New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-06
A MUNICIPAL REVOLUTION.


to order at by President Wade, with every mem
her present The seats reserved for spectators were
mainly occupied by politicians. The hrst business WAS
the reception OF petition from Theodore E. Tomlinson,
asking for the issue OF city bonds in amounts OF s2o
which referred to its proper committee The hrst
symptom Of the expected contest was then snowh'
Assistant Alderman Clancy offered resolution
that at IA o'clock the Board should proceed TO
organize for 1874 Mr.. Thorne objected TO any sueh
change as ga under the charter. Mr.. Simonson sup
ported Mr. Thornel saying that no such action coud DO
taken with regard the President though the clerical
force could be changed Mr.. ThorneIl claimed tna'
President Wade entitled to his position until Jan. l.
is7b and raised point OF ORDER but nevertheless, the
motion was carried. On motion OF MI. Clancy .no
Board then resolved itself into the Committee Oh INC
Whole TO hear q delegation of workinGmeh rom the
Unions square meeting Uhese proceedings are reporter
elsewhere)
At,9 o'clock Mr. Clancy called attention TO the fact
That the hour had arrived for the reorganization Ihs
statement was followed by scene OF e0nIusoh' WIN
loud protestatons and alrmations, above which the
Presidents gavel could hardly be heard amid the upoa
Mr. Cancys voice could be distinguished moving that
Mr. Healcy should take the chair President Waoe ue
cned to put the motion Mr. Clancy requested the clerk
10 read It, but he declined to do So Mr.. Clancy
then read it himself, put the question: ana
decided that IL adopted ripd poce, whie MT lnof
nell was protesting that II was out OF ORDER MI heay
then stepped TO the side of the chair but Mr. Wade re-
Thornen raised point of order, which was o'erruleu
by one President and sustained by the other At the
rame time Mr.. Clancy trying TO make himsei
heard with proposition to elect temporary sergeant
Rimonsop was irving 10 read communication from
the Corporation Counsel and Mr. Heay was Desee th
ING All 10 keep quiet President Wade ordered the
Clerk TO read the communication, while temporary
President Healy entertained motion 20 lay III Heay
presiding officer and the two presiding o aSSaS Mr.
Heal w did not enforce tDe Iue5 VI 'uc
Board. and Mr. Healy answered that he WOMB WOMB
tons S0O followed from Mr. Wade and Mr.. Thornel,
while Mr. Clancy was loudly sang dast ne wG nn abar
aud two satellites either side. Mr.. simonson agan
the motion 10 Law it over and declared it carried Mr.
Clancy attempted 10 speak again, Dut ms VOICE was
drowned by the efforts OF the two presidents 10 Opian
order Mi Healey ordered the clerk TO call the roll on
the motion TO appoint temporary seTgean,-atats
Amid the confusion Mr.. Smonson moved 10 ADJOURN
aud. the question being put Mr. Wade decaEed u car
Mr. Clancy then said that as the $ dlsordery board
bad u re he foowns the Re-
publican members, with the exception OF MI, Beyea,
ooeosiopaliv entering their protests against such
regular action. Mr.. Wade remained IN the char Mr.
ans1t President for 1874 The refused to call the
roll aud done by the deputy CLERK The vote was
ra@rols; Clancy ksatns, Wiser. Hsey' Thei' K'en''
Thesis Is an Apollo Hall Democrat, Beyea. Republ-
can and the rest Tammany Democrats Messrs;
10 vote while Messrs Murphy Coddlngton, and hreps
renamed silent when Their names were ea Me- wade
characterzng the proceedings as revo,uu no
noration Counsel Mr.. Thornel calling for order,
and both presidents were rsppng upon the desk;
and simcnson were appointed by Mr. Healy to escort
him 10 the chair. Mr. smonson declined, and Mr..
me- sTacS stood al the left OF the chair as Mr. Wade
would not yield the position and made short speech
man of action true aud SOLID basis was Ior COCO
honest legislation, aud opposed TO an CORRUPT acts ana
schemes He hoped they would act honesuy' ahu uS u
defeat all jobs. ,... ,,,, or,s
he made In place of those holding office William H.
Moloney Clerk; James WEIGH, sergeantat-Arms; Ed
xard Doypey, DOorkeeper.
Tbis was adopted by the same vote the President
nins tSe roll and voting in tine affirmative. Order
ss,nsd before this time the cverpowered members
tsntpg themselves with declining To vote ana recording
tSe,r protests though generally retaining their seats
IN motion of Mr. Clancy, all Committees were excused
from any further consideration OF matters before uhen
A Committee composed of Messrs sommers Wiser,
and Cumisky waited upon the Mayor to inform INN OF
the reorganization but reported that ne was not IN
ms appointment. and Messrs Clancy, healy and
were appointed 10 revise the fuIes nj, OanCy wno
The Committee were LOOKING for the MAYOR, rose 70
Of the seven resisting members as disgust
Ing" and claimed that they attempted by
,ns no WONDER he said that the newspapers and the
people called fol the aeoshment OF tae Boafd o. Assist
would give as good a RUE as the KepupnGans INC
DVaiS President Wade called Board order.
A, pursnance with the trst adjournment only SIX me-
49, were presen-ASsstant Aldermen Wade, Th0rnell,
s,oddinrton Kehoe, Smonson and Linden. The Board
then adjourned until Monday next at D. IN, there Dehs
no quorum present.. =, -, 49, ,ouooa ,,Ia xoor
gauIaton that they rely on that portion OF the
.hsyter which simply requires the Board Of Assistant
Aldermen 10 elect President ana thaI uhdeT tnat
Charter had not yet elected THAT onlcer ~ was
also stated in the resolution by which Mr. WADE was
.ppouted that he elected Tor ls13 ana IL was
f6uught he should have Yielded on that account Ihe
Grounds of the Republicans resisting such action are
gwen in elaborate opinion OF the Corporations Counsel
M which holds that under the cnarer the Boards
of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen cannot be reof'
canned nor President OF either body be removed
OF his with the con
sent OF ths of the members present The Corpora
1on Counsel also claims that the Board lawfully
dspace Mr. Wade except upon ptpa poee vote Of four
Probably the struggle will not be renewed before
meeting OF the Monday next An earlier meet
g., may he precipated the efforts OF the old clerk
etain MS Office as claimed that all action after
rst adjournment was Illegal ana therefore the election
of Mr. MolOney was VOID
William H. Moloney, the new appontee, was Tor many
Years the Clerk OF the Board. He presented himself at
he MAYORS Office during. the AFTERNOON 10 De sworn III,
hui MT Havemeyer very busy. ana requested him
a. call this morning stating according 10 Mi. Moloney,
that he would he ali right probably, but ne
Ished 10 consider the matter IL neither party gives
mn he ground before a meeting the case will have TO be
carried 70 the No compromise OF pan OF opera
tons had been agreed upon during the a1tefLOOn eaeh
party claiming 10 be IN the right.
BROOKLYN'S NEW ERA.
The first meeting of the new Board OF Al
as,en of Brooklyn attracted many persons 70 tho City