The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-14
ABOUT THE CITY HALL.
Stray Items Of News Picked UP I'm the
Corridors-The Mayor and the Recall
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Odd Man to Make nm Even Majority


Corridors-The Mayor and the Recall
citrant Acknowledging to Find nm
Odd Man to Make nm Even Majority
A Meeting Wnntcd-The OMciai Jour
nal.
state OF welcome and unusual serenity pre-
vailed about the City Hall yesterday. There was
none OF that very usinessike hustle that prevails
on days when the Mayor Is expected to send
nominations to the Board OF Aldermen. no button
holing OF Aldermen by a thousand men at once, no
STRAIN OF anxiety to know who 'the lucky men"
are. In fact, 1t 10 not quite certain whether IL Is
deemed exactly lucky just now to be nominated by
the Mayor while the Aldermen are showing such
disposition to kick. for, "y0u KNOW it would be
the most terrific or disasters to be nominated and
then rejected
The only item OF interest about the Hall yester
day was concentrated the solitary fact that quite
q lively effort was being made TO obtain the sigma
lures Of eight, the required majority, OF the men,
bers OF the Board or Aldermen, calling for special
meeting OF the Board, to be held this afternoon.
THE VOTE
refusing to act on the nominations for Commits
sioners OF Charities and Correction, on Monday
was to 8, the majority being Messrs. Cooper.
Koch, Kehr. Flanagan, Lysagnt McCadsrty,
Reilly and Van Setback. Yesterday and on
Monday evening the subject OF special
meeting was fully discussed by the minority,
and Alderman Falconer was credited with
being the principal mover in the matter,
though he protested to the reporters at least, to
be in a state OF the most heavenly ignorance con-
corning 1t. There Is not the slightest doubt, how
ever, that an attempt made to get the list
flied, and that ii tn following gentlemen did not
actually sign 1t, they consented TO sign as soon as
THE EIGHTH NAME
could be obtained Aldermen Cooper Vance,
Monnemer, Morris, Falconer, Billings ana Often
dorler. This list Was &C uay given to the reporter
by one OF the gentlemen named III II ana may be
relied on. Alderman Cooper IS said 10 have "coine
over" on Monday night, and the effort VIII be re-
neWed TO obtain another member to-day. Alder
man Clausen the newly appointed memoer, II is
said, has quanhed. and II ne were to come in at
once the aayor would have working majority
who could cali the meeting anu approve his
nominations IN straight order. But there Is
SOME DIslNCLINATIoN
to have Mr.. Clausens vote recorded on the
confirmation OF new officers Tor the reason
that 1t Is not quite clear whether The method
and circumstances OF his appointment are quite
constitutional 1t is well enough to let Mr.. Clau-
sen test the validity OF that question in relation
to his own tenure OF office, but IL Is not quite polite
to submit the tate oil the members or lOur or i've
important departments and officers upon so slight
objection. IL his election is not constitutional,
the election OF any heads OF departments by the
Board OIL Aldermen, in which his vote might be the
casting vote, would also be invaldated. There as
o good deal OF small cau-cuss-ng yesterday. but
nothing was done at any OF the meetings, most OF
which were held in the vestibules and railways
to-day.
by the minority, and the detection OF but one men,
Der is all that Is necessary now to make that
minority majority II the slightest panicky feel
ing SHOWS Itself on the combination side, and IL Is
SAID there are two rather weak men there, 1.-THE
whole crowd Will take waterh at once.
Among the prominent gentlemen who visited
the Mayor yesterday were William NJ. Evarts, Thur
low Weed, Severen ID. MOulton and John Wheeler,
recently appointed Tax commissioners; Commits
siOner Van Mort, John Foley, Corporation Counsel
Z. ID. Smith, Colonel Wagstan and George w. Mat
sell.
1t has transpired from o thoroughly reliable
source that the Mayors
NOMINATIONS FOR DOCK COMMISSIONERS
will be ex-Mayor Westervelt James w. Gerard. Jr.,
and John ID. Jones, President OF the Atlantic In
surance Company. Messrs Jones and Westervelt
are gentlemen Of large practical experience and
great deal Of practical and scientific knowledge on
the subject OF the dock system and commercial
necessities OF New York. He Is also the author OF
work upon the subject.
THE MUNICIPAL JOURNAL.
The Mayor, Commissioner OF Public Works and
Corporation Counsel held consultation yesterday
afternoon in reference to tine new official
journal OF the city and county, to
pointed Mr. A. Dispecker permanent supervisor
OF the publication OF the sheet, and upon motion
of Commissioner Van Mort resolution was
the departments as to the requirements OF the
journal Plans and specifications were submitted
by Mr. DIsDecker and referred to the Corporation
Counsel to be reduced TO proper form. The salary
.. supervisor Dlsbecker has not yet been fixed.
There were some fourteen or fifteen applications
appointed, and 1t is said that II the Mayor, Com
missioner and Corporation Counsel had been
better posted on local journalistic and printing
anairs they would have made different selection.