The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-23
NOW FOR GOOD WATER
That $750,000 Appropriation
Granted Without a String on It.
Mayor Schieren and Commissioner
White Score a Victory.
Aldermen Waxcd Warm Before n
Vote Was Had.

Mayor Scheren and city Works Com
missioner White, of Brooklyn, have
come Oft victorious in their fight with
ihc board OF Aldermen to secure $4,000
TO extend the city's water system.
At "A meeting Of the Board, held in the
Common Council Chamber, at the city
Hall, this morning. "a resolution was
passed allowing the appropriation. Be
fore the resolution went through there
was long wrangle, and Alderman
Walsh conducted tight to have the
money spent by the city.
Commissioner White applied for the
appropriation on May - Nothing was
done about It until few weeks ago.
when the Water and Drainage Commit
tee prepared II favorable report At
tempts were made to secure IA majority
Of the Committee to sign 1t, but they
failed. because the Mayor and Commits
soncr refused tosanction the Aldermen's
scheme to have the work done under the
direction. Of tie city Works Depart
ment. SO that the Aldermen could dis
tribute the patronage among their
henchmen, instead of citing the work
to contractors, which would cost less.
At the meeting to-day the hall was
y
ANXIOUS to participate in the raid.
Mayor Schieren. however, headed off
their scheme by sending the following
communication:
MAYORS OFFICE.
BROOkLYN \. Y, July %. 1884,
To tho Common Council OF the city Of Brooklyn
Gentlsmen; ~ ,he annexed communication
18Th inst. and accompanying communications
respectively from the chief Engineer OF that de
partrnent and the Commissioner Of Health my at
i"utton has been forcibiy called To the necessity
!oi prompt action on Your pat in providing means
In view OF your intention not TO hold any
stated meeting until Aug. =. II seemed to me the
public interest and safety require that n special
meeting be called at an earlier dat. 10 consider
and act upo,. the water supply matter. ! have
therefore callei such meeting tor Monday. july
q, ii II \ NJ. ut which notice has been duly
.l'er 10 lou feel assured that the importance
OF the subject must now be suririently realized
the appropriation asked for by the commissioner
OF city Works in his communication OF May Is
1885,
am advised that It is not competent for your
honorable body TO annex TO such consent any
iltons in conflict with the general power given
By the charter 10 the Commissioner Of city Works
TO make contracts concerning the water works Of
CHARLES A. scHlEREN, Mayor
After the communication was read the
Water and Drainage Committee was dis
charged. While speaking on the report
of chief Engineer Van Brunt Bergen.
urging the extension OF the water sys-
{
cited and declared
THE chief Engineer and the other
engineers of the city Works Department
are incompetent to perform their duties.
Two years ago they said If the Board
gave them an appropriation the city
would need no more for twenty years TO
think 1t right to discharge the Water
and Drainage Committee just now.
There are members of It who refuse to
sign the report because they don't think
| hon Il Ia
II was in favor OF this extension I'M
til heard certain ugly rumors and saw
actions OF certain gentlemen. ! think
there Is no necessity for this work"
ut is an outrage on the people to
| Brighten them with n water scare. You
will find that the people have the same
| impressions that some members Of the
job"
Alderman Hess called the speaker to
order
Alderman Walsh introduced a resolu-
ton granting Commissioner White the
100000 asked fIr, but providing that the
work should he performed by the city
| Works Dep .rtment and not by contrac-
tors The resolution also provided that
none but Americans be employed on the
work. and that mechanics and laborers
should be namei by the Aldermen.
| Alderman Guilfoyle the leader of the
| Democratic minority, opposed the reso-
| luton
:
| unless my constituents are to have
their share of the appointments: when
| the gentlemen go into caucus and divide
| the places | won't be in it,
1.-The Democrats got their share for
many years" Walsh retorted.
| well, We want more said Guilfoyle.
| That's what we're here for
| Alderman Clark then sent to the
| Clerks desk an amendment, granting
| the appropriation without imposing any
conditions.
| Alderman Colsun offered another
| anne adment, allowing an appropriation
! of s. go. The latter amendment was
| lost. Alderman Clark's amendment was
passed by a vote of IA to |, Alderman
| Roeder not voting.
| Then the Aldermen got into a wrangle
several claiming that Alderman Walsh :
resolution was still before the Board
| The tangle was unravelled by taking
| another vote on Clark's amendment
which resulted in its being carried
| unanimously.