New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
THIRTY-TWO DOLLARSAVET
cosr,Y oBsr1NACY OF THE ALDERMEN.
ruousASp DOLLARS YEAR WASTED oN
S'N- .rnvvr rScUMBRANCH RESOLUTIONS

ors,rn DOLLARS YEAR WASTED ON
srprrr EScUMBRANcE RESOLUTIONS
~. ,,oot;ny of the Aldermen Is held without their
easing over the Mayors veto hali aonen VI nVa S
Saso itss for street encumbrances The bureau OF
Rsrmits issues censesfor encumbrances witain unS
Icon lines These licenses are issued Ior Yi anu
are renewable yearly ah ETY. arc MAYOR Grace bas
consistently refused to grant Licenses ths uronnd
Srancss outside of the stoop lines On sn nS esbonid
the sidewalks belong sor (, 20 us shs &s held the
o. ns sI rst term OF Mayor Cooper
setsd on the same theory. The AidssmenI a ~
tyosTds vote Mayors Veto Sssn
Hona for several years constituent OF an A1as, ,s
man asks fol the privilege 70 ke enpcnmnrance out
S Ss stoon line He introduces resolution IN
shs Rosrd giving the necessary permission; Al %
tne yant the same privilege for some oi tneiI
ovnst;tnents and accordingly vote lot ~. amer ~
has been referred to the proper S tb resou
on ana after the necessary number OF pays ssnu
nssd The veto message is called mp and the resoiu
ton is passed over the Mayor Veto of office COM
,.,c,r;se was agreed upon between MN anu tao
xlIermen. and the License bureau was es t l?s
more liberal in issuing M pofEEd ssn oa Apr y 1854
ths HlSsrmen adopted u resolution as follows:
an r,solutops heretofore passed BY tho Common
Council special snv 10 noron Of the surface
Of any street or public place wds Tor ~. the sale of
ate limits OF this city Tor stfoo or
sns xSsfsoeyer; show signs awning narDef
poles storm doors Ss." cos
StcSins posts stepping stones expoi'nn
sgs in or the streets Mi bosrs or
other wise in or along the streets avenues q, ,a ne
iacss or for like privileges. not herein M p
and they are serehy repealed TINS reSoiu'io" " '"A'
effect ON May 1, 1854. H.. A.,
Jtw also resolved that on and after May !,
,asa the several privileges above named ana All
i;Le privileges should be gwen OILY oy Tue MaSoi
through the Bureau OF pefuii T. nrov;ded that It
shon,d not be law full for any grantee Oh prvneeo
under the provisions of the torceong resolution "
nav any money OF other consideration, W "a any ~
ppsyson whatever. other than the fee mentioned IN
H. ordinance under penalty OF g Iev0catlon Oh
fhe hermit so granted. nor should IL DC lawiu ~.
the Registrar of Permits to grant any s sh.t
s,;vieoe If he had knowledge OF suspectoh tnat
soch gIantee had paid OF intended TO pay any othei
confederation IoI tue privilege. ..as ar.
The meaning of this last resolution was thae
certain De sons who claimed 10 nave ihuocnce NIL
tSa Aldermen Obtained from stoTe-keepeIe ana
etbe,s from 20 to $50 the pice oil procuring per
,n;ts for them to place show cases ana otner o.
strnctions ON the sidewalks outside OF the stoop
line. Ii was even limited that one or wv Oh .ne
Aldermen were not averse to adding TO their
salaries in this manner. lhls arrahgenaeue con-
timed until the close of 1894. With the new year
new Mayor ana new Boara Oh onca ;Sstitnted the
into Office. anu tne Aluermcn a' on0o 'na'i'"'~ ~
II has been computed by those who are com
Yetent 10 figure ON such matters that each resoiu-
fnn nassed over the Mayors veto costs the Guy Ior
stafinnery extra printing in The Cfg hecord etc.
from $50 to $32. There are an average ni six resp
Intops of this kind passed each week. his wouid
he ahout Sl 80 week, or So $50 year.
There is a strong probability that the present sys
tenn W i'll last as long the average Alderman seeks
10 curry favor with certain OF us constituents Oh
until the public makes sei lei. ~ re for H. nse
0f nadestriauS.