The New York herald., 1868-06-29
TIE C0usCILMayIC MlDDJE.

The "New Board" Masters of the situution.
Under the laws enacted previous to 1867, by which
the city charter has been inxeredn and patched in
all sorts Of ways, the Board of Councimen was Gre
ated as a body which should hold office one year:
but when the tax levy "came down. from Albany in
1867 there was found in 1t certain provisions which
had no constitutional right TO be there. One OF these
was for the purpose of transferring the power of
granting licenses from the Mayor TO the Board OF
P0uce commissioners, and another continued tne
poard or Councilmen then IN ONCE one year longer,
or Until January |, 1862
The Mayor in defence of the right OF his ofice, put
the clausealecting the licensing power to judicial
and 1t was declared unconstitutional That portion OF
the law relating to the Board of fCouncmen however,
Was moi specifically decided as being also In violation
of the constitution, and Il Was allowed TO remain
apparently unnoticee. The time for nominating
candidates came around, and the Tammany chiefs.
wise In their day and generation, named new
batch OF candidate! ior Councilmanic honors
and emoluments. The Board Of Police Commits
the .'strlct letter of the law" decided 60 fur
nlsh no ballot boxes In those districts IN Which there
were TO be no elections for charter or Aldermanic)
Offices. Mr. Thomas Canary, one OF the nominees
Tor the new Board" obtained an order OF the Su-
creme Court directing the Police Commissioners to
Ore2O then decision ant. finnish the charter boxes
in all districts. Tie fight for touncilmen was, OF
course, very tame, and Tammany eiected It's noini-
nees. 80. 80
around, and the CITY Hail was alive with aAlo~s anu
eXpectant Office holders officials elect, Office seeh,r5
ana many Otnels, antlclpatDg NVely dispute oo-
tween the members OF the old and 'newn Bosias.
The former acting on the principle that possession
Is nine points Of the law" Organized in the morning
and continued IN session until noon, when they re-
organized as the Board for 1868 by the election OF
John Stacom as President, John f. Greene az Clerk
and Richard Enright as Sergeant-ar-Arms The
members OF the new Boarl applied for
admission to and possession Of the Coun-
ciimahic chamber, but were refused They
thereupon proceeded 10 the room OF the
Board OF Supervisors and formally organized by the
election OF James Monaghan as President, eX-Alder-
mon Peter Mcknight as Clerk and Richard Enright
as Sergeanst-Arms. The Board Of Aldermen and
the Mayor declined 10 recognize the new Board
until the courts should decide the matter and 80 the
'spldn Board went ahead with the business.
The inew'' Board served an order on the Comp
troer directing him 10 pay no moneys ordered by
tho .'odr Board, but the order was or no avail
,ln9if the decision ol tile courts was given on the
suIyA.ct The question brought into the supreme
Conr. at special term, where a pro JOi1d decision
was u ven In favor OF the new Bonrt lt was brought
IN ann to the general term OF the court, Where
similar process was gone through with. and 1t was
then sen 10 the Court Of Appeals, where 1t ''hungi
unfii a fe,y lays ago, wnen decision was rendered
in favor OF q, We new Board: -,
now deroret :, be he constitutional body will take
possession' m, persons comprising the Board are
10 FSrsr DIsrRrc, William Piggott, jeremiah
o I}rien, John lStac. w, D'g"'' h1"S' 'anies Monc
sssr s,1coxn n,sr,,e I'm Mack Patrick CiDney
Thomas Canary John ia, aps0n, retg tWMs.
TnIRp DIsTRlcT.-Edwa-, welsh IhomgsJ Daty
Iuet0de, Be,Ta0rd kenne. Tbo,ensn, ~, rIn.on
FOURTH DIsrRlcT--Jam nard Mvrnhv
scannel, Edward Brucss &c. naFu NJ murphy
Michael Fay. u, c.,.
FIFTH DIsTRicr.-John Hart q. 'lara Edi,ilgan.
James Cunningham, Jr, John ReyA 'N'' S''''''
Fener. ,,o ,,e,.,,,
Those in italics are members also o. 'ne 'o'a'