The sun., 1884-01-01

e%s ven sd spr ne sake Of harmony Ba do not propose
hGrrnan eiiiy.ws may m Wen sSsns plainly here.
had your MINI maid ~ tree WEEKS s ago 's and ss ts yS" %"
ms,isr nm, G What Was done you would throw this estimate
y, K.ieG-IncsI heard Of such n report and did
s S ak t'fS here as owned the
sr A.Sa-l own only very small rart otit. II am
'Gs ,"S %sa WY .p n on vo 70 Sys mot
n SSi SS to 's'S %n. to submit to the
Mayor Edson-we have suffered this item to pass thus
far without objection thG, We had no legal authority 7
aud attempt 70 wipe out nn arm % the city Government
NH M MeXXsso, Xss ,ss SS YOUR rnrcn N.Y. Mayor w,
wirinF cSi Of 'hd government propose simply
MSSo SOM Three oS,poraon counsels say the law
Mr. Hs'spHfnns II" doe S"ssH't ~" Prove ssS anything
sys. s.T SIF Ss"
s: H 10 S s ls vssy Oh ss % @
nfSs , Ss sE g IN sno5n M n h1 t.
IL help pS ns"
Mayor Eds.n.Aad you have come to your decision
Mr A.,sn-i have TAX en- the advice Of LAWYERS. and
fss my em SH nH, 'sy & TS my
oEinion even IL the lawyers consulted had decided
Nay:r Eason--who was the lawyer tina, you con
N M s aG not n n c"sn ,s., TO 81, "nt When
have @ some a Mud Of rssuaIon WIN "s s Other Commits
Gnerf , ,, IN y. ~ nT & S .,
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!" asac % Msn, ;" +" Mr. S, Snarew. ' nu i" II. s% snf
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"s they IKE SE
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made et, ,ns 'r n rsss ss Spending much time
ssi " ,Ss sSSr !, sd
Mr., Astcn-l have suomitted to the majority in other
Alderman Reiliy-And you ought to do it now. when
r Ir Te "f ss.nufs ssnns ys can easily
msks a,ys- men hOv. been cmrlovea and .re
Row engaged in Important work I need them have
"S' Ga.
| haye ii-c"rtred any'hing. ,.,..-,,
sai
ssS%s ia, sss Sa2
aeat rrm"n am r H. H.,en will not chang. hi.
Hssma" lily % ss ss for afSS's one Soar
AMrrnnn Rsiiy--you ought to yield to the majority
an" not ,srYs' the Gnsge's than ,rv,osv
and nSs y.9i am SUMMED what it proposed 10
a SalrI nm practically to w.
,hs oo,nm,s.Sner. Of Accounts ,y placing them /.
claimed that ali The other menhers OF mis- Board shall
%ns Do +. .s to fDSss, nat
s'SSf 10 's s?q' s
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S! AZ. s"%, s"" he '%efs e By the
9 ,S b. fG I naa all
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an honest man you cannot object to their being
M,yor in'iaas,isn Iva. o merely
p";Ss sa% y; 4 t" som a
mo- s to Vote 40 hs
know you are not afraid q invs'txa'on;, ,n mi
afraid OF investigaton. l conscientious in my
After talking in this way from IL NJ. to 81 P
NJ, and finding that there WAS no prospect o.
an agreement. the Board took recess lor ar ar
hour. The situation was startling. for failure
Goysrnspt unit, the eSsatHre f2ad com,
On the EesssemIliIe Of The Board the l1smbsr' 4;
Mr. Asten renewed his motion to strike out o
the budget the appropriation for the clerks % 10 o
looked as i II. Board would ST, until n mmidniGh
!, bore with complacency tho good -natured rail
llrry Of Alderman Reilly; who sat next to him
.. ed to the Mayor. The Mayor read his paper
with immovaple features.
Finally ihe Mayor broke the ice by yieldiipE.
rest Of the budget he wopld, vote with Mr.. Astcr
to strike opt. but he wished it to be understoot
that hn did SO under protest and that the re
: Mr; Astsn, The roll was called and Mayor Ed
=, Alderman lieilly was not ready to give up "
Comptr9er Grant took occasion TO p express hi hi
icnded, himself BY showing that as soon as h,
Y Iii the E mcinbers en- upon Mr. Asten thu
,; Necessity for Or his tHking the full rssponsi
Sy ,Tr asan G assp sns wiling M 9
consequences; Once Alderman Reilly stirred
. Mr.. Asten up by intima,ing that his opposition
! appointed. This MIR Asten denied. He. toll
OF his efforts to get tho Commissioners Of Ac
ferred to the Excise Board as, an, evidence 0
9 what might have been done by the Commis
1 sioners of Accounts if they had accepted hi
:. Finally vote was reached. and tho Boar
: man Reilly holding out,
Alderman Reilly said he thought Mr. Astep' AS =, /
knew what a hs was about. and Would not do a,
!. illegal act even to save the tax levy. and H. tn
other members dId not choose ss to net with hn
; Alderman Reilly made various, nppens to hir
. to give way and not spoil their New Years eve
. Mr.. Asten was imperturbable determined. un
II | altnrable. immovnble. rigid.
. There was dead pause for some minutes
r | Aid. Reilly looked Mt the clock and said he hR
I solemny promised his wife that he would b
!, home early. Mr.. Asten was sorry. but ho coui
= not help IT.. .
. At length the Comptroller and Aid. Refill
. gave in with the request to tho Mayor thn
Q somehow the requisite clerks should be SUI
:, piled to the Commissioners Of Accounts to col
!, tinue their Investigations. There WAS genera
u = sigh OF relief among tho various employees {
6 tho city Government who had collected i1 n
II rOom as tho budget WAS finally passed and tn
members OF the Board wished one another
Il Happy New Year. The following is the budge
Il AUo,r,d In ASKED for AHoUed
~ Oblrcts aud PuyJOseS IsS3 1891. IN 1874
i; Npynrn ~ ...,.,.'..,,,,., SDnD S:Dnm SJl0
:. Common Council. ....... Gg2O siD) 7O2
Finance DEPARTMENT.. 96JO 2i 30 rs .
state Taxes. .,....... S4s va %g2N7 = ~. u
~ Interest debt g. on 57 S,lDbfH suln9
~ RrdeinpiloI 4UbTi 57Sl7g G5I5
ArmOries 4 drill rooms. 500 SlIU alI
IL Rents tIeas.s in forcrl... 5bI5 b'Wb MO
4 judgments. ......,.,...'.. 2DuD 2Sln
n Law department. ltgN3s 1883 1870
~ Tuilc works ,''',,,..,,. 2hJi 2gs5Ep, 2777O
" Public pnrks............. 7Y2uD O7.D Sig 4
ia Charities aud Correctn. l5Hun 2lWGI La !
80 Ieath, ..,.........,.,,... idtaM 7W1n 4il,l