The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27
Muy.C.PM AFFAIRS.


This Board met yesterday afternoon, with the
President, Alderman Conan in the chair. For the
first time in many weeks there was full Board
present. All the seats were filled within the sacred
precincts OF the chamber, while the lobby contained
goodly gathering OF the aldermanic admirers. The
members OF the Board were all smiling and evil
IDENTIFY very happy, for some reason other unex-
planned When the usual preliminaries had been
disposed of the President took up the papers
which encountered his desk, read their titles
and announced their reference to appropriate
committees or that they would lay over as the Board
directed. Among these papers was one from tho
Board OF Assistant Aldermen, containing an 0rdi.
nance directing the alteration OF the boundaries Of
two OF the election districts OF the Ninth ward
the election districts which the ordinance proposed
altering, opposed the motion TO concur with the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen, inasmuch as the pro-
posed alteration would give one district some 200
votes and give another but 200.
Alderman HARDY spoke in favor OF concurrence,
and stated that he had been assured by the Assistant
Alderman OF the district that the facts directly
the opposite OF those stated by Alderman Ward, and
further that II necessary To make the alteration
now, 1t must be completed before the LIST OF Au-
gust
streets, and lost and motion was made to concur.
The REPRBs ESTATIvE from the upper ''dcestreak's
said:-"l think that ought to 60 1.-THE committee.
any disagreement between members Of the Board.
think 1t might lie over and see II the gentlemen nom
lies over for ten minutes" This seemed to meet
with the sanction Of the members present, and the
matter was allowed 10 "lte.''
Alderman MOORE then moved that each member
be allowed 10 call up five general orders, with the
view Of clearing on some OF the matter which en-
numbered the Presidents desk. The motion was
adopted and the Board went at II. In few minutes
Alderman Hardy, TO shorten the sweeping process
had Alderman MO0re's motion reconsidered and In
Its place substituted one providing that each general
order be read and those not objected To be adopted
all together This was carried und the sweeping
commenced
There was very little OF general public interest as
the greater portion Of the orders provided for the
regulating and grading OF streets IN the upper end
OF the island, the laying OF Cr0t0n ana gas mains,
crosswaks erection OF free drinking hydrans andgas
'corporation newspapers" The salary Of the
Sergeant-al-Arms to the Board Of Assistant Alder
men was increased to 81, 500 per annum. Donations
TO pay assessments were made to the Church OF the
Holy Cross IN the sum OF $2,7a3, and ~. PatrickB
Cathedral on Fifth avenues to Spring street Presby-
terrain Church and The Central Dspcnsnry.
The matter In relation to the election districts or
the Ninth ward was called up and settled by the
Board concuriing with the Assistant Aldermen. inc
motion was made that when the Board adjourn y 10
80 TO meet again the first Monday in september.
All the members grnned and said aye q,iite auui-
bly, and them on motion OF the great peacemaker
and candidate for "BJaihering Mixes SHOES, the
Board adjourned.