New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
SOLONs SWAP BOUQUETS
Dau of Alderman;c Flattery-EIec-
tiou Contests-Peters Wroth.

The time of the aldermen ct their nnaf meet
ing for 1907 was largely occupied yesterday pS
complimentary speeches. Vice-President uOo0-
man. James Cowdin Meyers. President NC
Gowan and Timothy p Sullivan coming III IOr
generous allowances OF praise
The Tammany men gave Little Tim two sii-
YER loving cups of the pitcher pattern holu'',s
six and one-haif pints each. AidermAh o""U
man and Alderman Meyers each received u'ii-
bre!ias from the Republican members
Mr. MCGOWAN and Henry Clay Peters purieo
,,,o hatcher hut this was as far as Peters went
IN animosity sub-surface work. He called Mayor
Mcclellan and District Attorney Serome FARO
rones and introduced q resolution calling ioE
q restoration to the board OF franchise giving
mowers The resolution WAS referred
President Goodman was in the chaif.
ranort was received from the Committee on
Elections which retained Aldermen Caiahdi''
Murphy Hahn, Higgins, Keely and Mohaha" IA
their seats The committee decioeo thAt 'e
nrotest of J Phelps Stokes against FreS'oe'''
Ncf;owan be dismissed. as the conrn'''ee "00
not sure It had Jurisdiction ~
Iobn ! Callahan's election in the 18th Dis
-. los ,rotested by Patrick A Burke; Arthur
u Murphy. AID District. by Michael Reon'oho'
Cns-Ias Hahn nd District, by Samuel 81
1o,ss also nv Edward ]. Sweeney; Patrick hls-
v;,s I'd District by William McConlogue' Fa'-
rick & Keely 59th District. by Robert t'rini'hs
H,,cb.eI l. Monahan, 54th District. by James =
Lanigan. ,, g..
report Of the finance committee calihs toS
an Issue of S43OO0 in special revenue oohus loE
EeIleyue and Allied Hospitals. to cover 'he Ao''
deficit was adopted. together Win the ''i''
Iororuad orders on report from the finance COM
mittee concerning municipal court sa'".
oreases. increased salaries in the Court OF Gen
the reDalr OF nluIllSIsoi
o,,1.r. buildings. About 100000 was represent
, ed in the four reports.
The board cleaned up lot of similar oruels
| one of S7I.OOO for the Richmond Borough 10
| popraphical Bureau went through ana theh All
| other for SJOOOOO as the proportionate ehou'l'
| 70 he borne by the city toward the ao"ht'oh vi
! grade crossings and other similar improvements
| Then the board adopted 4 resolution Gaming .o'
| S1oOoo to pay clerical expenses OF the Building
| Code Commission.
The board adopted resolution cailinS upoi
| tba BOARD of Estimate and AppOrtionment tc
| issue revenue bonds for $50.0o0 for the erection
| of an additional story on the Brownstone
Building" in City Hall Park, 20 house the ne"
! parts of the City Court
| The clerk at each rollcalI shouted the name
| of Borough President Ahearn, but there was nc
response.
The report Of the Building Committee OF the
| board to which referred the building cod'
| drawn up by the building code commission
| went over.
! In his attack on District Attorney Jerome Al
| derman Peters said: Il was indicted for perjury
| during the course of the year. l claim there
| ono who is prosfituting his office for polltica
| purposes. and that man is the District Attorney
| of this county.
| He was sharply called to order by Mr.. Good
| man and admitted that perhaps his words were
| too strong.
! But feel strongly ne went on. Time anc
time again have called upon the District AT
torney to put me upon trial upon those charge:
| of perjury. He makes excuses that he cannot
| I claim that thos, indictments for perjury are
| badges CT honor when innocence and willing
| ness 10 stand trial ere behind them"