The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-21
TIE ELECTION SWEEPSTAKES.
Close Of the UiIlcini Cnnvass-Ds5 osiiion OF

Close Of the Oflcini Canvnss-Disa osition OF
the Observation-Disclosures s,cppncl1 Elected.
The fun" Is over at the City Hall. That Is TO
say, the canvass has been competed. the protests
have been disposed Of the final declaration has been
made and the Board Of City Canvassers for the year
1869 have adjourned sine lie. In due season yester-
day morning the representatives OF the great army
Of the unterrifcd were on hand, and the waits the
vicinity of the AldermanIc Chamber suffered from
the contact with greasy heads and hands and coats
while the base boards underwent extra INNINGS
from arlstically directed Hquirts OF tobacco
Juice, and the atmosphere was laden with the
fumes oil bad whiskey and worse cigars. AT eleven
o'clock the members Of the Board OF Canvassers
were In their places and the doors Of the chamber
having been opened tho crowd In q moment filed
the lobby 70 overlooking. Order having been re.
stored and the fancy election stiles" having, after
repeated calls from the Scrgeant-at-Arms, been re-
moved from the heads OF several fortunate members
OF the "unterrined," the Board was called to order
by the chairman, Alderman HARDY, and business
commenced. After the usual preminaries had
been gone through with the principal business OF
the session was called up. This consisted Of the
REPORT or THs COMMITTEE ON PROTESTS,
and was presented by Alderman Farley, chairman
OF the committee. the rep0r read ut length by
Alderman Hardy, and although there were evident
signs OF surprise, delight or indignation among the
spectators there were no ADMINISTRATIONS OF any
kind. and no comments uttered above a whisper.
The report was rather lengthy, was well prepared
and exhaustive ~ commenced ny recitn9 all the
protests that had been presented--sone tW enLy four
nimDer-and then PROCEEDED to give q detail Of
the business transacted at the various sessions OF
the chmmittee the principal points OF which have
already been fully published In the columns OF the
HERALD. The report concludes with resolutions ~
iollows:--
That the committee be discharged from any fur.
Their consideration Oh the protests other papers re.
ierred to the committee nom Il. v. Curing, Joseph
Bopp, Hugh II. Moore, Joseph Cudnpp, NJ. A. iced,
William Boecke, ]. l.. Steinhardt, John Reilly,
Joseph Mcclure ana James p. Rogers, for the reason
that when called no person appeared Tor or be-
half OF said proestants.
That tho votes returned for Hugh Murray for
Police Justice III the sixth aud Nintn election dis-
trcts OF the Nineteenth ward be canvassed
turned.
in the Thsrd, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth ana Eleventh
districts or the TwentY-second ward he allowed as
returned Out that no declaration be made OF any
person being elected 70 such Oifice OF Register.
That the cases Of Seger VS.. Guntzer, Murray vs..
Coulter Stemmler vs. Mcclure, and Cooper vs. Shel-
ley be severally dismissed ana that the reiurns Of
votes given for the oiice of Alderman In tho FIJI
tenth and Sixteenth districts OF the Eighteenth
votes (Which elects Florence Scanneu 10 the position
OF Aidernanl
me report gives, in detail. the findings and
Concentrations were founded. The report was
signed By all the members OF the committee and was
adopted BY vote OF thirteen--Alderman Coulter
having been excused from voting, and Aldermen
Norton and Cnshman being absent After the adop-
ton OF the report the Board took recess until three
O'CLOCK EafA
AFTER RECESS l.NNNA
the Board reassembled TO complete their work.
Alderman COULTER offered resolution providing
for the publication OF the official statement OF the
Board In The several newspapers, which was adopt
ed; together With an amendment offered By
Alderman NORTON that the report Of the Commit
Tee ON Protests also be published In connection with
the canvass.
The usual resolutions providing for the payment
OF tho clerks and attendants 70 the Board, and for
the printing OF 30 900 copies Of the canvass in PAM
phiet form, were then adopted, after which the
TuOmey eho fall Al
statement aud the minutes OF the Board.
The statement aud minutes were adopted and
after the passage OF resolution or thanks 10 the
onicer alderman Hardy the Board al