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

tlon OF Mr. HUNT the resolution was laid on the
table.
The PRESIDENT here read the appointment of MFR.
Kane as Commissioner Of the Board, which was EN-.
tered on the minutes:
ceved and accepted and he was requested TO con-
tnue TO act as Secretary during tue present session.
The New Board of Aldermen.
The adjourned meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen
was held yesterday. There was goodly number
OF lOungers in the lObbles and when the doors
were opened by the police who mad charge of the
Chamber there was a rush OF the public. and very
speedily the space In front Of the railing was
crowded and the outer doors were closed. Captain
Thorne with detachment or his men were enabled
to preserve order and there was not the slightest
interruption to the progress Of the proceedings.
Precisely at one O'Clock, Mr.. Samuel B. H. Vance,
as temporary President, called the Board 10 order.
When Mr.. Vance had done this lie said that he was
DESTROYS OF stating that In view OF the anomalous
position as to the status of some OF the gentlemen
who claim to be members Of the Board, he had di.
reced the Clerk not TO call the OF these gen.
tiemen unless ordered to do so by the Board. The
roll was then called, and neither the names Of
Messrs. Plunkitt and Conan or Messrs. Jerome and
Hart were called.
The minutes Of the last Board were then read
Alderman FITZGERALD handed to the Clerk the
following rcsoutlOn:-
Resolved That this Board recognize right of
the Mayor TO appoint Aldermen for the city Of New
The PRESIDENT ruled that the motion was not In
order.
Alderman JENKINS VAN ScHAIcK said that il the
minutes were approved it would endorse the ap.
pontment by the Mayor Of the two members.
The CHAIR said that IL Was simply motion as TO
whether the Clerk had correctly entered the
Alderman CoCHRANE agreed with the ruling OF
the CHAIR and thought Alderman Van Schalck should
take tine question on the approval Or the minutes.
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dermen. the Mayor did not read any list 81 names.
All that he did was to come into the chamber, make
speech and administer the oath OF ONCE The
paragraph on page 6 Of the minutes formed no
would therefore, move that IL be struck out. The
following is the paragraph referred to-
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sion That the above paragraph be struck from the
minutes IL was SO ordered, the motion being car
was found TO be nine for and four against
Alderman CoNovER offered the following resolu.
uon-
Offices under the Board Of Aldermen OF the Clerk Of
the said soard be and the same hereby from
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Alderman VAN scHAIcK questioned whether the
position tolegisate, and passed it would have no
AiucruNu SONONEh tnOu8nC tndt REFORM could
not begin TOO soon. communication had been
received from Comptroller Green which stated thar
the Board OF Aldermen was paving salaries that
amounted to $7S300 per year. or at the rate or
STA 81 per day. He made thar motion in order
chat measures might be taken to appoint such clerks
as the extgencies OF the case required. Two OF the
gentlemen named In the resolution had resigned
and had been appointed to other positions, that
they could not be very much hurt. He should ike
to understand whether the Board had any power to
DO anything at all.
Alderman VAN ScHAIcK said II the Board had the
right IN the present state Of It's organization to
iegisate he should certainly support the motion
Alderman CON0vER--The Board can appoint q
committee to investigate, and can report when we
are properly organized, There Is sucn committee
now appointed.
The resolution was referred to the committee OF
which Alderman Falc0ner Is chairman.
Alderman FITZGERALD then called up his resolu.
Ct0n which the Char had previously ruled TO be z
out OF order. After very short discussion Alder.
man Fitzgerald withdrew 1t :
Alderman COCHRANE called attention to several
verbal inaccuracies ma , In the minutes which were
Alderman CoNovER offered two resolutions re-
quesng the Comptroller to furnish The Board with
lust OF Inc property OF the city, 10 whom and under
what terms leased. Both were adopted.
Alderman WILDER offered resolution TO the
eject that the Comptroller communicate with the
Board whether 1t Is expedient to collect the state
county tax In the same year In which IL Is levied,
and so, that he request what procedure be taken
thereon. Adopted.
srAlderman FALCONER, in reply to the Chairman's
call for reports OF committees, reported progress.
A motion TO adjourn to Monday afternoon next,
at two O'Clock, was here put and lost. motlon