The New York herald., 1879-11-26
ALDERMANIC DELIBERATIONS.
THE CITY FATHERS DIsGUsTED AT MAYOR
CooPER's VETO OF RESOLUTION HOSTILE
TO THE s'L" ROADS.

cooPER's VETO OF RESOLUTION HOSTILE
TO THE 81" ROADS.
A regular session OF the City Fathers was held
yesterday, with President Mott in the chair. Sever
republican, politicians present in anticipation
Of more nominations being sent to the Board By
Mayor Cooper for rcommissionerships. Among them
were Mr.. Henry Murray. Police Justice. candidate
for rsappointment. and Mr.. Charles H. Truax. who
was recenty nominated for the place. Instructions
have been given to the anti-Tammany republican
combination to reject Justice Murray At the open
ing Of business yesterday the Mayor sent in q com,
municatisn Withdrawing the name Of Mr.. Truax.
This communication Was laid upon the table
Another communication received nominating
Mr. Murray. The friends OF the latter in the Board
had organised the movement to lay the Truax docu-
ment on the table, and strenuous effort will b
made to secure Judge Murray's confirmation ut the
next meeting Of tho Board. At the suggestion Of
Alderman Haughton the following was passed.
Resolved. That the Department Of Police be- and v
% 70 M s se osi
oughsres In the city cleaned and kept psssable
and during nclement weather.
On motion of Alderman Morris Q resolution was
adopted calling upon the Mayor to inaugurate al
necessary legal proceedings to prevent further e.
croachments by the III" road companies upon tie
Battery other parks. The preamble sets forth
structed the Park Commissioners to notify the cor
panies occupying portion OF the Battery Pnzk
with their columns, rail cars and other obstrue-
tons.'' to remove the same; that instead of
complying with such directions 1t was evident
that these companies Or others were preparing rep ri to
Park, they had then on Battery place iron col
umns. rails. timber and othor materials for the
erection Of additional tracks; that the Common
Council is the legal custodian of the public prop
erty of the Corporation the arising there
from and the rights and franchises thereunto be-
longing which were held trust for eli our people
and as collateral security for the resmpton Of the
Mayor Cooper sent in veto OF certain resolutiora
censuring the Park Department on the same SUBJ
ject. These resolutions instructed the department.
Ito withdraw and cancel the permission heretofore
granted the elevated railway companies to occupy
and the public land known the Battery Park. "
tionable the action OF the Department Of Public
Parks have been in giving the consent referred
to- and however questionable the right Of the road
to occupy tho Park under such permission, the
Board Of Aldermen has authority to instruct the
Department Of Public Parks to withdraw and cancel
In connection with this veto Alderman Morris
remarked that the Mayor had sngularly vetoed all
resolutions Of the Board bearing upon interference
The veto he had just sent in was in condemnation
OF request unanimously passed by tho Aldermen
asking the Park Commissioners to give the rapid
transit companies notice to remove their structures
within six months from tho Battery. The fran
500 600 a year to tho city. All public property
was pledged to the redemption of the bonds Of the
city; all revenues arising thererrom should conse-
quently be paid into the city treasury. If the Park
Department had the right to permit these companies
to the Battery Park they had an equal right to
permit them to run from Sixth avenue and Fifty
ninth street through Central Park to Eighth avenue
and 1lOth street. As the resolutions simply en-
bodied request Mr. Morris asked that they be passed
the Mayors veto. This proposition was lost by
vote OF IA to 2. Another vote in the affirmative
would have secured it's passage Messrs. Robert Hall
and President Mott voted against 1t.
Alderman Stewart delivered an enthusiastic
speech, remarking that this historic ques-
tion and that the BATTERY should not be handed
to greedy railroad capitalists.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
A report was received from the Finance Commit
tee in favor Of exempting tho Roman Catholic Or
phan asylums from payment OF Croton water rents
In this report 1t Is stated that the asylums
among tho most deserving of the many charitable
institutions in this city; that they supported by
private donations. and u small annual from the
school fund; that IS. 100 children have been main
tanned In them since 1926 and that IL charged to the
city those children would at least $40 per
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