The New York herald., 1870-01-04
NEW YORK CITY.
Organization Of the Government Of the
Metropolis for 1870.
Mayor Halls Address to the Com
mon Council.
An Opening Salute for the Local
Commissions.

In accordance with law the Board OF Aldermen
assembled yesterday. ut noon, for the purpose OF
organizing for the ensuing year. In the halls and
corridors leading to the rooms In which the City
Fathers to assemb 10 were crowds OF politicians
policemen and other idlers. The crowd, however,
considering that 1t was so shortly after New Years
Day was quite orderly. When the Chamber was
opened tne crowd thronRed into the lobby, ana
awaited with apparent anxiety for the work TO be
done by tho Board The rotund and jubicund Clerk
OF tile last Board, MIR. Joseph shannon. together
with his efficient and interchangeable deputy, Mr..
Frank Twoney were in their places, and noon the
former called the members OF the Board OF Alder
men to order, and then read communication from
the Mayor certifying the election OF the mem.
bers Of the Board for 1870. The men,
bers OF the Board were all In their places
save Alderman Scannel. Mr. Shannon called the
roll and then asked "the further pleasure Of the
Board.o The further pleasure, was that Alder
man Miller should act Presidents pro tenn. Alder
man Miller was, ON motion directed to take the
chair He did 80, and after an appropriate Offering
OF shanks by the chairman, so chosen, Alderman
Reilly offered 4 resolution nominating Alderman
Thomas Conan for PRESIDENT. The resolution was
unanimously adopted and the Chairman appointed
Aldermen Reilly Murray and Long as committee
to conduct the newly elected President to tde chair.
The committee nobly performed their duty, anu
Alderman Conan, on taking the chair, made fcw
remarks thanking tho Board for their Kindness an
eeyaJlug aim TO preside over The deliberations; and
promising that ne would endeavor to perform Inc
duties devolvng upon him so az 10 merlI their ai
Alderman CuDpy offered resolution nominating
Mr.. Joseph shannon Clerk OF the Board
Alderman MooRg offered resolution appointing
William Walsh Sergeant-at-Arns
Alderman L0EG onered resolution nominating
Cornelius Callagaan as Assistant Sergeant At Arms
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Alderman WolTMAS moved .hat committee of
three be appointed 70 wait upon the Mayor and In
form hun tnat the Board had organized for 1870 and
was ready to receive any communication he might
have to make. Tho motion was adopted, and the
President appointed Aldermen Woitman, O'Brien
and Cresier as such committee.
Alderman REILLY moved that o committee Of
three be appointed to wait on the Assistant Alder
men and modify them OF the organization OF tne
Reilly Long ana McNIaysr were appointed as such
4 committee from tha Board Of Assistant Alder
men, comprising Mcssrs- Robinson, Naughton ana
Rogers, were announced. Tne members OF the
Board stood up to receive chem and they advanced
70 the space within Tue enclosure near the Official
Assistant Alderman ROBINSON then said:-We
have been appointed as COMMITTEES from from ns Board
body and inform you that we have organized and
ore ready to receive any communication you may
President CONAN said, IN respOnse:--We thank
you gentlemen. and the body winch you represent,
for your courtesy, and will communicates with your
Board BY committee In few moments.
The committee thereupOn withdrew.
Alderman MURRAY then onered resolution pro-
vidIng FOR the immediate appontmen OF finance
conmttee to receive any communications from the
Mayor departments Of the local government re-
qulring the attention OF such committee The rea0-
luton was adopted, and Aldermen Moore. Murray,
Culkin, Long aud Grocer were appointed as the
Committee on Finance.
Alderman HUGHES then moved that the rules OF
the Board OF Aldermen OF 1889 be adopted IS the
rules Of the present. board until otherwise ordered.
Tne motion was adopted.
Alderman MILLER then presented protests from
Hugh H. Moore ana Nicholas Segar, the former pro-
testing against the recognition OF James Cunning
ham as Alderman from tue twentieth dlstrlct, and
the against the recognition Of ]. w. Guntzer
as Alderman from the Tenth district In connec-
tlon with the papers motion WAS made that they
be referred to a special committee OF three. The
motion was ADOPTED, and Aldermen Miller, Cuddy
and Culkn appointed to take charge Of the matter !.
The committee which had been appointed 70 walt
upon the Mayor returned MIR. Woigman. the chair
man, said the committee had performed the duty
assigned them aud that the Mayor had prorered his
COMMUNICATIONS to the members OF the Board on
their election, and stated that he would commnni-
cate with them at future time. Az soon as the
chairman had concluded, Mr.. Cardozo from the
Mayors ONCE, shaking alofs an Official envelope,
called out In stent0rian tones, communication
Irom the Mayor startling some Of the tough LADS