Sentences with phrase «of aldermen of»

Cooper's social views were farsighted; as a member of the Board of Aldermen of New York City, he advocated paid police and firemen, public schools, and improved public sanitation.

Not exact matches

My vote goes to the mayor of Boston and the alderman of Chicago who are trying to intimidate Chick from opening businesses there

Because preaching had become «rather an empty ear - tickling entertainment, rather than a health - giving discipline», a series of set - piece sermons were preached every Sunday (20,000 attended one such with 25 out of 26 London aldermen) to undo «corrupt and naughty opinions.»

Our alderman was ex officio the epicure of the party, half of his duties as a New York city father having been to study carefully all known flavors.

When we first arrived in Chicago, fresh from sunny Florida where we'd met, my wife and my family and I moved into my wife's childhood home, a luxurious Tudor mansion in that part of Chicago where people don't lock their doors much and everyone lives within spitting distance of a senator, an alderman, or Mike Royko.

Meanwhile, aldermen voted to seek bids for an update of the citywide zoning plan, which has not been reworked in 35 years.

City aldermen voted 6 - 1 in favor of giving the district the one - acre site, near Commercial Avenue and Wood Dale Road.

A powerful alderman has dropped his opposition to a bump in entrance fees at the Adler Planetarium in light of the museum's decision to exempt Chicago children from the increase.

DARIEN — Mayor Carmen Soldato said Monday that he is unhappy with the Darien Park District's failure to inform him and city aldermen that it recently became the sole owner of the Darien SportsPlex, 451 Plainfield Rd.

A veteran of more than 50 years in government — 22 years as alderman — Roti was convicted of racketeering and extortion, for which he spent four years at a federal prison in Oxford, Wis..

Aldermen voted 5 - 3 Monday not to waive the payment despite a longstanding tradition of supporting Park District programs by refusing to take such fees.

While all the aldermen supported the idea of the park, some objected to the cost, which will be paid using money from the general fund.

«The alderman can wave his hand and, in a blink of an eye, change our landscape and erase our history,» said Paddy Lauber, who for almost 25 years has owned a home on Kedzie Boulevard and is a member of Logan Square Preservation, which plans to send a letter to Colon this week asking him to back off his plan.

Aldermen Bobby Rush (2nd), Jesse Evans (21st), Allan Streeter (17th) and Percy Giles (37th) lauded Madison as a competent executive who had improved the park system for minorities and others after the reign of former parks boss Ed Kelley.

In the wake of the murder of 6 - month - old Jonylah Watkins, the ward's alderman announced Tuesday that he has contacted gang members to ask them not to harbor the killers of innocent victims.

Under provisions of an ordinance passed in 2002, aldermen and the mayor were guaranteed annual salary increases for the following four years.

After the vote, Burke said he wanted the stronger version but felt the substitute was better positioned to get a majority of the aldermen behind it.

GENEVA — Aldermen have agreed to refer a proposed ordinance to increase the fair market value of an acre of land in the city for development purposes to the Plan Commission for public hearing.

The plan by the Park District, North Park University and area aldermen to convert the space into a $ 1.8 million regulation - size soccer field and eight - lane track threatens the quality of life in the densely populated neighborhood, residents said.

but the project has garnered the enthusiastic support of two area aldermen, Margaret Laurino (39th) and Richard Mell (33rd).

Christopher Cohen, attorney for the gun club who also is former 46th Ward alderman, said that the gun club in the past had tried, but failed, to meet with members of the park district board and staff.

Gun club officials, members, two aldermen and some members of the Lincoln Park Advisory Council condemned a move by the Chicago Park District to close the gun club, which is open to the public and receives no tax funds.

Hoping to tell their side of the longer school day story, Chicago Teachers Union officials met with 25 aldermen in private briefings Monday.

We had 30 % turn out at my precinct and 20 cases where someone tried to vote but found that someone had already voted for them and had to fill out a provisional ballot (that gets tossed), that translates to ~ 70 total votes, our alderman was selected by a margin of 8, and our School Superintendent by 11.

[182][183] On the first day of City Council hearings on Daley's 2009 budget proposal, several aldermen questioned the administration's public relations spending.

The Court of Common Council, also known as the Common Council of the City of London, is formally referred to as the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in Common Council assembled.

Aldermen are ex officio Justices of the Peace (JP).

[4] The corporation's structure includes the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, the Court of Common Council, and the Freemen and Livery of the City.

[188] Daley proposed a 2011 budget totaling $ 6.15 billion, including spending all but $ 76 million of what remained of the parking meter lease proceeds, and received a standing ovation from aldermen.

[1] He was also an alderman on Sheffield City Council, and served as Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1957.

That year, Al Smith, then president of the city's Board of Aldermen, was trailing in his campaign to unseat incumbent Gov. Charles Whitman.

Unlike the county, city aldermen completed reapportionment of the common council with little fanfare, and they say, only minor changes.

Aldermen had the luxury of time, a factor now figured into the county reapportionment process after the next census.

Breaking with the tradition that dictates council committees are given a free hand, Noble advised the triumvirate to keep the number of aldermen at nine.

Why I'm running for Third Ward alderman As Kingston resident, a small business owner, a board member of the Kingston

The Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved a compromise reached with the mayor on how much oversight aldermen will have of money set aside to mitigate the city's foreclosure problem.

City of Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. will resign Saturday as president and 15th District alderman.

Milwaukee aldermen warned the Department of City Development on Wednesday that they are running out of patience with a prolonged tenant search for a vacant downtown property.

As an alderman he initiated a City Charter change as well as creating policies that helped bring about the Revitalization of the Rondout Area of Kingston.

Owing to a series of timing tweaks over the years — instituted by parochial aldermen — the city's main thoroughfare is little more than a series of stops and starts between red lights while the occasional vehicle enters or crosses over from lightly traveled side streets.

He has the backing of two - thirds of black aldermen in Chicago and nearly half of African - American state lawmakers.

Unlike other English local authorities, the Corporation has two council bodies: the (now largely ceremonial) Court of Aldermen and the Court of Common Council.

The Court of Aldermen represents the wards, with each ward (irrespective of size) returning one Alderman.

Three aldermen are pushing for a new vote on a zoning change for a proposed supportive housing project at site of the former city alms house.

By Paul Snyder A Madison alderman's proposal to change wording in the city budget would officially kill any chance for construction of a new central library this year.

(Gallo is the brother of former mayor T.R. Gallo, who appointed him a city attorney, and the son of longtime alderman - at - large T. Robert Gallo.)

At a Common Council meeting Tuesday, aldermen said it would be a conflict of interest for the authority to share responsibility for the review with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

To the surprise of all but a few puppeteer insiders, Jeannette Provenzano announced for Kingston city alderman - at - large last week.

Each ward elects an Alderman to the Court of Aldermen, and Commoners (the City equivalent of a Councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the Corporation.

«I'm asking the residents, particularly the residents of wards 4, 5, 7 and nine, to step up, call your alderman,» the mayor said.