The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-29
BROOKLYN ASSESSORS.
Meeting of the Supervisors and Their APP
pointments for AssessOrs-A slight Nnddle-
ImpartiaIify Of Mr.. McLnushlin's SUPER

| Meeting of the Supervisors and Their APP
| pointments for Assessors-A slight Mnddle-
ImpartiaIify Of Mr.. McLnushlin's SUPER
visOrs.
meeting OF the city members or the Kings county
Board OF Supervisors was held at noon yesterday in
the Common Council chamber City Hall, Brooklyn, to
fill the vacancy in the Board OF Assessors created by
the death OF the late Assessor John Dougherty who
died in the month Of September, 1859. Also for the
purpose of filing the position held by Assessor Mar
tin Breen, whose term OF Office has expired. The
salary attached 10 the office OF Assessor $500.
The terms OF Office are respectively seven years, in
the place OF Mr.. Breen, and three years unexpred
lease OF the late Mr.. Dougherty
super 7isor OSBORN, Sixth ward, took the chair.
A communication was received from Mayor alb
felsch, nominating Martin Breen for reappointment.
Supervisor HOWELL moved the appointment Of
two tellers to take the vote by ballot.
|. Supervisor JOHNSON moved that they vote Uiyd
ooce. 1t was seconded, but lost by vote OF IA in
the negative against IN the Affirmative. The ques-
tion then occurred on the original notion which
was carried.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs. Howell and Kohl
meyer ellers, and the Clerk called the names Of
the members, each Of whom voted, as his name was
called yea or nay.
Supervisor HOWELL announced the total vote TO
be 2l-yeas ID and nays 8.
supervisor JOHNSON thought twothird vote was
u
o vacancy in The Board Of Assessors
the CHAIR read an opinion OF the Corporation
Counsel to the effect that under the amended
statutes
MAJORITY OF THE VOTES ONLY WAS NECESSARY
to confirm the nomination Of Assessor;
Supervisor JOHNSON said that he had voted for
Mr.. Breen, although that gentleman had been OF
opposite politics to him, because he believed and
knew Mr.. Breen to be an honest and Trustworthy
oflclal in whom the interests OF the taxpayers
would be SAFE bnt he thought that It was under.
stood that the Mayor would nave exercised the
term equally az honest republican as Mr.. Breen,
who Is a democrat.
Mayor and ascertain II he had any other commune
cation to submit.
Pending the return OF said committee an adjourn.
ment OF the meeting was had and the democratic
members met in caucus IN the Corporation Counsels
office.
on reassembling the CLERK read a communication
from the Mayor nominating X. NJ Whiting Jr re-
publican, Assessor IN place OF Mr.. Dougherty, de-
ceased.
The Board proceeded to ballot with the following
result:-leas, s; nays, IA. Lost
the name Oh van "a wa next
was:-Yeas, II; nays, 4. Carried. Mr.. Bryan's
nomination was confirmed.
OF Mr.. Bryan date from January l. 1871. Ob]ec-
lions were raised and he withdrew his notion The
same gentleman said that there seemed to be some
THE LEGALITY OF THE VOTE
In the nomination or Mr.. Breen, therefore he moved
q reconsideration OF the same, in order that the
Mayor may be requested to send in that name This
motion was rescinded subsequently at the request
OF Mr.. Newman, and Mr.. Breens nomination was
made unanimous.
Among the city officials present in the City Hall
sloner Fury Auditor o'Brien, Levi Faron Assistant
District Attorney; Corporation Counsel De Witt,
Justices Deimar, RELY, Walsh and Buckley; Super
lnendents OF the Poor Foran and Corr, Aldermen
Dunno, Clancy, Coffee. Boggs, Burrows; Fire Com
missioners Tyburn ana Corboy, and other equally
interested gentlemen connected with the manage
ment and running OF the municipal machine Of
Brooklyn.