New-York tribune., 1868-11-06
THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 1869
TIE PRESENT AND FUTURE MAY0R-THE ALDER
MEN AND BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

TIE PRESENT AND FUTURE MAYOR-1HE ALDER
MEN AND BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The CITY Government for 1869 will, IN great
many respects, differ materially from that OF former
years Mayor Hoffman. having been elected Governor
OF the State intends TO resign HIS present ONCE IN oruer
that the vacancy created may be hed at the next
charter election but Is In DOUBT whether snen feSisn
, houId date ten or more days before tho next cleo
ton and 20 settle tho matter, proposes to CONFER win
,he Corporaon Counsel In this connecton Tue ioo"ns
fsection III from the charter OF 1857 VIII DO h'eresuns
weneyer there shall be vacancy in the once oi Mayor
y, wbenoyer tho Mayor sha be absent IRON the CITY, or
h nrsvented by sickness any other cause from attend
o. ,he duties OF his Office shall be removed as here
provided for the President Of the Board OF Alder
man ,ha act as Mayor and shall possess all the rights
and mowers OF the Mayor during the continuance OF such
vacancy absence. disability, and until the next char
ter election IN the of vacancy or removai rom
Office Should there be election TO I'LL the vacancy
accustomed by the Mayors resignaton the PRESIDENT o
tho Board Of Aldermen for the ensuing year Will be act
ING Mayor Who that President will be Is not now
known Should there be election for Mayor II Is rn
mored that Street Commissioner Geo. W Mclean ana
Senator John Bradley prominent candidates ior the
position.
special act passed by the last Legislature applying
20 the Board Of Aldermen s az follows Chap ss2 See
. The Board OF Aldermen shall consist OF one Alderman
to be elected from each OF the Assembly Districts as te
same now are or may hereafter be constituted IN said
city The Aldermen now In office FROM the Aldcrinaho
Dstrcts having odd numerical designatons as the same
are now constituted shall be appointed by the Mayor OF
the City OF York ~ such respective positions ana
shall hold their offices by virtue OF such appointment
until the first Monday in January, 1870: and the Alder
men now In Office shall hold their offices until the hrst
Monday In January, 1870. There shall DO elected az INC
charter election in the year 1862 and every two years
thereafter an Alderman in each Aldermanc Distrlct ~
constituted by the provisions OF this section ana no
Alderman shall be elected at the charter election In
the year 1868" Section ) OF the same chapter'
provides that the next charter election there SNAIL po
elected one Assistant Alderman from each Assembly ais
tric 10 hold office for the Of year. ana at all
subsequent elections for Assistant Aldermen they Hai
be elected for the full term OF three years Section o
the same chapter also abosbes the present boaiu vi
Councilmen on the first day Of January 1909.
Al the charter election there will also be elected 'o'
poration Counsel the place OF tho present Incumbent
Richard OGorman esq. and also Police Justice III tho
pace OF Michael Connolly, elected Register OF the city
and county For the first position the name OF Abraham
y Lawrence ir hns been mentioned by tho Democratic
Marty as the most prominent caDddate for tho latter
nosou tbe aspaDts too numerous Tor special uess
aton Al this election there will also bo elected schooi
for School District, and one trustee
~ Common school, for each Ward IN this city Iho
Comm,siOners 10 hold ohco lot three years and Ihe
IrusLoss tOr 1Y3 y1tt1