The sun., 1908-01-01
ALDERMEN PART IN PEACE
EXCEPT PETERS, WHOSE "APOL-
OGY" GETS THE GAVEL.

HArd words for jerome and Mcclellan
Disturb the Love Feast-An Umbrella
Each for Goodman and Meyers, but
Little Tim Fares Much Better.
The old Board Of Aldermen went out
Of existence yesterday and the new board,
in which there will be fifty changes in MEM
bership, will meet on Monday to organize.
As is customary. the passing OF the old
board was marked by speeches by leaders
and presiding officers. each Of whom told
the others that if he had said anything in
the last two years that seemed to offend
he was sorry and asked forgiveness.
President McGowan and Vice-Chairman
Goodman heard many nice things said about
their courtesy and impartiality when pound
ing the gavel. and there was praise for Re-
publican Leader Meyers and Little Tim
Sullivan, the leader OF the Tammany side.
Mr.. Meyers and Mr. Goodman. who will
not have seats on the new board, got an
umbrella each Little Tim, however. got
a pair Of silver pitchers costing 5000. Little
Tim was reelected to the board and will
continue as the Tammany leader. Alder
man Gunther of Brooklyn will be the new
Republican leader. Like the Mayor. the
President of the board is in for a four year
term, so Mr.. McGowan will have to wait
two more years before ne gets his present.
1t would have been a happy afternoon
for every one but for Henry Clay Peters,
who rose for the purpose OF saying farewell
and to ask pardon for all che trouble he
had caused in the two years he has been
in the board. II was only because he
asked for an opportunity to make amends
that he was allowed to speak because
since he refused to retract calling Mayor
Mcclellan the fraud Mayor" President
McCiOwan has refused to recognize him.
He started in well enough, he said, and
left his colleagues one and all with feelings
OF the sincerest friendship. Referring TO
Mr.. Mc(iowan, he said
Il have the same feeling toward him.
and IL smarting under the way in which
he prOstituted his office i said things un-
becoming an Alderman withdraw them"
The chairman let il pass. He thought It
was only another Pet ers break, but a mo-
ment later. when Peters. commenting on
his indictment for perjury, yelled, Il have
been asked to be brought to trial. but |
have been refused trial by the rum soaked.
cigarette smoking District Attorney Of this
county" Then the gavel was set to work,
but before he could be squelched he bel
lowed Il have every respect Tor all the
members of this board. but not for the in
crate. cheat and fraud who presdeJ over
the administration
Little Tim sullivan moved that the speech
OF Peters be eXpunged from the minutes.
His apology remarked Little Tim, sounds
like a man saying, I'm sorry,if said any
thing wrong. but I'm damned glad | said
it," As the stenographer Of the board
never thinks it worth while to preserve
the speeches of the members Little Tins
motion was dropped as being superfiuous.
The Tammany members succeeded in
sidetracking the proposed new building
code which places greater restrictions on
the methods of erecting buildings within
the fire limits Title Tim Sullivan insisted
that the public ought to have more oppor-
tunty at further hearings to give opinions
on the new code, and it was promptly placed
on file by a vote OF % to II.