The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
BR00KLYN'S BEAR GARDEN.
SUMMARY ADJOURNMENT or THE COM
MON COUNCTL YESTERDIY
Excitement In the t1ty -MeLnughi,n's
CnnnoiI of Wnr-Thirtern Aidcrrcn Take
the Isusines- In Eand-Ncw Appointfncn

| Excitement In the tIty Uau-Mc Lnughiin's
Cnnrcii Of vnr-Thir,ern Aidcrr,cn Take
the Isusine.- in fsand-Ncw Appointments.
The meeting Of the Brooklyn Common
| Council yo-tc rday afternoon was attended with
scenes which were novel oven in that hall of
variety performances. The tactics Of Boes Ne
| Inughlin. which failed to elect Democrat
President Of tho Board. and then elected.
against the will of the Rcpublicana. their own
caucus nominee IA President. was followed with
the appointment to the minor oil 'cs Of the
board OF many Democrats whose nomination
was confirmed last week by a vote of the Demo-
| Gratis and Mossrs. Fisher. Dreycr. and Burnett.
| Republicans. making thirteen votes out Of the
| twenty-five in the board. II was announced
early Yesterday morning at the City Hall that
| Alderman John Drcycr of tho Twenty fourth
Ward was dissatisfied with his vote in favor OF
the appointments. and that he intended
! them. Tho ncws was carried TO Boss
Mclaughlin. who summoned council
| Of licutcnants. and began to devise plan TO
meet the movement. Tho Republicans were in
caucus at noon. and decided To support Dr"ycr.
! and on the reconsideration OF the nominations.
| h. sui stituto other MINES President Fisher
att ndcd the caucus. and said That his vote for
! the nominees ut the last meeting squared his
| account with the Democrats. and thnt he WIS
| again Mt liberty to act with his party, IA he
w,sh.d to do lie nrGmised H. ,, hagHoliGrns
| -Laughlir cabinet hit upon the provision Of
| the charter which requires a vote ~ r"consldera-
! ton To be tukcn AT tho next rcEulnr meeting
aitpr the nction intended to ~" affected WAS
taken. and thry NJ once decided that imme;
diat"y upon tho call OF the roll the Board should
! be adjourned.
Al ? O'clock tho chamber was nllel with
throng Of ward politicians painting with excite
ment. A. tho last Adcrmau's name was called
Alderman pwy"r Jumped NJ ana moved That
i"weI IN" Pr si,lent mi Nh" motion anil da.
cnrcd the hoard adjourned IN The Same breath
and pickiuy nm his hat hurried from his chair
| 4 ID "A LhntifflI
nll their might for the yeas and nays, hut the
PRESIDENTS chair was empty; ths Clerk hat
started out with his papers. and all the regular
Democratic mcmhcrs were hastcning from the
shamhcr and their demand was unhccdcd
| Thirteen members, majority OF the board. sat
in their chairs looking ut each other IN mute
disinay. Their" was no ono To lsten to their
had deserted the chamber wore Aidermen Bur
net. Dryer. Black. Kane, Phillips. Mcintyre,
Murtha, Gunder, kenna. Duane. Fisher and
Those who remained, organized by electne
Alderman John Fench Chairman. and suhsti-
tulnR nnwsraper reporter Tor city Clerk.
Aldermen Oliallv and Ray went to the City
Clerk,,s oflicc and informed Deputy Clerk Dem
mis- Mcnamara that the board was in session
md that It required his presenc. He showed
them page Of legal cap covered with stcno-
graphic characters made with u blue crayon.
and said that there WINS the evidence that the
board had had one meeting and had adjourned.
