New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-06
rourteen HorSeshoes Scat
fer Fragrance as Fusion
BOARD Organizes.
w,ANENY GIVES
~ LONG LECTURE
Onles Changed and Committees
peadjusted -Esterbrook Made
Vice.Chairman.

III, other creations OF inc ITO, 'S'S -"
81 - -, ,be incoming members Of the
-. ~ Aldermen while they went
49,. che form Of perfecting per
"'o o-rsrization yesterday. Assured
- majority in the board, the Re
.,,.rs used their power TO give a.
- -. ,on,fcrt 10 the Democrats as the
..-s,s did 20 the Republicans -FOUR
There was a show OF being In
-, On the part o. Alderman Dow
~. minority leader. But II was all
-. -.co-d lie understood, and took
-. -,ssiolne Ike politician
-,o-re McAneny. the new President OF
-. posrd o. Aldermen. with a pink in
y. ,u,tonhoie read the board Ions
Nv. He told the members II they
- not show themselves a useful body
~. ,hA increased powers granted 10
- under the home rule law. he would
,-,,..s that the board be abolished for
=. more valuable institution.
,,8o,ph 7. Kline. only five DAYS aso
-.,r,oed BY the dignity OF the Mayor
-. sat humbly IN his seat as a mem
:. =, the Board OF Aldermen. Every
-, unmarked Ne was the same colo
- ,hst he had been before. After he
- ,sken psrt IN the organization OF the
A..,s he resigned IN order 20 accept the
-. a. Tax Commissioner. TO which he
-, hem appointed by Mayor Mitchell
;, NJ, place was elected August Ferrand
A., isunarynan. who lives at No. rs De-
- .,.,va Rrooklvn
p,l,h Folks. Of the 18th Assembly Dis
80. also resigned after the organization
:, ,hs hoard. HIS place was taken by
rsu-,a Carroll. q young lawyer.
Es.ersrook Vloe-Chslrmsr.
-. strength Of the Republicans in the
A,.,s is forty-Ave. including the Pro-
g-.,,,ves and independent Democrats
.r.e,.d on the Republican ticket. The
n.nocratic strength is thirty-four. so
y Grant Esterhrook. o, Brooklyn, was
,l.,,ed vice-chairman. and Henry II. cur
,sn- chairman Of the Finance Committee
ever Alderman Cunningham and Alder
nan Bowling. the Democratic candidates
for the respective Offices.
Ambrose o. Neal was chosen sergeant
alarms. and the following assistant ser
c.srts we're elected without opposition:
frederick Horlacher. Samuel Cohen
George Trimbel and Carsten Busch. Two
- these places we're left open for the
Democrats when they choose to pick their
men
After the board had been organized
rs,sss OF twenty minutes was called 10
enable the Committee on Rules TO select
tt, various committees and report pro
ros.d changes in the rules.
q vant 10 say" declared Alderman
Doulirr. ths Democratic leader, that
although am member Of this Commit
ise on Rules. I shall not attend the ses-
sion. because know the thing is all cut
and dried. Why don't they present the
slate and rules they have fixed UP now
and not waste any more OF our time?'
The rules were changed so as 70 make
ihe body more responsive. The meetings
and proceedings OF the committees are 70
10 open 10 the public. President Nc
Aneay is to ne an ex offlcio member OF
all committees Il IS provided that i'm
mediate consideration OF a measure can
not be had except by unanimous consent.
Heretofore a majority vote alone was
necessary. This does not apply 10 mat
isrs which are presented in an emergency
message from the Mayor.
In the old board II took a two thirds
vote 10 discharge a committee from con-
sterstion Of a question. Hereafter
majority vote viii do the trick after the
expiration Of ninety days.
IN the readjustment OF committees the
number was reduced from twenty-five TO
seventeen. Archaic committees were
abolished, such as public printing. printed
and engrossed ordinances and resolutions.
Affairs OF boroughs and railroads. The
board has had nothing 10 do with rail-
roads since the establishment OF the Pub
bc Service Commission and the taking
away from the Board of Aldermen OF the
franchise granting power.
Old Committees Consolidated.
The Committee on Laws and Legislation
vas changed 10 one on general welfare.
Instead OF receiving all proposed ordi-
nances, Il will get only those that cannot
he referred 70 one Of the other regular
committees. The committees on Penal
Institutions and Public Charities were
consolidated in the Committee on CHAR
ties and Correction
The old committees on Bridges and
tunnels. Docks and Ferries. Street Clean
'hs and Streets. Highways and Sewers
we're consolidated in the Committee on