The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-02
BRooKLYN's COMMON COUNCIL.

A BATCH OF vEToEs FROM THE MAYOR
CHARTER AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED.
+ stated session OF the Brooklyn Common Council
held yesterday afternoon, President Fisher in the
chair The Mayor sent In tho name Of Charles 4.
Teale for member OF the Board oil Education III place
OF ex-Mayor Booth, that gentleman haying failed to
quaniy when nominated tor the position. The nomt-
nation was laid over Tor week. The Mayor also
sent in a veto message In relation to resolution to
remit portion Of a certain assessment on property
located in the Finn ward. He also vetoos
q resolution OF tho Board providing for relighuns
lamps in the streets which have been heretofore
capped." In his opinion At least five hundred lamps
now being lighted should be dispensed with asa
s.capped" ut With reference to the resolution
passea by the Common Counci on March Is iirectlng
that mon ument should DO placed over tho remains
James DonlaE at an expense OF 500 veto was also
transmitted Mayor Howell also returned disapproved
the resolution contained IN The minutes OF tno 18th
ut. by wnicn II sought to add TO the regular
utes oil the clerk Tor the lin ut., the
proceedings had that day by thirteen OF the Alder
men alter the President had decaie ed tho Board
journed He held that the proceedings OF the second
DAY meeting could form part oil the lawful and
regular mInutes OF the Common Council. He also
disapproved oil the appointments made on the 4th OF
Marcn which form part oil the disputed proceedings Vi
the llth OF that mouth The adoption or approval, he
said, Of resolution by winch these appoint ment
made would tend 70 BRING about a costly and
pcrpexing litigation, which would DO prejudicia ~
the efficiency and good name OF the Common Council
aud city government. The veto messages took
Tue usual course. wiin the exception OF the latter
A communication received from the President
OF the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad Com
pany Withdrawing Their petition recently presented
asking .or authority 10 ruL steam mol0rs over thcr
road from Ninth avenue and twentieth street 10 Ham
Iton avenue Terry.
A lengthy debate ensued upon the Charter Amend
meuJ bill introduced IN the Legislature by Senator
Pierce. President Fisher contended That the present
incumbents oil the commissions should DO allowed
out their terms Alderman Murtha
thought that the Common Council should Pro-
coed in orderly manner TO have a COM
mittee examine ali the proposed amendments and
report tho Board that they could select those
winch were best II was nnaily resolved to request
Legislature not tc Interfere with the present Com
missioners, but that they be permitted to serve the
term Tor wncn they were appointed.
The Board resolved 10 rcduce the salaries OF nremcn
live per cant II also resolved mat
there should he election IN the Flth ward To MI
the vacancy caused by the death OF tue late Alderman
until the expiration oi the official term OF he
latter Tue salary OF the deceased viii be paid TO the
widow, anu all public business coming from that
ward win be transmitted through The supervisor Of
that district ana PrcsIaeut OF the Board to the
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