these men are fraud on bis
hat sssstors deducted se
SoI. r sr gSs y. Ss's
that rested ~ he sitting member 70 prove ass said Carroll
Ss % aspste sA f ea1roa ~ ,od and
for william B. Drake.
Az To- Folx Calahan appears his testimony and
the ssnsay q cher! he had only been in this country
about s s end as msmS. the votes cast for William
b. Drake 6e votes TOR William Drake he would also
havp three votes but recev
"a two ule9al they should be deducted from the
Ter leaving only hundred and seventy votes being
two lees han the number received by the contestant
Committee Of The opinion that the contessn receiv
Of the qualified electors OF the Twenty Sc
cond ward than sitting member and that - the choice
OF such electors justly entitled 70 seat In this honorable
body. -,
Your Commlse therefore, recommend the adoption Of the
following resolution -.
Resolved That Nicholas seagrist entitled seat In this
Boarc the Twenty second ward, and that
upop constitutional oath OF ONCE he be admitted
10 aeat in Alderman Of the Twenty second ward
and Of this Board hereby directed TO place his
name on the members Of this Board, and that William
GRO. W. vARIAN,
Mir oriy Of tbs Special Committee.