The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-09
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

The Board or Assistant Aldermen met at two
O'Clock yesterday, President Strack in the chair.
Mr.. Th0rneu presented q communication from
$500 merchants, asking for the abolition Of the
Permit Bureau attached to the Mayors ONCE The
petition was referred to the Committee on Law.
The latter committee, to whom was previously
referred the subject Of the Permit Bureau reported
an ordinance providing that the fee for permits Of
all kinds shall be only 81 each.
Mr.. Thornen spoke In favor OF aboishing the
Permit Bureau altogether. He then offered an
amendment to the ordinance reported BY the Law
Committee, that all violations OF the ordinance DO
prosecuted In the district court for TIE district In
which the violation occurs Lost.
An amendment by Mr.. Sim0nson, providing that
wholesale dealers DC required TO pay % for per-
init, was also lost.
On motion OF Alderman Clancy the following
preamble and resolution were ADOPTED by u to a.
q e. been
the Integrity the ssioners Char ties
action q such business necessarily belongs % the de-
Where's searching and thorough investigation /.
through only legal Sassses-o 'S Wit the COMMON
Resolved rhst !ss Joint committee q the Common
ment be requested 70 proceed 70
s. III. IN the
Assistant Alderman Simons0n asked OF whom
the committee consisted the answer was OF AS.
slstant Aldermen Healey, CLANCY and Keh0e. Mr..
Smonson replied that this Committee mad been ap-
p0.nted for the purpose OF examining into the AZ
fairs OF the Department OF Docks, but he mad not
heard OF their making any report.
Mr.. ThOrnel wanted to know the nature OF the
charges against the Charity COMMISSION.
gated by the Grand Jury"
Mr.. Thornen-lf this ls the case the Grand Jury
will thoroughly ascertain any and all misdOIngS,
and no fear need be apprehended OF white wash
tug report. This body ls the proper party TO make
such an investigation, and he hoped the resolution
would not prevail.
Assistant Alderman Clancy objected TO the de-
partments using the heading 70 their contracts,
&c, uf "May0r, Aldermen and C0mm0nalty,u with
out the sanction Of the Board aud, by resolution.
wanted toe "iorm'' discontinued. Tllls ne said,
hts Board he wanted his resolution on that head
to pass so that the departments would be COM
PEELED TO recognize the Assistant Adermen.
Tho democratic majority adopted the resolution.
The routine business being anishcd, general
orders we're taken up. Assistant Alderman Healey
took exceptions TO the report Of the proceedings
Of the Board as reported on the I'd inst. In the
HERALD. He did not Ike TO see idle workmen
around, but he would not vote Tor any general
orders until the Commissioner OF Public Works
recognized the Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
large batch Of general orders Tor city improve
mentS were called, but the combination was too
strong to pans any OF them.
several motions for adjournment were made but
lost Finally after futile attempts provide labor
for the unemployed by the democratic Assistant
Aldermen an adjournment was ut last effected.
Commissioner Van Mort, who was interviewed
by reporter OF the HERALD, seems very little
troubled concerning the lnertness OF this Board.
He says that he has work enough on hand to last
nothing for the ACTON OF the cap sous Assistant
Aldermen.