The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-04
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

A Lively Personal Dfscussion-An Unu.
sual Scenc-SupervisOr Van Schaick
Quarrels with the Press and Dictates
to Supervisor Ottendorfer What He
Shall Write About I'm the Stats Zei-
tung-Supervis0r OttendOrfer Says He
Shall Do as He Plcascs, and Says SUI
pervisor Van schaick Statcs That
which is Untrue-Fun All Round and
Hard Hitting.
The Supervisors met yesterday afternoon for the
general transaction OF business Alter dis
posing Of some unmportant routine matters
Supervisor MoNHEIMER moved that the Comp
troller pay John e. MCGOWAN ST. 666 Clerk OF the
Fourth District Police Court from 3lst Of August,
1871, to 3lst January 1873. Referred to Committee
on Salaries.
PUBLISHING THE SESSION LAWS.
Supervisor OTTENDoRTER moved that two papers
be designated to publish the Session laws, III &C
cordance with laws Of is4s and as amended by laws
Of 1870. The New York Times ana the Daily Ne,cs
were the papers designated on ballot Of the
Board.
THE ARMORY OF THE ErGHTy-FOURTH REGIMENT.
The Committee on Civil Courts recommended the
resembling Of the lease OF the above armory, 694
Broadway, for the Eightyfourth regiment, and that
the Committee on Arm0rles be INSTRUCTED to pro-
vide premises suitable for an armory ior that regi
ment. The resolution was adopted.
A PICKwICKIAN DEBATE AND PERSONAL TILT.
supervisor VAN ScHAIcK said that he desired to
make personal explanation lie had seen IN a
daily paper reference to himself, and Mr.. Van
Schaick exhibited between his fingers the follow
ing paragraph cut from the S,a:-
Mr. Ottendorfr, In the !Staatszeing, objects to the
doctrine that the spells belong the victors alderman
s%peryisors that ali the OF that Board down
even to those who scrub he siarways ard halls Of The
Come n he says and The adhercnts the Cd party
S aS sssrd 20 as Mr. nsa ssr
nesy protests. The protest does him honor, but il will
| hq tup0p
were dong something TO improve the city government IN
| sion and
| lie QMr. Van schaick) had said on a former oc-
cason. and he repeated it, that supervisor often.
Stats Zeitng to express his views In. That he did
not object to but he did object to that gentleman
! in his position, stating that he ivan Schalck)
| was head OF a ring. For himself he did not care;
the record OF his people and his family would bear
! more than hundred years. relative of his
| had been member OF that Common Council more
been done by myself or my race need be hidden.
But lie did object to the gentleman sitting there
with them, participating in their debates, leaving
! thischamber; and writing in his newspapers
newspaper that has a large circulation ana innu-
| ence among the German citzens-attacSs upon
| him Wan Schaick) and his fellow colleagues lie
| wished therefore, to state that the gentleman who
has thus used MS position has written letter to
| William NJ. Tweed-a man whom every honest man
| in the city knows to be a criminal-and in that let
| ter he stated that Mr. Tweed had done great deal
| OF good and was an honorable man. Therefore he
| objected to a gentleman using his newspaper for
the purpose of attacking his fellow members Of that
| Board. (SensatiOn.)
man # he made these assertions respecting the let
ter OF his own knowledge or from hearsay.
| Mr.. VAN SCHAICK said that he had been told So
| but he did know OF his own knowledge that the
gentleman had received through his payer an un :
usual amount OF city patronage. He knew also
that this very day there were three lamps on the
grounds before his house, the light in which the city
pay Tor. He knew that, because when he Nlr. Van
| Sclack)i lived theIe he pettiOned the Common
| Council for those lamps loud laughter)-and had
them placed there. He knew Mr.. Ottendorfcr mad
had those lamps lit at the public expense Mr.
and large means, and there was no objection to his
| use OF them except when they were devoted to at
| MI. OTTENDoRFER said that he had still the same
| question to put to the gentleman-Was what he
informed that his paper had received large patron
age IRON the city he would tell Mr. Van scha!ck he
was equally untrue that he had ever written q
| letter in reference to Mr.. Tweed. 1t as false
as the assertion that his newspaper had received
money rom tile city treasury. Now, as to the
lamps. he had requested the Gas Company to have
those lamps removed. Did Mr.. Van Schaick expect
that he should be prevented from stating in the
newspaper that which he considered 1t his duty to
| state because he was both Supervisor
the gentleman that he should not be prevented by
| being member OF that Board from the expression
OF his opinions in that newspaper as to Whatever
self or any member OF the Board. He had done so
in the past and he said quite fearlessly and conf.
whether It pleased the gentleman or not tCheers)
Supervisor VAN ScnAEk said that he did not dis
ceedings OF this Board IN his newspaper. Ali he
asked was that that discussion should be con-
Quoted with discretion a ana VIII due o Sonr.
ivan schaick's) name in connection with ring
that was a wrong pcrpetrated against nm. Such
a charge fell from him like water IRON duck
back. Gaughter.) But probably tns gentleman
would not dispute this. lie bIr. van schaickl
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