New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Throng Cheers 7
Socialists ON New
Board of Aldermen,
Tammany, with 44 Mem.
bers, Names All Officers
of Organization

The new Board of Aldermen met yes
tcrday for the first time in the Alder
manic Chamber Of City Hall and or
ganized. A feature Of the meeting was
demonstration for the seven Socialist
members. They were all in their seats
at rollcall, and as their names we're
read the galleries checred.
The new board is overwhelmingly
Democratic. There are forty four Tam
many members, sixteen Republicans
and seven Socialists.
Robert l.. Moran, Of The Bronx, was
elected vice-chairman over Aaron l..
Squires, Of Brooklyn, the Republican
candidate. Francis p. Kenney, Of
Brooklyn. was elected chairman of the
Finance Committee, which carries with
it the floor leadership Of the Demo-
the Republican candidate. and the So
cialist members put up Algernon Lee
W. Baker Calvert. of Manhattan, was
elected sergeant-at-arms.
Socialists on Committees
The Socialist aldermen received some
appointments on committees. A. A.
Held, Socialist from the 4th Aldermanic
District, was made member of the
Committee on Rules and Algernon Lee
was placed on the committee to notify
Mayor Hylan that the board had been
organized and was ready for business.
Grover A. Whalen, secretary to the
Mayor, delivered to the board q mes
sage of congratulation from Mayor
Hylan.
In his speech to the board President
Smith declared that the rules of the
board were intended for the protection
of the rights Of the minorities, as we'll
as to expedite the business of the ma
jority, and that he would interpret
them with a desire to do equal justice
to all
~ have keen understanding of the
relationship to the body Of the minor
ity and the minor minority" said Pres
ident Smith "The peop,e RUE mega
lively as we'll rs atfrmatively, and a
good, healthy, vigorous minority is the
necessary check on great power
1--WE take up our duties at time
when grave problems Of government
confront the city. the state and the ma
ton. The call of the President to or
ganize the country for war should he
heard and needed by the municipality
as it was in the homes, on the farm
and in the factories throughout the
Republic
The seven Socialist aldermen intro
duced a resolution that the city buy
and sell coal. The resolution called
upon the Mayors Central Purchasing
Committee to at once purchase 10000
tons If coal, to be paid for by the issue
by tAe Controller Of special revenus
bonds. The Commissioner Of Docks
was designated by the resolution :,
store the coal, and the Commissioner
of Street Cleaning was charged with
delivering it to police stations, public
markets and such other places as the
Mavor might designate as selling sta
tions. The sale Of the coal was to be
supervised by the Police Commi ssioner
Alderman Lee asked for immediate
consideration of the resolution. Alder.
man Quinn objected to immediate Goa.
sideration and the resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Wei
fare.
Vice Chairman Moran introduced g
resolution requesting the Controller &c
issue special revenue bonds for the
purchase, storing and selling Of fue
and foodstufls and placing it in the
hands Of the Commissioner of Markets
The Moran resolution was unanimously
adopted and goes to the Board of Est,
mate for concurrence. The board All
journed to meet again at ! a. NJ
Wednesday.