The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-20
What Mayor Havemeyer Left Behind H;m-The
Nominations for Police Justices Completed.
How It Tickled the Aldermsn-Mutual
Explanations on the Charter-Dr. Halls
Nomination Confrmed-Alderman
Reilly's Recess and Chairman
Van Schaicks Little Gsvel.

traces TO be filed. Mayor Havemeyer had created
she impression that he certainly would not let the
Aldermen have the ten nominations at one time /;
but he went away to the coal regions ON Tuesday,
and left nominations for the eight magistrates on
Monday in charge OF Secretary Wilder, to be de-
hvered to General Pinckney, Clerk or the Common
Council. The eight names have since that time
and up to three O'Clock yesterday nestled in o
pigeon hole Of General Pinckney's safe, and when
THEY FLUTTERED INTO THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBER
yesterday, at the very opening OF the Board, they
took nearly everybody by surprise. For the first
time in some weeks all the members OF the Board
were present. and there was q very fine lobby in
waiting also. President and Acting Mayor Vance
occupied the Chair. Immediately after the reading
OF the minutes
President VANCE announced "A communication
from His Honor the Mayor" and
The Reader read out the following nominations
of persons to be Police Magistrates:-
Edward Fitch, Thomas d. Sherwood,
James T. Kilbreth, Walter S. Cowles,
William G. Ulshoener, Eal F. Hail.
Marcus Otterbourg. BENJAMIN Z. Wanaell.
On motion they were laid over and ordered to be
printed.
Alderman McCAFFERTY rose and again called at
tention to his point of iegality OF action touching
the nominations already confirmed and the estab-
lshment OF the city Record but as he was not
speaking to any question before the Board he re-
eumed his seat shortly.
The Fourth Reformed Dutch church in West For
tieth street was granted leave to erect two lamps
IN front of their edhce.
Alderman MORRIS moved to take from the table
the nomination OF DR.. Samuel Hall to be Commits
sioner Of Public Parks for the term OF one year.
Adopted.
Alderman NORRIS then moved to confirm him,
and after little humorous debate, in the course OF
which
Alderman Koch expressed rhe opinion that In
asmuch as, according to some authorities the city
A. grievously affected with consumption the first
degree and it was therefore necessary gather to
its aid as many doctors as possible,
DIR. SAMUEL HALLS NOMINATION
was unanimously confirmed.
A communication from q detachment OF the
Twenty-second regiment n G. S. N. Y. was re-
with their guests. the Charestown Cadets, desired
70 tender TO the Mayor and Common Council
would pass the city Hall at nat cast -FOUR O'CLOCK.
The invitation was accepted
general skirmish on the question Of adjourn
ment followed, in the course of which
Alderman MoNHEIAER gave notice that he
would. at the next meeting OF the Board, introduce
resolution to adjourn over for the months Of July
on motion OF Alderman MccArrERrY it was re.
solved, by vote OF to Q, that when the Board ad-
1ourn II adjourn to meet at
ELEVEN O'CLOCK \. N. OF THURSDAY NEXT
over the nominations.)
A resolution to permit the New York and Nev,
Haven Railroad Company to lay new rail- curve
and switch at the depot in Centre street was re-
ierred to the Committee on Public Works.
Alderman COOPER introduced a resolution to the
power OF the Mayor and OF this Board to appoint
city marshals at large from the city instead OF
zion Counsel be requested to submit his opinion
upon the question to the Board.
Alderman McCAFFERTY moved to refer the sub
Ject to the Law Committee Of the Board.
Alderman MoSHEiNER SAID If the Corporation
Counsel got that communication, he would
LOCK IT UP INDEFINITELY.
Alderman COOPER objected to its being referred
20 the Law Committee
The motion to refer was lost by vote Off tos.
grave doubt as to the power OF the Mayor TO ap-
point city marshals at large when they were
Alderman McCArTERTY Thought the Mayor had
not acted any more Illegally in regard to these
nominations for marshals than he had with regard
TO all the other nominations 30 far sent in.
Alderman COOPER said he happy that his
colleague had thus presented to him the oppor
called Alderman McCafferty's attention to the pro-
visions OF section % OF the charter which regulates
were to be submitted twenty daysl. and next
asked him to consider section o. In reference to the
time and manner Of establishing the CITY Record,
PRESIDENT VANCE, FINDING THE WEATHER WARN
and the debate awiully uninteresting, beckoned
Alderman Van Schaick to the chair aud left the
Board.
Aldermen MCCAFFERTy and COOPER continued the
debate alternately and kept on interrupting each
other with mutual corrections on 1.-The law OF the
case" &c.
Alderman REuLy-I move to take a recess OF If
teen minutes TO give Aldermen McCaderty And
Cooper time to agree upon this question:
Alderman MCCAFFERTY rebuked Alderman Reilly
IN mild way Tor treating with leviry SO grave q
question as this, and went OF again to interpret
the law TO his colleague. Alderman Cooper
Alderman COOPER then paid deit compliment
to his colleague, Alderman Nc. aierty, and COM
mended his earnestness and zeal in thus pressing
l.tah tSag ppnt. i'm
doubt.
Alderman KEHR was malicious enough to raise
point OF order that the gentleman was not speak
tng TO the question, but
Alderman COOPER kept on talking until
Alderman KERR had TO rap his knucSles on the
desk In order to get the Chairman to decide his
point OF order.
EVERYBODY ELSE WAS TALKING
at the same time, and
The CHAIRMAN Dro tenn. ruled that alderman
Cooper has permission to state anything he pleases
IN this Board" cloud laughter)
Everybody congratulated Alderman Cooper on
the 'soit thing" he had in this Board;i and
Alderman Cooper, feeling encouraged, went on
with his charter ANALYSIS.
Alderman MoEHErMER wanted to know what all
this had got to do with the coal regions.
Alderman COOPER read halt OF one Of the longest
sections of the charter, and then, at somebody's
request
everybody had forgotten what the subject under
discussion was.
solution by inserting the word leeilly' after the
word 'poweru
Alderman MORRIS thought II was
TOO HOT TO LISTEN
70 all this, and
Alderman REILLY moved that the whole subject
DE laid on the table, which was carried amid con-
siderable enthusiasm.
Alderman CLAUsEN instanter moved to adjourn.
Alderman REILLY seconded the motion quick as
lightning and
The CHAIRMAN put the motion utra poce TO the
Board. About three members voted nAyeu and
seven or eight r0ared "No.n
Chairman VAN scHAIcx-The motion is carried
DOWN CAME THE gAvEL
with rap, and up went universal shout OF
forf ha 1ua In fant LII.