The New York herald., 1870-02-15
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL CoNCLAvEs.
Interesting Proceedings in the Board Of Alder
men-An Independent Miller "Kichng"-
Guntzsr 0usted from His Place
Paving and Other Matters Of
Minor Import

the Board Of Aldermen assembled yesterday
afternoon, pursuant 70 adjournment with the
president, Alderman Conan, In tho chair. Tho
members were all present save Alderman SoanneL
ana the lobby was crowded almost 70 sunocatlon.
The faces in the lobby were Teutonic and 30
comic that II q costumer could reproduce them IN
pasteboard he would certainly make his fortune by
selling caricaturos OF human pbysiognomy. When
the usual preminaries had been disposed OF the
papers encumbcring the presidents desk were taken
up ana either 'iaid over'' referred" a. was
most appropriate. Among tho
PAPERS INTRODUCED
were resolutions permitting Isaac Lockwood to reg
ulate and grade 124h street. from First avenue 70
Harlem river directing the paving Of Firth avenue
with granite pavement similar to that now on
Broadway and known as the Guidet pavement, and
the paving with Panl National pavement 1l4tn
street, from First TO avenue Al 124tn street.
from Third to Fifth avenues; Eighty aish street, from
Second TO Fifth avenue, and llith strce., from THIRD
70 Fourth avenue.
The Committee on Protests, through Alderman NIL
ier asked to be discharged from tns further consid
Grafton OF the
PROTEST or sEGER AGAINST GUNrzEn
Offering at the time the report OF the commit
tee Almost oil the eyes IN the LOBBY were now
strained TO the utmost the Teut0nic necxS bent
forward, ana ali the other accompaninents OF strict
attention were gwen. Tne deputy clerk had just
entered upon the reading Of the report, when Alder
man Miller who with some good show aiming TO
be leader, rose ana moved to have the report laid
on the table and the Board take reccss for han
hour.
Now, Miller has grown TO DO power In the Board
ana his motion was respected
AFTER RECESS
1t was noticed that the good and intelligent looking
Alderman Guntzer was not present The crowd IN
the halls had swellcd considerably during the recess
and when the doors were opened 1t required all the
strength, patience and perseverance VI the repre-
sentative OF the Smith family to keep the crowd
from nooding tho chamber through tho private
door, When the puoiic door was opcnei tue 'Gang'
ieutonic pushed and pulled anl fought their
way into the lobby In the most bostrous style ana
In few seconds the benches the lobby well
the space inside the railing nnd behind the alder
manic chairs were crowded. AiDOng the crowd
within the sacred precincts among olncrs was tne
erudite, eloquent ana elegant Legislator from the
Thirteenth ward, VINO has CONTRACTED q severe cold
| from keeping his coati open 10 snow the massive
god cham wuich his admirers pre 5entei mn with.
Inen there was deputy sheriff dempsey, with nus ms
would 90 credit to q iu blown peach.
| IN span new ovcrcoaL, and Tyler Kelly
| wao has been paving Tue way nlc. Seger
lnrougn the bioolcss battle for alder.nlnic honors
In the LOBBY, among tho indescr,paole crowd. were
| Canvasser Ginger, whose eyesiVnt was 30 bad ne
could not distinguish any erasures or alterations
nary KIDS ana brilliant and uusineas.,iAe AR ( wero
missing. HIS 'steerer" was presens however, and
| tlat was quito enough.
| Wnen the President had called ITO ordsr' Alder.
man MILLER arose and moved 70 lake the tabis
| the
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON PROTESTS
IN relation TO the seger Guntzer case, and that the
adopted. The Deputy CLERK. Mr.. Iwoiney, arose.
ana after giving the maauscript report a regular
stage jerk, and .hen'-lus once or twice projected
TO read the report or the COMMITTED ,hs report
was iull, lengthy ana expucit. Before Mr.. Iwomey
got through hs was Obliged 10 take wuter' TWO or
three times either account OF toa.n charac-
ter OF The report or his own rapoiy INCREASING
adlposity.
thc purity OF the ballot box and interpreting fully
and fairly the viii OF the people Of oni-
GERS; dcprecated tue appointment VI election Ocers
who nave bad cyesight and cannot see alterations
that are plain 10 else; anrmeastnat the sys-
| ten or government would soon De suDyerted II
tricks and frauds plain as tnoss wnica were pcrpe-
ratcd In the instance before them allowed 10
go unnotlced, and wouad up by giving IL as the ooin-
ION OF the committee tnat Mr. ocrcr was Justly en-
| titled to the seat IN The Boara heu by Mr.
Gnntzer and including resoiuiioI awarding tho
seat now held by Ar Gunzer " Ar. seger.
During the reading vi the report there pecu-
liar "hush.n The crowd IN sie iouoy very quiet
aud wien the resolution was read and adopted Ivy
vote Of ~ 10 Tie silence maintained by present
was almost painlui. II thcre De any truth IN tho
sayinH "Sence gives consent,n then all who were
present agreed win the verllct for there
was silence peryadinx The whole scene which was
shortly after the adoption OF the resolution tho
list or
GENERAL ORDERS
was taken up. The Groom Aqucduct Department
was dircctcd to contract for the paving OF Fourth
and tlith streets, from Bowery To stanton street.
with woodcl pavement. Resolutions were also
also adopted directing Tho paving, with belgian
pavement, OF Charlton street, from McDoayai to
Weat street; Sullivan street. from douson 10 Canal;
Prince street. IRON Bowcry 10 Charlie street; Iii.
bridge street, from Divisioa 10 Huuston; Ludlow
street. from Canal 10 Stanton TO DONATIONS to
pay assessments 10 ~. Josepn's Rome for Aged Fe-
maies, Church OF tne Holy Com, ,nunon Lady or sor-
rows University Of the city the German Evangeii-
cal Lutheran Emanu:i Association and the LexInR.
| ton avenue Neiboast Episcopal cnurcn
Alderman CUIgiS called up the resolution TO grant
to the aucuoneer the lees for are paid
tor similar service IN 1869. Is did not appear who
| the aucti0neer was that was To beaeal by This
arrangement, but Alderman Miller '.kicKedn again
and mad the matter referred 10 the finance COu-
Initee The resolution IN regard 70 ulg on one
half OF the sidewalk "a tue nortuerly Fulton
street was, on motion OF Alderman Long, re erred
10 the Committee on streets.
large amount II the way Of regulating curbing
Ru.tcring llating and such like work MAS ordered
aller which the Board, on mosion, adjourned untu
Monday next, ut two 4. NJ.
BOARD or ASSISTANT uOtHMfN