The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-07
MUNICIPAL Matters.
Important Action of the Board OF
Aldermen Yesterday.
THE NEW CITY MARSHALs.
Large Appropriation for the Brooklyn Bridge
Miscellaneous Business.

Yesterday field day in the City Hall, which
crowded by motley throng OF ONCE seekers and their
hackers II understood that tho Mayor had sent
about TO send in the OF several appontces
10 city marshalships The Board met in it's chamber
shortly after two O'Clock and had may be called
of the iivcicst OF the year. All the
bcrs OF the Board present
Tho business OF The day opened usual with the
customary routine. The mrs, actual business an
nounced by President Lewis who said that he had a
communication from the Mayor nominating william
Hayes. William Alt Lawrence Dclmour Joseph r.
Kennedy, Daniel Gillespie, Peter Washington salmon,
Joseph NJ Ill., Marvin r. Clark, Cornelius Fally, John
sheridan, John Nicholson md Edward Ottingcr
to be city marshals, each for the term
OF three years ending May /, 1879. The
communication referred to the Committee Police
and Health, which committee instructed to wait on
tho Mayor ask him when he intended to send In the
other nominations, thcrc being thirty six marshas in
all to be appointed. The committee went at once to
tho Mayor, who received them, and reported back
TO tho Board by tho Chairman, Alderman Sccry, that
they had waited on his Honor and had asked HIM when
he would send in the rest of the names, and why no
had not dcnc SO. Mr.. Wickham's reply that
he had followed tho example Of his predecessor IN the
matter and that he had not yet prepared another CON-
municatior to the Common Council the subject.
The report OF the committec accepted. To con.
cludc this subject it would DO well ada here that
hour later tho committee discharged from further
consideration Of the Mayors communication, and tho
nominations given above were unanimously confirmed.
Alderman MORRIS offered a resolution regulating tho
size Of ornamental lamps, which was adopted. Tho
post II circular must be only is inches in diameter,
and square at the base must not exceed that measure
mcnt at each side.
A communication from Henry G. stebbns informed
tho Board that II the granite pillars which are expected
from Scotland Tor the ornamcntaton OF the Lincoln
statue arrive In time tho monument will be decorated
by May 80.
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Alderman PIxcKNEy called up tho resolution author
izng Comptroller Green to raise $2666 GOO 90 by the
issue OF bonds the money 10 b. used IN the work Of
completing tho Brooklyn Bridge.
Alderman CoLE opposed tho resolution, saying that
he had carefully examined the subject and found that
New York city had become subscriber 10 the amount
Of g. 500 900 the year 1869, in the days Of Tweed
rst and second OF $3.50 900 ana $500 900 respectively
having boon paid by Comptroller Connolly In 1869 and
1870 shortly afterward the Ring suits were begun,
aud aftcr time II became evident 10 many Brook
yniics that the bridge not likely 10 become sue
cess, that law passed. through tho influence of
wealthy properly holders, IN the Legislature Of
1871 dissoiving inc New York Bridge Company tho
New York aud Brooklyn Bridge Company by this
act the irookyn bridge was declared public work, to
b. constructed ny the TWO Cities twoilrds OF the
and md onc-shird by tho city Of New York,
with the provision that all the original stockholders
10 be paid hc amounts they had severally sub
scrbcd with interest," AT the rate OF seven per cent per
M ID swsemy nasG smn Mns pa ah ns
amounts duo Them but the city Of New York had not
received dollar Of the 81, 800 900 she had sub
scribcd one OF tho original stockholders As tho
speaker not yet aware that this city was SUBJ
srribcr the corporation, he thought that tho
Common Council should now act with great discretion
In the matter and take caro- that they should not
volve he city In any way with the Brooklyn bridge.
He opposed to having the city OF New York go
into any speculation with tho taxpayers money,
either Ia rapid transit Brooklyn bridge or anything
else lie not opposed TO tho Brooklyn
bridge itself, but II should not DO forgotten
that New York had claim against 1t OF 81. 800 600
The Alderman concluded with the assertion that tho
granting Of this appropriation was decidedly unpopular
and should not meet the appreciation OF the Board.
Alderman rI>ckxgy briefly replied In favor or the APP
propraon and after good dcnl of par amentary spar
rlnr the resolution adopted bv vote OF 1904
The negatives Mcssra Cole, Cudlpp, MCCARTHY
and Morris.
KALAkAUA
On motion Of Alderman lIxfKxEY tho Board author
iycd tho Comptroller 10 pny the proprietors Of the
Windsor Hotel $4,000, incurred In tho reception Of
King kalnkaua aud suite
On motion Of Alderman IowLASD resolution
adopted authorizing I'VE years. lease OF Valentine g.
Walls premises Fourteenth street, near Sixth
nue. NJ annual rental of Sl5U00 for the OF the
Twenty -second regiment, Naiional Guard.
Alderman Lysaghts amendment 20 an original rcso-
luton called the leasing by the city for term Of
years. NJ 600 year 81 Nos llb aud III Nassau
street the Office Of the Public Administrator 1t
adopted
The Board then adjourned until Monday at two =. NJ