New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-12
NO SPECIAL SESSION CALLED
THE ACTING MAYOR POsTPoNEs THE
suMMoN1NG OF THE ALDERMEN.
UNLESS COLONEL STRONG RETURNS BY NEXT
WEDNESDAY. Mr. JERoLcMAN CAN ACT ON
THE PEOPLES TRACTION COMPANIES
FRANCHISE SIDEWALK STAND

WEDNESDAY Mr. JERoLcMAN CAN ACT ON
THE PEOPLES TRACTION coMPANY's
FRANCHISE SIDEWALK STAND =
HOLDERS ANXIOUS.
The Champions OF the sidewalk SHAREHOLDERS BE-
slegei Acting Mayor Jeroloman yesterday with
appeals to call a special meeting Of the Board OF
Aldermen at once for the purpose Of receiving the
applications Of the vendors for permits to sell
newspapers periodicals. fruits soda water As
the Ia requires that the application for permits
aust lie for thirty days after being presented
TO the Board before action can be taken upon
them the advocates OF the staudhoders interests
were In favor Of almost any scheme that would
shorten the time which the police can annoy these
sma vendors
Under the rules Of the Board OF Aldermen. made
in conformity with the authority Of the Consolida
ton Act the President OF the Board or three
fourths OF its members can call specai meeu"s'
OF which thirty hours notice must be gwen IN
vritng by the chief clerk OF the Board 70 eacn
member. The Acting Mayor was at one time yes
terday persuaded that II was his duty 10 CAL ire
special meeting and he gave the applicants reason
20 hope that he would issue the necessary notnca-
ton 70 Chief Clerk Ten Eyck before the end OF the
days business. But Mr.. Ten Eyck and others VINO
had been consulting the statutes and regulations.
invited Mr. Jerolomans attention 10 the enect OF
holding a meeting OF the Aldermen before "ednes-
day next. II might result they argued. In making
laws Of all the resolutions awaiting executive
action without executive approval as the Consoh-
dalton Act gives the Mayor ten days or until the
following meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen to
veto acts OF the Board.
The Acting Mayor thouoht the ease OF sufficient
Importance to consult with Corporation Counsel
Scott Mr. Scott Was OF the opinion that called
meeting Of the Board would be a regular meeting
In law 1t was therefore decided TO postpone the
issuing Of notice assembling the Board until We'd
nesday next The ten days which Colonel strong
must be absent before President Jerooman can
succeed 70 the full powers and functions OF the
Mayoralty will then have expired. and, unless
Colonel Strong returns to the city In the mean
time Mr. Jeroloman can then act on the IRAN
chlses remaining upon the Mayors desk: Among
chise, giving that corporation control Of twenty
seven miles OF the ci;y's streets above the hariein
River and the grant for the proposed new FERRY 20
Jersey city from West Twenty-third-st. should
there be no special meeting, Mayor strong. who
has fixed July 20 80 for his return from Hicnneo
Springs will have until August to approve or
dlsapprove these resolutions. 1919. a.
maintain sidewalk stands have been given out at
the once OF chief Clerk Ten Eyck; He yesterday
ordered the printing OF 1000 blanks more. Iney
have grown scarce sometimes. which circumstance
has given rise 10 the report that individuals were
selling copies TO overanxious standholders az q
each Mr. Ten Eyck made an investigati ton regard.
ing the charge yesterday He became satisned tnat
there some foundation for H. but ne SAID tha nat
no one connected with his office was guilty OF TINS
species OF extortion. He expected. he said 10 Sc
cure the arrest OF the persons engaged Ia INC
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