The New York herald., 1870-02-22
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
The Common Council in Active
Operation.
Reward Of Merit TO be rendered Mr.. Sew
ard Secret SessiOn-ssRobhing Peter
to Pay Paul''-Vetoes from the
May0r-The Stowe Pavement
and Fifth Avenue Plaster.


The Board OF Aldermen assembled yesterday after
aeon, pursuant to adjournment with the president,
Alderman Conan, In the chair. II was evident that
there WAS 'somelhing up.n The lobby was cranmed,
and with such . crowd-we the usual type OF the
thira house. There were shiny hats and pug noses
In number, The wearers OF which seemed iearIuly
intent on what the metropolitan papas wouid 40.
1hc working clerks were present In ful force; the
members of the Board were remarkably silent and
Ihoughtful; the fires In the large stoves seemed
to burn with a peculiar studied name. MIC Seger.
the new Alderman. was present. hllng the seal from
which the ramnlany Guntzer had been ousted, and
ne alone OF all who were there seemed happy. He
grnned with great deal OF apparent satisfaction
and looked most benignly at MS handsome nelghnor,
Alderman O'Brien, but the latter seemed aDstracted.
He gazed th0aghtiully and interrogatngly al the
Grape Alderman Croker's hat, wondering, no
DOUBT, IL .Reubenn had been .going for' any OF the
cieric4ilooking Richards friends with fatal effect.
The president held his gayel against his
seeth and looked straight before into space or the
lobby, and occasionally glanced at Alderman Miller,
who stood on the platform near the reporters
table, ready TO make motions or dance the ''Shoo
n.y." as occasion might require. Occasion, for
tunately, did require the latter and the inde-
pendent Miller stood watching the "grindlng' of
tine .axes," and striking IN with motion when IL
suited.
The ordinary routine having been disposed or
large number Of papers, OF the usual style, were In
roduced and LAID over or referred to the appropr
ate Committees. The Board then went TO work and
put the business through Ia lively style. Among the
Arsr papers acted on was one provding for
HosoRs TO TilE HERO OF IHs LITE BELL,
who has doae SO uiuch ior the country aud VINO has
lauerly been "doIng' Mexico Inc paper referred
20 was presented ny Alderman Miiier and contained
the following
in this city, proractcd Sate
and whereas proper l. deserving oas should be
common country, therefore
Resolved That this Common Council tender him the hos
yialtes OF the city ana that eonni.tes 81 hve members
reeve Mr. seward on his arrival ana suitable uranrs
meps to extend 10 him public reespon At the Academy OF
Music or such other place as tney may select
The resolution was adopted ana Aldermen Miller,
Welcn Moore, Wo.tlnan aud Cregser were appointed
alter which the paper was sent 10 tne other Board
Tor Adoption.
Here Is an opportunity offered to show the Mexi-
cans now much more magnificent q reception can
be given here In New YORK than tney could give IN
any of their cities. The reception to Comptroller
Connolly the biggest thinx' OF the KIND ever
70 the Hon wiliam Ii. Should .'ay way over' the
Connolly reception, and cause the sowing locks Of
the Hon. Wham's hirsute son to quver with delight
The MIier is at The mead OF the committee to 'nx'
the tnlng and there SHOULD be something ''groundn
out very nicely. lne Board then took up the list OF
GENERAL ORDERS
and "wnackedh II DOWN III u most astonishing style
by adopting resolutions providing Iollows:--
Giving the Bond street Honu Opathlc D1spensary O
homeopathic dose Of 5000; giving Mlcnael snyder
lost better norse, $3.50; directing the laying OF
Faul pavement whatever that isl on l1ltn street,
from Third to Fourth avenue; Eightynlth street,
from Second TO FlILn avenue, 124th street. from
Tnrd to Filth avenue, and ll4tn street. from Fourth
from Houston to Thirty mimi street.. with the Robbins
preserved wood pavement and Fiitieth street, from
ment Ordering the purchase from Joseph
Bommers Rembrandt Peae's portrait OF
nngenciesn Fixing the salary oi the General Clerk
OF the Board OF Assistant Aldermen and the salary
OF Second Clerk in the Bureau OF street Improve
the street Department at 81, 800 per annum,
which 10 good for The second clerk OF street Improve
ments
disposed Of when, on motion Of Alderman Miller,
the Board looks
until three O'Clock, or about twenty minutes. All
who were not members OF the Board were requested
70 withdraw, ana alter . great deal OF "scrouglns"
che 'gangu was enptied out the corrioor and the
members OF the Boaro lett TO themselves. WHAT tho
CAUCUS
vas about 1t was df1cut TO determine. The crowd
In the lobby Augmented by another gang"
which was vomaed from the room OF the Assistant
Aldermen. The hallway was too small, ana the
crowd surged down Oh the stairway TO the hail be-
low and general caucus was got up everybody eve
body else assuring everybody don't know; sun
thin tough goin on, you bet" Alter nearly three
quarters an hour, thereabouts, The doors were
opened again ami another 'scfouging" TOOK place.
In almost short tme as 1t takes 10 tell IL the cham
repleton. The first thing taken up wasa
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR
winch was carefully unfOded by the reader, ana the
latter having given the necessary preliminary ahem
Ahen, about to read, wnen Alderman Mler
moved 'tnat the further reading be suspended and
the communication entered as length on the min
utes.u This moiion, although something Ike the
Irish scho0lmaster's command, .'beiore you SIT
down, stand up,n was carried and SO the commu-
nlcallon was not read. IL appears, however, that
this was q
from Mayor Hall Of the resolution lately adopted,
ordering nine miles Of wooden '.Stowe' pave
mens, at SIX dollars per square yard. In tue
munlcation The Mayor referred 10 the pavement
on Maiden lane the order 1or which mad b en-
passed his veto He took occasion 10 comment
the Filth avenue pavement. IL appears mat
the first portion OF this pavement was laid
from Thirty fourth to Forty-second streets, and
The experiment was unfortunate, ana the amount
paid oat lar Tor about two mics Of the pave
menJ some Sl43 453 The Mayor denied, in
most emphatic terms, having auy interest direct or
tndlrct IN the pavementt other than as chief eSecu
tive OF the citJ nave the principal streets hand
uOmely and substantially paved.
The Board having thus fed or the message, went
with the general orders ana ADOPTED severpl Of
minor importance. Another veto vas received
from the Mayor IN relation 10 allowing starters
boAn to be erected near the corner OF PArk row ana
Ann Street The communication was disposed OF
In the manner as the FORMER one, ana Cho
Board shortly after adjourned
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The Board met yesterday afternoon, the President,
Mr.. Reilly presiding.
PROPOSED wiDESfNG OF ALLEN AND PIKE STREETS
recolufor nrespn oil in favor VI thnrt zinO