The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20
Brilliant Day in the City Hall-"After Many
DayS'-Nominations for Police and Park
Commissioners, City Chamberlain, Com
missioner Of Jurors, Inspectors Of
Weights and Measures
and Minor Offices
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES
The Dock Commissioners
Confirmed.

last OF the batch Of nominations for city OIL GERS
under, the provisions or the new charter. The
Board Of Aldermen met at eleven O'CLOCK, three or
four hours earlier than their usual time and for a
full hour before they assembled the corridors were
filled with jostling buzzing and interested crowds
CT men. 1t seems that at least one-half of the
army Of expectants that has camped about the
wards during the past two or three weeks was not
aware that the hour OF meeting was so soon alter
breakfast, for the reporter encountered scores OF
persons about three O'Clock. who inquired OF him
"When does the Board meet-half-past threeG" If
oil those who were DESTROYS OF being present
had c0ntrived TO be among those who were
there the result would have been
very large concourse OF politically anxious people.
There was whole universe of "talkn going on,
but 1t amounted to nothing Since the nomna.
tions have been under the Mayors consideration
the predictions as 10 who were to be the lucky
men have taken an extremely wide range, and yet
they have not averaged more than one accurate
prophecy out OF every four candidates. Politicians
and reporters have pumped every source of infcr-
nation dry in the endeavor to learn something as
to Mayor Havemeyer's intentions, but the Mayor
kept his own counsels to such peculiar extent
that 1t is safe to say that there was not man in
New York who could at any time have asserted
with the certainty Of subsequent proof that
he knew who the selected men Tor even
one board OF appontees were to be. Some
OF the most intensely sure things" ever whispered
by q politician into a newspaper reporters ear
have been dropped contdentially into the HERALD
reporters memory and have remained there with
out being committed to paper. and 1t ls fortunate
that they were not written, for like the few prob-
abilities" that were given, they. too, would have
been wrong. 1t is now reduced to a certainty,
however, who most Of the appointees are, and only
few nominees remain to be confirmed, as they in
all probability will be to-day, to complete the
record of the ems" and Ill the cup OF misery for
the "Outs.n et
Immediately upon the assembling OF the Board Of
Aldermen yesterday, all the members being present.
q communication from the Mayor was received
asking PERMISSION to withdraw the nomination
made on Friday last OF Thomas McGrath for City
Marshal. The Mayor stated that 1t was not In any
wise reelection upon the character or ability Of
the nominee, but SIMPLY for the reason that his
name was presented under misapprehension
The request was acceded to.
On motion the Board proceeded to confirm the
nominations for Dock Commissioners sent in by
the Mayor on the 10th ultmo, and Jacob A. Wester-
welt, William Gardiner and William Budd were
each confirmed by the unanimous vote OF the
Board
nations for, City Marshals, and Adolf Bernbaum,
Albert Weber, Levi Lippmann, John J. Murphy,
William A. Hendricks, Henry Ross, Sigismund
Leverson ana Joseph Wallace were confirmed. to
hold Office for three years.
Christian Sutter, nominated for the ONCE OF City
Marshal was the subject or some little discussion
on the motion to CONFIRM.
-, Alderman OTrENDoRFER vouched for him on the
representation OF personal friends who were &C.
quainted with Suffer, and as soon as he had
taken his seat
Alderman KEHR rose slowly from his seat and
said that the confirmation Of the candidate would
be neither proper nor justifable. He made state.
ment at some length, and insisted that he was
speaking from his personal knowledge OF the nomi-
nee's character, as well as from the representa-
lions OF friends who knew him well.
Alderman Van SHACK expressed surprise that
there should be any objection to the confirmation
OF any nominee whom the Mayor should submit to
After some discussion the case Of Suffer was laid
over by vote OF TO g. 1t Is very generally con-
coded that Mr.. Suffers chances OF being Marshal
this term are very slim, for Alderman Morris also
stated that several responsible gentlemen had called
upon him and made objections to Sutter as not
being proper person on whom to confer the
position. ......
Alderman COOPER moved that the Board pro.
coed to confirm the Mayors nominations Tor Com
mlsslomers OF the new County Court House.
Alderman MCCAFFERTY desired to learn the occu.
patton Of Wyllis Blackstone, the first nominee on
the list, and asked, lis he builder 2" Of course,
The Alderman is buildey also; and If any men,
Der had replied "yes' Alderman McCaGerty would
at once have voted to confirm the nomination;
but
Alderman VAN scHAIcK rose and stated that ne
did not think II prudent for the Board to proceed
with the confirmation Of these gentlemen named
to-day, Tor the reason that the Mayor and Alder
men were officials in relation to the city OF New
York. This commission related exclusively to
matter pertaining to the Jurisdiction Of the countv
OF New York. and he thought IL out OF the province
OF the Board Of Aldermen. He had no objection to
present to the gentlemen NOM mated, hut he
desired that the Board should proceed legally and
constltutonally He thought it advisable that the
Board should postpone their consideration and ask
the opinion OF the Counsel or the Board before TAX
ing final action. lie therefore moved TO that ef-
feet
Alderman BILLINGS seconded the resolution and
IN few remarks !a supported the ground taken BY
Alderman COOPER wanted to proceed at once
with the confirmation.
Aldermen McCAFFERTY and MORRIS thought 1t
subject before confirmation and q resolution to
that effect was adopted.
should the Counsel sustain the objection the
nominations will, IN all probability, be confirmed by
the Aldermen, sitting as o Board OF Supervisors,
they being In that capacity county officers.
nominating Henri II. Porter a commissioner to
select O site for tbs building OF q new Court House
for the Third Police and Judicial district Jefferson
ordered to be printed.
The Mayor also sent In the nominations OF
Farley, John a. Webb, John A. Larkin ana james
Boylan to be city marshals. Laid over and ordered
TO be printed.
A resolution was adopted directing Joseph G.
Pinckney, Clerk OF the Common Council and the
Law Committee OF the Board to compile and codlfy
the ordinances OF the Common Council and the
State laws relating to the city and county OF New
York. the work or compilation to be called "The
Municipal Code and Ordinances OF the City Of New
York; M&
Alderman BILLINGS moved that the remonstrance
presented by the Board Of Fire Underwriters
against the confirmation as Commissioner OF
Buildings OF Walter w. Adams, and which the
Board by vote at its last meeting refused to hear
read, be returned to the Underwriters.
Aldermen COOPER and BILLINGS spoke against
that action as lone OF the most outrageous things
that ever transpired before a legislative body, as
an infringement and violation OF the right OF petit
tion,u &c. The motion was lost.
A communication was received from the Mayor
nominating as Police commissioners of the city OF
New York. oliver Charlock, to hold office until
May !, 1878; Hugh Gardiner. to hold until Nav 1,
1s1a. Cenaral Abraham Duryna To hold uni Maz