The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-01-11
M UNICIPAL
First Business Meeting Of the New
M City Fathers.
The Board Of Aldermen in Fine Working
Order "A Good BEGINNING = More
Light on Tompkins Square-Social
6CieIee Solicitations = Com
mittees for 1870.


do and how they would do 1t, and the LOBBY was
consequently more crowded than usuaL The ''heayy
weighta' Of the city government-yclapt Alder
men-wore all present except Aldermen Scannell
W0ltman aud Cunningham, and the clerks and
scrlbes were in their places and all evidently ready
for buainess. The roll was called by the Deputy
Clerk Mr. Frank Twomey, and quorum found TO
be present. Calling tho roll apparently onerous
to the obiigng deputy. Last year he had bus seven
teen names with the prefix Alderman" to cali on;
thtQuGMunl he had 80 nicely gagged that he could
30 grade his oeathngs Us " reach the nnal word Of
the roll just - MS wind gave out. Now HE twenty
one names with the pre1xcs not go easily gauged
and when the seventeenth name was reached he
was Obliged TO gasp Tor an additional supply
OF breath ~ get throughn the other names and
prefxcs. lie, however, got tile proper gauge before
the meeting adjourned, and thus, perhaps, catas-
trcphe was avoided. The Aldermen all appeared TO
be quite happy, except, perhaps Alderman O'Brion,
VINO, being IN deep mourning for o relative, was
obliged Wy etiquette to keep solemn face, much
against his Inc ination, ana quite contrary 70 his
general bearing Alderman 6untzer &C times woula
look around with fierce frown-emulating, no
doubt, his doughty young counsel before the can
vassers-and crouchin9 as II the ghost OF Seger were
hoyering over his char, or as II his wild looking
protegl Lane were whispering 70 him OF the loss OF
THAT gold watch' awarded him for faithful services
But neither OF the latter visible other eyes
than those Of the handsome John WiIllam--h to
nm--and no spirits were present TO disturb the
harmony OF the meetiRg-at least none were within
the range Of natural vislon. -
AS soon as the usual Drc.imfnartes mad been dis
posed Of the work proceeded qulely and neatly.
number OF resolutions IN regard to regulating,
grading, paving, &C, were introduced and laid over
or referred to The appropriate committees. ResOlu
tons were Introduced directing the Street Commits
repaired aud regazed, where such improvements
were nceded directing the Comptroller to insert IA
ouHss nor srI tg % AZ @ M
Cosmopolitan Eye and Ear lnhrmary. these rcso-
lutlons were land over. resolution was adopted
granting PERMISSION 70 the properly owners
Seventysixtn street, between Madison and Fifth
avenues TO regulate grade and nag thae portion OF
the street at their own expense, under the direction
OF TIE CrOton Aqueduct Department.
Apetltion was received from the Social Science
Society asking that some OF The public buildings
under the direction OF the Corporation 30 placed It
their service, when not an use and after business
think that is " on vpy pie 20
Tor the social eyl" OF which they hear and know
gluch aud the grlns and mods and wnks exchanged
HAD an undoubtedly expressive, not elegant
meaning. IL may here be stated that their ideas on
this question as evnced py their tones and looks
means 'the social evil, at least genera y under.
stood. The paper was referred to the Committee
be duly ATTENDED to. Resolutions were adopted
providing for the payment to !. X. Fellows OF
Mayor and Common Council; directing the Clerk 10
furnish the members with the usual badges slaves
OF oillce, stationery NC. The resolution providing
Tor cutting away one-half or the sidewalk on the
nortnery side Of Fulton street adjoining st. Paul's
caurchyard, was called up and put on It's passage.
Alderman MOORE objected. saying the sidewalk
there is TOO WIDE at The present time aud that
there had been no petition as far az he could learn,
10 have the alteration made. There was great deal
OF trafic on the street, and he hoped the matter
would be LAID until There was some reason gwen
ror inc Improvement or until It could be learned
whether there had been any petition presented ask
ing for It, The suggestion OF Alderman Moore was
adopted and the matter allowed 10 remain on the
list as before.
The PRESIDENT then declared the standing COM
mttees for 1870 as foows:--
Che is, cna D,,aiions- Aldermen Ganzer, Hughes and
.Co,ea Aqaeaua Department Aldermen Miller Long and
Murray
frnaaoe-Aldermen Moore, Murray Culkin, Croker and
I.np. a@i Ga.-Aldermeu Long, Cunningham and Jack.
Lar-M Aldermen jackson. Mckiever and GIntzcr.
osTisa ,on Snd W.T., sa S1rhe kerr
Pcntng and Adce'tsna- Aldermen Croker. Reilly and
Pablo Hsata--Aldermen Hughes, Dfmond and Cunning
Observation-Disclosures Barker Hughes and Murray
,Ra,airs and s'sp-Aldernen Scanned. McKiever and
Ra s-Adsrnen cunnlngh jackson and o'Brien.
SI'a'i and ccs -Alderlnen acKIcyer, Cuddy aud Gre
Saccas-- Aldermen Reilly, Croker ana cunlrcr.
ss.s sss woIsa.n ks va and scsnas
Wlmo', Piers and is's-Aldemon Culfin. Hughes and
The announcement of the committees seemed
to be what majority Of tho people in the lobby
were waiting for. Among others was The clean
shnvcn, tall ana handsome candidate for the po-
sition OF superintendent OF Markets, Mr.. George
Hickey who smiled with delight when he heard his
friend o Brien had been placed Ut the head Of the
Committee on Markets, and with him the natty
Aldermen Cnddy anu Barker. Whether tho .'nu-
ence' Of the committee viii be given Mr. Hickey or
not cannot De determined by outside novices but
popularity alone, good, and IL sale to presume
that the weight VI the committee VIII be IN his
favor. ets.f 4 Il.
There being no further business to be transacted
the Board on motion, adjourned to Monday next ~
two O'Clock r. ID ~