The New York herald., 1874-07-22
Telegraphic Communication be'weeh inc
COurts and Private Law Offices.
THE MAYORS ANSWER.
The Aldermen's Attitude Toward
Their Chief


Alderman Cooper was called to the chair, IN
absence of the President.
A petition from the New York Law Telegraph
Company was presented by Alderman Billings,
asking for permission to place their instruments in
the Registers once and the various court rooms
In the Conrt House, After the petition had been
read a resolution was offered by Alderman
BILLINGS TO give the company the permission re-
auested He said a subscription list had been
opened by lawyers, who wished to have tee-
graphic communication between the courts and
their law offices.
Alderman MCCAPFERTY thought this was valu-
able privilege, for which other telegraph COM
panles would be willing to pay He moved to re-
Der the matter to the Committee OF Works.
Alderman BILLINGS said If 1t should appear
THAT THE COMPANY MADE MORE MONEY
than they ought to do it would be time enough to
take subsequent action. Lawyers had frequently
to wait all day, not Knowing when their case
might De called and by having teegraphic COM
munication they would stay in their Ofices and
their clerks could telegraph to them any time they
were wanted.
Alderman McCAEFERrY said the resolution in
yolved great many rights and ought to be
ferred. He thought the franchise would sell for
$4,000 10 $4,000. The case was, happily, Illus
trated by the Western Union Telegraph Company,
which obstructed many Of the streets and made
mint OF money.
Alderman MORRIS called the yeas and nays. and
the resolution adopted by the following vote:-
Yeas-Blinss, Cooper Falconer, Flanagan Kehr, Nor
rs. Ottendorier and Reilly
Nsys-Glon, Koch and McCaferty.
A petition from the German lager beer saloon
keepers, asking for the repeal oi the specla lakes
on Croton water was re!erred TO the committee
on WORKS.
g. L. Thatcher and Charles l.. Thatcher were ap-
pointed Commissioners of Deeds.
MINOR BUSINESS.
Permission was given to the Nursery and Child's
Hospital to release or sub-et part Of :heir ground
on Fiity-second street and Lexington avenue.
large number of other commissioners oi deeds
were then appointed.
Alderman NORRIS, with an air OF great so!em-
nifty and importance, offered a resolution which
turned out TO be for giving permission TO lady
to erect bay window.
Alderman UTTENpoRFER rose with very thought
ful air and demanded TO know whether the owner of
the adjoining property had consented. Alderman
Morris answer being IN the Affirmative, this import
ant legislative enactment was allowed TO pass into
history without any iQrther depate iaIge
gas then transacted great deal oi fun was
caused by motion TO refer to q new committee
resolution 10 lease building Tor the Tenth Dis
trict Police Court rom one of the fair sex. It was
humorously charged that the OLD committee did
not ike the lady III question.
Alderman KEHR offered resolution asking the
Mayor TO Ill the vacancy in the Board OF Excise
ality.n II was almost necessity to have German
In the Board, as so many OF the saloon keepers
could not speak English.
Alderman BILLINGS thought the Excise Commits
sion was now in excellent hands and might be
Alderman McCAFFERTY thought this was very
singular resolution. Only a few days ago reso-
asking the Governor to remove the Mayor and
now he asked the Board to stultify itself in this
manner.
Alderman BILLINGS said it was undignifed to
pass the resolution considering the present atti-
tude OF the Board 10 the Mayor.
Aid rman NORRIS remarked that he had nothing
20 say against Germans, put was rather partial to
them. However, this was question when might
IN "a uod nm in A.
The resolution was lost.
The Committee on Markets recommended that
che necessary paving at West Washington Market
be authorized by the Board OF ApportiOnment, as
come OF the city from this source by 1000, while
the necessary Improvement would only cost
$4,000. The report Was adopted.
A PILL FOR THE MAYOR.
The Mayors message vetotng the new ordinance
passed by the Board in relation to the regulation
OF permits ior showcases, &C., was taken from the
table. The ordinance was then unanimously passed
over the veto OF the Mayor The present ordinance
axes the tee Tor permit at the uniform rate o. 81
Tne motion OF Alderman Kehr, asking the Mayor
TO appoint German as Excise Comm issioner. was
then reconsdered and aid upon the table.
The Mayors message vetolng the resolution
directing the removal OF the Court House Commis-
sloners from their present room IN the Court
Alderman oTTENDoRFER asked that the commu-
ncatlon OF the commissioners to the Board on
this subject be read TO the Board
Alderman McCAFFERTY hoped that the Board
would not recognize these commissioners, who
were Illegally appointed by the Mayor. Tne Mayor
had exceeded his authority in appointing them.
No appropriation had been made for them to pros
ecute the work on the new Court House, and all
TO RECEIVE THEIR PAY REGULARLY
from Comptroller Green.
Alderman BILLINGS asked jocularly, II IL was not
pleasant sight TO anybody at all VINO received
his pay from the Comptroller regularly laugh
Alderman McCAFFERTY said he thought not.
Qlaughter.)
The communication was then read, setting forth
nnn on nTsQ uyh n hQn 70
before taxing iorclble possession OF the room
which they now occupied.
Alderman KOCH wand do ask Information
what dhey vii do nit de room alder dhey have IL
WIN dhey sheep on lounge, and shall We pay
dem Tor thatf Laughter.)
The resolution was then passed. and the Mayors
veto sustained by the following decisive vote -
agan. Koch, McCaGerty, Morris and Reilly.
NAYs-Messrs. Gion Kehr and Ottendorler
Adjourned to the hrst Thursday OF september.
The Mayors Long Answer.
Mayor Havemeyer, who was in high spirits yes
terday, viii not send his answer to Albany until
she latter part OF the week. He says that 1t ID
about 12O pages long and would fill page of the
HERALD. when asked as to the probable action
OF the Governor, he replied that If he deemed the
charges trivial he would probably take action or
them at once but II he thought them deserving O
more serious consideration he would probably
refer them to his legal ADVISER, the Attorney Gen
eral. He did not think that the Governor woult
refer the charges TO Court for judicial investga
tfon. He added, with smile, that II would prob
ably take the Governor week to read his answe
$50 that its length VIII render Mayor Havemeye
sale for one week at all events) The Mayor still
adheres to his determination not TO publish his de
fence until the Governor has taken action
City Marshal in Trouble.
Mrs Anna Otis, OF 202 Eighth avenue, appeared
yesterday before Mr.. Beneville, the Mayors secre
tary, and charged George W. Frost, City Marshal
with having extorted from her SIS so. She wa
Indebted to one Lynch in the sum Of $25 so fo
some furniture, and when Frost had taken posses
sion OF II on replevlu warrant he demanded
SO SO. she PAID the amount but complained yes
terday OF this charge as being extortionate. Or
the par OF Mr.. Frost II was claimed that the pay
ment OF $39 90 was simply an arrangement be
tween the planti6 and defendant, and his direc
tions were limited 10 the taking OF the furniture.