New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-06
ALDERMEN GET THE DOCUMENT.
NEW RULES OF THE BoARD-sTANDING CON
MITTEEs NAMED.

NEW RULES OF THE BoARD-sTANDIHG COM
MITTEEs NAMED.
The Tammany Board OF Aldermen met In special
session Yesterday TO receive Mayor Gilroys first
nual message. President Mcclellan called his thirty
Wigwam colleagues to order, and Secretary Wills
Holly. with martial step and becoming air Of
dignity, advanced up the centre aisle Of the Common
Council Chamber. He bore the message which was
done up In white satin ribbon. In his right hand.
and having reached the Presidents chair handed up
the document to that official with a Chosterfcldian
bow. saying:
Mr.. President j have the honor TO present n
message from His Honor the Mayor
President Mcclellan took the message with bow
that was intended to be duplicate OF Mr. Iolly's
and transferred II to Chief Clerk Michael F. Blake.
who in gave 1t the reading clerk Of the board
The latter cleared his thioa; and Immediately dved
into the statistics representing the cys financial con
dition with which Mr. Groy opens his communication
lie wrestled with the figures for few minutes until
Alderman Brown. OF the Finance Committee, alarmed
perhaps at the mans Suierings, moved 10 suspend
further "reading" one thousand copies were or
dered printed The different subjects di-coursed upon
were referred to the several committees.
one of the innovations OF the new board Is
permanent committee on rules. with the prcSden. MS
chairman. The new rules reported by the committee
and adopted yesterday require one days notice 10
amend them. They provide also that no application
for franchise shall be granted until II has been
referred 10 the proper committee and pnhlc hearing
has been given. They further provide that no com
mlttee shall be discharged from the consideration OF
any matter without three fourths vote Of The board
This II is explained. Is to prevent committees from
Sinking their duty. No opposition was made 10 their
adoption and 800 copies were ordered 70 be printed
President Mcclellan announced tho following stand
nc committees for the year:
Fridge and Tunnels Aldermen Murphy. Word. owens.
Prague Brown.
County Anairs-Aidermcn Martin. o. smith "tcHs
saul. Baumert.
pocks-AIdcrmcn Schott. wund Long Mnh. Parks.
Excise-Aldermcn Brown. Ryder Flynn Murphy. Mar
tin owens, Lantry
Ferries and Franchises-Asdcrmcn Mund Donovan
Burke Oakley. Parks
Firancc-Adcrmcn Brown. Morgan. Murphy. Flynn.
Donovan
Fire and Building rtmcn,s-Aldermen ButE.. TAFT,
X ,ahrn. Flynn and Mcclure
Lamps ard Gas-Adcrmcn owen. a. smi'h. Noonan
Gecks. Rim.
Land add Places and Park Depa tmen,Ald Tmen Dono.
ven Rogers. Rim. Bsumert OHren
Law Dcpartment-Aldcrmen Oakley. Morgan, L"niry
Schott 6. W Smith.
M,rxcts-Aldesmcn Prague. Rogers. Eseuan. Noonan
Daumctt
Police and Health Observation-Disclosures :. w smith
Burke Mcclure. Kcahon, Saul
Public works-Aldermcn Rogers, schott. Long. owens.
Prague. Parks. IAntry.
Railroads-Aldcrmcn Morgan. wurd. Murphy. Brown.
Noonan Schott Muh.
Kuies-Presdcnt Mcclellan. Aldermen Brown and Nor
Salaries and omces-Aldermon Ryder, o'Bren Eogor'.
Muh Gccks
strec,.-Aldcrmen Flynn. Noonan o'Br,n. Long, Ei.c
street Cleannr-Adermen c. Smith. RYDER TAFT. s W.
SrnltA and Saul.
Street Pavemf nts-Adc' Tat Martin. Oakley. liz
man. Rim. Mcclure. Kcrlol.
The usual committee 10 watch legislation At
Albany" appointed Aldermen Flynn. TAFT Owens
Long and Prague compose II.