New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
ANGRY CITY FATHERS.
A BIG HUBBUB AT A MEETING OF THE
ALDERMEN.
IT AROSE OVER THE PROPOSITION TO PUT An
OTHER TAMMANy MAN on THE COMMITTEE
OK REAPPoRTIoNMENT-AN IMPORTANT
REPORT FAVOEING TIE THIRD


REPORT FAvoRING THE THIRD
AVENUE RAILROAD.
The Board OF Aldermen had the longest sesS'o"
YESTERDAY In years. IL lasted over io"i "ou'S
The question which caused the greatest quah''y
OF argument and the most bad blood was 'hat u
enlargng the Committee on County Anairs. whch
has charge OF the work preparatory TO the reap
nor,,onment OF the Assembly districts OF the city
increasing them from thirty TO thirty-hVe III NUM-
Der The Committee on County Anars mas con-
tanned five mcmbers-Aldcrmen Hall. Dwyer. oco'''
Ware and Oakley. Messrs. Hall. Olcott ana ware
are Republicans: Mr.. Dwyer an OBrien Democrat
and Mr. Oakley Tammany Hall man When the
committees Of the Board were made up last Jan
uary Alderman Lantry Cranmany) OF the Nv i'h
District whose election had been contested py
Thomas +. Eagan. got on only one committee
After the contest decided in Lantry $. FAVOR II
was agreed that he should be placed on aho'her
committee The Tammany proposed that IN
the enlargement of the Committee on County Al
fairs Lantry should be member and that the i'e-
publicans should have one more representative a'so'
This would make the committee stand four Repub-
leans. two Tammany men and one O Bren Demo-
GRAFT Both Alderman Windolph and Alderman
Goodman were proposed for the additional KepuDi-
can member OF the committee. The Committee on
Rules made report signed only by fres'ue"'
Jeroloman Grace Democrat chairman ana Aiue'-
man Brown (Tammany). recommending that Alder
Affairs.
VIOLENT LANGUAGE USED
tn ANNOY. this report would leave the Repub
cans without a majority of the committee In the
row that followed great deal OF language was
used. and ugly things were said on po'h sioes
1t proved a futile fight however. and wound up by
President Jeroloman declaring the whole business
Irregular. and ordering another meeting OF the COM
rnittee on Rules at 10 a. m to-day. 10 take up the
nlarg o.
afresh
Another long wrangle took place over the report
OF the Railroad Committee on the ST. Nicholas-aNe
franchise The majority report, signed by six mem
hers was in favor OF granting the Third Avenue
Railroad Company's petition to extend It's lines
over the ST. Nicho.as-ave. route. The acquisition
OF this valuable franchise has long been the bone
Of contention between the Third-ave company OF
which Edward Lauterbach is counsel and lead
ing director. and the Metropolitan Traction Com
pand led bv John D. Crimmns The minority re-
port was signed by one member only Mr.. Hall The
Introduction OF these reports revived the stories
about doodle" which prevalent about the
City Hall last year. when the rival applications
were being considered by the Aldermen
HARD WORDS FOR JEROIOMAN
The hubbub arose when the report from the Com
mittee on Rules was presented. The rulings OF
President Jeroloman did not quite suit the fancy
of Alderman Brown. and he took him 10 task for
''unpar.iamentary usages." Half a dozen Aldermen
were on their feet demanding to be heard and above
the din could be heard the earsplittng tattoo beat
by the President with his gavel. Alderman Hal.
when the uproar snbsidel a bit. jumped up and at
tackled President Jeroloman and Alderman Brown for
introducing the minority report of the Committee on
Rules He said that their conduct was disgraceful
and outrageous. The president tried 10 head the
irate Alderman of from further hostile criticism.
but he repeated his assertions.
President JerOlOman finally said that the whole
thing was out of order. Alderman Brown jumped
presiding officer that ever saw. You're a failure
Your decisions not parliamentary. You are not
versed in the rules OF the board loo, =, cha
hubbub Alderman Noonan then had a TIT with
President Jeroloman. who had scarcely recovered
from Alderman Browns attack he demanded that
the report be declared adopted. and that Alderman
lantry be placed the Committee on County Al
fairs President Jeroloman ordered the Sergeant al
Arms 10 preserve order Alderman Noonan shouted:
you can't bulldoze me. / know my rights deiy
the Sergeant ARMS TO silence me or lay ms mn
gers on me. You should declare that vote II -
false that IL is of order. say that 1t is in
o'"''' ALDERMAN WARES WARNING.
When the Railroad Committee presented its re-
port in favor of granting the Third-ave railroad
the right to extend its tracks along kngsbrdge
Road Alderman Ware jumped to his feet ana de-
clared that any attempt to rush franchises through
would be looked into. ,
Referring TO times gone BY. he said: Those that
railroaded the franchises throtgh the board were
TIE Metropolitan Company in petition yes
terday. asking permission 10 connect me oeNrh,h-
ave road with the Central Park ana East RIVER
road the connection TO be made at the INTERSECTION
OF C;rcenwich-aye ard Perry-st.
A petition signed by many representative business
men Vas presented for establish lng ferry between
a polnt rear West Twenty II. and Jersey Ciy
John ID. Crmmns Is interested IN Inc pfoposeo
ferry.