The New York herald., 1868-01-06
PROSPECT OF A RIOT IN THE CITY HALL
TO-DAY.

Tho City Fathers at Loxgerheads-The
Fruits Of Albany Radical Legislation.
Tho City Hail this morning will be the grand centre
point Of interest to citizens To-day inaugurates
the beginning OF tho political year. Tho municipal
Boards required by the laws OF State organize
al noon. The city, State and national flags will be
hoistod early and throughout the day. Let
hope that disturbance will TO disgrace them,
inkstaDds thrown to soil their bright colors, "bad
English" induged in to show tie degeneracy Of our
political race Yet we fear hope too much Let US
look the facts they appear and be warned By the
stormy mutterings OF the municipal contestants. Let
superintendent Kennedy be warned also lot h NJ have
his sturdy buo coats present TO preserve the peace
What is all this abouts What Is the troubleS II Is
this:-
year ago tho Board OF Counc,lmen caused TO be In
serted in levy Tor 1867 by the Legislature at
Albany, the following provision:-
SECTION 8. The terms OF Office of the persons now
constituting the Board Of touncmen OF the city OF
New YORK are hereby extented TO the first Monday OF
January, 1862 and hereafter the term OF Councimen
eeced shall be for the full period OF two years. &C.
has been frequently stated that these few lines cost
the ncumbents $4Oo each, or $4,000 for tho whole
Board. Now, $500 pretty large discount a salary
OF g. 500 but IL 500 be doubled by the sacrifice
OF q small like $400 the matter 10 worth look
ing at. Things went smoothly TIL the time for
calling tho charter election when number of outsiders
pressed upon Mr.. Valentine the CLERK Of the Common
Council the necessity Of ordering election for Coun-
cilmep The Aldermen, some OF them, informed Mr.
Valentine II he csed the election thus he would be
moved the organization OF The next Board But this
an unnecessary threat as Mr. Valentine had no
power whatever order election and had the opinion
OF the Corporation Counsel TO that effect the Legisla
tur the year previous had taken the whole matter out
Of his hands by creating the Police Bureau of Elections
and transferring all the details OF elections TO that
bureau except tue official canvassiug OF tho votes after
the election was over. Efforts were then made to get
fhO apc
that officer denied the power OF the Police Board
Bureau of Elections TO order or call an election.
The next move OF the outsiders was call by the
democratic Union party for the holding OF primaries TO
nominate candidates for Councmen. This was quickly
followed by q special call from the Tammany General
Committee Tor a like object Both parties nominated
their candidates. but there still obstacle thor
way. y the statutes the charter ticket must
the names OF both Aldermen and Councmeh. Now, In
the odd numerically numbered Aldermanic districts the
Aldermen held over by law and hence the wards OF
those oissrctsabout half the cy-therc was TO be no
election for Aldermen, and consequently no char
ter box set up for the reception Of votes
Just before election the outsiders obtained n
mandamus requiring the Bureau OF Elections pace
charter boxes in those DISTRICTS and thus a way
made for deposing the votes The readers or the
all know that this vote very light and that
the Tammany candidates were all elected. Tho repuD-
Leans made no nominations. Tne old Board s composed
F5urh Distrtct-Hugh 0'Brien, BRYAN Reilly, Corns-
Illus Flynn, James Long, John 5tacom.
FIN Disrict-Wl liam Lamb, James G. McVeany,
Peter Culkin, William Tcrnune, Patrick Gibney.
Sixth Distr1d-Thomas r. DAILY, Anthony Hartman,
Nicholas SegAr, James 4. Brinkman. Bernard Kenney.
Sevenh Dstrict-Jonn j Gilmore, Thomas Murray,
John Webber, Hugh Turner, Walter B. Roberts
Eighth Hsr.ci-Hcnry Murray, stephen Roberts,
Francis A. Thomas. John HART George W. Cregier
OF the above fourteen are democrats and eleven re-
pubicans.
The newly elected members who claim their right TO
ONCE as follows
Ewm Distrid-wiam Piggott, jeremiah OBrien.
John stacom, Bryan Reilly and James A, Monaghan
F.fth Dtstrid-reer Cuikin, Patrick Gibney, John
Hampson, Thomas Canary ard John Mack.
.Slrfh Distrlct-Edward Welsh, Thomas r. Daley, Hust
Odel, Bernard Kenney and George A. Heinrich.
Scp nth Disfric-Bernard X. Murphy, Edward Brucks,
Michael Fay, Florence Scanned and James Thompson.
Egth DtStrict-John Reynolds, Charles Fetner Bef-
nard Galligan, James Cunningham and John Hart.
The charter requires organization at noon 10 day.
Both parties will claim seats and tue old Board, TO mako
o theirs have agreed to meet In the room At ten
O'Clock. Whether the members will anticipate
them by going through the windows by the aid OF lad
ders or down the chmneys, is question yet to be
Tns Mayor Is required 70 communicate with the Com
mon Council on It's organization, and II IL question
which OF tne conestng parties he will recognze II 10
argued on the one hsn1that the enactment extending
the term OF office 10 unconstitutional, and all good
lawyers admit this fact, while on the other
hand u Ia claimed that II stands on the statute book
unrepeaed and with judicial construction adverse TO
It's constuonality and 10 therefore the law. Another
complication exists In the tact that seven OF the msm-
OF the old Board elected as members OF the new
Board or course they have been pulled and button.
perpiexty as 70 which they would ABIDE vth vainy
How happy could be with either
We're tother dear charmer away.
But a. policy dictated most Of the lean little
TO both sides TO be OF the favor OF either, when
the matter shall be settled Efforts we're made week
ago submit the natter quietly to the courts, but
since then dstrust has arisen, ana unless ano her COM
promise be made before noon an unusual and perhaps
exciting spectacle will be witnessed In thei Hall today