New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-20
A BONE FOR THE ALDERMEN.
THEY HAVE A CONTENTION ABOUT THE
MARRIAGE BUREAU.
SOME OF THEM MAKE UNKIND REMARKS Ab''i
THE MOTIVES OF THE oTHERs-MAIhi
MoNIAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE TO
GO TO THE BASEMENT HEREAFTER
-VETOES BY THE MAYOR.

NORMAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE ~
GO TO THE BASEMENT HEREAFTER
-vEToEs BY THE MAYOR.
. controversy spranC I'D I'm the Board OF Alder
men yesterday over the report OF the Committee
on County Affairs. recommending the removal Oh
the so-called marriage bureau to Room 3 IN 'he
City Hall basement. l. has been In possession FOR
years of Room 10. a committee room OF the COM
mon Council. The managers Of the alleged bu-
rcau' are two persons designated by the Clerk OF
the Board Of Aldermen. who make A living through
the contributions Of people wanting the services Oh
an Alderman marry them a majority report
was presented by Aldermen Olcott, Oakley anu
Dwyer while minority report was brought IN oy
Aldermen Hall and Ware. The minority report pro-
vded a specific fee of 80 cents in each case TOT
the bureau managers Alderman Hall said that
unless a stated fixed by law the scahhaious
scenes of the past would be repeated and poor peo
pie would be plundered Mr. Hall said that Alder
man Olcott had signed the majority report because
he had a man already installed In the bureau
Alderman Ocott resented the imputations OF Mt.
Hall. saving that the status Of the man he had
placed there was accidental and temporary. lie
favored keeping the two men there who were j"
charge as he believed they had no disposition 10
plumber anybody.
When the vote was reached the minority report
which fixed the fee at - cents for each couple mar
ried. was lost by Il vote of to ~ , ,h.
ma orty report by inserting fee OF 81
"A gentleman who can't pay 81 Ice ought ho'
TO be allowed to get married. said Mr.. GOODMAN
daughter and APPLAUSE
Alderman Marshall attacked Alderman Ware AS
a pseudo refOrmer," who had undertaken r'or--
ganizaton of the marriage bureau for the sake oi
notoriety." Alderman Ware defended himseI ana
accused Alderman Marshall of sublime lsho-
rance of the whole question.
Mr.. Goodman's amendment was lost ana inc
the committee adopted 10y the same
vote-2i to 5-and candidates for matrimony VIII
hereafter have to to room 3 in the basement
of the City Hall II they want To engage the ser
vice OF the "schatchens" Of the bureau.
Alderman Goodman presented petition from
pr Wolfgang Goctz. who asked that Elm-st be
hereafter known as Parkhurst-avc.. that the
laborious and manly services OF the Rev 1T
Charles H. Parkhurst may be pcrpctuated. The
petition was referred to the Committee on streets
\ petition asking for the enactment oi an o'Ilrr
nance which would enforce uniform system oI
transfers 10y the METROPOLITAN Traction company
was referred to the joint Committee on La" ana
Railroads ,.,.,-,
and necessary data for preparing for the approach
ing reapportionment The Essex Market resolution
was recalled from the Mayor for rehehring
Alderman Marshall called attention to the hcne-
III for the family Of cX-Alderman Joseph Martin
OF the Xth District. the Academy Of Music
on April u. and IL resolved that members OF
tho board cooperate in aid OF the charity.
Mayor Strong sent TO the board yesterdAN u
number Of veto messages. refusing to APPROX" me
maintenance OF a-water stands and other soc
walk Instructions. which h. regarded AZ Illegal
Tho Committee on Legislation Will 70 10 Albany
storing 10 the board its ancient privilege 81 con-
nrming and rejecting appointments 81 the M9Ior
The committee is composed OF An"tmeh "'"-
doph Wines Goodman. Meek and Wund.