New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-25
OUR ALDERMEN HAVE HOT IEMPEho'

THEY USE VIOLENT LANGUAGE TOO, IF so"E
OF THEM MAY BE BELIEVED
The Marty in the Board of Aldermen which has been
maintaining that the Corporation Council possessed o
mower to restrict the running of cars propeneo Wy
steam In Eleventh-ave. below Sixtieth-st met deea'
at Yesterdays session. After an ACRIMONIOUS uo'"'
I'm which Aldermen Mead, John Morris, Obeirhe anu
Dooling advocated the passage OF resoiu'ioh ioi
bidding the use of such cars except al high', anu
Aldermen Morgan, NOonan and Brown oppoSeo IT. uic
proposition was negatved by vote of IL 70 H.
Elk Congressman John Quinn did yeonanS serVice 10
chief lobbyist in favor of the resolution Inc
feature of the debate was setto between MT MOTIFS,
of the QIth District and Mr.. Morgan, chairman OF the
Committee Railroads.
This committee presented two reports on Mr.. Mohds
resolution. The majority report Chairman Morgan
submitted. 1t was signed by himself and BY Nessrs'
Harris, Terrell Hart and Murphy. The minority re-
port was made by Mr.. Dooling, OF the XVllh Dis
rict The majority set forth that the ordinance Oh
May 6, Is47, gave TO the Hudson River Railroad
Company the right TO certain Streets including
Eeventhave for running trains, and that on January
%, 1867, another ordinance passed allowing the
company to dummy engines ON the payment Oh
$50 year for each engine used. Besides this IL was
maintained that the cOmpanys charter places the con-
troll OF ito system Of carrying passengers and haght
solely the control of the Legislature of the state
Mr. Dooung's minority report cOntended that in the
Board of Aldermen alone was vested the control Of
the ctys stceets. Mr.. O'Beirne said: II the Board
has no power let US letsate ourselves out OF once
Everything we undertake somebody gets up and says
that we have right to do it," Mr.. OBciIne favored
the passage Of the resolution anyway He said that
II could be found out afterward whether it was right
not
John Morris made one Of his fiery efforts, in which
he remorselessly attacked the Railroad Committee.
Alderman George B. Morris moved to refer the reso-
uton TO the Corporation Counsel for his opinion to
the Boards powers.
Mr.. Morgan charged John Morris with using I'M
parliamentary and abusive language and served notice
ON him that If he repeated it he would move the
Alderman's expulsion from the Board. The majority
Of the committee he said, deplored the loss Of human
life as much as any one. 1t appeared that the loss
of life was due mainly to a violation OF statute
prohibiting riding OIL the tops of cars. He spoke Of
rumors which reached the committee, representing
that the Mead resolution In the interest of rival
railway company, which wanted to get possession Of
the avenue.
Mr. Mead demanded that the Alderman use facts
and not rumors. If Alderman Morgan" he added.
lived along the line of the road and not in a
diamond backed district maybe he would be i'll favor
of the resolution. Here is list OF lis persons VINO
have been killed by trains running through the Guy
Who Is not afraid to cross Eleventh-aVe on HIS
way home at nlghtq' Alderman John motifs
took another turn In the debate and replied TO MI
Morgan's reflection upon his alleged unparhameh.ary
language Il suppose" continued Mr.. Morris, that
the rumor the Alderman of the Mist Alorgan) says
he heard about another railway being at the bottom Of
this resolution has az much truth In 1t as r1inor
heard that the law firm of Morgan d Ives" ,
Vice President Noonan called Mr.. Morris, from tile
With TO order. But the latter went on
AS much truth In the rumor that Morgan q ives
are In the employ Of the Hudson River Railroad
Tho Ives Mr. Morris alluded to was senator Eugene
"You never heard such rumOr,n retoted Mr.
Morgan with a sneer. Mr. Morris replied that he did
not believe the rumor when the roll was caiied inc
vote stood follows: Gu,
Yeas-Aldermen NOonan, Bailey. Brown, Clancy
Harris, Hart Lynch, George b. MOTHS, Morgan Murphy
Roche and Ferre. . ,,
Flynn, Kunzenmann, Mead, John Morris, OBeirne,
Rogers and Ryder. 1,
President Arnold excused from voting on the
ground That as Acting Mayor he might be called upon
TO approve or disapproye the resolution. The pro
yisiOnal estimates OF 1892 were approved.