Year: 1873

Long before the hour named for the meet
ing Of the Board of Aldermen the Railways leading to
the Chamber of the Board crowded with persons
who waiting for the opening of the doors These
comprised. In the main, politicians who either hold
places great expectations under the new dspen-
saon A short time before the meeting OF the Board,


the doors leading into tho Chamber were thrown open
and the crowd surged In but only few were able to
find even standing within tho small space outside
tho railing ucOsng the portion OF the Chamber that Is
reserved the members and tho attaches OF the Board
One by ono the Aldermen filed in and soon forming ia
little knots talked in low tones OF the expected nomina-
tons Before the Board called to order, clerk OF
the Mayor appeared bearing bundle OF papers "There


they come" ran In o low murmur around the Chamber.
The papers received by President Vance, who
soon afterward called tho Bjard to order the call OF


the Clerk Rlowod that every member OF the Board was
present The minutes OF the previous meeting having
been read aud approved the President announced tha
he had received communication from the Mayor and
1t would read by the Clerk Tue buzz OF conversation
on the part Of the crowd suddenly hushod and air
OF eager expectancy peryadcd the Chamber The men,
bers OF the Board waited atentyey for the reading OF
the document and many Of the spectators leaned for
ward over the railing, fearing that they might be unable
to catch tho fun text of tho document. The Clerk
slowly read the communication Tue auditors not
disappointed. The communication SET forth that the
Mayor in with the requirements OF the new
Charter nominated President aud two Commissioners
OF tie d. partment Of Taxes and Assessments


The Mayor nominated John Wheeler, President OF the
Department OF Taxes and Assessments for term
years ending May l. 1915 George III. Andrews Com
missioner the Department. for four years, and Severn
d. Mouitou, q Commissioner for two years. Alderman
Flanagan moved that the communication be laid on the
table, Alderman Van sehaick offered resolution to the
effect that as the Charter placed such a responsibility
upon the Board In the matter OF confirming appoint
ments it was no moro than the duty Of the Board that
they should make dg"ut inquiries before taking any
decided action upon any OF the nominations and that
the names be submitted TO o Committee OF fye with In
sructons to report at the next meeting This resolution
was not seconded and was subsequently Withdrawn.
Tho communication was then ordered TO be laid on the
table and printed by vote to g. Aldermen Cooper.
FaleOner, Flanagan, K3hr, Kock, Lysasht, Often
dorfer. and Reiley, voting In the affirmative and
Messrs Billings, McClG1rty, Molheimer, Morris, Van
schack, and President VLnc1 in the negative.


further communication from the Mayor was next
read appointing Henry Cnuson Alderman to I'LL the
place Of the late Peter Gsey AMI u hold office until
May l. 1874. The communication was received and lald
On the table, no other course being proposed The ap
pontments by the Mayor OF Prof Charles f. Chandler
as President and Commissioner Of the Board OF Health,
for term Of four years, and OF Dr. stephen d. Smith
a Commissioner OF tho same Board for term OF TWO
year, wero then announced and ordered to be ad on
the table by q vote OF I2 to 2, Aldermen Morris and
Mnnhemer casting the negative votes. Alderman Van
Schack said these were excellent nominations and ne
would probably vote them hut he thought nothing
more than right they should take the same course
as the others.


Routine business here inicryened. resolution ac-
eomvanying a report OF the Committee on Streets was
adopted in favor of requesting the Board OF street
Opepngs to take necessary for widening Col
Iopepace on the West Sde aud extending the same In
a westerly direction 70 connect with Green
wchst Ii was urged by the Committee that the pro-
nosed plan would be o great relief TO Broadway and
conseaueut blessing TO the city. Much merrment was
caused hy the reading OF the report Ofthe Committee on
Arts and Sciences whom referred the petition OF
President Bergh Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Animals asking that dogs might in future be
killed by the use carbonic acid Tho report stated
that the subject most scientific one, and entered
into a long description OF the origin and properties OF
carbonIc gas The conclusion that they were not
aware OF any appropriation that could he used for the
matter unless the cost were charged to current ex
peuses At the conclusion OF the reading OF the report
Alderman McCaerty arose and recited amid great ap
plause, "Let dogs delight" etc The Committee were
then excused from any further consideration OF the
subject.


Alderman Morris then moved 70 take up from the table
the three nominations Commissioners or Assessments
and Tax es Chair ruled the motion out OF order


s tho communication had already been ordered TO be
prnted The Board then adjourned until Thursday, at
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