The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-27
THE SUPERVISORS.

March Stolen Upon Mayor Have
mcyer-A Lively Row In the Board OF
Supcrvisors-Three commissioners OF
Drill Rooms and ArmOrics Appointed
and Confirmed.
The above Board met yesterday, at halfpast two
O'Clock when, the Mayor being absent Recorder
Hackett, by unanimous vote. was called to the
cnair Among the bills presented was one Of John
R. Fellowes for conducting the prosecution
against Edward Stokes, $3,OoO 1t was referred to
the Committee on Criminal Courts and Police.
The law having provided that the Board OF Super
visors may appoint a commission, consisting Of
three persons, to select drill rooms and armory
buildings,
with the special order OF the day, Francis
Bixby (brother Of the well-Known Police Judge)
Colonel Charles Schwartzweilder, manufacturer,
OF East Broadway, and Charles Cowan, an uptown
builder, be appointed
Alderman BILLINGS moved to lay 1t over until
Monday next. The motion was lost by vote as
follows :--Yeas-The Recorder, Flanagan, Kehr,
saS aS scnck NaySBD9s GooDer Ke
Falconer. The other members were absent.
The following, offered by Mr.. KOCH, was
adopted:-
Resolved That the Clerk of the Common Council be
requested 70 make out and prcsen. 70 the comptrole
Supervisors for the month Of May.
Mr.. VAN setback presented the standing COM
miItees OF the Board Of Supervisors ana moved
their adoption. This was the signal for
ROW IN THE BOARD,
Aldermen Cooper, Falconer and other adherents OF
se Mayof I'm sras ,,ere WAS no 11rry espe
viz. -Messrs Vance, Norris Clausen and the
Mayor. Motions looking TO the defeat OF the reso
luton appointing these committees were voted
down, Messrs. Faconer and Cooper becoming so
excited over the trap the combination had sprung
upon them that they declared they would not serve
motion
committees was, however, adopted, Messrs
Billings, Cooper, Faconer and ottendorier voting
x little incident occurred during the excitement
that is worth repetition In the HERALD. When Mr..
Falconer declared he would not serve on the COM
mittees Mr. Kehr arose and remarked, "He need
not serve.n
Mr.. Cooper, lawyer on Broadway, answered as
he drew himself up to his Goiah proportions and
CONTEMPORARY looked down upon Mr.. Kehr. ~
believe the gentleman should not speak. Mr.. Kehr
Confusion followed. Mr.. Kehr, who speaks Eng
lsh very mpcriectly conferred with his associates
lated that Mr.. Kenr would answer Mr. Cooper be-
fore the Board adjourned, but II sucn was his nten-
ton he evidently changed his mind. The following
are the committees appointed
Annual 7d1es and Fsnance-Messrs. Vance, Koch Kehr
B 9r ans Filings Reilly Morris
County oGess-Messrs Van schack Billings, Koch, Mon
cSiminai Court. and Po,cMessrs Hacket ottendorfer,
Pubic Chariss and Coyr.ctios-Nessrs Flanagan, Ly.
saght Billings, Koch and Morris.
Printing and Stafionery-Messrs KOCH Cooper Reilly
Morris and Flanagan.
Armorfes and Drill R0omsMessrs Rehr Reilly BilinQs
Lysaght and Cooper
.Fa-Mesrs ottendorfer, Vance, Cooper Lysaght and
Morris
Schatck and Kehr.
B,fdges.Nsssrs Cooper, Monheimer, Falconer Often
Some minor business was transacted and the
Board adjourned until Monday next at eleven A.
M. During the contest between the rival factions
II was openly charged that improper efforts had
been resorted to by the majority to profit by the
absence OF the Mayors friends, and the Chairman
was appealed to. That gentleman In q dignincd
had not heard OF any such movement, and merely
desired to faithfully perform his duty.
When the Board adjourned the members met in
the lobby and charges were openly made that
some had obtained gold shplds for certain services