The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-17
THE SUPERVISORS

THE SUPERVISORS
scene In the County Beard-sheridan
Shook Nomtnated and Conhrmed -
Commit siensr Of Armories-Shsrp Talk
xBetvve~n Vance and Van schaick.
. Tho Board Of Supervisors met st half-past one
Mayor haveineyer IN the chair, Recorder Hacke,t
In his place and ali the members present.
The rcsignalion OF CHRISTIAN schwarzwaelder ~
Commissioner Of Arnories was received aud &C.
Septed. aud ar. Kehr offered resolution appoint
ing sheridan shook to I'LL the vacancy. Upon this
LIVELY DEBATE
ensued. v,--, , rs,.
Sui ervisor VANCE asked that II be laid on the
table. lie said the motion VS. surprise to every
body and he objected TO sucn summary disposal
OF II. He desired to make It q special order
Supervisor FLANAGAN rose to q point OF order that
motion 10 lie ON the table was not debaraDle.
Tie chair ruled that Mr.. Vance was In . der.
Mr. VANCE then said that he mad nothing against
Mr.. shook. He did not know bur he might vote Tor
hun; He had no Candidate o. s own to Iress
Mr.. chairman, Mr.. Vance has Candidate OF HIS
Mr.. VANCE (calmly)-I am accustomed to inter-
rupti0ns Can stand them, Tor know the reason
Of them. II has beeh deter iIined upon in caucus
!" ss Roaro CARLY tSrourh All At e .aa s y
choose to. 'l0te7ts v0te1ts fnere Is
t. A SORT OF FREEMASONRY
among them, by which their intentions are kept
secret until they choose to ex lode them. II they
can stand 1T, however, Inc PEOPLE can; and the
people who elected them viii bear down upon
them with heavy hand. He wanted the people
to know how important business was transacted
SuueryisOr McCAPFERrY rose to q question OF
privilege, and said that he mad never heard the
name OF She idan shook in connection with thls
position n.iOned until the subject had come
Onioialy be.ore tins I0Ard AS tor the Freemasonry
OF the caucus lie WAS not treemason He hon
Vance's ment Oned IN conneci ion with this place
the Dame Of the gentleman Who mad the bill engi-
neered through the Legislature.
Supervisors Otteniorler, Koch and Recorder
HacAstt each dlsclalmed any connection with q
Ar. VAN setback said that Mr.. Vance made
Gfeat ado about what the people would say to such
summary conhrmauo.s, put that gentleman had
1iln5el agreed to the very summary nomination o.
A OLIVER ChaRLlCK AND HUGH GARDNER
with all respect TO your honor as Mayorl, and
accept q. arllck without Gardner was nominated.
Ms. VANCE taside,:-How do you connect me
supervisor VAN scHAIck-The gentleman wants
to know how connect him with Cnarl.ck. With all
heard him say that he was opposed TO Charlck's
nomnat lon, but that he would vote Tor him Il neces
The MAYOR mildly suggested that neither Char.
lick nor Gardner were on trial
Mr. VANCE VERY excit ad.yl.T deny It n toto.
never said any thing OF tie sol and don't believe
M. VAN eCnAIOK soto vocej You told me so
: Mr. VANCE, did nothing Of the sort.
Mr.. VAN SCHAICK-bet you IS.
The discussion here became 50 lively that Super
visor Billings seated himself between the two bel
-ligerents and secured peace. while Koch jumped
mp IN nveIy manner and SAID, as well as the re-
aud dialcctic accom- And The laughter winch pre-
vailed around tine circle, That he W as In caucus
nsa hs 1n To
was finally taken on the confirmation Of Mr.. Shook
resulting his acceptance W vote OF 10 to g. the
TnG REMAINING BUSINESS
OF the SUPERVISORS being The routine consideration
of bills agansL the county, Mayor Havemeyer rose
to leave aud Mr.. Vance had areaSy taken the
ttes.-ent's seat when supervisor Van Schalck re-
Questea i.im to eulain while he offered the follow
/, ing resOlutloh:-
lhat. when this Board adjourn 1t be to meet the
second thursday In september
The Mayor promptly returned to his seat and
upeIvlsor MORRIS moved to amend oy substltut-
ing monday next. This WAS voted down, tne mayor
s.urd.ly voting against II, " aNote Of toy. BE,
io.e the Originals motion came up the May or, amid
genera. laus hIer manu-ed 70 leave. The motion to
ADJOURN UNTIL SEPTEMBER
was then CO. RED by d to s.
The report OF the committee on Arm0ries and
Drill 10, MS was ianded N,
MIR. MCCAtFLRrY objected to the payment OF
armOrers lor each OaGtery Of artillery. AS all the
batteries were IN one arinory he thought one
armorer should Dc suncIent.
lie moved to retlrn he report to the committee,
win information that the bill VI only Que armorer
for the armory cUntuiiung the artillery win, in
iutute, be auulted. he subsequently withdrew the
motion, and The report was accepted.
- ''LEoAL EAPENSEs.n .iA3if .Of
The bill for 5000 OF John X. Fellows, late Assist
ant Di.trict Attoi ney. or prosecuting the case OF
Stokes, was passed aud Orde. ed to be paid.
Bills lor refreshments furnished to the juries in
the cases Oh Stokes Scannell, Train ana others,
were passed. fft
After auditing o number OF bills the Board ad.
iourned till the second Thursday IN September.