The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-13
IHE CITY GOVERNMENT.
ReorganiZatiC Of the Board
Of City Record.
Corporation Counsel Smith
Given More Time.
PRESIDENT MATSELL SCARED.

The Mayor the CORPORATION Counsel and the
Commissioner OF the Department of Public Works
met yesterday as the Board Of City Record. The
Board was reorganized for the year by the cleo
non OF the Mayor as chairman Colonel Farrell the
Supervisor OF the Record, being chosen Secretary.
was ordered that 500 copies OF the annual report
OF the Police Justices be printed in pamphlet form.
No other business OF any Importance was trans
acted.
THE COUNSEL TO THE coRPoKArIoN.
Corporation Counsel Smiths answer to the
charges preferred against him oy the Mayor. win
not be handed in to-day. He yesterday informed
Mr.. Wickham that he could not possibly get II IN
shape until Monday next, and he was given until
then TO complete It, From all accounts the answer
VIII AFFORD spicy reading for lawyers IN general
and some politicians IN particular.
CLERICAL CHANGES.
Four clerks employed in the Permit Bureau
we're yesterday notified that their designations
would save the powers that be the necessity oil re-
moving them. This is only the beginning Of the
changes that are to be made in the eierkships in
the Hall, and those clerks who have not yet been
notified that they are to De retained are naturally
very anxious to find out just what the Mayor Is
'going to do about it.n
MR. MArsELL FRIGHTENED.
President Matseil, OF the Police Commission,
was nearly frightened out OF his lie yesterday by
q telegram which he received from the Mayor,
ordering him 10 come to the City Hall immedi-
ateiy, as he was like the immortal Brooks,
sbadly wanted'' The old gentleman at
once jumped to the CONCLUSION that
Ill the rumors about his removal had crystallized
into positive fact. at all events, when he put in
an appearance at the Mayors ONCE he looked
anything but confident. The real cause OF MS being
sent for was the determination of the Mayor to
ascertain who was responsible for the absence or
sufficient force o! police at the Cooper Institute
meeting on Monday night. II seems that there
were only five policemen detailed to the meeting,
and the result was from the great crush, that
many persons were nearly su1ocated in the pas
6ageways, and great deal OF disorder and confU-
sion in the hall occurred by i'll disposed persons,
who would have been ordered under arrest had the
police been present IN force. Mr.. Matsel told the
Mayor that the captain OF the precinct to blame
but the Mayor replied that there were more re-
sponsibe parties than captains OF police In the de-
partmeni, aud instructed the heightened president
70 report 10 him IN writing about the matter. Mr..
Nassel went away rather crestfallen. The fact
that Mayor Wlcknam found great din Guilty in
gaining an entrance to the hall, where he was 10
preside probably led to his action yesterday.
RrMoRS ABOUT THE COMPTROLLER.
There W3s rumor yesterday that Justice
Fowler had preferred charges against Comptroller
Green Tor having neid BACK the warrants Tor the
mouths VI october aud December oil certain OF the
attaches OF the Third Judicial District Court. II
not prefer them TO the Mayor, as the latter states
that he had neither seen Mr.. Fowler or the
charges since he came into office.
Comptroller Green paid a visit to the Mayor and
bad long talk With him about matters relating
" the routine business OF the Finance Depart
ment, the making out OF warrants, &c.
Inc Committee on Salaries have decided to
recommend to the Board OF Aldermen at It's meet.
transportation OF prisoners, &c., the same rates
that nave been in existence ior years, with a few
trinlng exceptions.
K DENIAL gY TIE MAYOR
MI Wicknam denies most empnatically the story
pubiished IN the Albany correspondence OF one of
tne papers that lie Is IN league with Comptroller
Green to prevent the passage OF bill securing to
the Aldermen the confrmatory power they exer-
IN the matter Of appointments BY The
n Mayor OF heads hsa Of Departments 70 eli
the amendment, believing 1t thorough democratic
doctrine That the Board should have the confirm
the power to appoint without the concurrence or
the Aldermen he meant to exercise 1t as he
deemed most beneficial TO the public welfare with
out needing anybody's influence.
MINOR NOTES.
Chamberlain Lane, Colonel Dunlap, the City
Treasurer; Rufus Andrews Commissioner Dow,
Woods and William II. whitney who for DIS
trict Attorney on the Apollo Han ticket TWO years
ago. were among the more prominent visitors at
she Mayors once during the day.
Mr.. William Holdredge, who GAYS the city owes
70 get appointed by the Mayor to some ONCE
where ne can honestly get that amount back. yes
$tTudy sent lebter 10 tue mayor enclosing 81 80
Che amount charged by the postnan for his bulky
application received at the Office last week. Colo
mel Harrison who Pad the postage, now ieels a
better and richer man.
No decision has a. yet been arrived at In the case
OF the Fire commissioners. IL Is believed that 1t
Will be given on Saturday.
There Is a rumor current among the politicians
that one OF the Two commissioners or Accounts
viii be retired In lew days. not that any charges
Will he pre.erred against him, but that more ac-
tive man Is beng pressed for the place.