The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-14
ARE ALDERMEN NONENTITIES
"No," sAYs ALDERMAN ELYSN, eve
ARE THE POWER"
They wish They Couis ~ sop-rtb'nE 10
the Park Dspsrtnent-Prs-idertT Tapes
z, nums, ana wishes Hc We y az


they wish They Cou,s n, so-,tb'sE TO
the Park Dspsrtnent-Prs-idsnt Tapes
z, nums, ana Wishes He w,- y az
Robrrtsos, what Be Tae-c TidInsst
Dear, deari but those Aldermen are cross
with the Park Board DO they want tele-
phones for the monkey houses |" exclaimed
Alderman Prague.
Are We nonentities?" asked Alderman oak
ley with enthusiasm.
Nor shouted the whole Board.
We arc the power In the ethyl" cried Alder.
man Flynn. and was moved by consideration
OF this thou ht to add: "TheFsrk Board can't
spend dollar without our consent Let US
call q balt-a halt! Nobody can put IN spade
IN any part Of the city without our consent ~
That seemed to be the real trouble. the put
ting Ia Of spades although the apparent cause
OF the Aldermen's wrath was the action OF the
Park Board In contracting, without permission
OF the Aldermen. for an extension OF the lark
telephone system at cost OF So. 2U0
At their meeting last week the Aldermen re-
fused their consent TO this extension. but the
Park Commissioners went right ahead and let
the contract fofthe work. Consent had been
withheld. It is asserted. to punish the lark
Board for refusing to give the Aldermen labor
tickets which would entitle the holder to en-
ployment In the Park.
iosteTudy btOTn was Dtgun W hluelmhn
Prague who offered q series Of preambles act
ting forth the unautho rizsd action Of the Com
missioners in the matter OF telephone service
contracts. and concluding with these resolu-
tons:
First that the Park Board be directed to give to the
Board OF Aldermen q detailed statement OF tho con.
tents Of the telephone contfnct second that the Cor
porstion Counsel he requested to get an injunction
Restraining the PARK Board from making a contract
o ae q
that the corporation counsel be requested 20 peven,
cominIi,.s % ays hilssns. Dc .ppp'n,sa 10 stsmgs
i Sf %. anu 'H"' counsel DC
Then II was that Alderman Prague wanted
long distance hello. But the labor-ticket
Of deeper feeling than that concerning the
us p asked the excited Alderman. and with
out pausing for reply. because Alderman
he they so o'S hh r"n th ms
be 10 accord with the poor Of the city, No
their distress. and i is the duty Of tho Alder.
men to provide -fn ployment to the poor. Dne
q these dienitaries "a lark CommiSsIonerl
/ would be surprised II any Of the IRENE ndous
salary he gets finds its way into the noblest Of
After Alderman Oakley had been assured by
the other Aldermen that they were not non;
that they had no official knowlsdge that the
Com missioners had any authorized contract,
and It might be good idea to find out II they
But Alderman Flynn exclaimed: We can
want to. The lawyer. may say different. but
we know better. We are the rover =,
S..sS the ian
iirst in otion was peaceful he wsnted the mat.
ter postp9ned for week But ~, this was Dc,
lay the Prague resolution on the table. This
was lost on q tie vote, L to II. President Nc
Clellan not voting Thereubon the Aldermen
eioners in the superior, the almost dellrou.
ioy. OF trying to untangle parliamentary snarl
brought about by motion to reconsider q
II all ended, alter breathless struggle, In
the Egs on shs list
much power under the Consolidation act to
Investigate the Park Department as any asso-
Az IL he were not having enough trouble
with the Aldermen and their demand that he
give employment on park improvements 20 al!
Happen Of the Park Department has been Wis.
tied by new nflietion. Commissioners Tap
ployed in this special work In the eity's parks
In Westchester county, and the Democratic
complaints because he is giving laborers'
tickets TO the Republicans
President Tappen refused to be interviewed
on that subject he was deaf az d dumb-at least,
he was dumb and wished he was deaf
so dumb. He said that 1t was true that Presl-
don't Tappen had given tickets to some West-
O Shers to Senator
the member Of the upper House at Albany
who has Introduces most q the partisan legis-
present session. He Is the introducer OF the
bill to reconstruct the Park Commission on
az hs Is Mse3
gagged In investigating the Police Department.