New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09
IHE REf0Eu COMMON coUNCIL.

NETTING OF TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN-GEN.
COCHRAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN-AN ANGRY
DLBA1E.
The Board Of Aldermen met at p. m. yes
toiday Mr.. Varcc, Pr, -ent pro tenn, In the chair
Alderman ichrbach presented petition from the Jour
rrymen RyintCrs Association asking for shore oT the
public printing Referred to the Committee on Printing
Tn, Board proceeded ~ elect permanent President
Eleven votes were cast Of which Con Cocbrane received
nine. aud nIcssrs schack and Radde one each. Gen.
CocEraue was declared elected, and on taking the chair
De thanked the Board for the honor conferred upon him.
ms Board is ;he result OF the confagratior Of reform
tnf has recently swept over The city We are now me
guardians OF the people ana Inc prefecture OF 'ne moi
hi, great metropolis W. Ter1 elected a. TeDrn.
us, AID -urh Ter Ne immediately ADVANCE WIN poWer
L. thc work which We have ~ accomplish nrcohsiIlu-
cn, are watching We made them certain promises
ana i M a, t. n that We keep them. great deal has
he. done M the great work Of reform but great deal
I'M, city, must it, II We 20 about II IN the Ignt way
We can 10 IT, aud take away The repr0acL tht rests upon
Alderman Joycc--I move that we now proceed 70
Alderman Vlucr- funk mat it requires majority Of
thc entire Board % elect Clerk. ~,
The char II aoirn !. PeT =, cst n'o or u '"'
Alderman vance, move That thc rule he aur1dod :"
thai II VII, require majority Of the entire Board 10
q, tb. drotGre Aldermen Conan and Plnnsitt came
in aud took thcr -cats; and alderman Menroach moved
10 reconsider the vote On he potion for the purpose cd
allowing them to vote upon II. Lost
Alderman Vance move 10 postpone the election oi
Gers until the neHt regllar meetiE slnny OF me
members have not hAed upon candidate Tor CleIE OF
tue Board and have No doubt but that they would Ike
4 VoIGe- Yes that thing s all fixed
Alderman NuurtThcu want II untXed lust as NOon
as possible The Old Board had CLERK who did not know
r"lG 10 S'TP 9,s o bctie Iu b. nrefp VIC
Tie motion 20 postpone was Lost; and Alderman
! Mchrbach moved that tho Board proceed to elect a
Alderman f lconer-I moved to amend that resolution
that it shall require the candidates names to be- an
| nuuncrd Carried.
Alderman Ioycc-I nominate fonClerk Of this Board
| Joseph shannon.
| Alderman Martip--It IN a foregone con
clnsion that are Ia have Democratic Clerk; but. as
object 10 H. shannon has connected with the City
Hall Tor over ten years, ard during that nme he has
been an Alderman mud Clerk OF the Board Of Alder
men 1t claimed that he IL Reformer. but he never
became except under che influence Of John Hardy
wont last more than 60 days. and want TO stay here
for year nominate, as candidate I9T tue Once %
Clerk OF this Board, Mark NJ Poneroy. Laughter ana
Alderman Joyce-I think my friend wrongs BIT. shan.
non II does not follow thai ne is thief because no mas
! been Alderman.
Alderman MARTINI didn't say that he was thief. -,
Alderman Fals9neTLI nominate samuel Bah and he
Cork o. thl- Board He is an hon2 p, WSsn he was
an Alderman he fought against all corrupt , .tay
shannon be elected CT ERIK Of this Board Won i1a,i.
| here. nut VIII 20 To Albany, where nave aaa
and try 10 get this Board thrown OUT the
eoarS nnocs Os or I Ssr with d following
Pr! ss,,noi-sAannon Bangs 5; Pomfro'' J. '-
Alderman Falconsr-I would move to pss5pono 'no
lection Of Clerk until our next res ,Ion few inmates
and il was voted down and nope s ate Soesn
not prevail The trouble IL just here 80 d,crn .c
WORT suit abe gentlemen, and they want T" aVon
| that they hX things -, . ..... .,
| the motion TO postpone carried by vote OF
! IL IA 49, D.,
| Alderman Van Sohaick-As we are Reform boaru
move thar we serve the city without any oompensseon
| whatever Referred 10 the appropriate CommVse.
| Alderman COnoyer-l move that this bosIu soop.
the rules OF the Board Of Aldermen for ISL snd that
Oamtee he appointed " revise those russ 'uen r.
| vision W necessary. Carried.
| The Board adjourned until .. In. ON Thursday
THE ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Assistant Aldermen met al
~ M. Alderman schwartz, President pro te"' IN tn'
chair AFTER the adoption ef the minutes Of the ins
| meeting, and the rejection OF a motion 70 ADJOURN
the members amused for about
OF An hour In nominating one another Tor Preneot
the Board la calling another 70 order In calling to
thu previous question In rising 10 pcints oi otaer s
persona privileges, and In confusing thns. generaiy
| The Hoard finally adjourned until y. IA. to-day
| THE WITS oF rnoRIsfioS
The writs Of prohibition against the Mayor ana Ader
man ,sued by Judge Brady forbiddins the sppontmen
of the old Board Aldermen. were made absolute yy
terday. by Judge Barrett, on motion Oh hcnrJ H. Yin
ton, appearing 10 Oppose