New-York tribune., 1896-09-29
supplementing the adoption Of the budget
This resolution was also presented and passed

Whereas The Board Of Estimate Of the City Of
Brooklyn have heretofore made tneiI annual eS''-
Whereas This Common Council mas mao ilS
final determination upon such estimate, "llrt "laiieoG
f.rniration has been duly approved and cer'lleu'
Now theic'Vss M 30 s,ioS p NJ Ghaptfr CIXXXIII OF
ihe Tvs of the S,aie OF New-York. passed In the
.ra nersbv a,.thoriz-d and empowered. from time
% time 10 issue the certificates OF Indebtedness oI
t i~ief FOR the wear 1895 up 10 the
amount % s. Opi i00 which certificate shah pear
Interest al the rate rot 70 exceed per CEN pc.
annum. and shall be payable al such i tiIeS, 80, mo-
exceeding eight months from date OF their issue
as me said Mayor and Controller may determine;
Resolved That the amounts realized upon the
bl aJnropria;ed and snail be used for what were
formerly county purposes Of the county Of Kings.
The following resolution. sent in by Corpora
tion Counsel Burr was adopted:
Resolved That the sum Of $1,000 be transferred
by the Controller and he Appropriated from the
amount Of s2072 o. paid Into the city treasury on OF
about July ? 1876. by the Police Commissioners o:
the late to~u OF New-Urecht. 10 the account OF
amounts 70 be levied IN taxes for principal ana
interest; stree, improvement bonds TniFiieth ca.
that the same amount be deducted from the levy
presently 10 be made FOR that purpose 10Y the hsca
year commencing on January = 1891.
petition u property owners in Garfield
Place. between sixth and Seventh aves. to
Icve the block with asphalt was favorably
acted upon The fountain for horses presented
10 the city by the Hooper estate created more
or less Of a breeze for few minutes. a resolu-
ton passed on September II, locating II at
thc junction Of East NewY Ork-ave. and East
ern Parkway. Alderman Singleton appeared
with resolution TO have the former resolution
rescinded He said that his constituents wanted
the fountain In the Twenty second Ward, at
Nlnth-aNe. and Fifteenth-st., and ne proposed
10 have II there II he could possibly get il. he
ing loyal 10 his constituents Points Of order
and foolish interruptions followed. he climax
reached when Alderman Myers presented
resolution, asking unanimous consent that the
fountain be placed at the end OF the iron pier
in Coney Island" President Clark impatiently
declared the resolution out Of order The wits
Of the Board considered IL a huge Joke and
laughed, but one else did.
A few innocent bills. which Alderman Thomp-
ton moved 10 be referred TO the Finance Com
mittee took up many minutes Of valuable time
Alderman Wassmuth moved reference TO the
Committee on Supplies. on the ground that the
latter committee ought 70 know what had been
ordered and who was responsible for H. before
the bill was paid President Clark had previ-
ouslv ordered reference TO the Finance Com
mitiee and he was obdurate. Then the Alder
men proceeded 20 show Mr.. Clark how they
could sif down on him. Various points OF order
were raised and several Aldermen wanted the
floor a. once When II came 20 a vote. the
members were almost unanimous In their belief
that the President Of the Board was IN the
wrong Mr. Clark compelled 10 change
his decision on Alderman Wassmuths appeal
from the Chair and send the bills 10 the COM
mitee on Supplies ThereupOn Alderman Wass-
muth expressed himself as being happy, say
Ing In an undertone that the President or me
Board could not SIT down on him especially
when he had the push" behind him.