The New York herald., 1870-05-06
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Special Session Of the Board Of Aldermen Much
Business and Little Care-veto from tho
Mayor-Passage Of the Corporation
Manual Resolution Over the
Mayors veto-Other Jobs


iuc board OF Aldermen assembled yesterday
a'oinooh' pursuant to special call, and notwitn-
stahding The fact that the day OF their final ofcial
dissolution Is at hand they showed firm determ,na
lion 10 die game. President Conan was one of the
happiest looking OF the crowd, although suffering
iron sweiiing OF his right foot which he is CON-
PEELED TO assert is not caused by
THE GoUT
He filed his presidential chair as mucn aa aver
and was obliged 10 keep a heavy cane poised m
such way as to ward or Colonel W. G. Rogers tsta
toner at large TO the city government, ana Keen
him from coming In contact with that sore foot or
to squech him should he. in his exuberance,
happen to touch It, The majority Of the other men,
bcrs did no. seem to be oyermuch happy. Miller.
the fierce adherent OF
THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY,
smiled occasionally, bat it was not a healthy smile
that ovorspread HIS countenance He was after h Is
friend Mayor Hall on the veto business.
Alderman O'Drien, just as natty as ever-nolwith.
standing that his family In consequence OF Its pro-
minence in the youngsters party, Is doomed to die
the death answered AYE" IN perfectly regard
less manner
Aldermen Croker, cleanly shaven and clerical In
appearance, quietly chatted with his republican col
league Alderman Uregier, probably about the chances
The members ofthe Board who were present were
Aldermen Cuddy, Reilly, Hughes, Saannen and
a quorum beng present business was commenced
at once after The usual preliminarcs oy the intro
resolutions and ordinances. A very arye proportion
OF me resolutions tced were for granting per.
mission TO individuals TO place
WATERING TRovGns
In front OF Their premises Judging from those reso
iutlons the g a,erlng business must be on the
'gln and milk.v There were also several rcsol,i-
tlons adopted giving permission to individuals 10
erect gas lamps In front or their PREMISES IL
would seem that the Aldermen want TO have as much
light as possible In their DYING moments Among
the 1rst papers introduced was
VETO FROM THE MAYOR
granting permission 70 j. Z. Welsh TO erect
head between piers AZ and 4S North river.
The Mayor sta'es as his objections THAI IL is not
within the province OF The Common Council TO giant
such permission, under sccion thirty-eght OF chap
ter 3s3 OF the laws Of 1870 in relation TO the DEPART
matter was referrcI TO tie Committee on Wnaryes,
Piers and Slips. Aide man Miller sutsequanty
moved TO cal! from the tape the veto message OF the
Mayor ia relation 10
the CORPORATION MANUAL,
ana that the resolution be adopted Notwithstanding
the objections the Mayor. 10 will be remembered
that the Mayor vetoed the resolution the ground
that u Manual compiled AZ he tine the resolution
ment was 60 be recognized, that there would "pr0-
badly bc new Common Counci and other interest.
on he part OF the Mayor. 10 inimate to the Alder.
man that having a new Common Council would be
one one Of the esng cnaag,s fs was really severe
the resolution over his veto for the purpose OF 'get
ting hunk.r
Alderman Miller called up the general orders in
relation TO
PATENT PAYMENTS
on Fifty y-scventh street, from Lexington to Third
avenue; Sixty-second street. from Filth avenue to
the East rivers Scventy-el yhh street, from First To
Fifth avenue; Fiftieth street from Fourth to Sixth
avenue and FlIty-cghth street, from Sixth to Ninth
avenue and the resolutions were adopted directing
the Department OF Public Works to advertise i0r
bids for those Jobs.
BELGIAN PAYMENTS
ordered for F0riy-clgnth street, between Fifth
and Eighth avenues; Water street from Wall street
to Old sip; Pearl street, from Whitehall street to
Coenties Slip; Twenty fourth street, from Sixth to
Tenth avenue and Third avenue, from 10th 10 1aot
| street.
SEWERS
were ordered for Carlisle street, from Washington TO
West street, For;ieth sire Ct, from Eleventh avenre
to the North river, and First avenue, fIoG For.y-
| ninth to iftieih street; and
ClOSSwALK
| was or.er9d TO be laid across Broadway opposite
No. 1874 mat The dainty lads who resort ihitber
for their eln and hikn may not soil tler neatly
polish ID boots or spatr their fashionable tFouser-
| looms. Several commissioners Of deeds were con-
ffmed and quantity OF other business Of no great
import transacted, after which the Board adjourned
and left the chamber In pos sion OF the young
man who draws salary from the city as fancy PEN
man for engrossing mutual admiration resolutions.