New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-31
ALDERMEN IN REVOLT.
RrFrslNG TO OBEY wIGwAM ORDERS
THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE POUND
INGn AND THEY WANT SOME OF THE PLUMs.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE POUND
ING" AND THEY WANT SOME OF THE PLUMs'
There are tired men, among the Aldermen at 'he
CITY Hall that Is. they are tired worKhg LOT u'e
and carving out their orders without remuncr
ton They kicked yesterday and the result was
the defeat Of resolution which the dignitares III 'he
Fast Fourteenthst wgwam had ordered them to pass.
"D' ordinations knocked OUT was the eA"ita"'
comment OF n Tammany Alderman, who hah heipou W
do It. after the board had adjourned yes'eraay
for lack OF a quorum. The resolution wmch i""eu
guve John H. Stsrin the hight to remove f1ers 10 anu
TO- North River between Cortlandt and Dey s'S' anu
put up large pier covering the e''ie Hp"N'' ~
having a big shed on 1t.
When asked the meaning OF his "knock-out' re-
mark, the Alderman replied In an undertone
81 mean that the Aldermen. or some OF theH' are
tired OF taking orders from Fourteenth-st."
"Dld YOU receive instructions to vote for the reso-
luton :" was another question
"Of course did. got my orders to pass IL anu
suppose everybody else dd-that Is all the orsanAa
tion nen-just a we got orders last week 70 pass
the uckcberry franchise. and the other railroad reso
lutions I tell you 1t aint right. We have to taKe
the pounding and we ought TO be consulted
DO your orders come from Mr.. Crokerf"
ooh nop replied the Alderman, with laugh'
" Croker never gives no orders. They come nom
the district leader. You never catch Croker ih'er
ferng. lie doesn't come down TO us"
At the meeting yesterday Alderman Flynn appeared
as tho special champion Of the project which was W
allow the building of a new 100 feet pier covering
Piers Is and 49, for the excursion traffic, and new
slim for the proposed Staten Island ferry. The COM
mittee on Docks which Is made mp Of hd@rmen
Doolng Ryder, Mead, wund and Schott. reported In
favor Of the scheme, and Mr.. Flynn felt that the
hour OF his triumph at hand. But he reckohed
without his host A motion was made to refer the
resolution back to the committee for anendinsht' Mr'
O'Beirle advocated the motion, saying:
at do -sn't make much difference Us the approval
OF the Aldermen is a formality. Things are
already fixed with the Dock Commissioners, who VIII
grant privileges to the owners OF these piers NOT
hitherto accorded to any company or individual
"sojcrp Flynn was angercd at this. lie drew him
self up to his full stature feet more or ie's-ahd
casting wicked look at O'Beirne shouted
"T.pt man states falsehood The gentleman
mustn't do that II we are going to have any
iumpIng business about this thing le tus Know
II to-day"
The motion to refer back carried by vote
Of II 10 o. and when the gallant "so)er' OF the
Batcry moved a reconsideration, six Democratic ana
two Republican Aldermen had gone from the chamber
| leaving the Board without quorum. only Twelve
members rema,ned-Flynn. Harris, Noonan' Bro~li.
Morgan Murphy Roche Rogers, Ryder. School, schot'
and Wind The shippers" were Aldermen Clancy
Cowis Hart Martin, Mead, OBeirne, c. J. smith,
Tait and Van Colt. .
President Arnold and Aldermen Bailey Doo'ins
Morris and G. smith were absent
".One man power got "A setback this ume WAS
said many times with chuckle In the CLOAK ROOM
and lobby after Acting-PreSldeht Noohh hau ueo a'
the session at an end.
II WAS also said that Yesterdays action was IN
tended n, notice TO certain railroad managers that
whcn the trolley applications come up Tor consdei.-
uon arrangements" OF satisfactory character must o
iCNt uf@f a
fist OF these to come mp l. the applicauoh VI III"
Ninth Avenue road for trolley apphanceS'