New-York tribune., 1871-12-26
THE NEW COMMON COUNCIL.

HE NEW (OMMJN tOl NCIt.
The members Of the Reform Common Cota
eli chosen at the late election preparing ASSUME
the duties Of their new Office Iauary l. and o.
the Assistant Aldermen have ALREADY taken the required
oath. II Is expected that the present Tiumany
cumbcnts will resign thcsy seats and it ~ probable that
the Legislature vi b." Called on Immediately after as
scmhling to decide between the rival Boards
THE ALDERMEN ELEcf
The vote. nyassed, shows t,i c.gh' Drnocrats
al! seven republicans have been elected Us Aldermen
for the ensuing ycar two R"tormcr MrsSrs. D'Sigcr
and Carrobcing counted and their places iled by
the present Aldermen, Conan and pluukt.
PETER GIsEY is about Is years Of age. and t!i"ngh
not native of this country, has lived IN s city nearly
all lns life, He is Democratic i'll principle though nf
TammnIy man. and has never before taken an, pipuh
trnr identified with the Tamnany Orginizatl"n. He ~
pol cian. active in the Reform Interests. aud ndor'ra
by the Committee Of seventy.
SOLOMON MEIIRBAcH very fair and y" donn hor., %
Hall Committee and has hitherto had very little To do
7h' ErrH,nT I"si. During the Legislative sessions u"
has acted a- Albany correspondents oi that PAPER ana
In politics he is - Republican.
WILLIAM RApDE Is the oldest man in the new Board.
il Townsend Republican.
JonS FAicosEr j, well known manufacturer o. th'-
city, and OF the leaders Of the CiI, H., hsSOr;a
ton III ls63. fr mas been Eitc active In tine work oi re-
oI ana ?s@y yt s@. & !, C"I% nn "n r ,". m and
broker IL Brosd-st. He man oi rroial lyam rarac
ou,y he Il" has ker, GEAR Of ali ali political mers
sAMrEI L. II. vAscR Is Townsend Repnhliran. lie
es es rS but n" XXX ioof Ifm fr"u ali r"l @ as 81 S'n''' %
AIhxANntn MAHIIS has awaS I"rn inor" or ''' ,, aG
tician Of inilhlea"hrd char.r;"r
JAMES McLAIE> il II Um,r E'pnilirar. n" j. Wei
known loiitlciau ami l. thcrrghIy ,"t~cd in ct
| affair.
Jons CocHH4Nr was ATTORNEY G"nora' Of IT, state ~
lota and ioi Iiir war rerod- to" we'll known /" need
cohmcn' lie wa. at ons tin. Chairman "i the IL pub
| uidr Organization of that party.
TioNAs coMAX hc present Chairman Of ia. Board Of
Aldermen. Is wei! known as very active TanLhui rpi
clan. and who hus held many "i the oircS ia the
"a. is.tl % tn + RB' I%vovrn is Union r. pucan and al.
active poiI'lrian oi good reputation.
WILLIAM J"i,i Reform democrat ard well known
Gtol,.E ". rLrhKIrT i-a Tammanl DcmocI! ~ and the
,a'!n tlnit IN tn opt%-i"n TO- the new y'r"'rM m
oi The power whc. has previously gwen good
'in,t to lie faithful NciN"ii,a
III. ASSISTANT AIIERME, ELE,T.
Tic n,w BOARD "f Assistant Aldermen declared elected
acrordin: :l, official caitH,, viii 'oH,rt of l. Drno
and Republicans. Ei-ht al the Democrats ere
Tarnmany and cfcr hrh'cr-. seven of thru being
members of the present Board. The Other five were
,rced Democratic Iei"rnri>. thus givin" IL irform
and Tiuiinany men IN the Eoaid Several of the
mrinlcrs ..c, iucn la The political field and
have had experience in offices such ~ they are to
III tut they have what qulie good firm purpose
-"aIoh III abuses. aud Il" their portion Of the GOV
crnln,nt Of H. ,i,y fairly an: bou'sts.
