The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-12

MEETING or THE BOARD OF ALDERMEs.

That Gas Burner Job-Mayer Hall ON EIec-
ton Districts-The Death Of Ex-Alderman
Scanncll.
Pursuant TO adjournment the Board Of Aldermen
assembled yesterday afternoon with the President,
Alderman Conan. In tho chair. The audience In the
lobby was somewhat better than the audience which
generally attended the meetings OF
THE FORMER BOARD
but there were several OF the old style OF plugs and
pugs to be seen ON the seats behind the railing IL
was happily supposed that the new Board would
conduct their business in such manner AZ TO email
lenge the admiration OF the people ut large ana
show most favorable contrast with then predeces-
sors. The "old Boardn had altogether some twenty
eight clerks and attaches OF kind or another IN
the clerks ofice OF whom some twenty were draw
ing from 1900 to $500 per annum for doing MOTH
Ing legitimate The new Board was to reform TINS
and other abuses, but already they seem TO have
fallen into the line OF t m
which tended so much TO bring discredit on Boards
OF Aldermen In the past. They have appointed
Record Clerk, ut IA salary not mentioned, but un'
d0ubtedly heavy "Record Clerk" sounds we'll but
IT SHOULD Blk KNOWN
that the aforementioned record clerk does not keep
records OF anything, but 10 10 DO kept on hand TO
make fancy scrawls Of resolutions adopted by the
BOARD OF by cluDs ana companies 10 WHICH nem'
bers Of the Board may he attached. Furnishing
desk, stationery, India ink, extra large paper and
other parapharnelia Tor fancy resolutions VIII no
on tae fancy seraws WIN be another large Item. but
81 M be CITY Sa al ths
on behalf OF the city to pay fifteen dollars for some
new-fangled gas burner to be placed on each OF the
street lamps. The burners may he worth some five
collars each, but where does the extra ten dollars
g0f Alderman Hart
saELr .IHE RAT, TOO LATE
stODpeu.
lie offered resolution asking the Board OF AS
san, M to return Urn 70 the Board the
burner. He wanted to nave the matter referred to
an appropriate committee, 80 that there might he
several parties WHO had patents OF this kind and no
would like to learn II the article in question was
such resolution had been adopted, although II APP
peared by the minutes that he had voted in FAVOR Of
IL He did not say the same thing in regard 10 the
appointment OF unnecessary extra clerks az
HEAVY SALARIES For LIGHT SERVICES.
Alderman Hart did not succeed in his efforts to
have the gas burner job brought back a. after some
little man1uvrinY thus resolution was, on motion,
laid over.
President CONAN, In his place, read q communlca-
ton from some political club Of the Seventh ward,
but as it was not important he did not strain his
lungs to read II aloud.
Alderman HART rose and said he
COULD NOT HEAR A WORD,
and hoped the President would read little louder.
Tue President did read louder, and Alderman Hart
was no d0ubs satisfied with the tone or voice, but
did not seem over eated with the nature OF the
picnic. The invitation was accepted.
communication which purporled to come from
THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON 18TH STREET
| from Fifth avenue to Ninth avenue was presented.
! This communication asks that the portion of the
street named be paved with some new style OF
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR,
calling the attention OF the Board to section nine
teen Of chapter 1913 Of the laws OF 1870, which pro-
vides that the Common Council shall before the 1rsJ
| day OF September OF each year arrange
THE ELECTION DISTRICTS
|
more than 400 voters. The Mayor notes that there
are lo2 districts In which there are over 400 voters
and 143 In which there less than 800. lie states
! that no general ordinance on this point has been
| mace since 1872 and that the ordinance has been
amended since 10 such extent "a to be scarcely
| recognizable. lie recommends that, instead OF max
ing any greater number Of election districts the dis
trcts be so arranged that there Will be no more thar
| 400 voters In each, and suggested that joint com
| nttee OF the two Boards might properly make some
On motion Of Alderman WoLTMAN the comrnunl
cation was received ana the suggestion OF the Mayo
to appoint committee Of ays WAS adopted: Tn,
Wolrman, Reilly. Irving, Hart and WEIGH
Alderman IRVING then arose and called the atten
THE DEATH OF Ex-ALDERMAN sCANNELI,
and said that ne thought II no more than right tina
the matter, and he therefore offered preamble ant
resolutions recting that as the Board had Learned
ana o. sn1 ae nod e v th vo,s a i
people OF the Sixteenth Aldernanic district elected
TO the nigh office Of Alderman It was nc
|
which deceased had been member, TO take actor
IN The matter that for the purpose OF expressing re-
greet al his demise and respect for his memory the
Common Council attend the funeral in body with
slaves OF office properly draped that the fags on th,
stair on the day Of the funera tnat the chamber OF
the Board be draped IN morning the members OF the
Board wear the usual badge for thirty days and tina
copy Of the resolutions be engr0ssed and trans
United To the family OF deceased. This was adopted
| and while showing great deal OF magnantnity on
the part Of Alderman Irving will provide work
for the new Record Clerk to make show OF earn.
ing his little stipend
| The President named as the committee to make
arrangements for carrying out the provisions OF Al
dcrman Irving's resolution Aldermen Irving, Volt
man. O'Neill, DimOnd and Mitchell
Alderman WOltmaD then moved that out OF reBpec
for the memory OF deceased the Board adjourn. TIT
| motion was carried, and IN concurrence with mo
| ton previously made the Board was declared I'D
J0urned until Thursday, 2lst instant, at TWO r. NJ