The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-23
CITY HALL ETIQUETTE.
whats the Use OF n Handle to Your Mime
nWs TO be Dropped at Pleasure.

Mayor Cooper sent to tho honorable the
Board OF Aldermen. yesterday, a communica-
tion urging that honorable body TO pass the
necessary resolutions to carry into effect the
act OF the Legislature that provides for making
Tompkins Square park. The reading Of the
message was interrupted by Alderman Roberts.
The communication is addressed to the
Board OF Aldermen. ;" the honorable gentleman
said. and 1t should have been addressed. The
Honorable the Board Of Aldermen This omis-
sion is gross discourtesy to this Board. and
move that the communication be returned to
the Board"
Alderman Jacobus. who was in the chair.
-, Alderman Strack would not object to telling
the Mayor that his message was Improperly
addressed. but he opposed It's return TO the
Mayor. because such q course would delay Civ
Ing work to tho poor men.
Col. Roberts replied that the communication
was shan. designed by tho Mayor to win
cheap popularity ny making a show of desiring
To- give work TO the poor.
Thereupon tho motion wns tabled. IL to TO-
The eleven Aldermen who did not caro- to bo
Called ,hQnorable are Messrs. Burns Flpck
Ro6eI, Hall. Hanght9n Hyatt Jacobus; Ken;
those who insist upon being addressed as the
Honorable tho Boa OF Aldermen are Mcssrs
carroll. Cavanagh. Foster, George Hail Keenan,
Herman. Roberts. Sauer. Shells and Sevin.
:, The vote having been announced. the Clerk
Board OF Aldermen" Alderman sauer
promptly moved to return the message. with a
request TO the Mayor to address IL properly.
At this Alderman Matt Stewart sprang to his
feet HONORABLE" he said. lis an nristocratic
term Invented In monarchical Europe; but we
u republican America are satisfied with plain
Mister. We don't want any arlstocratic titles
Alderman Roberts was on his feet before Can't.
Stewart was fairly in his sent :" will not say
with Mare Antonv" the Colonel said. p" that we
OF the Board have Just voted that they are not
The laughter that followed this speech was
suddenly checked by Alderman Strack. who
read from the proceedings OF the Legislature to
show that Samuel j. Tiden. when no was Cow
ernor did not prefix the word honorable to his
sembly.
Alderman Saucr's motion was lost 10 10 If.
Thereupon the Chairman handed to the Clerk a
paper. and said, q" A further communication
from his Honor the Mayor"
- MIR. Chairman. object to your calling the
Mayor his Honor because he refuses To- call
this Board Honorable =" was shouted by Alder
man Sauer. Then Alderman Steven said. very
grnVely, " hope. Mr.. Chairman. that you will
call the Mayor Honorable that we may show
that W. know our duty TO him. II he does not
know his duty 10 us."
clerk, entered the room. and walked 20 the
Clerks desk. He had been instructed 10y the
Mayor g. write before the address in each COM
municaiion the word " Honorable" Right
Aldermen Tho Colonel did his his work o and at At
the reading OF the next message, now adj
dressed The Honorable tho Board OF Alder
men, smile ran round the chamber. Then
the Chairman announced that he had received
n communication from the County Clerk.
How is that addressed2" Aldermen Roberts
and Sauer shouted in unison. The Clerk
opened Il the paper and replied. " 1t isn't ad-
The twenty-one City Fathers laughed heartily
but nobody moved TO return the paper.