TH"wAs FOLEY j. D'ncr:a'ic E'"rinrr. aud has n'
been cutie prominent III city r"ltH' matters M
ha- held ANY ecn,s oilce. however >,
JonN sTAcoN is Tainna,y i,emoErN He has meyer sc.
held any elective "ih"r. ht h7@ b"eh "arcn "' 'he'
| Prison Tor several yrH.N
nBEItN IL a;o a. T+nmshy Democrat, In 1
Department. Ia ls65. he elected Assistant Alder
ions ,iAIvr> - me President the present Eoard
and il pui iorwprd for office IN The incoming
siant Alderman once or twice before his pres mt term
Isc KrlSsos rs Tsanany ny, Ds,n"crnt rat and "
| lie is nrlh"r ~ th- presei' Board.
MICHAEL HEALEY Is also II professional politician OF
The Tanuiauy sti.pe. He Is L member Of the present
board , A., ,,, ,
Hudson canal company In politics h. is Republican,,
though he h,s nc,t 'akrn much ht"rtSi III any hl ma
nna ,s. II. Is 40 pniiti' ihi ana has mover held
GIoRGE ]. KkArss +, one Of the younGes, In the
BOARD both ia year> and political ">pri"ncc. II" l. .
| Dclnocratic R@ormrr. ana has never held "nit;
GEohGt B. onplN'l"N Is w!i-lhown hrlider and Il
Townsend Republican. He has hitherto had nothing to
JOSEPH Z. srRAcK is Democratic RcfolnIci and
mrnhrr OF The k"irm f"inrlittre III ms Ward lie has
End but nllc L. ao with politics ,,
prominent Republican. He has been Presldcht of the
Beard of Fr Conls-lorr.. and hs also filled one OF
EpwAKp CosrELIo Il, Il Timmany Democrat and
lngton Marsci, and is oh he Committee on Markets.
NICHOLAS H. '9sSnH J., y:nng man. born and md
s,aucn Republican, has always been more le.e inter
political nat'ers sld Il connected VITA some OF
hr La, been III Office
EKA.Irs LrTLErIELD j. a Dsmocr.t and IT., Tammany
mu He the pre- sent Board but II IL his first Ofihia
appearance, though he Is 4ui'. prominent as poll
ii, ian.
FKA>cIs J GELS is T. Democratic Reformer. who was
supported by James oBr,en during the past eampaisn
H. has hthc INT little prominent ia politics.
| sTKrHEN r. s,Mo>sOy is o prominent merchant and
Rrluicam lie Is POLITICIAN and has taken hut lttlc
! interest ~ such mattrr-.
rlIlr uMIsKgY is Democrat elected on the Reform
ticket lie Is something OF POLITICIAN aud once held
! BARTHOLOMEW MCDONALD is Tamnany and
member of the Drescn Board III which Is hs second
term He is contractor by profession, ana also poll
| iclnn.
CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZ l. President Of the Uptown
III Republican puiiics. He Is member of the Geruan-
American Reform Association
served a. staff ofccr under Gen. Dn'i, in Sheridan :
emmpaSn' He h,s not pvi previ%n'y hel" any p"'''ai
! TAXATION AS \ CONDITION or Suffrage.
| Under date of December 9th, one Isaac See
lev writes from Washington to the Hon Joseph T. Brown
| Of Georgia, stating in substance that.
"A movement Is begun to secure me pasSasr on 40 t
by Congress IL prevent the further abridfrmeh, % t
rigbt vote by the ana accumulation o poll
| taxes"
and That material aid can he rendered this scheme
First. Let from one TO fifteen voters subscribe To
the same affidavit. Sccond state the amount OF axns
required Third. At what election the right to vote wil'
denied Fourth Tie form or subst t,nre 81 the onth re-
| auirrd 10 br vote. ruin Inc vi
citizens In the county thus prevented from voting
The object Of all this is Ia show that the State oi Geor-
oil, had abrdgcd" and denied THE right 10 vote. guar
an,eed and provided for in the Fort"entl Amendment
To TN, GOV Brown refuse, his c0untean-e or assistance
point blank and regrets that any one calling himself Il
Republican Should attempt by such niaans, I" make
ND "A case for Congress act The Governor fsverSes
the whole history u Georgia government ana misgoV'
eminent and finds abundant proof for this conclusion
"Thr wis'.t thing ~ my ludgmrn that Coi.sss could
10 f Georgia would br To conciaio her people anu
show them it is the Intention to deal justly ana no.
,r,lly by Them II general act WIS passcd swetpng
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