The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The Board Of Estimate and Apportionment has t1na,
settled after delay Of several years during which tn
matter has been in litigation the claim of E T Woo,
for counsel fees In defending his claim afterward up
SCI TO have been appointed Corporation Counsel b,
acting Mayor Kirk and TO have hold tho position for
few hours in 1885,. Tho Board down the claim b,
| Si,7+a25. These were the amounts paid the variou
counsel Robert SoweL $500; Hugh l.. Cole 81 500
George Bliss 500; David Dudley Fled $500: George II
Forster tdeceascd). $3.50 Aaron J. vAnderpoel do
| ceasedh S20O ana Thomas +. Grady. Sl25.
There are Al Judges chosen by tho of the people
OF this city - in the higher courts record supreme
Superior. Common Pleas and city, In tho crimina
courts General Sessions and II In tho district courtS
which have Jurisdiction landlord and tenant
and the debts and obligations OF laborinR and
employers. A year ago o!Rht Assembly districts OF
New York. casting 10000 votes at the last election had
representation in any OF the this city civil
or criminal and this was source of considerable dis
satisfaction and discomfort. On the other hand the
Eleventh Assembly district has s. the Twenty.third
Assembly district 5. and tho Twenty.h Assem-.
bly, district .l+-2i Of the Al. Since last year
the situation has changed considerably. Two
Judges from tho Twenty rst district whose forms had
expired were not reelected Ono Judge moved away
from tho Eleventh and Cow Hill In tho finR OF va.
canceR recognized three OF tho dstricts which had
previously been without representation the bench
tho Twelfth by tho appointment OF Judge Giegerch,
the Eighteenth by tho appointment of Judge Fltz.
simons and tho Twenty.Second by tho appointment OF
Judge Mexican Tho voters In November last elected
Judge Btschof from tho Fourteenth Judge Fitzgerald
from tho Sixteenth. and Judge Van wyck from tho
Twentieth, that at tho present time all sections of
town are represented. and by Democrats chiefly.
Arrangements have been perfected whereby, during
tho months OF July and August instruction will given
In each OF the districts throughout town 10 election
workers IN tho organization OF Tammany Hall regard.
tug the new electoral law, Iis intended to have tho
work so thoroughly done that every TAmmany man
who has charge OF an election district there will be
1850 election districts this year. will 10 thoroughly ac
Quaned with tho operations OF the law and with what
and what cannot be dono under it. There Is per.
mRuent Tammany headquarters in each of tho twenty
four Assembly districts open every night and certain
to DO well attended while tho instruction is going
The Board Of Excise collected Iast year from liquor
licenses i44!77O Tho expenses usually about one
tenth OF tho total collected As provided for this
year these expenses follows Salary OF the three
Commissioners Si5oOO: counsel to Board IS Ooo Sec
Rotary and Chief Clerk. 800; assistant secretary
5000; cashier 81 COZ assistant cashier 81 800 law
clerk, s23ou, senogrspher s., 500 enGrossing clerk
81 400 three application clerks at ST. each s. 900
Chief Inspector 1890; deputy chief inspector 800
general Inspectors 81 SOD each So 90; ono protest
and complaint Inspector s. toO eleven special Inspec
tors $500 each $1,000; forty nine Inspectors 81 200
each $500; three special aids SI2UO each IS go;
one steamboat roundsmAn, Sl.Osp; ono cleaner $500
and for rent 81 SO.
Nothing has been heard for fully two weeks OF that
once promising political organization tho yoorhis
Democracy At irregular intervals 1t wakes into life
organizes district presents James McClellAnd as an
orator ON the subject OF good government aud reform
and then SUBSIDIES, only 10 bob up again at another
point Ike cork upon The faction is actually
organized in but one Assembly district OF town the
Ninth II has taken root nowhere else though meet
ngs for the purpose have been hold in other districts