New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-07
MUNICIPAL ISSUES.
sHn RIVAL PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSISTANT AL
DERMEN.

UERMEN.
The Wade wing of the Board of Assistant
Aldermen seemingly admits defeat Neither MI. "aue
nor any of the clerks appointed under him attended al
Al, Chamber OF the Board yesterday. and Mr. Straek,
President and Mr.. w. H. Moloney, Clerk, were there
Mr. Mooney took the oath OF office before Judge Law
renee in the Supreme Court, and immediately hed IL
with Mayor Havemeyer. Mr.. Strack, in conversation
With reporter IBE TRIBUNE, stated tnat he had had
81 interview with Mayor Hayemeyer as 10 the proceed
ines Of the Board on Monday, and that the Mayor ex
pressed his opinion that the proceedings were perfectly
legitimate, and he would, when occasion required
officially recognize Mr.. StracR as President.
Mayor Havemeyer replied TO the inquiries OF TRIB-
WE reporter relation 10 the action Of the Assistant
Aldermen: "Ihe reception Of the oath OF once
from Nj Moloney does not make him Clerk have not
vel made any official recognition Of the proceeding for
Jbe reason have not been called upon to do So
The tell you: regard the opinion OF the Corpora
ton Counsel stated by Mr. Wade as being incorrect
Isuppose shall have 10 recognize the action OF the ma
joIity Of the Board. As understand 1t, Mr. Wade was
elected President the Board with the limitation OF his
Term for 1873 reference 10 the minutes OF the pro-
seedIncs OF the Board Jan g. 1873, will show that
Therefore Mr. wades Of Office expired at noon on
Monday. The Board is the existing Board referred
10 the Charter. and majority vote, as under the
previous Charter sufficient to unseat the President"
Br Moloney took possession OF the Clerks Office about
up m after made ont the following list OF his
spbordiIates George W. Belts, deputy clerk; Thomas
J.. Barrett, second assistant clerk; John MeAuley,
index clerk Thomas +. EagaD, journal clerk Henry
A. hunke. general clerk aud Thomas Abbott, mes
These persons were formerly IN once when
Mooney was Clerk, and with MIN were dismissed
James Walsh has been appointed sergeanat-arIns and
Although Mt. sirack dismissed his supporters until
Monday It IL Prcbsble'that meeting Will be held to-
MORROW.
AWARDS FOR LIGHTING THE CITY.
The Board of Apportionment will meet the
representatives of the gas companies to-day at 81 p. m
and probably make the awards for Lighting the city
sonIg the coming year.
The Eew.York Gas Company has for several years
furnished the gas used portion Of the city lying
south Grandst There 3O10 lamps In this district
TIE Company offers TO supply gas for the year al 1 per
lamp
The Manhattan Company has supplied with gas that
IcrtSn Of the city lying between Grand and Thirty
fourth SIS and the North and East Rivers. The number
Of street lamps the district is 6,63S The Company
srers TO supply these with gas at ts3 per lamp.
The Metropolitan Company has heretofore supplied
gas portion Of the city lying between Thirty
fourth and Seventy ninthsts and the North and East
Rivers There are I04 street lamps IN the district The
COMPANY offers 20 furnish gas for these at $37 per lamp
u allowed ght the whole district $50 per lamp
employed il only part of the district
portion OF the city bounded by seventy nnth-st, the
North, East, and Harlem Rivers. and spuyten Dnyyll
Creek There in the district 42s street lamps Inc
Company offers to furnish gas Tor all the lamps al s5'
each: ,,., co.. con,n.rr has mains laid in from, Of
so6 lamps IN the NewYork Companys district III front
Of is6 the Manhattan Company district and in
JIese laid in the main avenues ana streets ID me
Of s ss e The pn Of ass Which 5 h G
mains are laid In me Aew ,ne. aH oIn Man
have under-bid the Mutual In the district
heretofore served by the Metropolitan Company the bid
bsnt only about oDe-fourtn OF the number OF street
amps owing 10 the absence OF mains IN front o. the re-
,nander. II this partial award be made the MeroRol
IAN Company will charge g. in addition to Their first
ND the rest OF The WORK The is 1nde con
OF Public Works having had computations made
Of the of lighting the city under the various DDS
BIDS FOR CITY STOCK.
The Controller opened yesterday the follow
ipe bids for &HO97 IS Consolidated Ne~-fork stocks,
70 nav the bonds of The city and county maturing jan
IL 1874:
n.aGa T 200 S1,H iG Van ecu x1Tss%5
q 10000 Jane. RysS $4,000 P. I0a.s soS S par,
SS ,.s lp aasf' ss1s O Bs6i 100000 .SSo
Or g 900 Nm Redmond sS1 I'm =. M oSo
49, Arspy sa,bg. Bstl 100000 loOoe D. Tsppae.
ss9Se sa hsla e Esssd EsD $500 par
Savings Bsa 5000 II H. k kSS siSS SS par
ss.%cu sSa sssas Sara s3coeeo 900
Goo CO. sS. . n. I.y S sSys @
:. SS fsSs sls:sss E ss9as $500 b.
Tue weekly report of Chamberlain Lane shows Bal
hand Dec a. q 273s 10; receipts last week.
Geos12 50; payments N75e,lt1 O. balance in The City
psTRovEMENIs IN THE NEW WARDS.
President Wales Of the Board of Public
Parks ID position al present 10 state the nature
nor extent OF the pubic works contem plated during
tbs year ust begun Careful surveys are being made OF
TIE dstrcs ed from Westchester County and i'm
roytaDt improvements being planned such as sew
&yaee grading and ether works tending 10 the public
convenience and safety. Until the surveys and re.
poyts are furnished TO the Department il is
not possible 20 give the details Of the
works 70 be executed. The repairs TO the Harlem
River Bridge are 10 begun this month the cylin-
Aeys upon which the structure Is erected displaying
longitudinal cracks, and disaster being feared The
necessary repairs will render the closing Of
she broge potce Of which viii be by the
Board by OF newspapers. The repairs being Of
al intricate character, the Commissioners made appli-
cation TO the Board OF Aldermen for permission to give
tbe contract 70 persons who well acquainted with
abs kDd OF work In preference 10 throwing
n open 70 public competition. The Engineer 10
Abe Corporauonlw. II. Grant, in his report states
that the uost definite changes and notifications OF the
Dian Of Morrisana those connected with the im-
pIOveDeDt OF the navigation OF the haIem RIVER Inc
changes are not OF nature 70 require immediate
action Railway crossings are mentioned a. forming
enc Of the pressing needs OF the new districts The
roads and bridges the annexed districts are declared
70 be 40 fa order Several bridges the Bronx RIVER
however, need repas, and 10 horsapa certain streets
The following have been appointed road masters !:
John Mccarthy Morrissois Joseph Harrison, West
Espustee and Appointments have Appropriated s50
go for the pence Of keeping the roads good order
1D relation the question Of hghnne the public parks
Nd sonsros with gas Delsned Smith, Counsel 10 the
Corporation, bss expressed me OPINION tbat the
Charter Of 1873 doe. DOT aenIe very neary , nne
"TasS bausSe AND Place However. IN he oppion the
GSsajvVleps u Psbe v~hs sss The legal DgHt 70