The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-27
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THE POLICE JUSTICE SALMAGUNDL.
Tho Action Of tho Board Of Aldermen Yester-
day-The Mayor Renominates and Il .
Little Sarcastic-The Aldermen Re-
fuse to Conhrm-Field Marshal
Flanagan Wins Victory.

The meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen yesterday
was watched with much interest by politicians
generally, and by none with more eagerness than
the gentlemen whom W. +. Havemeyer, Mayor OF the
city, has nominated for Police Justices, ana their
followers, who hope to obtain place and emoluments
under them. Early In the morning rumors ran
along the line OF the reIOrmers that the Mayor
would make hank movement upon the obsreper-
GUS Aldermen whom he had $50 often driven to the
pump" but who refused to drink; wnile, on the
other hand. it was claimed that Flanagan, Reilly.
Monheimer II Co. held an impregnabe POSITION
from which they could not be dlslodged AS will
De seen from the report below, the Mayor did at
tempt SIDE attack, and INDUCED IN some sarcasm
at the expense OF the bad boys who Kick over the
traces but was failure 80 lar as results and the
combination relnains with unbrOken ranks and is
st kg w remain 80 or some sne 10 come, me
had been made to the combination by candidates
10 give them some OF tine patronage OF the courts IL
they would confirm; but II such is the 1t has
not had any eifecs upon the Aldermen who put the
matter on the ground OF personal respect. They
say that the Mayor continues to treat them With
discOurtesy, as is shown in the manner OF wording
his communications where he ignores the usual
q osns ~ nave me a0n ao 10 os
and merely closes Nv. +. Havemeyer.n How the
Aldermen, as Supervisors, retaliated upon the
Mayor Will be seen In the report OF the Board OF
THE ACTION OF THE ALDERMEN.
Shortly after the hour named for meeting yescer.
day all the Aldermen were In their seats and
President Vance's gavel called them to order.
Alter the minutes had been read the CLERK an
nOunced communication from His Honor the
MayOr, which Is as follows. 1t Will be seen that the
Mayor closes rather sarcastlcaly, without being
really rude or lnSulting:-
Mayors OFFICE, New York, June 80 1873
To THE HcsoRABLE THE BoARDop ALDERMEN or THE CRY
dEsTlEMnN-oD the nth inst. I transmitted to your
BODY pSe s %as
opened the first meens your honorable body held
Being informed that owing my absence from the city
at @ m to q se
ma ions then submitted, and being niwlns that in a
an S
as EMBODIED IN the acts M the
o.
Police ,s,s
board q Aldsrmsn appoint CsTe inserted AZ the
Concludes ihus- satisfactory to know nat in he
Of e s af ae
tio OF the nominees the intervening time has doubtless
Ronorase body as tho1sS the had not
considered open TO the hayf satsd
On motion Of Alderman McCAFFERTY the COM
munication was received and ordered TO be
IN ha the GU EseG esa
Kehr, Koch, Lysaght McCarerty, Monheimer,
Reilly and Van schaick. Nays-Messrs. Vance:
Billings, Clausen, Croker, Falconer, Morris and
The Committee on Street Pavements reported in
favor Of paving Worth street, from Centre to
Chatham square; Park street. from Centre to Mott
street; Baxter, from Chatham to Bayard; Null
berry, from Chatham to Park and Little Water
street, from Park to Worth, with Belgium or trap
block pavement, which was laid over under the
rule.
communication from the Department OF Public
Works. enclosing estimates for the year 1873 OF ex-
penses, places at ST. 500, 500 less than
1872 and $193 900 less than the estimate submitted
at the commencement OF tine year. 1t was ordered
to be printed In the minutes.
The City Chamberlain reported that when he
took possession OF the office May 28, 1873 there was
in the treasury SO, ,0S6 3d. The receipts and
payments or the treasury during the preceding
year QS72) were as toll0ws:- Receipts, 1872,
$72,650 ,3Sl; payments, 1872 $73, 600.
A motion OF Mr.. MORRIS to take from the table
the letter OF the Mayor nominating Messrs. Ackert
and Streeter for Police Justices was lost by vote OF
Z yeas to naYS
AS letter was received from the supervisor Of
the city Record announcing Its establishment Mr..
nlcaon OF the Mayor OF the 18th OF June, In which
terburg, Hall, Kilbrath, Wandell and Sherwood as
Police Justices, when discussion arose as to the
City Record, which was ended by Mr.. MoNHEIMER,
who raised the point OF order that the law COM
PEELED the Board to act upon the nominations in
the order they are received, and the Board having
refused to take from the table the nominations OF
Messrs. Ackert and Streeter, the Board could not
act upon the later nominations. The Chair de-
cided the point or order we'll taken.
The Board adjourned until Thursday next at ten
OiclOck A M.