New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-27
oUARRELIINc OYER P1TEMENTS.
ALDERMEN DIFFER RADICALLY OVER THE CON-
sIDEnATIoN OF COMMISSIONERS SMITHS
RECOMMENDATIONS


RECOMMENDATIONS
lively episode made the meeting Of the Board of
Albanian Yesterday Interesting. motion was made
BIZ Mr. shea 10 dIschsrge tho Committee on street
pnveinents from further consideration OF the recon-
nsndationS Of tho Commissioners OF Public WORKS TOT
repayinR streets The effect of this would be to bring
all such matters before the Board Tor immediate
action. Chairman FizSImOas, Of tho Pavement COM
nittee opposed tho motion, taking the bold ground
that Il was not his intention to report these recon
mendatjons until Mayor Grant had appointed as
new Commissioner Of Public Works on May l. tic
did not Intend TO have the Mayors Commissioners
trammolled with contracts made In advancS by com
missioner Smith. Mr. FitIsmons intima'ed tha1
good deal OF lue works had been done last year 10
the Public works Department. and no proposed that
everything relating to street paving should DO no
s.ryed for tho Commissioner Of tho present city al
minis trntou. ,,.,
Mr. shea replied with great spirit that, although
he had only recently become Tammany man, no
considered himself n As s SSfi 'i ~ make
isss 0T pssssent city administration success
Mr shea she ho3ssd that such pcbs as Mr. Fitzsmcns
sought to Tss Tq 20 ae s ASs ssd public Improve
me ssiO S thS debate was over Mr. car asonlshsd
ns, he represented tho Mayors district and was,
no believer, as much IN sympathy with his policy
, an S mfG Ssm 10 %0 sr carn took occasion also
to remind his fellow.membeTs Of the power or me
Republicans IN tho Board. u We are the masters nt
the sItuatlon,s be declared Z" and II p0Itlcs 70
be brought IN here We can prevent the expenohure
of one dollar Of publlr money Ase memeerr On
he tommlttee be severely criticised Chairman tlu,
slynons,s policy. and was sUre that 10 nan never
Teeeivod the senetion OF Mayor Grant Mr.. Veley
and Mr. sullivan. the latter also TammNny man
took occaslon 10 Iepudlato Mr. ftzsimonse course
The latter in reply. took to himself tfe cfeqt oi
originating and supporting the bill passed by eao Lees
iatiiro apprupriang the sun OF S3OODOOO TOT us "
having 81 the stFeet, but Mr.. Cariln tapped MI t1E
sInones reservoir Of self praise by calling the BoArqs
attaD4on 10 the fact that Mayor Grant hfSt recon-
| mended the measure In his message a
Mr. Storm poured oil on the tangled situation ~
| u,oyinR an amendment 10 Mr, sheRs notion, wnlcn
NE latter accepted directing the COMMITTEES on street
payemenfs 30 report the list OF streets submitted 70 he
| poard on January 10 by the Commissioner Of PUBLIC
Works t be rcpaved during the year 1882 at the next
| meeting The motion was Adopted
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| TO RECOVER THE DIS MONIES RIVER LANDS.
| washington, March 2o.-The Commissioner of tho
General Land olco to-day recommended TO The Sec
rotary of the Interior that suit DO Instituted In the
name OF the United states to recover about 100000
acres OF land in Iowa. known tho Dos Moines River
| lands Under tho authority Of the Land Dopartment
large number OF settlers, between the years 1880
ana IBeO made entry OF those lands, but OF which tho
| Des Molnoe Valley Railroad Company, scung Gndor
authority OF The RtAte courts has been for some tine
] actively engaged In dispossessing them