The New York herald., 1873-11-16
THE CITY COUNCILMEN.
Help for the Poor Laborers-A Million Dollars
Additional Appropriation To Be Made for the
Work Of the Departmental Fine Row
in the Board of Aldermen-The
Fathers Attempt to Arrest Each
Other for Contempt-Are the
County Canvassers Exempt
from Aldermanic Duty!

Ten members signed call for special meeting
OF the Aldermen for general business. Alderman
Morris had resolution prepared which authorized
the Board OF Estimates to increase the appropra-
ton for Public Works by 81 oO00O for the employ
ment OF workmen. 1t provides that 81 900, 900
shall be disbursed by the Department OF Parks and
the Department OF Public Works respectively, upon
work already ordered, including the Eastern
Boulevard, Riverside Park. the East Side Park and
the Morning Side Park. The resolution provides
that the ruling wages shall be paid, and none shall
be employed except they have been resldents'of
the city for three months preceding the passage OF
the resolution.
When five O'Clock arrived Aldermen Flanagan,
McCarerty Reilly Lysaght, ottendorier, Cooper,
kehr and Koch were absent and no business
could be done. Some OF the members said they
were lodging, as one OF the matters to be con-
sdered was to take the Industrial Exhibition
appropriation from the taole and Kill it,
The roll call showed seven members present.
The President said he would, If instructed, send
the Sergeant-at-Arms for them and bring them
here under arrest II necessary.
Mr.. MoNHEIMER-I move TO send the order of ar
rest and sergeant TO Mr.. Coopers house and
bring him here. 1t is now halfpast five.
Mr.. CLAUsRS--lt is too late. We meet as county
canvassers at five.
Mr.. BILLINGS moved call OF the house, and it
ordered after the roll call. The sergeants
were ordered TO bring absentees In, under arrest,
and they disappeared.
Mr. MORRIS docking at two Assistant Aldermen) =
There are two hall Aldermen here. move they be
showed into one and quorum made.
AT hvc O'Clock a sergeant-atarms returned. and
reported that Mr.. Flanagan declined 10 appear.
IL was within three minutes Of the hour Tor resum-
ing the county canvass.
At a quarter past ave Alderman ottendorier,
who had been sent for, with q carriage, arrived,
and was greeted with cheer. one was still re-
CURED ior quorum, as MIR Clausen had gone TO
alter Causen. The Board OF County Canvassers
were in session, and when the SergeantatArms
OF the Aldermen appeared to arrest the County
Canvassers County Canvasser Reilly moved and
County Canvasser Lysaght seconded q motion,
which was carried, ordering the Sergeant-at-
Arms TO arrest the other body waiting IN the
Aldermanc room. Sergeant-at-Arms Redfeld, OF
the caflyassers, conveyed his message but made
no arrests. Neither did Sergeant-at-Arms keck-
hclsen, OF the Aldermen, arrest the canvassers.
The TWO factions remained In their respective
meeting rooms, and each ignored the order OF the
other. Mr.. Vance, OF the Aldermen finding that
the county canvassers would not obey. reported
Messrs. Flanagan, Lysaght McCanerty, Kehr,
Reilly and Causen In contempt, aud the Board ad-
journed.
several OF the Aldermen reported in contempt
stated to HERALD reporter that they did not at
tend the meeting because the cabal VINO met as
Aldermen would not inform them as to the OBJ
jcct OF the special NEE ting. merely consenting TO
inform them that Mr. Alderman Van schaick wanted
a soecial meeting and that their duties as County
Canyassers were paramount TO those OF Aldermen.
The following highly important resolutions were
also adopted
that gave to great pubic enterprises fictitious values the
%eny pe rsn q Of ts ma have taken from tue day
toiore as the standard of days work. and increased
70 twenty dve per cent thereby adding irom forty 70
,ory Ave per cent 70 the cost production, with many
might have been foreseSn, in Widespread panic and nd
but and business msS the
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