New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-18
ALDERMANIC OPINIONS.

Very general satisfaction liz felt by the AL
dermen the city with the Charter The members
OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen were jubant for
two years longer they to DO allowed $1,000 annually
from the city treasury. The gnObe death which threat
ened the Board being removed its members have again
assumed the aldermanc characteristics OF jOly and
GOOD nature. Throughout the entire day groups
OF Aldermen lounged about the sacred saDctum OF the
Common Council, discussing the bill. Approaching a
wellknOvn Republican OF the Board, Alderman Billings
deTmcn were likely to give the charter well, Tor nv
part, answered the Alderman, 81 am well satisfied"
reporter. "Not at all Custom-house victory replied
the Alderman, but victory Of reform" In hopes OF
the perfect tangie Of compilations in
Albany have lett the Charter, Alderman Vance, the
President of the Board next visited. SATISFIED with
the G IN every 9I@F les5ef i h oam
sioner OF Public Works, and the 'others who were
retained, as opinion all offices should have been
vacated. In regard to the power Of appointment being
still left in the hands Of the Mayor. he
any member OF the Board of Aldermen ever desired the
appointing power to be vested IN that body Upon being
questioned in relation 10 the changes and new features
OF the Garter pertaining The Board Of Aldermen, Mr.
Vance declared himself too unfamiliar with the subject 10
abandoned the task of following the legislative action il
regard TO the Charter Since the question went before
the Senate he had discovered that parties were at work.
wholly unbiased or impartial and had then gwen up
al SPECULATION or interest IN fgaT9 d ne
himself to be Perectly ignorant Lo,Fsd ,, OF or
SO thoroughly defeated. From what knowledge Alder
Vance has of the new Charter, he thinks the
changes unmportant as far as the Board of Aldermen
are concerned The salaries OF the members are de-
creased $780, account OF tue duties as Supervisors
of Alderman Otendorfcr the members of the Board all
agreed that money was the very least OF all consider
atoms OF their Office. The number OF Aldermen, which at
present is Is, wili, according to the new Caarter
be Increased to a. three from each senate
pd d,flGs Vance a To So very 'Os good thing
Another feature of the new Charter appeared TO afford
whereby the Mayor, Controller Commissioner of Public
Works, President OF the Department OF Public Parks,
stituted Board OF StreetOpeniDgs and Improvements.
An Assistant Alderman said that rings were forming
OF practically annuIng the Mayors appointing power
by refusing 70 confirm his nominations unless ne makes
such as are entirely unoDJee'iohsDIe 10 the defeated
GOSSIP ABOUT THE CHARTER.
Since the passage Of the Charter has been
than the usual amount of gossip regarding it, 1t
TO be pretty generally regarded defeat
for the Custom-house faction They anxious to
retain Stebbins, Van Nort and Deaed Smith, but
DESTROYS Of securing the defeat Of Controller Green, and
were willing TO see henry Smith defeated 1t is
asserted that the Republican members Of the Board
Of Aldermen longer q unit and that
when the nominations for the various positions
to be filed under the Charter are sent TO
the Board for confirmation there will be some
curious Developments The death OF Alderman GiIsey
still further complicated matters. and 1t Is exceed
ngly doubtful whether the Republicans in the Board
deem themselves strong enough 70 array themselves
agansthe Mayor and the behests OF the leaders OF
the Custom house faction, demand that certain
men be nominated by the Mayor for certain
positions and that he refuses TO respond to their
they will refuse TO confirm any OF his appoint
ments This the tone few weeks ago. but 10 has
been much modified OF late 1t II understood
that OF these Republican Aldermen CONSIDER
themselves absOlved from any pledge they may
have made, and are prepared TO vote for any
honest, reputable men whom the Mayor may nominate
other hand IL asserted that the Tammany and
Apollo Han members. numbering seven just one half
Of the Board, while the vacancy caused by Alderman
Gsey's death remains ready to JOIN, in which
IL would only require the addition OF one
Republican member give them clear majority
in the Board. IL Is the opinion OF Old
veteran politicians that there Lively ahead and
that the Custom house faction bid fair 10 be badly
worsted In the city they in the legislature.
There be question that the attempts Of Muir
pny Davenport George Bliss and few Others 10 dictate
To the entire Republican party relshOd. and this
their defeat. An old and sbrewd
Republican politician, commenting the passage Of
Charter the vain efforts of Davenport and Bliss
at Albany, said 1t the effort OF youngsters TO
Overreaeh old stagers aud the former received
fall"