The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-13
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amendment. that the Corporation Counsel be di.
rected 70 bring the matter OF the organization OF
Tor the purpose OF adjustment Tina was offered
as substitute for the original resolution and
Mr.: so1xEKs-Tnat's my original resolution.
Several MEMBERSHIP, IL isn't
A motion to table the substitute was lost me
substitute was then tabled and the original res0iu-
ton as amended was adopted.
A resolution was handed IN calling for attention
1t was laid over as was also resolution calling on
the Commissioners OF Public Buildings to com
| mence repairs OF sucn buildings, where needed,
Mr.. kEHOE inquired whether resoiutlon TOT
paving aud grazing Eighth avenue which would
| give employment to the poor mad been passed,
and whether the Mayor had stricken out tue part
In answer. the CHAIRMAN stated that the resolu-
ton the hands OF the Clerk OF the Aldermen.
number OF resolutions 70 pave sxtyseventa
by days work we're lost, on the ground that che
Mr.. SOMMERS wanted TO know why gentlemen
were opposing these general orders and thus STOP
Mr.. KEnoE said he voted against the orders be-
cause he was not sure the work could be done by
contract
| and announced message nom HIS Honor the
Mayor" Mr.. Peck, Deputy Clerk and Acting Clerk
which he proceeded to read. The first part OF the
| Mayors Message was summed up in o few lines.
and contained the opinion OF Corporation Counsel
Il. DelaneId smith, which Was published in the
HERALD on the nth inst. Then followed another
document, which proved to be an opinion OF his
own (the Mayors). as foll0ws:-
ExxcUrIyx DxrAHrxsNr CRY HALL.
To THE HosoRAsLH rHH BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDInnKs:
GENTLEMES-I have the honor to transmit herewith an
% o Of your no abb 70 the
Board the time Of the passage Of pres
n
to %st as your
MAJORS OrrIcE, NEW YORK, Jan. L. 1874.
HONORABLE -
Board Of Assistant Aernen OF the
Tor the year 1878 Such an election was valid and legal
nas
laws and the terms Of that election his official powers
has
% him
'f ,SF
Which among shs
OF the respective Boards that
monha Choose President rom A It's own humber BY
which call each member shall choice, and
1e be s1 s
The Board II o. he Ss
SsTk and ether sa.
or auhOrze OF 9 the Board
G 9p nt s osI Of
Assistant Aldermen and viii remain until the LIST of
in az
be Of the Board and that such reoTsani
BY h s ns sixth ts6
office is therefore extended for another year tall to
express and maintain it In IN my Scia And
plain and clearly drawn Of the Iesissture gives
the
en S e III ssr ns
ing the pesa q The AppoinHtng Board during the tSo
QUESTION whether ,his intent made sfeeoai to
Aldermen ior these two years tor which the Common
been wrongly Informed II tSs lobby Albany il regard
sion removal Of the existing President IN the
his y
its unwrien history cannot be made the sonvictons
hoes sst
Y e .u1 @ e E Of nd the
h the
vote, b iouThfths VOTE or whether they could re-
Inc question Is whether the Board could I'LL his place
not s wSsn Re % rom a
how they could ,sm9ye hum The GorpoTaon 0oun
ss Sa ne 60
st n n9 Inc OF 5 o them whss 81
he charter extend his Official January
"afn sasss aa To ' a. Il. sss
s:s sAss ,S Tn thus a
tend his official term then Mr. Joseph r, strack,
NO pss.s.ss ines mol s. 6 s.
nothing whssysI abou. me enar. of e-S . the pfes,
tsrmina f@ The new Charter secepS them and.
9 nGs Ss% 2.
:1;i
| e-e Of
the section prohibited this and provided in substance
Aoft he e sSara
AZ To- The OF es sead not s d s
t. % a "a e I s: ss s s S
is prinepsl officer The charter iosnd the Board with
% ape oI SIS h CT y E
m ssG By he sSard and wss g
The election therefore, OF a Presidsnf TO succeed Mr..
as had sS.s n as e s;
e o sne Of ne a dna ra asS
dead: How then can it Be deemed Reorganization Of
mo- b. e % Se rssn ne
6 as Be- n o he
% ne to & ee aePs er d e
Kind not an approximation, no ausien whatever to the
@ sn Of me The $
clause against reeonsrnction which Is brief but clear
s,s team S be D
when the bill passed was before the legislature and
from office, and has nothing do the point before
But this prohibory clause, II will be observed Is
directed 70 the Board OF Assistant Aldermen defining
an ae au 81 s aa o qss not Of e m
cumbent but leaves that as it neither enlarged
diminished; the Corporation Counsel plays the
word organized in order to determine what reorganized
lie says;-'The Board having been organized by
the election OF President IL be again organized
without being anized and claims that the election
Of successor to Mr. Wade Is reorganization and pro-
II h 9s ss s s Be
to be extended for year Did it to the Corpo
ration Counsel that this mode the
the Board from eecting President even if the old
1 Board dead and buried
II 1t is violation of this provision and is deemed
organization OF the Board to elect Mr..
Wade after his term Is expired, when Is offciay
dead then IL must be violation Of it to electa Pres
| dent IL Mr. Wade were personally dead, aud. conse
quenty, ii he had died naturally instead OF officially,
the Board would be without President
Take another view OF this matter. Suppose this pro-
hbitory clause had distinctly declared what is claimed
in behalf OF the old President to be meaning that
the Board Should not elect President until january