New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-28
WANTING DEMOCRITIO ALDERMEl
ABILL TO KEEP OUT REPUBLICANS.

A PETITION FAvORTNG SENATOR Days MEASURE
MR. BRUINS AND MR.. SQUIRE,
lFRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIP TRIBUNE
ALBANY, April pa few Republicans in
New-YorK willing evidently that cvory member oil
the Board Of Aldermen should be Democrat As for
Democrats OF course they chcerfuly join In any move
mcnt to make tho Board Of Aldermen unanimously
Democratic. To-day the Asscmbiymcn received docu-
ment artfuly drawn to give 1t "non-partisan aP-
pearance, asking them to for Senator Days bill
ahoshng the present Board OF Aldermen OF New-fO rk
in which the Republican party has several
representatives., and substitute n Board OF Alder
men OF fifteen members. elected by tho $4,000
Democratic voters OF tho City OF New-YOrk. the
Republican voters, IL is obvious. could not
such majority against them. and the Board
OF Aldermen would be pcrpetualy Democratic, AZ was
predicted frankly by Senator Plunktt when tho Dill
passed tho Senate The document favorng this trans
formation OF the Board OF Aldermen signed by THE
Republican Club" Republican organization, by
"The Young Mems Democratic Club" which
cast all its Democratic votes for Hill FOR
Governor and by "The City Reform Club" hybrid or
ganzaton. The document is signed by NJ. S. Isaac'.
]. Bleecker Miller Lewis L. Delaield James W. Pryor
and John b. Pine In their letter the officers say in sup
port OF the bill:
The undersigned clubs. reprcs entlng all shades OF
political opinion by their joint committee respectfully
dernen in the CITY Of New-York fsenato blil No 3OG
which Is pending in the Assembly and at the same
the Importance OF cIerting his influence to secure the
PASSAGE Of the bll in the accompanying amended form
The BILL amended provides for the election Of fifteen
Aldermen upon general ticket by tho entire city in
provides further, that the fifteen Aldermen elected In
November 1856, shall divide Themselves into three
classes of five each to serve one two and three year,
respectively; for the election OF FIVE Aldermen an
nuay thereafter to serve for three years. and for the
annual election OF the President or the Board upon
separate ticket now provided By law. lChapter "A,
Laws OF 1854.
Appended this declaration is statement signed by
Clarence A. Seward, Joseph H. Choate. f. h Coudert,
Thomas f. Wentworth and Henry L. Sprague in which
they express their concurrence the above
pressed.
The clubs however, suggest important amend
meuts to the bill They propose that the fifteen Alder
spectively and that the Boards membership shall
be renewed each by the election OF i've mem5ers
The Aldermen will receive annual salary OF 81 000
The House In the afternoon went into Committee OF
the Whole on Mr.. Days bill.
Mr.. Hamilton offered the amendments pared by the
Young Mems Democratic Club and the Young Mems
Republican Club dividing tho Aldermen Into three
classes.
Messrs Erwin and c. D. Baker opposed the bill az
practically DISTINGUISHING 100000 Republican
voters OF Work
James Haggerty said that this only another
theory OF the doctrinares who seeking for
for the evils that allie that city.
Progress was then reported and tho bill will up
Thursday at o'clock unfinished business for full
discussion.
Tho House went into Committee tho Speakers bill
addition OF three commissioners to the New York
Aqueduct Commission.
The bill ordered to a third reading.
The leader OF the TammaDy Hall Assemblymen, Mr..
Bruins made q motion to-day to order to n third reading
hi. bill giving ROllin NJ. squire. Commissioner OF Public
Works. control OF all the streets OF New York. This
deprlves the Department Of Parks OF the con-
ana OF the streets in tho newer
portions OF the city, the Twentythird and Twenty
fourth Wards DIR. Bruins only obtained thirtyhve votes
for his motion. A week he thought he had 100
votes Since thDn however many OF the Assembly men
have become convinced that 1t would be bad policy to
increase Mr. squre's powers.