New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-12
THE ALDERMEN WARMED UP.
MrssRs. HARTMAN AND MORGAN AT ODDS.
A BREEZY WAR OF WORDS. But 20 BLoW7-IHh
CABLE RAILWAY SCHEME KILLED.

A BREFzY WAR or WORDS. BUT 10 BioW7-IHh
CABLE RAILWAY SCHEME KILLED.
There was lively meeting of the Aldermen yes
terday. growing out OF the rivalry between lhe
members over he cable and horse railway sy
At The last meeting Mr.. Hartman moved that q
franchise be given TO the Gable Railroad COMPANY
10 oocrate a system OF railroads IN Tbs clly lhs
was lost by II to ~; Yesterday NJ oHelGI feoo-
linton that the vote be recOnS Cered ms was car
ried by 10 to 10 and nc followed this up with res
o.utiOn similar to The Oae rejected last week
Mr. Jaehno asked if Fifth ave. was included IN thc
proposed routes, and heing told that II was nc
iroved thai the matter lie over until tuesday. Inc
motion was lost by II to ~. Mir. JGehne then saia
that tie motion not properly before the Board,
and that tie aldermen had no right TO give away
n valuable franchise for which the city W0uld re-
celye 10 adequate compensation.
Glr Har,man--When the gentleman says tHat , Tug
Cable Railroad Company does not offer an e4nVHeHo
Tor the franchise sought for he says what nc , W
he The Cable Company proposes TO gye to S
per cent Of its earnings cai Tor the raar mis-
report of the Railroad Committee or last year;
sionsly favored the building 81 cable @ wear go
now abused the most dreadful scheme OF inc axe
The report asked for was read and there Was HIos
long discussion ending with the loss Oh M H IN
ioan,S " snhstitnte by a vote of 10 to IL. IhiS
BROUGHT the original application before the Board
aud that was also lost by the same vote. 49,
Mir Jaehne next moved that the whole mater
be posi- poned indefinitely. This called 1ortn ahotel
long discussion. After the vote had peeu TAKEN
eeveral members wished TO change Their Votcs;
Mr.. Hartman said the vote had been announced
and no changes could be MADE President sanger
said the vote had not been announced
Mr. uartman-The vote has been announced. heard
IL so stated distinctly. Last week YOU arbitrarily al
iourned the Board when live or six members were car
ing foT the ayes and noes ain getting TIRE" u Su'
President sanger-You will take your seat -, r,o
Mr. Hartmann will take my seat noW DuI VIII ii0
President sanger-If the vote announced did
Nlr. iIartman-Tho vote was plainly announced -.
Mr.. Morgan-TheTe is no motion before the boar"' MI
President sanger-Ilr. Hartman is out Of ORDER and
will take his seat: . ,, 80, no+,o, ho an
pointed to arrest me, II ne Is able ,., .. ,orsor,o
Mr. Morsan-If Mr.. Morgan is appointed 10 perform
the duty he will do it, and in order, TOO.
Mr.. Hartman-IIe is not able.
By this time every body was warmed mp MIR.
Sanger yainly raped Tor order. SEVERN mc,t f
were addressing the chair and making points OF
order.
Mr.. oakley-I appeal from the decision OF the chair
He has applied the gagaw right along recently ana IL
is growing very trcsome.
President Sanger was at length able 10 restore
order, and declare the vote on lcc,i IesIuTGIio
Jaehnes motion, which practically killed the cable
railway scheme for the present year. Inc maj
vote was rs follows:
Ayes-sanger. Jaehne. Cleary, De Lacy. Hall. Master
son, Morgan, Murray. McQaade ODwyor' QUINN Hoii''
NagS-Brown Cowic. Finck Hartman Kenny, Kerwin;
injury, McGinnis, Mckenna Oakley hothu"u an"
Walsh-12.
The Committee on Railroads reported adversely
on the application of the Fifth Avenue kaiirOa1
Company for franchise. The committee Salu thdt
there was no necessity for road over the route
asked for, and the general sentiment OF the com,
munty was opposed to it, The report was adopted
by a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Jaehue offered a resolution that the claim OF
Sheriff Davidson for S3S, 800 IS expenses incurred
in defending the legal proceedings against him
growing out of the action of the Roosevelt Leglsa-
tive Committee aud the hearing before the Toy
ernor the question Of his removal he allowed.
Messrs Morgan, VDwyer and Van Rensselaer, took
the ground that the Board had no power to vote
away the public money for a case of tins KIND, ana
that the Board OF Estimate was the only BODY tha'
could take such action The resolution was carried.