New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-29
CITY GOVERNMENT.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES AND DEBATES
THEREON
The Board met at o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
President, JAMES g. BBrERMAS, in the chair.
The PRESIDENT kfter the reading of the minutes an
nounced that he had appointed John Witt Reader for
The PRESIDENT then announced the following as the
Standing Committees Of the Board for the following
44rt' and SeeIees-CounelInen Dsly Thomas Long nj,
Bgan Observation-Disclosures Terhune, Cre9sr, Henry Murray
CToon 4qSduct Dcparmnt-COuneluen Hart McSeaDy, W
Daailon and Cnqrts-councmeu stsoom Weber Fyun
Professionalism Cakn, s. Roberts Siacom
fSps and SasCoaHl@sH ui1e Long H.mn
LSn and w Es Iso sn Sa K C''se
Mark>ts-COundlme2 W. b Roberts Cslkin Turner o, H.,
National AGairs-Counelmeu HeRV Murray Gilmore mart
ordiSancess@councllmen Hartman, webber, Thoma.
Public beqlts-cO1HelHen Thomas, Hartman, oBnea ,
Murray, Gibney Henry Murrny, VIII
Repairs SuppIie.-cOunlneu ssg.r Turner Terhuus DAILY
Road.-Couneilaen S; Roberts. Hart Henry Murray
saLares ard ogo.s=Cqaqel%sa Lamb Gilmore rehuaa
Strsst:-cousdnsn SdSssTy' Tsrbans Fy5a
WhGrr Pr and Slps-COuncmen Cregier, MeSeAry, FyHn
JotS tOIsee on Reconsideration Long. W. Roberts,
Messrs srAcoM O'BRrEN HARTMAN, LONG. LAMB
FLYNN, KINNEY CHENEY, DAILY and HART desired to DO
excused from serving upon any Committees appointed
by the President assigning for reason therefor that the
Is Democratic members who were elected had not had
fair show IN the selection or the Committees.
Mr. WEBER moved that the destinations OF the gentle
men (abOve-named) be accepted Adopted
Mr. STACOM said he did not think any business could be
transacted in the Board to-day MODday, and he there
fore moved for an adjournment which was lost III In the
affirmative, IL In the negative.
MT STACoM offered a resolution which designated GER
tain members OF the Board the committees Tor the
present year and in support Of his resolution Mr. SIAcoM
said as he understood his resolution complied with the
rules OF the Board which stated that the standing COM
mttees shall be appointed by the President unless other
wise ordered by the Board and that nasmuch as certain
gentlemen had refused to serve upon COMMITTEES aP
pointed by the President he regarded that the boau au
IN TINS case ." ordered otherwise" . -
MI WEBER opposed the reception Oh the paper az ths
time regarding 1t as improper. .,-
The PREsIDENT-The resolution Ia out OF order az TINS
time
Mr.. SrAcoM-We don't want any such decisions az
q meeting OF two since.
Mr.. W. Il. ROBERTS said tho Board Of COuncmen had
such reputation at present that 1t would be well 10
end all further chickering's and quarrels Every newspa
per which he took up called the Board shOulderhit
ters and forty thieves" and other equally beautiful
Mr. srAcoM said It had all been brought on by the de-
clsiOns OF the President
Mr. OBRIES desired the reading OF the paper and upon
its conclusion called for its adoption.
Tho PRESIDENT said tho Board had better first rescnd
the action already taken upon the paper.
Mr.. HARTMAN said there WA nothing " Tescind. tho
reader had merely read tho paper.