The sun., 1873-07-04
THE MAGNATES OF REFORM
THE ALDERMEN sTTLL DEFYING
MAYOR H4HEH n YER.

THE ALDERMEN STILL DEFYfNG
MAYOR HAyBMEYER.
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A Qaestios which Created n breeze IN the
mon ,o ExpInin~ ~Ano,ber week of sn.-
mems, tor ,ho Po,i,,cinns.
The thirsty politcans who have fire.
,,,n,o, tho cj,v tIau ,a,I, sinco ,h, nas,aoo -,
p"'"'cu 'h' wy nan ua'iy s'hce 'hc P"ssase VI
the new charter assembled In the corridor early
yesterday morning. As the hour named for the
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meeting oi the Aldermen drew near the crowd
incre ased. II was rumorcd about O'Clock that
Aldermen kehr and Koch had Withdrawn from
the combination and that action was to be taken
ON the nominations. The story was believed to
he true, Us IL was said to have emanated from
the nominees themselves.
The article published Yesterday by the Times
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relative to the power OF the courts to compel
| the Aldermen to give under oath their reasons
for refusing 10 act upon the Mavor's nomin.es
hos crea,o% rn,,rh s'c,,omsn, ,rnu, ,ha ,,o,
mas createu huch eAcileheh. auohg the Doll
| ticiaus. The nominees for Police Justiceships
think il unanswerable. The Aldermen treat IL
asa t,lo
~ IA Joke
shortly before tue Meeting some Of them
were oo,hpred in tho chamb.r d,scussi,y tho
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SUBJECT ..... ..... . .
STRAW BAIL NOT NEEDED.
"havc YOU got your bail re'dyF said Alder
man Monheimer' addressing Alderman Morris.
"Oh yes," replied Aldermen Morris "Mr
/ o,,oud,re.r ,,s ,,,ra,d ., ,,,,h,ti ,r,,, NJ
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you want hailf will 90 on your bond II YOU
/ wish me to-
Done" said Alderman MonAemer, IL ac-
II am ready to give my reasons for refusing to
7 act upun the Mayors nominees now ana hcre,"
I said Alderman kehr. They need not bring me
. before court. | don't believe the law l. CON
. stttutional. nor do think it right to encourage
. lawsuits the expenses uf which must be paid
: hv the taXpaycrs will never vote for any "
the nominees uutll the constitutionality OF the
law has been affirmed hv the courts"
"tf these nominees think they can force ne to
] act before we choose To-. by appealing 10 the
. courts they are much Mistaken said another
f CIT, Father
They are the most rapacious once. seekers
I ever heard uf said another.
WHAT REFoRNERs NEVER no.
"You must be mistaken" said another CITY
Father smiling. "Reformers never grab for
once
compel US to act" said another, 1--WE will act
hut our action win moi pIease them For il we
are forced, we WI reject every n9minati9n "a i
we and II the W Mayor org w. ',H ont o. Of oce. "' '''"
The board met at IL o'clock. The chamber
them were Mcssrs. Streeter, Fitch. Hun, Wan
uc,i' ~ % any svNtIM "ti1tIs4l we hVInhnees luI
p"llce IH,,lceships' Inside OF the railing were
Commissionsr Laimbeer. ex-As-emblyman
christopher Johnson' and commissioner blxby'
GOING ron c"hMoDohE VASpkHhih'
Alderman Morris offered res tuition directing
the Committee OF Public Works to examine the
work which heng done bv the Hudson
River kailroad Company In the Fourth avenue.
north Of Forty. second street The resolution
recited that travel was impeded 10y the obstruc-
I tions at the Intersection II the avenue and the
cross streets.
Alderman McCarertv thought that he knew
his colleague. He thought that the resolution
should be referred 10 the Committee on Law 20
inquire whether the General liailroad act did
/ not allow the Hudson River Railroad Company
10 close up the streets.
Alderman Morris had been Informed that n OF
"a ~
walks had been taken possession ~, and that IL
I WAS not possible Ia cross the Fourth avenue AZ
any point between Forty-sikth and Eighty-sixth
s'rves. Ir, s.o.,,,,,,, - ~. ,,,..
ON Ip,y "A 'e'e'''u " 'he N0"''"'''oe
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The following resolution offered hv Alderman
Monhcimer was unanimously adopted:
R,.o,r,d mat M. Honor the w,yor and tho ,ey4r,l
hs Ses ans ana aG s%pce o, III ~
their respective departments and OF sssri.s ~
rsld or a9med TO such el1tk; assist
80, IN. h.I, hy s, ~, ~ ~, "a 70 70 ~, ~
r w All, Im , d.I IsIs ~. me gaprnsS. S, ior
sSceSd. he .am Of sS 40 per anuin ds.Sanea IN cc
be paid Tor such ehgens"s.
q, .f e. NJ ms tno o!ers ai the bSsfd transmlt
GETTING DOWN TO THEIR WORK.
Alderman Morris moved that the message Of
the Mayor dated June ). nominating Messr>.
hckert and streeier for Police Justiceshlps, 6e
taken from the table.
! The motion was lost by TO :, the combina-
. uon voting sohdly against II, and Mr. Streeter
/ put on hls hat and went out OF the chamber.
/ Alderman Morris moved to take from the
table the other nominations for Police Justice
| ships.
A'hrrtnnn Monhei,ner raised the polnt oi or
der nat under the Pnli'e Justices act, no action
. c"uld DC aken on these nominations untu the
names "hlch were nrst sent in had been acted
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! TIeslueht an'e ruleu that the point OF order
was .TS not wei taken, ,
[ =, Tue same punt OF oruer was made AZ the
AZ met nnS, ahd You ruled 1t well taken said
Auerhhh hohheliher
TIE DIFFERENCE.
The motion made at the last rneating ,v,s "a
take from the tabl. Tor consideration. said
/ President Vance " But this motion il tu take
wI,n, apn IN I' ,,,.,io,s ,aL., ,,o,, ,h.
table for, IL not for consideration - asked Al
derman Nonheimer.
"Thc Chair caunot altor its ruling" said Presi-
dent Vance.
Then ! appeal from the decision Of the
Chair" said Alderman McCaferty.
vote was taken ON the appeal and the Chair
was sustained by 10 to 3.
The resolution to take the nominations from