The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-09
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE BOARD.

the scramble for admission was SO great that Cap
tain Leary and dVtail Of police had to take q
| position at the doors and gates to prevent them
| being carried by storm, l
CONFIRMATION or THE MAYoR's APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. BILLN0s-I move to take from the table the
letter Of the Mayor appointing commissioners Of
| Health.
Mr.. REILLY moved, In amendment, to take up
the nominations OF Tax Commissioners Mr. Reilly
was ruled out Of order, and on motion OF Mr..
FLANAGAN, the Board proceeded to
VOTE ON HEALTH COMMISSIONERS
separately. The vote on confirmation OF Or.
Chandler as President was IS yeas and nay, Mr..
! Mccanerty casting the negative vote.
on the vote on the conf rmation Of DR.. Stephen
Smith, all but Messrs. Lysaght and McCaGerty
voted yea. rr
When the nominations for .
TAX COMMISSIONERS
was called up
+ Mr.. VAN SCnAIcK moved that the confirmation OF
Mr.. Wheeler lie over until next meeting. 1t was
not seconded and Mr.. Wheeler was confirmed, all
but Mr.. Van Schaick voting in the affirmative.
When Mr.. Moulton's name was called for Tax
Commissioner,
Mr.. COOPER arose and said IL move the confr-
nation Of this gentleman lie over until q future
Mr. VAN ScnAIcK-I object; / hope the motion
win not prevail. Mr. Moulton is q gentleman who
stands as high ~ public reputation as any gentle,
man here or filling any responsible position. I
know that the attempt to defeat the confirmation
OF Mr.. Moulton is
and denounce it. Sensation in the lobby.
Mr.. COOPER made the motion, and say there
no truth in the ntterances Of the gentleman on
made no bargain, and don't propose to. The
reason made the motion ts, that several letters
have reached me touching his fitness for the place,
| don't propose to vote for any one unless know
| him to be good man for the place. knew moth
ing personally against him: only know he Is
| and we all know that for such position we want
| man who understands financial business, as mil.
| lions are involved, and one who can always be at
] his post These are my reasons for wanting the
matter to go over. II ascertain that he ia worthy
Mn. REILLY-I 40 not see why Mr.. Cooper could
not find out as regards the fitness Of this gentle
man for the ONCE ere this. He is good man, and
MR.. COOPER am unacquainted with Mr. Moul-
| ton, and made the motion from the best OF mo.
| tives; but will withdraw it.
MR.. MCCAFFERTY-There Is not man living who
can say aught against him, either in public or pri
Mr.. FALcoNER-Mr. Moulton has been in the re-
| form movement for fifteen years. ] trust that he
will be confirmed without dissenting VOTE
On the vote being taken, Mr.. Moulton's nOmina-
ton was confirmed, MIR. Koch being the only mem
MI. Andrews was confirmed as Tax Commits.
| sioner, Mr.. McCaferty's being the only negative
| vote recorded.
Mr.. VAN SCHAICK called up the
NOMINATION OF HENRY CLAUsEN,
| as Alderman in place OF Peter Gisey, deceased,
| and moved that the Board concur.
MIR. BILLINGs-l move that the nomination be re.
ferred to the Committee on Law, as there are
grave doubts as to whether he be legally nomi-
mated by the Mayor under the new charter.
Committee on Law Is to kill his confirmation.
Mr.. BLLINGs| believe We are all trying to do
t ssd snl Is S
question whether the Mayor had power to send in
Ss 90 az T. ns
out the Mayors action, and as the vacancy oc-
CURED before the passage OF the charter the
Of the acts OF this Board were he admitted to seat
once Mr.. Clausen is one Of the best nominations
the question Of constitutionaiity. He should DO
Mr.. CoopER said he had taken pains to examine
the law as 70 whether the power OF the Mayor to
ne found that under the old charter vacancy
oculd only be filled by special election, and In his
oo g. s s a.. As no 70 IN ne
Aldermen. He entered into o dlsquistion upon
the legal points involved, and expressed the lear
vste, the legality Of the Boards action would be
MI O1rENDoRPER thought that the Mayor had
considered the legal questions and was no doubt
right in sendlng IN the name Of Mr.. Clausen.
A melton to adjourn was lost, when consider
st STAY on the confirmation notion to lay over
was lost the one to refer to the Committee on Law
s ~ns Was Sy vote Of to
Mr.: MCCAPHERTY moved to concur and called the
previous question.
vious question and stated he wished to give the
discussion the widest latitude.
Mr.. MoNaEMER moved to defer action and refer
M REILLY moved in amendment to lay on the
the question recurring on the motion to refer to
that the Mayor acted the advice OF that oflcer.
fer this nomination to. the Committee on Law It
was understood that the object was TO kill the con.
MT. Coorsa-it Is true that the proposition to re-
taken docking at MT. Van schalck this gentleman
was the nrst e suggest IL. tCries Of Eyes, that's
Mr.. VAN ScaxIck-r rise to q question Of order.
| The PRssIpHNT-State your point OF order.
Mr.. VAN SCHAICK--The gentleman 10 not speak
3sSn snSrs was resort 70
in rapid successien. This rather annoyed the Pres
| ident who informed the gentlemen that he was
and Il that was the object II would sadly fail.
Of lawyers expressed on important matters, and
wanted the nomination confirmed at once.
was lost on Q tie vote Of : TO :.
sKIRMIsHMo ALL AROUND.
Mr.. MoNHRIAKR moved to adjourn. Lost When
| the previous question was called. and when the
| vote was taken IL stood Tor COMBINATION TO 8
| (Messrs. Monheimer, Vance, Billings, Cooper and
Morris) against. Mr.. Monheimer changed his vote
| to the affirmative with view 81 moving recon-
| sideration. President Vance explained that he
voted in the negative solely because he believed
| the nomination OF Mr.. Clausen illegal.
| appointed to inform Mr.. Clauscn OF his con-
| hrmation.
The PRESIDENT said he would put the question Il
pressed, but he should be informed IN the usual
way. Mr.. Reilly withdrew the motion.
MT VAN ScHRrcK moved reconsideration ~
once OF the vote. II was ruled out OF order. y
MI M0NHKIMRR gave notice OF his intention at
future meeting to move q reconsideration OF the
vote by which Mr.. Clausen was confirmed.
The following IL q tabular statement OF the yeas
and nays on the nnal confirmation OF each ncmina-
tom