The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-20
BOARD CT aLnERa-s.

special meeting OF tis Board was called ycster-
day afternoon ss two O'Clock, ana from the charac-
ter OF the business performed Il should be called,
MI, tccaf1ence the indefinitely postponed" meet
ING When the hour named for the meeting had
arrived Alderman Conan. President or the Board
and Acting Mayor took his seat and called the Board
90 order; tive members doGed their shining titles"
ana amused themselves by twirling their hass
around viii, the ba,ged resting the desks
befora them while the roll was called and the ordi-
na-y preiImnatIes disposed OIL
qhe roll disclosed me fact tDat there was just
quorum present whereup0n Alderman Hopper rose
IN his place and advocated the Inundated removal
OF IA stand located tire street. near Union Market.
y oossTuc' sn resooa was rSerred 10 tile
Committee ON Markets, hui y Was subsequently,
taken up on Reconsideration OF the motion TO refcr
anu adopted.
The members then took their brooms lmctaphori-
caiy) IN hand and commenced sweeping general
orders into ous OF tine way corners by mo
tons TO POSTPONE indefinitely" This ID y
very clever way Of dong the business up
or doing II down. whichever 1t may be. II Is not
quite SO harsh o. positively refusing to ADOPT mo
ton or resolution, bt has virtually the same erect.
be modified by the ASSURANCE tlst his 'ttle affair
can be called up again. you know at any tirae but
II amt convenient Just nov, you see ana so 'snaGS
what's the NATTER
Among the resolutions aud general orders con
Signed 10 the indefinitely pCstponed' pigeon noles
were the EollowinG:-An appropriation OF 5000 I'd
defray the expenses OF the Yduguiation OF Governor
Holman and the expense o. me Trip to Albany:
copies OF the laws reattng 70 the cay
OF New FORK; 10 pave Bleecser street nom
BoNcry Broadway with Aicoison pavement, 10
remove the rsr0ad tracks IN Franklin street, he
tween Elm ana Centre stteetS- directing the Comp
troier 10 refund 81 UG0 TO James MaSter5on ior dam
ages sustained by alteration OF the grads oi Fury
fourth street; making the wages OF city docSbpiera
three dollars per DAY orlerng Tue repaihting. re-
lifting and reiurnlhing u the chamber OF the toarI
OF Councilmen; 10 regulate ana gsadc some eignt or
ten streets the upper end or the isiand 10 erect
nee drinking hydraRts III certain streets and IN
relation To large number OF otner matters OF minor
Importance. Almost AL The calling up thus far had
been done ny the members on che right haid SIDE OF
the chamber, whcreupOu OF the heavy weights of
the other side suggested IN most pitably CON plain
ing tone, Meester President, The better would
be FOR 70 let the thing round III regular order We
don't have snow this side 0f ttls house, An
opportunity given the gentleman to use his
broom or call up anything he wished, but lac had
said his say mud cssayed no more.
The resolution 10 pave Twenty third street, ON
Tenth avenue 10 the hudson river With Brown and
Miller wooden pavement, was taken fio1l the gene
raj order list and referred TO the Committee On
streets.
The Comptroller was directed to pay the bills Of
the city canyaSScrs which should be certified tO ~
the Chairman OF the Board, after which one OF the
gentlemen from the upper regions ESSAY ed to have
couple OF streets i'll his district attended to- but al
one or the Aldermen just then Ioorcd' II from the
chamber leaving the Board without quorum, the
rubicund lad did not succeed III getting his resO-
luton through.
The Board then adjourned 10 Monday At the r. n.