The evening world., 1894-03-13
we ARE The POWER"
So Shouts Sober Flynn at the
Aldermen's Meeting.
City Fathers Declare War to the
Knife with the Park Board.
To-Day's Chapter of the Labor
Tickets Telephone Difficulty.

There was another outbreak Of the
trouble between the Park Bua"l and the
Board of Aldermen this forenoon when
the Aldermen met.
The Alderman refused at their last
meeting to allow the Park Board to
make Il contract for telephone service
Tor 1891 without advertising for bids.
1t was to get back at the park Board
for refusing to furnish each Alderman
with twelve labor tickets that this action
was taken.
At it's meeting next day the Park
Board decided to ignore the Aldermen
and make their telephone contract as
suited II.
When the Board of Aldermen met to-
day there was no time los, in bringing
Alderman Prague got on his feet as
soon as tne President called the meeting
to ordcr. lie first explained the Park
ton winch directed the Park Board to
furnish the Board OF Aldermen with a
detailed statement of the contents of The
telephone contract; that the Corporation
Counsei he requested to get out an In
junction restraining the Park Boar
from making any contract uhnout the
Aldermen's consent; tnat the torporatlon
Counsel be asked To prevent an evasion
Of the law by the PAX Board. and that
a Committee Of hve Aldermen be APP
pointed to examine the Park Boards
contracts and look into their methods OF
spend. ng the appropriations.
The resolution wound up by asking
THAI counsel be employed tor the Com
mittce Of Five.
Alderman Prague followed his resolu-
ton with "a special. in which he declared
that the poor OF New York invariably
anne to the Aldermen when In need,
and that 1t was the duty Of me Alder
men to find work FOL the poor. Then
Mr.. Prague srew excited and said:
who are these persons who ignore us?
Are they SO high? Are they In accord
with the poor people of New York city?
The owner of one of these signatures
does not bear II reputation for Nberality.
If any of the tremendous salary he re-
ccives finds its way into that noblest OF
all channels, the cause of the poor. !
would be much surprised.
What do they want with SD for
telephones? Are the monkey-houses and
aviaries and sheep folds to have tele-
phones
Mr.. Prague was very indignant by this
time, but concluded the reading of his
speech by an expression OF opinion to
the effect that the amount asked for by
the Park Board was excessive and re-
peated his assertion that the Aldermen
must not be ignored in the matter.
This sentiment was echoed by Alder
MAJ, Oakley, who jumped up and asked
loudly:
AR we nonentitles?"
The question was answered by a rous-
Ing chorus OF Noes"
Alderman oakley also thought that the
had. and that the PARK Board should no,
no allowed to overstep the bounds of the
law.
Alderman Noonan cast oil upon the
would not be as well to find out whether
the Park Commissioners had really de
fed the Aldermen.
w have read he ~wspape ant
| gnlV know thrDlRl them what the Par
Beard has lone. Let us go slow ant
frd out what II. has really done before
we take action
Alderman Brown got in n motion fol-
the question of consideration. and this
was "a signal for Alderman Sober
F!!ESTrbm c to }a GET i on his Is feet yti,sd .,,. Par,
Board can't spend a dollar unless No
consent to it. The time has come for us
to assert our rights.
"The Comptroller must pay out OF his
own pocket every cent the Park Boar
spends unless this Board consents to IT.
expenditure. They can't make the BOARD
of Estimate the authorities OF this city.
I'VE are the power in New York city, :
and the big Alderman waved his arms
like n windmill as he shouted the words
n money. can he taken from the CITY
us call a halt right here.
1--WE can investigate every department,
u, the city government II we want to
We are the power. The LAWYERS may
Mr.. Flynn's voice could he heard ava
out into City Hall Park. He asked that
the resolution he laid on the table for 2
order. He tried 1t again by moving tina,
1t be laid on the table. but the motion
was lost by a vote of II to IL.
Alderman Brown again moved thu
question of consideration, but It was los
by the same vote az on the previous
motion. The motion to lay on the tabl,
was renewed. President Mcclellan called
for the yeas and nays.
There was a chorus Of yeas and he
fore the navs could open their mouth
President Mcclellan shouted: The mo
ticn Is carried"
This ended the meeting and an adjourn
ment was taken before Mr.. Flynn coulc
catch his breath for another outburst.