The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-06
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY g. 1873 QUADRUPLE SHEET
reporter questioned IN a genera

men, whom the reporter questioned IN a general
ABOUT THE NOMINATIONS
and the cause OF the dissatisiacuon' said very
"Why do you think we are going to confirm such
the place OF Alderman Gsey, think, is an imperti
nence when YOU consider that there Is at present
bin pending in the legislature , giving the Alder
their midst. Why couldn't the Mayor walt to see
what would become OF that bill before he sent in q
'Do you know anything about Mr.. Caussen2'
mo, he is a nobody-a lager bier brewer / don't
thing in his life have nothing to say against the
man but that he doesn't deserve the place. He
never did anything for it. The Board won't con.
who else is the Board dissatisfied with ?"
"Wen, the sending In of the name OF John
Wheeler for President of the Board OF Tax Com
missioners. Why, when Tweed was giving up his
position to Van Mort Wheeler proposed to let all
Iweed's men remain In. not one TO be disturbed,
TWEED COULD DICTATE TO HIM
what ne should do II he would only let him have the
place. He has been crazy Tor an office for years.
and would do anything to get me; he's not the
man to suit US. don't believe the Board could be
induced TO confirm him. II the Mayor expects that
such appointments as these going to do us he's
been mised. The fact tnat Wheeleris Committee
OF Seventy man is what has caused his appoint
ment: We want to see men Of stamina nomi-
nated.o
1.-THE Mayor seems 10 consider us a set OF MIN
compoops when he sends US such appointments as
as s0ns siVe Scwe ne
emily suggests; and we shall stick 1t out as long as
he can" .,,n, ~, -, - ...s 49, o,,o,
tionable nalnesa viii there be deadlock ~
.Oh, no. There won't be any deadlock in this
Board. We shall not simply table the names Of the
men we don't like;
WE SHALL REJECT THEN.
II the Mayor wants war he can have war, and we
shall follow his lead"
Another Alderman, who appeared very friendly
to the table, said he supposed the tabling OF the
oVnas M ant ia ard la fhnrp
Altogether the dissatisfaction and the excitement
were OF very lively character, and no one, even
the Aldermen were quite united on one point
that these names should not be passed by them.
subsequently Alderman Monheimer was closeted
some time with the Mayor and 5. Stern called
later and took up the Mayors time for two hours
or so. HisObject Is understood to be to get the
nomination as one of the Commissioners OF Chari-
ties and Correction. The Mayor s not decided
whether to give it to him or not Mr.. Have
meyer received the news OF the treatment OF his
nominations with equanimity, but made no re-
marks publicly about It, In the Mayors once
various groups congregated and discussed matters
after the adjournment Of the Board, and the con-
clusion was that things looked rather blue.
The Mayors Message to tho Municipal
CouncfI-Its Effect and What Was
Done with 1.-THE Tabling Process.
The Board of Aldermen met In the morning much
as usual, all the members being present. The lob
bies were crowded to their utmost capacity by
idlers, who expected the nominations OF the Mayor
would be sent in. The following letter from him
was received
MAYORS OFTIcE, New YORK, May g. 1873.
To HoNoRABLE THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN or THE CRY
In pursuance OF the provisions an act entitled IAN
nate subject to the consent Of the Board q Alder
Of the Taxes nd
s iaa i0 SIX ss a. ISIS @
George II. Andrews. Commissioner of sand Department
Years. uns May o. sAia '0r
Alderman FLANAGAN moved that the nominations
be laid over and printed.
| Alderman VAN ScHAlcK moved, in amendment,
their illness He subsequently withdrew his
amendment, and the nominations were LAID over
to be printed by the following vote
YEAs-Msssrs Cooper, FaIconer Flanagan, Kehr, Koch,
,NASs President Vance, Messrs Billings Monheimer,
/ The Mayor sent in the name OF Henry Clausen as
! Alderman. to fill the vacancy caused by the death
| OF Peter Gilsey. This nomination was also laid
The Mayor, in a letter similar to above, nomi-
mated the following for Health Commissioners
DR.. Charles +. Chandler for the long term, DR..
| Stephen Smith Tor the short term.
The confirmation OF the above was laid over BY a
vote Of to u, Messrs Monheimer and Morris cast
Mr.. BILLINGS, from the Committee on Arts and
Sciences, reported upon the request OF Mr.. Bergh
to have q dog asylum erected, and made a humorous
report upon the effects OF carbolic gas, replete
with puns that produced some merr1ment and
| caused Alderman McCaferty at the close OF the
reading to take the floor and dramatically reclte
the nursery rhyme commencing "Let dogs de-
light.n He moved the discharge of the committee.
! The committee was discharged; and this Is, prob
ably, the last OF the dog asylum movement.
Mr.. NORRIS moved to take from the table the
names OF the Tax Commissioners and vote upon
/ them now. II was ruled out OF order
The Board adjourned until Thursday, at hallpast
three p NJ.
Mayor Havemcyer ON the Alderma mic
/ Action.
Late in the afternoon HERALD reporter called
on Mayor Havemeyer at his private Office. The
| crowd OF 0nlce-seekers, for a wonder had gone
| home, or somewhere else, and the only gentleman
/ present besides the attaches OF the various bu-
reaus OF the ONCE was School Commissioner James
Kelly. when the reporter entered the Mayor was
busy signing checks.
~ have called, Mr.. Mayor, to inquire whether you
attach any particular significance to the action OF
the Aldermen this afternoon In laying over your
| nominatlons,n said the reporter.
" In what way 2' asked the Mayor,
| "Wel SIR was their action, or rather their lack
OF action, In not confirming them at all unex-
pected by your"
THE MAYOR NOT FLURRIED.
sN0t In the least. didn't quite expect that they
answered the Mayor, with his accustomed imper-
turbabIlity.
~ should ike to know, Mr.. Havemeyer, il you
have no private reason for Withholding the TACT,
whether the vote to lay over was cast by the same
members whose names were furnished to you as
being in combination and disposed to block your
appointments unless they were suited?i'.
| let me see. l have the names here some