The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-15
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

All Quiet Yesterday-Queer Rumors Con-
corning the Aldermanic Ring-The city
Record Contract Awarded-What Does
1t Meant
Another very dull day closed over the City Hall
yesterday and ONCE holders and Oceseekers were
alike few and far between or, rather, they were
not doing much and talked very little. Nothing
whatever was developed in the way OF new rumors
OF new combinations or fresh departures OF old
ones. The Aldermen stick like men to their posi-
lions and the Mayor sticks like two or three men
to his The reported combination to retain JUS
tices Ledwith, Hogan and Bixby on the police
bench, alluded to in yesterdays HERALD, obtained
further confirmation by publicity even among
persons who had not read the newspaper version
OF it, and is said that the plan is this-Alderman
Monheimer, the Apollo Hall representative, wants
to have Justice BiXby hold over, and Aldermen
Flanagan. Lysaght, McCaierty. Reilly and Van
Setback support Justices Ledwith and Hogan. 1t is
asserted that the only desire OF the combination is
to have the Mayor put his loot down and keep 1t
down, by refusing to send in any more nomina-
tions Meantime the combination, which has
drawn one or two innocent neutrals into its folds
and one two members VINO themselves have can
didates whom they desire to have confirmed, VIII
do all IN its power to
KEEP THE RING INTACT,
and to prevent repeal OF the resolution adopted
Oh Thursday. In this way the present incumbents
Will nOlu over Inc coulDlHatIol, now
ever, Is very uncertain one, being made up OF
the most incongruous elements in the Board and is
liable to weaken and fall to pieces any day Alder
men Koch and Kehr are looked upon as being lair
neutrals having no particular axe to grind and de-
string to their constituents wel and as 1t is
pretty well known that they have no candidates,
ONE OR TWO GERMANS
will be nominated, they are not bound by any par
ticular object to help out other men in their
fights. Alderman Van Schaick has not been pres
ent at any OF the recent meetings. and Is looked
a ha In xuypU fnn n.ln Liant N. hn
bound long to any particular narrow course of ac-
tion Alderman Billings is a bred-in-the-bone re-
| publican and has been proud to be looked upon as
Il relormer and there do not appear on the surface
any very strong reasons to hold him To policy
that wll while 1t lasts, only tend to the benefit Of
| incumbent democratic police Justices There are
others who could be readily alluded to- but the four
above named are sufficient with the existing mi
! nority-Messrs. Morris, Clausen Ottendorler and
! Falconer-to upset the whole game and confirm or
reject whomever they please. And that Is just how
| II stands.
In a lengthy conversation with HERALD re-
| porter yesterday Alderman McCaterty held that
his point. taken on Thursday, that the entire work
OF nominating and confirming all the appointments
made under the charter was illegal and would have
to be done over again. Certainly he has very high
legal authority for his position, though the reporter
Is not at present at liberty TO use the name given
by the Alderman. His additional! point that the
establishment OF the CuV Record is illegal on the
ground that the advertisements Tor proposals for
printing the Official journal were
NOT PRINTED AS REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER
In ''the five daily papers printed in New York city
having the largest cremation therein, certainly
seems to be very well taken, Tor it is fact that one
paper omitted has larger circulation than ut least
two or three OF those selected.
| The award for publishing the Cttp Record was
| made yesterday in favor of p. w. Rhodes, the low
est bidder, and his bondsmen were accepted by
| the Commission, with the understanding that they
shall be finally approved by the Comptroller. They
| justify In So, 900 each Rhodes tender was as fol-
lows:-Composition, per 1000 ems so cents; stand
Ing matter, per 1000 ems, cents rule and figure
alterations, per hour, 40 cents; presswork per
"token" OF $50 copies, SO cents; paper, per ream
OF 500 sheets, IS pounds to the ream, $l3 So
Everything in this bid IS lower than IS understood
to be the lair rates. but the composition ana press
work are learfully
BELOW ORDINARY RATES.
Indeed, the composition Is ut rate that Is
spurned by all the printers known as "Union men,"
and particularly when 1t Is considered that nearly
all the Record work will be night work. The stand
ing matter is accepted at a half rate price. and
printers universally say there Is "a Woody head In
the fence' somewhere.