The New York herald., 1870-01-01
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Last Meeting of the Old Common
Council.
Winding UP the Business of the
Year.
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
LAST MEETING OF TRE OLD BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.


Uncr I'll Treatment Of the Civil Justiccs--vtsit.
1ias gCommittees-Thanks and AdjOuruweut.
Pv Tsuant To adjournment the Board OF Alderman
cee vened in the Aldermanic Chamber at noon
y6 ,terday for the purpose OF winding up rs far al
pr acucable the business pending before the Board
. or 1869. President Conan was In the chair and
Y the members were. all present save three-the
weighty Senatorial representative the patriarchal
looking Pater from the Sixteenth ward and one
other from down town. The clerks and attaches
were all ON hand and looked as happy az '.clams at
high tide" The lobby fairly represented by the
ordinary gang" and all seemed they expected
to have some snug little doucem for their faithful
ness In attending the meetings OF the Board. When
the hour for meeting had arrived the presidents
xavel fell on the desk and in o moment all were
ready for work. The usual preliminaries were
speedily disposed OF, and few papers were intro.
duced and laid over There were not enough pres.
ent to pass any general orders and, was desir-
abe that the business, part OF It, should be
wound up, motion was made that the sergeantat
arms should go out and drum upn some more
members. The motion was adopted, and the SER
-geant-at-arms soon returned with the diatory men,
Der from down town." The general orders were
taken up, and resolutions directing as follows were
adopted:-To regulate, &C., 111th atreet from the
Boulevard to Eleventh avenue; to curb ana nag,
&c, Eighty-sixth street, from First avenue
to the East river; TO pave Seventy fourth
street. from Third avenue to avenue A, with
Belgian pavement; to regulate &c, First avenue
from lo4th TO 10th street. and sundry resolu-
tons IN relation to erecting gas lamps, laying
walks, granting permission to construct crosswaks
&c. in various portions OF the city, and to I'LL the
sunken lots Ninety fourth street. between Tenth
and Eleventh avenues The resolution in relation to
increasing the salary OF the Civil Justices the
same figure as that now paid to the Judges OF the
Court OF Common Pleas was called up. There was
however, an evident determined opposition to this
by certain members, and as separate action on the
question was called tor the motion Withdrawn.
There was but one member OF the newly elected
Justices present, and as he was working" for the
matter very lively ne was evidently chagrlned to
motion OI Alderman Moore 1t declued that
when the hour OF three arrived the Board or Alder
men Tor 1869 should adjourn stne dle, alter which
the Board took a recess until two +. NJ.
AFTER RECESS
The same members ali In their places and
The lobby was heavily augmented. Outside the rail-
ing the crowd was ABOUT the same, but inside were
alter the expected increase in their salaries, ana
their presence was no doubt supposed be OF some
ianuence In Their favor. Before touching tnat IN
terestng question, however, the Aldermen ordered
the payment OI $3.50 TO James kellly loss OF
horse; directed the paving OF Thirty street,
from Broadway 70 Eighth avenue, with Belgian
pavement; ordered the building OF a bulKhead. from
Thirty nth to Thirty seventh street. the North
from Tenth to Eleventh avenue, with Bel,
gian pavement. and ordering other mat
ters OF minor importance. The resolution
which had been laid over from spring in relation 10
relieving the Astor Library from assessment was
called up, ia out on explanation BY Alaeras iardy
adopted In the then present year, and So II was
definitely postponed. Not wori about the Civil
Justices bill, and the Judges eject looked very
glum. There had been canvassing and caucusing
and Whispering to the two aldermen whose opposl-
Wardl aud they were regarded as the grouty
twins" II was no tAe and as the fight up hill
although one more vote might probably make
matters scorect',-a recess was taken at half past
Two to quarter TO three.
At the close OF the recess business was again
commenced. The petition OF q. ii. Pierson and e.
w. Curtiss for $2,O74 expenses In the reception OF
General r Mcclellan, ' was called up and granted
Aldermen, with Mr.. Isaac Robinson ut their head,
entered the chamber. The members OF the Board
stood up ana Mr.. Robinson, advancing to the centre
or the chamber and STR King nice position SAID
Mr.. President ana Board OF Aldermen-We have
been appointed committee from the. Assistant |
Aldermen to inform you that ready to receive |
any communication you may have make, ana |
noufy you OF our readiness 10 adjourn sine die.
Alderman Conan sald:-We thank you, gentlemen,
for your courtesy. ana will communicate through |
committee TO your board in Il few minutes
Thereupon the committee withdrew. The resolu-
t0n In IeaLon to the salaries OF Civil Justices
was called up and there was sudden and omInous
lui The '.grOury twins' Sat side by and were
looked upon by the cvil gentlemen with "daggers"
IN their eyes, The resolution went on, and-was
lost. Alderman Miller moved that committee or
three be appolnted TO wait on the Mayor ana inform
him that the Board was ready to adjourn sine dte
0uu AiuerHnlu MCVuaue M.tue u siInliar mOtlon III
regard 10 the Assistant Aldermen. Both motions
carried and the committee appointed consisted
OF Aldermen Miller, Ward and Connor and Alder.
men McQuade, Farley and Coulter. The committees
retired, aud III the meantime resolutions OF thanks
given to the reporters clerks and the presiding
Ofncer, Alderman Conan. The committee returned
and reported that they had discharged the duties
devolving upon them, but that there were no FUR
Iher communications to be made to the Board. On
motion OF Alderman Coulter all papers pendiug be-
fore the Board were laid on the table and the COM
mittees OF the Board discharged from the consider
alton OF all papers now before them. The Deputy
Clerk, Mr.. TwOmey, then read the minutes, after
winch the President alderman Conan, thanking
tine members 1or tneir exhibition oil Kindness and
good Will evinced by them towards him. and WISH
ing the members individually oil prosperity in the
future declared the Board OF Aldermen Tor 1863 ad-
jOurned sine die.
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.