The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
MUNICIPAL NOTES.


The Board OF Apportionment will hold q meeting
to-day at noon. eHt I'll d BOA fdft
The paying tellers In the Comptroller's once re-
fused yesterday TO pay the Aldermen their salaries
for the month OF January. because OF the written
protest sent to the Comptroller by the TWO men
who ran for Assistant Aldermen last election.
The protest states that because the two have
begun an action in the Supreme Court to prevent
the Aldermen from being reorganized as the Com
mon Council and "rhe Judge has reserved his de.
cision" 1t would be iniudclous Tor the Comptroller
to pay the salaries. This protest Is not attested
In any legal way whatever, and consists simply OF
o f0Oscap page, on which, in eXecrabe handwrit-
ing, the reasons the protestants written and
signed BY their names. Mr.. Earle pretended not
TO know anything about the matter, and the Au-
ditor said he was only waiting to see the Comp
trolier before ne paid the salaries. As Tor the
Comptroller he was not to be seen. committee
OF the Aldermen, composed OF Messrs Gilon Cole
and Simonson called to see MIN about the ssarles,
and were kept waiting for two hours. Cole and
Simonson got Disguised ana left Gilon to do as he
pleased. Even Gilon, who 10 Green's hench-
man IN the Board, nad to give up the
ghost in the long run. 1t Is believed that
toe Aldermen win be paid to day. The whole
OF Tue Comptroller by which he was able to 'saet
even, IN small way. with parties VINO are not
SSsr T n 70 MIN ne . can sgsy psss to
filmsy pretexI as this unattested protest OF two
obscure men, then ANYBODY BY scratching his
name on piece Of paper sending y to the Comp
that Mayor wickham is not the Mayor, could pre-.
vent him from drawing his salary-that IL, II Mr..
Green IL consistent. l
Eraslus Brooks, Apollos Wetmore. Chayies NJ.
Brace and Henry W. H0guet, representing va
rious charitable societies IN this city. hed con-
ference with the Comptroller yesterday relative
TO the aid and support. as provided for 10y law,
which he refuses to give them. Mr.. Green and
his $100-a-day lobbyist, Dexter A. hawkins, BuG-
gested tho "dlfncutles" IN the way OF paying the
funds the societies claim they are emitted TO- Mr..
Brooks and the other representatives OF tine
societies showed that the provisions OF the
constitution did not repeal the existing statutes
wherever they instructed cities, towns, vii
lagos or counties to make provision Tor
tue aid and support OF the poor. The meeting
continued at great length and ended in an
as chairman and MIR. Casserly as secretary. 1t ls
not yet certain what course the Comptroller Will
take on the subject; but in the meantime the rep
resentatives villa meet and mako provision to
defend their Institutions, legally or Otherwise,
necessity may require.
partnient OF DOCKS, and Mr.. Cnanute. Engineer-ln-
CnIel oil the Erie Railway, called on the Mayor and
informed him that the plan or the rapid transit
road DECIDED upon BY the Society OF Engineers
would he submitted to the society 1T q meeting TO
be held to-day, at noon. at the s0ciety's rooms.
Messrs. Slranahan, Slocum AMI Kingsley, or
Brooklyn, called on the Mayor yesterday In relation
to the APP Continents to be made OF Commissioners
Tor this city. Tue Mayor mas the matter OF the ap-
pOlntments under amusement
The Mayor mas signed the ordinance which fixes
the rate OF the Sherifr's bills.
The Aldermanic Committee on Rapid Transit
will meet IN the rooms Of the Board OF Aldermen
to-day. at one T. NJ. - ,...-