The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-03
AT IT AGAIN,

Another Fight in the Board OF Assists mt
Aidermen-Gentlemen Who Can Each
Other Thieves and Liars-Thc Fireless
Engine Company Row Again-Dis-
graceful Proceedings.
meeting of the Board OF Assistant Aldermen
took place Yesterday at nalfpast two O'Clock.
There was some delay before calling the roll and
great deal OF mere talk INDUCED in The chair re-
NAMED unoccupied until Assistant Alderman
Heating was moved to preside over the meeting.
A row took place on the adoption Of the minut les,
Assistant Alderman Clancy moving to strike out
the words referring to Assistant Alderman Murphy
being in contempt. After some irregular voting 1t
was carried to leave the words out.
Assistant Alderman HEALEY-Ths is the most
contemplate action that ever took place in legis-
lative body.
No one answered the gentleman, and, after look.
ing round the Board room, he sat down again.
THE CITY HALL PARK FOUNTAIN.
The following resolution was offered by Assist
ant Alderman HEALY:-
That the peparmen, Of Parks be and they are hereb
vehience the cost OF the fountain the course OF
aa %e such ihs ens be sne
taxpayers OF the city.
This resolution was carried.
THE CITY RAILROADS.
resolution was moved by Alderman HEALY to
appoint committee to investigate the charges
made against the city railroads, that they dd not
pay their license fees with power to send Tor per-
SONS duu papers. All du1tuuIucuJ, pTOVlulnE unaC
the words 'send for persons ana papers'' be struck
out, was lost, and the resolution was referred to
the Committee on Railroads.
THE UPTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Assistant Alderman SOAMERs offered the follow
ing:-
Whereas additional fire apparatus has been repeatedly
lection OF the lives and property Of the residents
@ mo 0fa S an
engine in sre Sss"Sss BY
second and Third avenues now temporarily used by the
vssaang premises m%edately should be pro-
dsG MIN S at ne of the city
Resolved, That the Comptroller be and he is hereby
ton Nohssstsrn Dispsn,ary Tens not to eS
s s pS a the or 81 its Of
years, such rent for the present year be paid
e snpi the the
said engine house approved january L. 1885, be and is
This resolution had to be read four times in full
before the Board understood it. When finally light
whom 1t should go to-. 1t was finally referred to
the Committee on Buildings, after many objections
motion was made 10 discharge the Committee
on Railroads after hearing the report which was
kept back by member the week before on the
Fireless Engine Company.
Assistant Alderman HBALBY said that the paper
had been stolen by member OF the Board.
Assistant Alderman MURPHY object TO such
language, as was the one who had The paper
Assistant Alderman HEALEY-I said the word
stolen, and mean 1t.
Assistant Alderman MURPHY-The gentleman
tells q gross iaSehOOd.
Assistant Alderman HEALEY-l guess the gentle
man would steal an anchor chain il he could carry IT,
The discussion continued eXcitediy, and finally
the Committee on the Fireless Engine Company
was permitted to come IN with another report
the lie direct having been previously given BY AS
sistant Aldermen Clancy and Healy. Both members
were constantly p0unuing at each other and call
ing each other most abusive names. In the mean
time the committee returned with another report,
recommending that the Preless Engine Company
be allowed to operate their engines above Four
teenth street, on condition that the several rail.
road companies accord them the permission. This
report was signed by Assistant Aldermen Healy
Sommers, Bergen and Wiser.
Assistant Alderman MURPHY gave minority re-
port, saying that in spite of his being member OF
the committee he had not been notified to attend
any meeting, and complaining that the committee
mended that the report be sent back to the conf
mittee and the public invited to give their views
on the matter. On vote OF IL to the minority
report was adopted.
Assistant Alderman SOMMERS then moved the
following resolution -
Resolved, That the Fireless Engine Company of the
city Of New York hereby authorized to agree with
any OF the railroad companies of this city whose rail-
roads now operated by horse power for the
their reess engines motive power in this CITY,
Fourteenth street. and OF such railroad companies
are authorized TO such motive power their rail-
Laws OF the State, passed May 1873 and may continue
70 use the same during the pleasure OF the Mayor and
Common Council OF the city Of New York.
Tne Board concurred in the resolution of the
Assistant Aldermen providing for the appointment
OF joint committee to examine the pay rolls OF
the several departments, aiming at retrenchment.
The Board then adjourned.