The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-05
CITY GOVERNMENT.
IOFFICIAL.l

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD.


Under the provisions section an OF the Iesis.
amend entitled Act to Reorsanze the Local Gov,
sme Ss cy At Apr
entitled hold oce from The brst Monday IN January.
the @SPGa S in Of S at
10 C Hall having previously subscribed and taken the
twelve O'CLOCK precisely the Bosri called to
who read The following Serdcas on his council
at Of the StLsss Srs Of tbs s
April 1870 entitled can Act to reorganzs the local govern
in substance provided The frat election Of Adermen and
city to SS SSTf @ ns s ss
TUESDAY Of May @ and the and
10 June then following and should hold ONCE until The first
s sSnsa S 1 ad that ssc nd
ss @ and nn as cs of eSe
section = q the act passed Agrl ls 1871
the local government the city Of New ork passed
Aldermen who for sa
sss
lss for term q two and every two hsreafte
any vacancy IN the Office or ocss Of Aldermen or Assistant
Aldermen occurring from cause prior to said election
IN 1872 should be filled by the appointment of the Mayor
Whereas claimed the provision of said lastnen.
toned act extending the ofcal term Of hs Aldermen
and such claim appears to mo weil founled, and
whereby both said claims should be the ely
would be and remain without the Boards OF Aldermen and
Assistant Aldermen;
And appearing me desirable that such contingency
should be avoided and that by the operation
cances in the Offices Of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen
for said city, contemplated by the said act of 1871,
hereby in pursuance the power so as aforesaid con-
Lawrence R. Jerome Jerome, wm II Chsrlock,
Thoma. Conan, James McKiever,'
EDWARD r S Sfhichsins' Edward Caddy.
lame. g d P,%Spd, EErysS ,Rsiy,
bernard oNehl w., cornelius Gilen,
70 be Aldermen Of the sy York and to hold ONCE
Monday y Of January s ls 7ss at noon.
THOMAS CONAN,
The Clerk of the Common Council called the roll the fol
lowing members answering to their names.
Thomas Conan George w. Punkitt,
James James,? D. p%ond EDWARD Rdysa dfss eSsohtlug,
James mcRiever G Hsnrs Wo Glsn
Lawrence R: Jerome, Emanuel p. Hart George r. Mitchell
awaited the further pleasure Of the Board.
E Na flares the following
elected Temporary Presdentof this Board of Aldermen for
The 6LEaK put the question whether the Board would
Which decided in the affirmative.
Alderman woLTMAs on on taking the chair as President
.,, rfnNANrsT ORGANIZATIONS
Resolved That Thomas CONAN be- anS he Is hersSy elected
President Of The Board Of Aldermen.
The PRESIDENT pro tom. nut the question whether the
Board would agree with said resolution.
Which was unanimously decided In the Affirmative by the
Observation-Disclosures Charlock, Cuddy. Dimond Irving.
McKiever, ONei, Punk Reilly, Schichting, Gilen and
Woltman.
whereupon the PRESIDENT pro tenn declared that Thomas
Conan duly chosen President OF this Board of Alder
Alderman CUDDy moved that a committee of two be an
pointed 10 conduct tie President elect to the chair.
The PRESIDENT pro tem put the question whether the
Board would agree with said motion.
Which decided In the affirmative.
srphQQ rnfrt
tee Aldermen Cuddy and O'Ncln
The committee proceeded 10 discharge the duty assigned
them.
The PRECEDENT elect having been congratulated by the
President te, on taking the chair thanked the Board
for the honor they had pad him, and stated that he
ready TO hear any motion.
Alderman DIMoSp presented the following resouton:
Resolved That John HARDY be and he herehy appointed
Clerk TO this Board of Aldermen.
Tine PRESIDENT put the question whether the Board would
agree with said resolution.
Which was decided In the Affirmative by the following
voie:-
Anrmave--The President, Aldermen Charlock. Cuddv
Dmond Irving, Mckicver, Plunkt, Reilly schchting, Gi
len and Woltman-l2.
Alderman PLusgIIT moved that the Board do now adj.
journ.
The PRysIDrNr put the question whether the
agree with said motion.
Which decided In the affirmative.
Wherenpon the President declared tnat the Board stood
adjourned without day.
JOHN HARDY, Clerk.