New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
BUSY ABOUT MANY THINGS
ALDERMEN ACTING ON NUMEROUS TOPICS.
THE COMMITTEES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND BALL
TCKETs-FULLGRAFF EXCITED.

TICKETs-FULLGRAFF EXCITED.
The Board of Aldermen held long session yester-
day. Fire Commissioner Croker sent ietter re-
sgniug the Office of Alderman, to which he was wa
elected last. fall. His resignation was accepteu,
and Mr. Grant moved that Patrick kennney oe
elected to fill the vacancy MI oOonhe this aud
Messrs. Mills. OConnor. Pearson, Rothman, Sayles
and Wendell lRepublicsns) voted for MI; OConnors
resolution BY vote sent el 10 several 10 o
TO the Board. One showed the expenses and re-
ceipts of the Cooper Union for 1883: Another re-
ferred to the present system of and sealing
weights and measures. He said that an investiga-
tion had shown him that the ordinances relating TO
the system had been disregarded. AS matter OF
fact he continued, "the inspectors and sealers OF
weights and measures have been so many rowing
taI.gatherers, recognizing no authority and com
plying w9 h nS Ss agor be
adopted accompanied the letter, substituting salar-
les instead Of fees for the inspectors and sealers
S SoSa rn $1,000 from esGay for neglect
Of duty was provided for. Mr.. Grant
moved that the letter and proposed ordinance be
referred to the Committee On Ferries and Fran
chises This was ordered.
President Kirk then announced the several COM
mttees Tammany Halls P peprennSive sm bsrs
Waite, who was credited with planning the " DEAF
by which Mr. Krk was made PreS,asbbi of the
Committee on County Atars ana MIN p. hhces p Sn
-four other committees. Mr.; Wendell, another ne,
chairman of the Committee on Lamps and Gas, and
cot places on five committees. Mr.. Miller. the Re-
publican who changed his mind repeateSaiy n1 To
mittee on the Police and Health Departments, ana
a share in four committees. Mr. flnck was the
first Republican 10 record his vote for the iamnany
president He was placed at the head or the Com-
mittee on Docks, and secured places Oh three COM
mittees. The eheirmen of the other commIttees are
Ferries and Franchises. Mr.. Shells; Finance, Mr..
Grant Law, Mr.. O'Connor Markets., MI Sayles
Public Works Mr. Duffy Streets MI. MGCa M;
Kenney {; Fire Department and Building bureau
Mr.. Dempsey Lands Places and the Park Depa t
%ent Mr. f9ligsrali Rai hSs Mr. McL00shiin
A resolution relative to the securing Of new
building for the lXth District Civil Court was re-
h fssaiS to Mr. the Shells Gs Uttered On 1SsP$
ton asking the. legislature TO pass pm
for the paving Of Fifth-aye. from Washington
AT a cost not to exceed 100000. Mr. Waite
offered a resolution requesting The COMMITTEES on
Law to prepare an ordinance requiring the license
or private the fees thus derived to be used IN re-
paving and repairing streets: rms was adopted,
and also two resolutions relative 70 tne Saie Ol
offices of the several theatres and the other 70 re-
peal the ordinance licensing persons to sell tickets
for any place of amusement 81,
Mr. Matte then offered a resolution directing the
Commissioners of Public Works TO take down the
bridges in Irving-place between Irving Han ana
the reporters that the resolution was intended as
warning to societies allowed to Use that bridge that
they must not slight the Aldermen when sending
complimentary invitations. He added that the last
French society had sent the tickets TO coroner
Levy and the Aldermen had not received them
TIE tickets for the French Cooks Ball, TO be given
next Tuesday night, had also been sent to Coroner
Levy and had not been distTbuted.I Mr., Grant
offered resolution repeating the order given sew.
eral weeks ago allowing the use OF the bridge next
Tuesday. Just before the Board adjourned Coroner
Levy hurried into the room and handed Mr. Jaeine
a bundle of tickets for the ball That
Alderman Immediately rose and moved
that the motion made BY Mr.. Grant should be re-
scinded He defended his resolution, holding the
tickets in his hand. Mr.. Waite. with show of in.
dignation, said that he hoped 1.-THE bringing of
tickets into this Board will not influence us IN any
way The motion was resclndec ana the twenty
four tickets were distributed. MI Levy said that
he had ordered the tickets sent to Mr.. Jaehnes
house but the Alderman was not at home.
Mr. OCn5Or tried to haze ts mSns s on Sne
Failing to do that, no moved that the hour OF
meeting be o'clock.
Mr. Waite-I that when we adjourn we adjourn u
meet at o'clock in the morning.
The motion was carried by acclamation followed
by shouts of laughter at Mr. OConhors expense.
Later the hour was fixed at l p IN.
Mr. FugTaff called up HE resolution OF last week
demanding the appointment OF committee TO IN
vestigate the Tax Department. Mr. U C3nnor OPP
posed it because he said 1t was personal quarrel
between the Mayor and O member of the depart
ment and he refused to be made party 70 such
quarrel he added that no special committee was
needed even if an investigation were proper and he
did not think that the Board should make the blum
der of appointing committee TO investigate the
department until the Grand Jury had colnpieVeu Is
work in that direction.
Mr. FullgTaf-I thank Alderman OConnor for compli-
mentlng by making me the mouthpecc VI the Mayor
'' P5Tresident Kirb-orler
Mr.. Fullgraf Cexctedy)-If were his mouthpiece
blather about az Alderman OCOnuOr often does III this
Board.
The motion was adopted, ard Mr.. Fullgraf was
made chairman of the committee, MeSsrs Shells ana
Waite being his associates.
THE GRAND JURY AND THE EXCISE LAW.
Andrew Little, the foreman of the General
Sessions Grand Jury, which was discharged yester-
day, handed the following prescntment to Judge
Cowing:
That in the course of its invest cation into the many
Of crime which have been brought to It's attention
Grand Jury that the Commissioners Of Excise OF the City
aud County OF NewYork have taken the position that
license TO sell strong and splrtuOus liquors. etc. Is not
revoked and anued by the conviction OF the censee or
another person for an offence a1ast tne EKe.Se aws
yised that this position is untenable and IN direct oppo
sOn the decisions Of the courts OF this state u sat
isfactoy appears to the Grand jury that the Commits
sorers Of Excise have in many instances gone out OF
their way TO advise persons whose LICENSES had IN fact
been annulled such convictions that their licenses
were still a protection them aud that they might con-
to sell liquors under them without incurring any
responsibility the law therefor and that by folio wing
this advice many liquor dealers have been brought into
trouble by OF violations Of the Excise law, which
o falls duty IL is to that the law Is enforced
In the opinion OF the Grand Jury no proper admnstra
charged with the duty OF administering them act in ac
cordauce with the construction Put upon them
the Commissioners OF Excise have knowledge that the
courts decided their action to be Illegal and there
fore IL Of great consequence 10 tie proper admin
istratcn OF public justice that such measures may be
deemed advisable should be taken TO Put a stop to this
conflict between the Commissioners aud the law:
The Grand Jury further respectfully presents that bas
20 its knowledge that the Commissioners OF Excise