The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-06
Ar other Chapter Of the Cntcas0 couneitm Il
Cane Controversy,
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Iron the cLicsg, Press Jsa. s0.1
me qos,ssn y VINO .hcaa "a, Tor tie nf'y Mar g.
Aldermen, came up before he Council again Mond.
evening and he hill -sdcl-d 'hs city p,
there nine Aldermen In 'av,r Of gold beaded cane
at the Is, ard IL required to pass he order ovs
the yet, Nine votes W, were "a m ny ., shss ers.sa
the table top,g for ,he arrival Of recruit the
forces. Several Aldermen excused fer . few m
Iutes. No one knew Why where they rnsy rs
turned No addition 70 70 the iorcs. wss visible
Business prog ss.ef slowly Members taxed vsri ~
motions sg.ins time aud agsin., seamm sense Al
last Adora 80 Mckay appea ed and took his asat. Al
dernsn A hton jumped up and IN we'd 10 AXE the ord.
to pay for The Genes from the table me motion pr
items anc some plain spt ken sPs.cnss Ihs maj .rityI
ertsin OF success we're bosstful and arrogant, nd
ipsolsni ho, battle q h.s'y words -, fought.
the ain question IT last came TO the VOC, and th'
ordered paid for he expense Of The cit
tax rsyer-, by the following Vote
Coiby,s Eithorpe,* Gfaeger,s hoxe,' Ashrsns aal
Mckay.
Ncis.-Aiesrmen Church, ou,hst, Ward, Holden and
wa,msn.
Tie eight Alcsrm en- to whose names star Is sfxed Il
the record ofthc vote sup lied with he gd hssds
canes BY Mr. Spser tie ninth cate wss farnishsi u
Alderman Housh, who was absent from this meeting
Alderman Long Is chairman OF the COMMITTEES Fnanc
and voted Of TO sustain hit report He nadl
the report tecsuse he copdertd that the Council
duty bound 70 pay Mr. Speer tor the Ia
q prsvi us order; mere error Of judgment: Aided
serm.S of SRsy the tenth sSa cam.
oppsrtuney, not 30 ssy accidentally considering thA
seversi Aldermen bad been "aut, Tor short tue darnl
the eyepirg-why be voted With the majority mai
have been that II Ia merely matter II habit Il mai
not. At any rate the npe Acermen have obtaaed ths
gold bsA6ed canes and the Ct y has pain for them.
How those canes win glitter in the suolxoi ., md
nine Aldermen Talk the s'reets Of the oity swingn(
them gracefully, a :. hing then with assumed disaiy
on the mept How often their fellow ci ITEMS tai
payers viii take iho~e elegant and costly toys from th
hands a Vie bearers ard admire the beauty Of th|
article ana the msgrsnimity Of the possessor 81 M
san, time
The history Of this cane business asfes back 10 IA
9th Of lsst September when peuticn presented
the cctn,N, signed ey Aisermeo Ashton, Howe, Way
man. Fletcher, sexton ard Wiisms, p-syisg the Cvan
oil Ito pass the usual order FIR badges sod cane. sh(
mem sers Of this Board Win have not already re
ceved tie zane" The Co NH therefore renewed a
order, before rassed for yes ~ prayed
The renewed order RAGS .hus;-
Ordered That the Clerk n the c. unsn be al -ectsd
furnish the rev nsnteu of The Co4nci with thsi
bacge OF Office, and with pockeioooss end also St
canes.
The Ciy Cers has never furnished the canes sna hs
always Ieused 10 90 20 when asked principally becsas
be coDsi cred the proceeding unworthy tie
Aldermen arc ~ TO- much ON Tue vote yoarse farm
principle. The Aldermen aceor, rpgly farpishsd th.a
selves with the CARE but neither the city tie
cil was In any manner bound 20 pay for them. Nhe
tie bill OF $3.50 came eso's tire Csunc ,hs nine De-
men who had the directly Interested su
they bad bought them Mr. spees without auy autao
from NE Council AND mus. pay for then .ss Gu.
LAID down that when Aldrmsn l. directly inter ste
in the cues ion lie rha not vote, aud th-s- gold
ns"otu eimeb, oSctrhW ~ ss"t' ~-Sa
man, voted the question, ana byers Lsp ~ Assrme
Long and Mckay, ed temseevvr N cane a. u
expense Of tax psyers Tho pubic ~iit iook Toe tnr
next touching Vie city treasury with considsrsb
| interest.
| Snow TWENTY FEET Hon on THE BUvvALo AN
| NRw YoEK CrTY RAuRoAp.-ys-tsrdy's storm ma Ia
s effect upon railrosas and caused troubs
The lake Shore rosd recevsd Ia qoantum 4 rnow on
all the trains got through time The agents an
conduc report large quar- ~ snow at diaerea
POINTS alorg The road ceS cen here aud Efi. hut B.
prompt and eseient action the eaIie, hsv, heea -u
mounted. The Central road between here and ches,s
70 clear and trains all time. Ga the dvtion Of this
read, be- weeD here and Niagara Faii- the-t l. pr-t
Thorough bocsatc ana unds rstsnc thai he
ard fonawanda the dIifts very heavy and has
caused more le~e detention trains The uffao
| New York City road has suffered more tnconyenieo %
than all the others About eght mites from ihs Cd
and A. Wsrsss the snow Is stacked up In places to "a
depth q twenty feet so that person step from u
sufsce q directly 70 the top n the cars Fou rsih
are last 10 th@ snow bets here and Ionreive to-
~ which are passenger trains and two eretshsane
ihtm j. IN dfi't eight miles from here with about on
boncreo "a ssneefs TIE train here yeste DE-
noon. Superintendent CLIFTON rent out this morn y
me hundred ard CT y men, with shOves, ~ clear IN
road, and doubtless the evil wil be remsded ~ t0nc
iow, and trains ruInrg regularly -8sgalo Adsyns'd
! Jan. 81.