New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-03
ALDERMANlC PATRONAGE.
. prr,RrNG MEMBERS CONCLUSIONS.


| AT the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
Yesterday Edward Gon took his In the place OF
Henry CIausep whose term OF Office closed with the
year. During the reading OF the minutes Alderman
Monhemer offered resolutions OF regret at tho retire
ment Of Alderman Clausen, which were adopted unan-
imously Mr.. Cldusen in response to the resoutiohs
spoke substantially as follows:
The Board OF Aldermen at least the members. coming
directly from the people, represent Of the most I'm
portan branches OF the city Government and they are
the passage of the Charter 1879 Board given
powers never given the Board OF Aldermen before
rejection OF the various heads OF departments through
nominations sent III by the Mayor. thereby becoin
in this city. The Board, composed OF both
political parties have voted under the apprehen,
member has voted and TO the best OF his
KNOWLEDGE and ability for the OF tae o OF
gigantic frauds during the past few years, perpeaedd
corrupt hayS sssS
day. and used their efforts to place in office honest
and competent men. l believe that TINS Board
through their actions during the past year:
have shown themselves the true representatives, OF that
natural that ali ard particularly the lsboring class,
should look TO the BoaId for help. They have been
under many disadvantages. 1t has often been Impossible
TO supply many wants especially IN securing apor tGr
In vogue departments OF competing persistent
begging and threatening TO secure that amount Of
patronage which the Board Is properly entitled III
las frequently been bestowed By persons unknown
TO ne.
Ii is satisfactory the members OF this Board to know
that they have saved the many thousands OF
dollars, and they also proud that they nave poem
able to.Aelp many deserving people think the heads
Of departments much To blame for the little amount
of patronage they have bestowed upon the members OF
the Board and hope for their interests as the true rep
resentatives OF the people that they Will receive nom
these different departments more consideration tnah
they have before received.
At the meeting of the Board OF Supervisors, yester
day. the resolution pay bills for election notices was
laid over The motion to pay the costs OF witness in
the Maggie JOurdan referred, and the appr0
pratOn the of So 900 for stationery was referred
10 the Committee of Accounts resolution that meas
ures taken moneys OF which the city and
county have been defrauded by officers and others
Supervisor Monhemer moved should be referred 70 The
Committee Cv Courts, as 1T was not the province OF
the Board OF Supervisors TO prosecute supervisor
McCafferty moved that the Corporation Counsel be
directed prosecute any parties who have deirauded
the city county Of money. supervisor Koch hoped
that the resolution would not DO adopted as IL would
only cast additional expense on tho taxpayers, and
moved that the motion De laid The motion 10 refer
the subject resolution to the Corporation Counsel
was then passed. A motion that the 18th Regiment be
transferred lease OF their armory at Nos 81 and 10
BOwery having expired, was ddOp.ed. Iho hoard al
OuIUed until Jan. u, at $3.50 D. III.