The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-08
Announcement of the Standing Com.
mittees for 1875.
Warden Brennan Appointed
Commissioner OF Charities.
Richard Flanagan Candidate for Police
Commissioner.
Queer Doings at the Comp
troller's Office.

me City Hall was not quite so beset with once.
seekers yesterday as on the day previous, the bad
weather and the knowledge that they would stand
little chance OF being able to bore the Mayor for
hours ct time probably being the cause OF the
absence OF the crowds which have thronged the cor
ridors since New Years Day. There was the usual
amount OF rumors; out nothing definite was made
known by the Mayor as to what he intended to do
with Green. or Matsel or anybody else, although
the quidnuncs seem 10 think that, because Com
missioner Diseecker was closeted with him for q
long while during the day, something startling
was about TO happen to some one Of the quartet in
the Mulberry street mansion.
MEETING OF THE NEW BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At the regular meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men, held yesterday afternoon but little business
OF public Importance was transacted. caucus
was held previous to the meeting at which the
last touches were given to the standing commit.
tees. 1t was rather amusing to see the disposition
some OF the members made OF themselves when
they got in the chamber. There are only fourteen
efficient adermanic seats In the room, and the re-
suit was that Ten honorable gentlemen had to
scatter themselves about quite promiscuously, the
late Mayor, Mr.. Vance. looking as modest and re-
tlrtng a. though he had never had 1t in mis- power
to make even the "boys" stand round ana
heads OF departments to tremole in their boots
whenever he sent for them, found refuge in
REMoTB CORNER
OF the room to the lett OF the Presidents desk.
where he was fortunate enough to espy an old
broken chair. This was prize, however for the
genial Andrew Blessing, with his legislative
honsrs yet fresh upon him, got nothing better for
. temporary throne than part OF the step that
helps the stout messenger on his travels up to
the Clerks platform. But Andy looked happy
Wlthal, and quite at hts ease when ne finally Sc
cured whole chair all TO himself which Skin
misher secured for him; Then there was .btrack
II he yet had IN his minds eye that Presidency
thar was wiped out when the Assistant Aldermen
BURIED ON NEW YEARS.
KALI Raia 3. Gi0n with . cannibalissic glow
Old seat and osnS e the 0' Ways o. the o os
snug seats that were o!ilcially numbered By ais:
tricts as OF old. Billings, tall and active, and
Morris. fat fair, and somewhere near forty, had
their own chars while Gross, looking like Santa
moodily beside exJudge Shsndley, who seemed
not to heel &C home q all. But the members, old
those who were not seated In ofaciai CHAIRS ieit
tnat they were every inch Aldermen for O. that,
group o. bis personal friends seated on table
70 the right OF him, which fact doubtless accounted
Sr he %0 %s
dignity to the .If
some OF the Aldermen had to make Twomev was
CLERK, looking stern and commanding, deemlng Is
the proper transaction or the days work. But iii
BY MT Reilly, authorizing the appointment py the
Mayor OF two competent persons TO codify the ex-
things under the Consoida uon act and the new
charter, and TO compile eli existing State laws re-
aeg 20 the c anu was Vas
lamps IN 'front.' OF private edidces and the Ike.
were onersd ana took the regular course. the
standing committees were then announced, after
which the Board adjourned. The committees are
Arts ana Scsasces-Messrs Gross, Purroy ana
Billings.
Fe1ries-Messrs. Powers, Reilly and Rowland.
Nnd,ces-MessrR Gross, Lysaght, Cole, Vance
and Morris.
Lands a'sd P'aces-Messrs. Lysaght. Blessing
Lar-Messrs Purroy. shandley and Billings.
Aarkets-Messrs. Strack. Gion and Robinson.
Printing ana observation-disclosures. STANDBY,
Pubic works-Messrs. Reilly, shaudley ana
Morris.
Repairs and suppaes-Messrs. a,lon, strack and
Roads-Messrs. Mccarthy. Reilly and Deans.
Salaries aud 0Dsces-Aessrs. Cole Seery and
Sfreess-Messra Guntzer. Lysaght and simousou.
Street Pdrenaents-Aessrs, seery, Mccarthy and
rHx NEW COMMISSIONER or CHARITIES.
wnsen 81 8
rection, in place OF Mr. Edward L. Donneiiy.
The following is Mr.. E. l.. Donnellys letter with
drawing from the Commission =
To His Honor Mayor w,cxxAx;-
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Appointment Of my successor. with renewed expres
and with regrcls that cannot in the manner you had
5sn OF the city
with great rcspcst your friend and oDcdien servant
rHR FIRE COMMISSIONERS
President Perley, OF the Board OF Fire Commits.
sioners, called upon I, Mayor r Wickham Yesterday
The Mayor gave them until Monday. gentleman
VINO knows just what the report Con ans, on hear
ing OF this extension, exclaims ID They could
gel their answer In an hour II they nked" "How
sof', he was , asked; simply In this wayne can
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Aldermen Lewis, Reilly and Powers democrats
and Morris and Billings republicans. called mon
the Mayor to-day ana urged the APPOINTMENT or
Richard FLANAGAN, ex.Presideut Of the Board Of Al
oermen, as Police commissioner. The Mayor replied
that as yet there was no vacancy in the Police
Commission, and remarked that he esteemed Mr..
Flanagan very nighly and would keep the recon-
THE COMpTRoLLKas OFFICE.
Some OF the men who were discharged on the
10th OF last month because they would not pay the
salary brokers their blood money called for the
Ten Jays pay que tnem At Tue COmptroller's ONCE
yesterday, but the paymaster refused to pay them.
AS there was q short time ago order posted up
In the ONCE that no salaries would be paid to any
person to whom they had been assigned 1t would
seem that the brokers must have had 1t aprOQated.
Who received the ten days pay OF the twenty dis
charged fremen Is question that the Comptroller
ought to be able TO answer.
TEE 'JOGGERHEAD" CANARD.
There Is absolutely not the slightest foundation.
for the rumor that Mr.. John Kelly ana Mayor
Wickham have "fallcn out" They have been
steadlast friends and neighbors for years, and
nothing whatever has transpirea TO disturb their.