The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-09
Health and Tax Commissioners and
an Alderman Appointed.
GREAT EXCITEMENT ABOUT TIE CITY FALL.
An Interesting Session Of the Com
mon Council.
Speculation as to the Moves More Nomi-
nations To Be Sent in To-Day-The
Gossip of the Politicians.

There was full dress parade and field day Of the
politicians yesterday about the City Han, not even
the rain which commenced TO fall shorty before
noon, having power to dampen in the smallest de-
gree the ardor Of their patriotism They were
there like men and stayed there teo from ten
O'Clock until nearly six, for it was great day for
onnce-seekers. IL was very generally under.
stood that action would be taken at
che meeting or the Board OF Aldermen
upon the nominations for Health and Tax
Commissioners and Alderman to I'LL vacancy
sent In by Mayor Havemeyer on Monday last and,
what was still more eagerly looked for, II was be-
iieved that the Mayor would send in nominations
Tor other commissions. The vcstibHles and rO-
tunda OF the City Han and all the corridors OF the
building, up stairs and down, had their little
groups and clusters OF men eager to serve their
fellow citizens, and the crowd embraced nearly
every variety Of F8a
THE NUMEROUS AND INTELLECTUAL GLASS
OF men who devote themselves to the science and
ethics Of government by wards and ''deestricksn
In this great ana glorious municipality. Reform
has been big thing for New York city in many
respects and, among others, in this: 1t has re-
suited In improving the general average Of the
men who hang about the public departments, more
especially OF those about the new Court House and
City Hall. This class In Tammany's palmy days.
judging alike by their physiognomy, their attire
and department., represented either the refined
and Ostentati0us order OF pimps and
dandies, with great displays Of shirt 'front.' shiny
hat lavender pants and jewelry, or the noble army
Of thugs and "bejeZZos" boys. with square, heavy
jaws and shoulders, beetle brows, great black
dyed mustaches and bulldog hearts and Instincts
They all seem to be gone.
THERE is GOOD STORY
told OF q welKnown uptown Tammany politician,
which, perhaps, tells the tale as to "where they
have gone" On the night OF the election In
the Fall OF 1871 'Prince Harry,n as he
was called, rushed into weil.known
resort in his district, where was assembled
number Of his henchmen and hangers-on, and
throwing himself into a chair, exclaimed, "WeM
by love, I'm deeatedn Then rising from his scat
and casting a look OF mingled contempt and dis
gust on the crowd OF dependents about him ne
waved his hand and said, Now, then, you fellows
can take on your coats and 60 to work. can do
nothing more for you. and I've kept you long
enough" His hint to his own crowd seems to have
served for the whole Tammany force. They have
THE GANGS THAT NOW LNGER
20 patiently In the Hobbies seem to be- as rule Of
Q much decenter class. Physiognomically they are
. decided Improvement, though In the matter Of
dress they are not so gaudy and not SO much on
Of the reform legion that in the last two campaigns
has so utterly swept away the vandal hordes
are Coming up now to receive what they believe e
pc their due recompense IN enrolment N the VIC
toriOus army OF occupation. Now and then man
higher In grade-an alderman or one Of the
nominees perhaps-ran the gauntlet through the
corridors and was button-hOed and ear-wigged
during his progress by all sorts OF men. Some
WHAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE
with the Nominations and others wanted simply to
Il was strange, after all, where 30 much news
came from as was banded about the Hall yester.
now does ' i look today and everybody an an
swered his fellow, ''Oh, it's hard 70 say" And
yet thousands Of rumors and opinions were
iss ns lead 70
or s sasT ss & s ss
no action yesterday In the nominations. but would
wait until they received others from the Mayor
gain. .AS The result showed how vide Of the facts
tAat general belief happened to be this time. s
n was whispered only that the Maison Doree caucus
in the hands Of the Board through with.
generosity. Some expressed the opinion that
nominees with reference to the. farming out Of
patronage In return for confirmation. But, so far
as this rumor is concerned, 1t was Impossible to
In conversation with one OF the most respectable
men In the Board, o gentleman who has q very
port" outside Of politics, HERALD reporter re-
Cetved the following significant reply
"0h, no; nothing could be done In that way; So
far as can learn the patronage Of the Tax Com
mission has all been disposed Of long ago. That
goes to the state senators. That was all arranged
Tor In Albany, as l understand 1t, and think
II was not until the Board met ct halfpast three
EXCITEMENT BEGAN TO GROW
really intense, and when In few minutes news
reached the crowd In the Hobbies that the Board
Health Comm issionsr speculation and confidence
among the knowing ones was Knocked endwise.
And SO one after another the names were an
nonnced as continued until John Wheeler was an
"No You don't mean to say Wheeler is con.
"Yes he is, though. I've just come from the
.,. 0n y, MEL that sessles he has gone through
"bat thought he was the man they we're going
$50 did !, Billy; but you know you don't know
And then finally came the report ''clausen is
confirmed" This settled the agtators completely,
and they tossed up the sponge. For some reason
the maicontents, or the party who appeared to
hope that the Mayor might be
by the Aldermen. thought they had case Of Ger.
tain deadlock In Wheeler No one appeared
able TO give any reason for II beyond the TACT
iul one that his confirmation would make the
whole Board OF Apportionment democratic. All
through the week some men have taken oppor-
tunity to say very unkind things OF Mr..
wheeler, and though he has been In and
out Of the Mayors ofices daily, there has
been no particular demonstration Of regard
for him. Men talked to him, OF course, and nodded
TO him. and even pointed min out as .dead cock
In the pt'-a man who was in the list but would
never come out alive. What change came DER
the spirit Of n .k
THIS DREAM OF IGNORANCE
yesterday afternoon, shortly after four o'clock
wheeler In the MayOra OutaY office. and eVerv-
body, including the HERALD reporter, was making
pump-handle OF his arm. IL is no untruth TO say
mat nine out OF every ten men who came In shook
success.
commissioner, allow me to say feel almost AZ
pleased as yea do YOURSELF said some Of these
ying sycophants who were almest afraid to speak
sS.tted a. sW Gays ago for fear they might be
willing TO have anybody tell wheeler that they are
SOUND wheeler men and have been all the whilc.u
everywhere the result was looked upon az