New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-24
THE GOVERNOR sEEs A GREAT LIGHT.
He VETOFS A BILL IN ORDER TO APOLOGIZE FOR
HIS HASTE IL SIGNING THE DRIVE
sWAY MEASURE.

albany. March % Special -Govcrnor Flower signed
the bill permitting the construction Of the i'ceconIsc
in Central Park in New York City. within hVe mhut
after the measure passed the Legislature. Nheh he
mr., his maine 10 the vicious measure lie did not OF
course imagine that the people Of the city through INC
" hystercal" press would raise u i0nd voice against
II The peopc DID and today the Governor purpOscy
vet ed bin which easily could have been changed ana
made entirely satisfactory simply to give himself an op
portunity 10 send a message 10 the Assembly apO!0gn
ing for his haste in signing the parkway measure The
bill that be vetoed introduced by AssenibJmai
Roche and It provided for pension fund Tor the Ne"
York park police. The Governors obJecuOh 10 IL was
that II was mandatory Instead OF being pcrinlssIVe'
Mr. Roche was angry, and he condemned the Governor
strongly for yetoing the blu without giving nun al
opportunity to recall 1t and change H. Here Is uic
Governors message:
Thi. bill Is Objectionable in It's mandatory features 1t
takes away powers now properly reoed in the Pas
COMMISSIONER and and heretofore exercised by them
in their discretion and eompcls them 10 do certain things
which msy or may be wise but OF the wisdom or W.
wisdom Of which the Park Commissioners Oupnt 70 DC
better Judges than Legislature. They Present Questions
affecting the efficiency and discipline Of the Park Depart
cnt and then determination properly belongs to the Board
OF Park Commissioners, la whom the people oil The city Of
Ncw.Yok through their elective oncer' have inrdst"a
jurisdiction over matters II Tie PARK Commissioners
do no, discharge the duties OF their Office alphabetically tho
PEOPLE have The remedy IN their hands but the Legs
laturc ough. the responsibilities Il conduct
he The affairs OF a municipal department
That the Park Commissioners quickly responsive 10
hubble sentiment been coDspicuousy demonstrated
within the pss twenlyonr hours, when In compliance with
strong expressions q public dssppfoyal against the es
tabshmcnt Of driveway in Central Park. authorized
by recent legislat they avail themselves OF The per
misslye Of the law under which their power to
make plans for driveway granted and promptly re-
scnded her previous resolution making rcquston upon
the Eoard OF aud Appoonmcnt for the necessary
appropriation carry the work. Had the Legislature
In that case enaced mandatory law the city would have
had redress, by securing its repeal. aud tho
Park Commissioners would have had option but to
make :hc necessary provision for the proposed driveway
irrespective OF pronounced opposition OF the people OF
the municipality. So long municipal charters continue
specifically almost power OF the Departments
or Offices local government aud subject each wear 10
Legislative amendment perfect local selfcovernnent Is
not aansbe but the yearly grant Of new powers or the
restriction OF old powers large measure OF home rule
be accomplished by permssive rather than mandatory
legislation
Assemblyman Conkl.ng made several efforts today
TO introduce his bill repeating the Park Driveway law
An adjournment prevented It's Introduction BY unanl
nous consent. II went into the box however.