New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-27
COMMON COUNCIL MEASURES.
NOMINATION, OF A COMMISSIONER or CHARrTABl

NOMINATION. OF A COMMISSIONER or CHARITABLE
CoGREcuoS-THE LABoRING CLASSES
The Board of Aldermen received "a commit
ncaton Yesterday from the Department Oh iaAes ana
Assessments stating that on additional appropriation OF
SIS 800 would be required TO carry on the WORK OF the
Department in the new annexed district. petition
was received from tho Workiugmon's Central Council
roauc sting the Board to recommend an additional ap
preparation OF t coo 10 set men 20 work on Washington
and other markets and repaint the city Hall and he
Police Courts The recommendation was adopted. and
n resolution passed requesting the Board OF ApportIon-
ment 10 appropriate tine necessary money.
communication was received from the Mayor nomi-
Mating Joseph f. JOY for Commissioner OF Chantaoo
Correction for q term of ive years from Oct T. 1873
Alderman Flanagan made motion TO confirm the MONT
nation Aldermen MCCaferty said that Mr. JOY was
dsnua6ed being connected with the Juvenile Asylum.
Desdes the law provided that the nomination mast be
sent I'm and confirmed before Sept /. The motion to
confirm was lost by the following vote:
Observation-Disclosures Vance. Billings, Falconer. Mon
'Ser.iiye--Aidefmen Cllusen. Flanagan, Koch. Ly
sagIt, McCIfrerty and Ottendorfer-G
Excused-AIdermau.C cooper.
Alderman Cooper moved reconsideration o. the vote
The President replied that this could not DO done Al
derman Cooper then appealed from the decision OF tue
Chair but Oh vote being taken the Char vas sustained
nv vote Of tos The resolutions passed by the Board
OF Assistant Aldermen regard u the Issue OF Temporary
legal tender currency. referred TO the Committee
ON PubllG Works. Tho Mayor Officially informed the
Board Of the death OF tue Hon "a u fa8g anu IN rS
BOARD adjourned out ot respect for his memory The
IA "a on the City Hall displayed at half mast
TEMPORARY LEGAITESDER CURRENCY,
At the session OF the Boltd OF Aldermen yes
torday Mr. Clancy said that the present situation Of the
laboring classes demanded action BY the Common
Council and as bonds were now selling below par, he
offered the following:
Whereas by reason o. the strinseney In the money
IL ssblc Tor the Controller TO dispose OF
the bonds Of tao city at figure approximate to ther
Whtreas It's a valid and sufficient reason why the
various public Improvements are partially or wholly
suspended therefore, he 1t
. F,s6f;a That committee OF three from this Board
and "A ii ilar nuinbec from the Boari OF Aldermen IN
tervey the Mayor and Controller and such other per-
sons in their Judgment, tan maze proper Suggestions
OF royidn plan by which the Controller ana Common
Council Issue temporary legal tender currency Tor
the purpose paying the expenses or tho
various c apartments Or the City Government.
ResOicsd That the joint comnlttoo nave power 10
sc nd for persons and papers aud tblt they report ~
their earliest convenience the Same to be without ex
peDse TO tho city.
The resolutions we're adopted. Assistant Alderman
Kelly offered resolution requesting the heads OF De-
psrtrents to send list Board OF Assistant Alder
men. giving the number OF employed by them
in the various departments. Adopted A resolution
wasintrOluced to permit the Priceless Engine Company
to operate their engines on any OF tue city railroads
sbove Fourteenth-st. Assistant Alderman SlmonsOn
offered resolution ordering that the vaults aud OPEN
ing. IN the sdewJlkS DO covered with rough surface
made OF stone concrete cement, any other material
of "A durable nature which shall pr ent rough sur
face aud afford q sure foothold. The resolution was
ASSISTANT Alderman Bevea offered n resolution author
izng the Department OF Docks % go on with the unln
ished work in the vicinity OF Central PARK 10y day, IA
stated IN Section VI the Charter Tue resolution was
laid over