New-York tribune., 1879-05-27
BROOKLYN CITY NOMINATIONS.

W. IT, FLEEMAN NAMED AS CITY TREASURER, AND
JOHN C. PERRY AND n. NJ. WHITING AS CoMMIs-
sIoNERs OF CITY woRKs-THE NoMtNATIoNs
LAID on THE TABLE.
The Brooklyn Common Council chamber was
crowded yesterday afternoon the meeting or the Al
dermeD, there a general expectation that nom
nations for various positions in the municipal govern
ment would be sent in by Mayor Howell The crowd
which occupied the seats and all the available standing
not disappointed. Early In the session, Mr..
Rice the Mayors cork the chamber and handed
some papers to President Ray. The Aldermen waited
impatenty while some communications from the Board
| OF City Works were read. and then COM
municatOn from the AayOr presented, nom
mating william III. Fleeman to be City Treasurer. in the
place William Mayo Little, whose term of Office
pired in January last. Alderman Kenna DemD at once
moved to confirm the nomination Mr. Fleeman, he
said, stood high any for integrity and honor
and would perform the duties OF the Office with fidelity.
Alderman Stewart (Rep) moved to lay the nomination
Oh the table, This carried by party vote OF Is TO
! 8. Aldermen Bunet and O'Reilly being absent. The
| vote follows:
Yeos-Aitken, Stewart. Graham, Ray. Smith, Petry,
Waters, Williams Baird, fEench Hacker, Fritz Seaman,
Dreger, Powers.
| NdyS-Dwyer, Black McCarty, Kane, Mcintyre,
| OCOnncll, Gunder, henna.
The nomination Of John c. Perry and Robert NJ Whit
ing as Commissioners Of City Works. in the places Of
John w. Faherty and George c. Bennett then read.
nation OF the two gentlemen whose names submit viii
satisfy your honorable body that in taking the action
which my Of duty prompted to take with ref
erence to Messrs Flaherty and Bennett, was not
actuated by any partisan political motive, but SIM
ply by desire honesty and economy in that
and all other departments of the city 1t will be my
duty while Mayor OF the city to hold each depart.
ment TO strict accountability, and that they are
severay conducted according to methods that success
full mon pursue in tho management OF their business
| affairs"
laid on the table, This carried by 16 TO T. the vote
being the on the nomination Of Mr.. Fleeman,
with the exception that Alderman O'COnnel Dem.)
voted with the Republicans. The Board then proceeded
| to other business.
William IL Fleeman the nominee for City Treasurer,
is Democrat, and lives in the Twenty-rourth Ward,
which in the Board of Supervisors during
1877 and 1873 lie was renomnated last year, but was
defeated by the Republican candidate by a single
While Supervisor he attracted much attention by his
Jonn O. Perry is a weI-known Republican lawyer, aud
is at present counsel Of the Police Board He Wa was
Whiting is tne proprietor OF statoneTy store S IN
Works in 1879 his associates being Lorin Palmer and
William A. Fowler. He is a Republican.
It was understood that the tabng OF the nominations
publican Aldermen a caucus held in the office Of City
Treasurer Little alderman Frenchs son-n-law) pre-
| vious to the meeting Of the Board
Alderman French said last evening that the laying Of
thet they would be rejected lie did not think how
| ever, that Mr.. Fleeman would 0e connrmed but the
other gentlemen might be- They were both Republi
cans and both lived In the Twentieth Ward, which Mr.
French represents in the Common Council He thought
10 was generally thought best that commissioners IN
the same Board should be taken from the part
OF the city. Tne question Of locality always taken
into account and probable that the Eastern Dis
trict would insist on having one OF these places. Mr.
French said that he had not known what names would
be sent in by the Mayor although he heard Mr. Perys
name mentioned the street last week. That Mr.
Whiting was to be nominated he first heard about
O'Clock yesterday. Mr.. Fleeman's nomination
surprise TO him The nominations laid the rable
in order to give majority ot the Board time for
sultation Mr. French refused 10 say what action
taken by the Republican Aldermen in caucus On the
question OF nominations