He offered 10 call n meeting for the next day nj
the request Of three members but he discov-
cred on reflection that he had no power to do
that in the presence " the MAYOR. He refused
to giycup the books and papers. and he said
that he could not 70 back Of the Chairman's de-
,is'on that the vote to adjourn the board had
Tho organization began business as though
nothing had happened. Alderman Dreycr
| moved to reconsider the resolution offered 40
the last meeting hy Alderman Dwyer. making
the minor appointments saying that he had
voted in the affirmative for that resolution un-
DIR misapprehension. and that If he had been
rightly informed he would not have voted for
would do So this week. Tho motion was unan-
imously adopted. Alderman Ray then offered
~ suhsiitni" resolution making the follow
ing appointments:
iar's CLARK Keeper Trnant Home. Anna ca.s; Va
Xiv Na,chman' william Fran And i."nc h crane
ylerS. q Common Council 'omni'iees; Alexander Ray.
ct weieht. AND Measures Second Congressional lis
ofweisht. and Measures THIRD Congressional District
se ana lrne az %a SinS's ar. % S s
Measure. Fourth Con;res,icna pi.rc, and Thirteenth
Iws ward sri%%ss haih oT Nv Mary cs@aa9nS
q foaITssn,1 ws5d BAH Ann c6'Em,9 NairSn, And
bath John lunncy keeper q swimming Bath nov he
san Assistant Kocicr and Wschman. Thomas Kugeis
s at aa SS'ssr . s WEAR and Messenger to Commit
The nominations We're confirmed by the same
/ vot" Of 3D. As Patrick Shannons name was
called he uttered AN eXuiant " Aye" Alder
( man Ray then moved 60 reconsider the vote Just
taken. his ohlert being 10 cineh the action so
that subsequent meeting could not reconsider
the vote" This motion was lost 10y thirteen votes.
Alderman OK"lly. offered resolution that the
. trolcr not Ia pay the salaries Il any employees
Z who have hcll on'e under the city Govern
: mcnt and whose positions have been made
, vacant 10y the appointment OF others in their
, ! place =. for any services rendered after March
F, II. 1875. THIS resolution was also eAutantly
q Alderman Ray then offered the following.
. which WIS adopted:
q h.sr- mat ne majority now sent do MAKE AMI
' ' ~ my y w ', 0i'3 II ,as s.arnso o. '
tahc thar.c OF all pHiels
y The meeting was then adjourned
10 During tho meeting Alderman kcnna ap-
, | peared in the lobby ms "A spectator. H. was
i called upon to take his seat H. said: Tho
e have nothing To do with this body"
= Tho Republicans bitterly denounced President
r Fisher for refusing to heed their call for the
: yeas and nays. They averrcd that Just ls soon
I" - the motion was made and before the chair
nays, and that Mr. Fisher ratified out the mo-
- or negative RESPONSE. Alicrmnn Ray said.
Fisher came into our caucus and admitted
I that hr had been acting under bargain with
!, the Demo rats but that ne ielt that he was quits
ID now that he had voted for the minor appoint
y mcnts. He heard all our plans to-day, prom
/, lsed 10 treat us with consideration, and then AT
r Board adjourned and fled from the chamber 81
|. Alderman Fisher. said to sun reporter:
e man Dryer. stated the motion deliberately
u and asked lgr The, Affirmative vote. There was
= a response from the Democratic members. and
" men asked Tor ne VOC 81 mos olp91s.d
!. There were two or three feeble votes, and de-
u cared INC nutlpn carried ana lnt huHri ADJ
Il lourned. did not hear the call for the yeas
p and nays until was leaving my seat and II was
i too late 10 entertain il. | knew what action
/, was contemplated, and that there was 10 be Il
! violent and trOuhlOus meeting. The ADJOURN
a mcnt was in the interest Of peace and harmony
= II was II legal adjournment. The meeting that
J. followed will be wholly imperative. The clerk
= will not receive or record their minutes, the
;. Mayor will throw their bills into the fire, and
D, nothing that they have done will amount &c
e anything"
II, City Clerk Mcnamara says that he will make
Il an affidavit thar the Republicans did not de-
3, mnnd the yeas and nays until after the motor
u was declared carried.
ono Alderman said; This trick Is nm ol,
/ one. Mayor Howell once ADJOURNED meeting
OF the Board Of Aldermen when he had ONLY
: three votes in his favor