The New York herald., 1869-01-05
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY JANUARY 1sea-TRPLE

conndencs they placed In him In selecting HIM a.
Their temporary presiding ofhcer. y
persons y ocsrs o. ne BosrdFor fresdent. s Jas
4; NM Mo1sS1sn; p,.; clsri W h nolcneyi sergeantst
Arms, Jacob B. Roome; Doorkeeper ]. +. White.
:, MI Roberts onered the following substitute:-For
Pres rres'dent & George ". 0regier; Clerk Hamln Ran
sergeantatArms, Andrew J. Minor; Doorkeeper,
John 4 Farringtoq.
two voting In the sirmave and seventeen Il II the the
The original resolution was then adopted, only one
n nessrs Reilly and Oreeier were appointed to con-
duct the President to the chair. -
odnr, Mr .SDsgssn sh.nied the Board for the sigma
nonor wMcn they had put upon him In selecting him
promised % discksrgs the duties Of his ocs to the
A resolution was adopted that the rules Of the
Board OF Councilmen Of 1858 be the rules OF this
BOARD unui otncrwlse ordered.
committee consisting Of Messrs. Gibney, DAILY
aha Ilnckney was appointed to wait upon his
Honor tS sne Mayor to apprse him Of the Organization
A similar conmittee composed OF Msssrs. Gun
nm8nam, =. Reilly and Hampson, was selected to
Tnese commeo 1n1 n9see o. ra, Aldermen. ..,rrss
afIer performing the duty imposed upon them.
Inc committee from the Board Of Aldermen then
presented themselves and their chairman numbed
out rev words which were unintelligible at the re-
THE THIRD AVENUE RAIRoAD COMPANY 70 BE
resolution was presented and adopted directing
the Corporation Counsel to spersecuten the Third
avenue railroad Company II they persisted In vt0-
latlng city ordinance which prohibits tho use OF
team ana dummy engines for the purpose ofremov-
ing snow fr0m their tracks.
Is THERE A ooNTRACr FOR CLEARING THE SNOW
FROM BROADWAY
resolution was offered requesting the Street
commissioner to report to the Board whether he
mas made any contract for clearing the snow and ice
rom Broadway during the present winter; also the
nature and terms OF the contract II made, and
wnetner MS terms are enforced by the Street Depart
A member moved that the resolution be laid over
Ior the present. but he declined giving any reason
for his motion.
It resolved that when the Board adjourns It do
30 TO meet next Monday, at two O'Clock.
Two or three invitations to attend balls were read
py the presiding ofilcer, and, judging from the
preatnless attention which most OF the honorable
oody gave to the reading OF these important COM
munlcatons, they disagree with Mr. Aminadab
sleek, who said balls were an 'sabomination.n
CONTAMINATION FROM THE MAYOR.
Tne President then announced the reception OF
communication from his Honor Mayor HelL.
Inc communication was received and ordered to
De printed IN the minutes.
municipal affairs qualify him for the position OF
clerk did not announce his assistants; but 1t is
proDaDle ne VIII retain the gentlemen who were as
sociated with him when he acted as clerk OF the
motion 70 adjourn was made and carried.
Alter the adjournment member cordially invited
some OF ms associates to JOIN him In sdIlnk;'' but
are compelled to record the astounding fact that the
gentemen who were invited to refresh themselves
AFTER the aborious duties Of the half hours session
posilVeiy declined to accept the invitation.