New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
no GAS FOR THE THIRTY-sECOND WARD.
ALDERMAN oLTROGGE AROvsEs OPPOSITION
HINTS or 'sAwDvsT' OTHER BUSINESS
HrElRE ALDERMEN

BEFORE THE ALDERMEN
The resolution perm tiing the Brooklyn Union
Gas Company to extend It's ma ms into tho Thriy-
second Ward which adopted at last weeks
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was yesterday
re9cndcd by tAat body. Alderman Leaycrar o.
eerei the resolution TO rcscind Alderman oltrogSe.
on whose motion the PERMISSION TO extend had
been granted expressed great surprise ~ this move
ment. The Tnirty-seron Ward needed gas. ne
sad The Brooklyn Ur!on company, c-orinS 70
recent DECISIONS had the right to lay mans any
way and the application to the Board 'or special
Permit was made as a mere Formally and 10 IA
cilitate matters
THE onus must rest on tho members who vote
against giving tho workngmen OF the TAirty-sc~onJ
Ward the Eight they arc asking for" he said
Alderman Lcaycraft gave as reacon for rcsr'nd-
Ing that the grant had not specified what price
could be charged I'm the ward.
The motion to rescinh was carried. thirteen mem
bers voting for It. and Aldermen THOMPSON. ieich.
Oltroggc. Ruggles Francisco. Haubert and VIII
Jams against ii.
Immediately after the Close Of the meeting Of the
Board the Republican Aldermen held caucus.
Mr. Ol,rogge complained bitterly OF the acton Of
the Board in resembling his resolution. One OF tho
Aldermen who had voted with OtroSge made The
unpleasant suggestion that some Of those who had
voted to rescind had been Influenced 10y "sawdust "
The Aldermen in caucus voted In favor OF trans
ferrlng $500 from the 1896 the 1896 street-cea1-
ing fund. requested by the Board Of Estimate
HITTING AT OLTROGGE.
The large vo,e IN favor Of resembling the gas main
extension resolution, and several other that
were made during the meeting Of the Board. were
said to be aimed at Alderman Orogge 1t seems
that previous the meeting OF the Board. some OF
the Republican Aldermen attempted 10 prepare ~
override Mayor Wurstor's veto OF the resolution
authorizing the Military Committee to do repairing
to cost $50 to old 18th Regiment armory Alder
man Oltrogge, with Aldermen Stewart. Gulfoyic
and others said that he would not vote 10 override"
and this incensed some Of the Republican members
against Oltrogge. When resolution to erect twenty
electric lights in Avenue Il, the expense to be
charged to the Twenty ninth Ward. was introduced
II voted down. in spite OF the fearful protest OF
Mr. Oltrogge. ,
The latter had better success with resolution
granting power to the Law Committee. Of which he
INJURY into the right OF the brooklyn Heieats Rail
road to do an express business Ins VIZ duop,p'
and the Corporation Counsel Was nstIuctea TO- 49,
sign counsel for the inquiry. lrelniildiy arIdibe
merits will be made by the committee at meeting
A resolution was inroduced by MI oltrogge order
ave be relad 10 conform the established grade OF
the II instructed the railroad TO rehoye oas
Constructed along the avenue In order to carry out
these Instructions the City Works commt;soner was
by the resolution to examine the conlltoh
OF the and TO give the road nrty DAYS Io,Se
relay It's tracks ana remove ~ dn /, a
expense Of the raoad IhS .d ,onKe1 ON w
smendment substituting the Railroad Committee for
tne rIfv Works Commissioner. Alderman O'tfoSRe'
~ sunTort OF his resolution, said that Grhvesend-
ave which was originally Intended Tor a bouieVaru
b,d been ruined for driving purposes. ana tha the
IVA c,ls OF this company were eight ihches aoo'e
grade
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED
An appcation from the heirs Of William Richard-
s.,, -, nave siilu, pad by Mr.. Richardson some
vears am AZ a one-tenth payment for ten Iots OF
the last SIDE land, returned 10 'i'e e''"'' ""' ~
ferred to the Law Committee; o,,,,,o, m
Alderman Messenger Introduced resolution re-
,..nnlnp fo Iuer resolution when gave me Hooper
staIr oe privilege erecting IL large sTdni'c iouH
t,.n ar sym and Flatbush ayes Mr.. Messenger
said ioaf Mayor Schieren had refused 10 give d
permit for his fountain because OF protest rom
The members on the Carlton cub ana residents OF
inc ne.lnlorhood It seems that the FORMER resoiu
ton authorized the Park and City Wo,hs ,"n,atn
soners 70 corporate IN the erection Oh the iouha
and that they had been doing ms - 70 A.,
DO rot let refuse this fountain. even ~ .lis
site should prove lie undesirabic, shio
Oltrogge II move to amend that the lountain ,r pe
esta bshed at Flatbush and Washington ayes me
whole matter then referred 10 the Ia" 'o"i-
mttee. -. ,...-,,,or
In compliance with a request from ControIIer
Palmer the latter gwen authority 10 isSue
s. 10000 OF certificates from time 10 tiine as
th..v sary They are 10 be issueu III
anticipation OF DEFICIENCIES In the collection OF cur
Alderman OItrogge introduced resolution for the
macadamiZing Of East New-York ave from ZOO
gers-aYe. Eastern Parkway at a cost OF *zWn
Alderman Francisco attempted to get tne boaru
to adjourn over for two weeks. giving as reason
that the ceiling OF the Counsel Chamber was 10 pe
torn out. Objection was raised that the i,arn OF
Estimate had TO report 10 the Board or Aldermen
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