The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01
BREAKING TIE DEADLOCK.
LAST NIGHTS NEW DEL Nv THE BROOK-
LYN CITY OFFfCES.



The Brooklyn Common Council last night
met to transact the business which II was pre-
vented from attending TO on Monday by the or
der OF Boss Mclaughlin. keeping all Demo-
Gratis from tho meeting Tho meeting was thon
prevented because the attendance OF ono DOM
ocrat would have permitted the Republicans to
rcorganzc all OF the city commissions by con-
hrmng tho nominations Of Mayor Schroeder,
which were on the table. II was impossible to
prevent a meeting last night. ard every DEM
ocrat was in his seat. There was n Democratic
majority OF but one TO overcome. and there wore
three or four uncertain Democratic Aldermen.
Tho General Committee had cndoavored to mol
lify Aldermen Donovan and Kane by giving
thom the regular Aldermanc nomination in
thcir respective wards but Aldermen Reardon
and Shannon were not well in hand. As II was
clear that the dissensions in the wards would
result In the defeat OF some one Of the Aldermen
who were temporarily pacined. and thnt soma
one Of them would come into tho board after the
election. thrsting for revenge. the situation re-
solved Itself into n IA race between the different
Aldermen named. for tho bcs, terms with Mayor
Schroeder. Robert Furcy cndcavorcd to over
como the difll,uliy by dickering with Republic
can Aldermen. but in vain.
Furcy Mt first tried to get tho meeting ad-
Iourncd until Nov. IL, hut this was voted down.
On motion Of Alderman Fisher tho names OF all
the MAYORS nominees wern then taken from tho
tablc except that of Daniel I}rudcy. nominated
Tor POlico Commissioner. Tho previous qucs-
ton WAS moved nnd ordered on the motion
madc by Alderman Fisher to confirm tho 's..
lowing nominntions: Rodney q. Ward, ns Po-
Ice Comm ssiOncr instead OF William b. Hurd;
David W illiams. as Pr sidcnt OF Department OF
fire anu Buildings, instead Of Fred. Massey:
Bernard Gallagher. Ms Comm issOncr Of Firo
gnd Buildings. instead OF James ROdwcll;
james Ryan. ns Commissioner OF Fro and
Buildings. lnsLend OF Hugh VI Iau him; Geo.
q. Bennett. IA Commiss ioner of City Works. in
stead of Thomas W. Adams; Rufus l.. Scott. as
ynnes Tnnnor. ~ Tax Collector. in place OF
William A. Furey
A graveyard stiffness sotted over tho meotina
when the motion was put. Alderman Murtha
struggled Tor u division Of tn" question: but WIS
ruled out Of order The roll WAS called. aud
when AldermQn shannon voted nye on con-
irmniion. the Democrats shot gnnccs OF ilerce
indignation at him. His Note madc tho result
on confirmation stand ID in the affirmative TO
IL in the negative.
A communication was then read from Mayor
Schroeder Withdrawing, the nomination of Dam
lei Bradley rs Pole Comm missioner. in place Of
John Pyhurn, und naming IhOmas I. White in
his stead also. nominating William Mayo Little
Ms CITY Trcasurcr. IN place Of Andrew Cum
ningham. Alderman Shannons vote led to the
confirmation OF these names also. and the dead
loek. which had lastcd since last May. was
DrOken.
Alderman shannon was escorted from tho
hall hy policemen. Ii wns feared that some OF
the disappointed politicians in tho corridor
would assault him. He said to u SUN reporter
that he knew that two other Aldermen were go-
90 save his iricnd Ryan and vote to confirm all
mo names IA they were presented. Ho intended
to leave tho city last night. and tried to get some
one 20 pair on with him on political questions;
but he heard that another dcnl was to be made.
and no " got mad and mad0 up hle mind 10 vote
Tor the nominations.