The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-18
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Mooting Of the Board Of Aldermen Ornamental
Lamps Street Pavemsuts- Minor Orders.
Creation Of New Fund.

Now that the excitement attendant on the election
has pretty well settled down the City Fathers arc
turning their attention to business. After several
attempts to hold meeting the Board or Aldermen
yesterday succeeded In gettlng together quorum,
and actually disposed OF a respectable amount OF
business. Alderman Conan, president was In his
place, OF course. He ID always on hand ana tending
promptly to business, and, although he has been
very much pulled down by his recent severe
indlsposition, he Ii ever among the first at tho
post OF duty. He called the meeting to order
Of two O'Clock, at which all the members were pre-
sent except the elegant Jerome and solid yc0man
Irving. The Clerk and his deputy-Messrs. Hardy
and Twomey--were at their desk the former strok-
ing his goatee and the latter smoothing his hair
away from
TIE PARTING IN THE MIDDIE
Of his head. The good-looking young man who
acts as official reporter pinched his natty mustache
with the thumb and forefnger OF one hand. and
with the other no held . pencil on which he was
feeding, while he gazed admringiy at the classical
'p0sish'' OF the veteran attach6 Mr. Smith, stand
ing by the Clerks desk. The ordinary routine pofs
ton OF the business having been disposed OF, num-
Der OF papers In relation to various matters among
Others protest against the paving OF West TwelftR
WOODEN PAVEMENT
were read by their titles and referred TO the 0pprO
pirate committees or ordered 70 "iay over" The
following work was orderei:-To set or reset
stones in front Of Nos. 81 ana 81 Bank street. 70
CHRISTOPHER street, 10th sides OF Fiftlefh street.,
sIxah street. from Broadwsy Eighth avsHue, ana
on the west side OF Chatham square, from Mulberry
Alderman MITCHELL who is pushing Alderman
Cuddy very closely Tor the right to the title OF
THE MOST ORNAMENTAL MEMBER
OF the Board, 50 Tor as good looks and "make up"
are concerned, put In heavy argument In his
behalf by moving the adoption Of the general orders
which have boon 'iaid over Tor some time. direct
LARGE AND ORNAMENTAL LAMPS
be substituted for those now in use at the corners Of
Fifth, sixth and Seventh avenues and Twenty-tnird
street Wnile Mr. smith was reading out the gene.
raj 0roers Alderman Mitchell chewsd up
HALF A BUNDLE or QUILL TOorAPIcKs.
Mr.. Smith having finished the reading turned
toward President CONAN, and seeing MIN cOnvers-
presidents desk as II to avoid the victorious CLEANS
OF Alderman Mltchels eyes-tapped gently on the
presidents desk and informed him that
THE QUESTION WOULD BIZ ON ADOPTION.
President Conan bowed his thanks to Mr.. Smith
for promptness in reminding him Of what the ques-
ton would be, and then put the question on ad0p-
ton. The resolutions were adopted just as Alder
'."' THs aEHAMDEs OF THE roorHpIoks.
30 that now, as sson as the Mayor shall sign tho
papers Alderman MitchelI's Ornamented lamps may
be regarded as certain TO be posted. Alderman
M l0 IN s ruEs T rHlrAsrunopY.
moved for adoption the general order directing tho
second street and second avenue the Board 90
coded to Alderman McKiever's desire, anu those
who thirst IN the neghborh00d OF the locality mon
toned Will have the means to quench their burning
thirst. Several orders were adopted directing the
BLOCKING or THE sTRBHrs
below mentioned with trap blocks, or, In other
words, paving with tho belgian pavement, VIII
Fifty-sxth street, from Broadway TO Ninth avcnuei
Seventh street. from Fourth avenue to avenue y;
Second avenue. from Fifty-sec0nd TO Sixty -1rse
street; Fifty second street, from Eighth 10 Ninth
avenue; sixty-frst street, from Ninth avenue to the
Boulevard.
Regulating and grading was ordered on 1o4th street.
from Ftlth avenue Harlem river and Futy-ei2hth
street, IRON Eighth to Ninth avenue.
An ordinance for the creation or
THE .URNrRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND
was adopted, and s as foil0wS:-
sRorroSl public fund stock hereby created for
amount the annual Interest Of which shall not exceed
the OF No. York from time tmea such amounts
shall bs required by the Department OF Public Parks sub
sn S Sna a. no c.n Pax
ment the Interest OF which shall 30 payable
on which the same e created.
81 SsSE eG .. ana or ss
but proposal shall be received than the par value
. may aa o. sose q mot
than the par value thereof Without such
shares Ct the nominal or par value Of xlO
SEQ 4 such proposals shall not be opened until the day
aud on and after Inc expiration x said ten
tho Comptroller shall determine which and what proportiSa
r. 81 s or &.
$50 s. Tho Comptroller shall receive ali moneys paysSs
IN accordance with provisions OF an act entte Gan acI
for tho Improvement mantenance regulation and govern
as e 81 s' srS
and the Pubic Parks shall apply said
N s e. 10 srna ssS0o
~ an In the CITY OF New York; passed