The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
VOTEpAYEA NDTALKEDN0
BOARD OF STREET OPENING sWlL-
Lows THE RIVERsLDE DOSE.

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order Or the Court 70 Adopt the EiR.zag
Extension OF the Drive That Property own
ere nnauosd the LEGISLATURE 20 Ordain.
The members of the Board Of Street Opening.
very much against their will, complied yester-
day with tho order recently issued by Justice
Truax of the Supreme Court By converting and
laying out the extension Of the Riverside
Drive from 135th street to the Boulevard La
fAyette. This was done, not without . strong
protest from every one OF tho members, except
Comptroller Fitch. who was absent. Gen. Col
Lis began the proceedings by moving that the
whole matter be laid over.
''oh. mol you can't do that" said John O.
Shaw, attorney for q number Of the property
owners who will be benefited by the extension.
you must obey the order of the Court, upon
which there is q report due on Monday"
'"Tho day for starving juries at the behest Of
Judges is past. Mr.. Shaw" replied Gen. Coils,
Mr.. Shaw smiled. you have got to do 40
the Court says, Just the same" he said.
'fYour Honor, I object very strongly TO this
orooked-lino business for tho benefit Of certain
property owners said Gen. Coils to the
Mayor.
IF you don't like the present line. why don't
you strsighten iti' asked Mr.. Shaw. "The
any certain map"
',Bu the law leaves us little or no discro-
tion in fixing tho routes and bounds" said
President Mcmillan.
President .Jeroloman Of tho. Board Of Alder.
% ons S saoTS tGn '1 he % ASKED dn Engineer whs@ !! WEBSTER Wei sbaee 81
the Public Works Department II the line. which
S1ryss a. Srq @aS. at h ftS.h street. con,d sG "a as . to SvS Stan the
at cannot" replied Mr.. Webster. 1.-THE
law practically fixes tho location of the extern
Mr.. .Jeroloman. looked. disguised: 81, agree
l. Gn simply ply abcs@inab ae SA'u iH' "A0'' ''' ~.
Wei, suppose we will have 70 vote for t."
the order Of he Court. As Mayor j I viii vote aye
and as William l. strong will vote no. am
{bt Ill., In h favor or, Of g The e e. nronossS 81 70 ah a. H Y in sSis
law. Tho act was passed solely in the interest
Of certain property rGr, Saw1n ss IS some me- Of fh whom Pu are
bad one, and as Mayor i should not have ap-
only mistake the sO' Mayor oTf has made in n the last
three years. ! was In hope that the matter
legislation can be had laying out the extension
90 that It would BIO q credit to the property
S isTRs. { f'6 must The say LINZ shs ss the Ss'l present as to sh isS SasS e Z
"a + IL %s sSs Tss sq0 s fSs m n PasRinSs e. 4 SssS q:
planned to me by the gentlemen on whom l de.
pended, 1 certainly would never have approved
read Interpreting the m%andamus,. but Mr.. Scott
s Saa n '.So s%s T To obey o It. nv Wien SeS f the roll GAs was a.,
called on the resolution. to lay out tho exten:
sion. the Mayor said: Il yote aye by order of
the Court and no for myself"
Gen. Coils said: II vote aye under protest,
duress, and against my COINCIDENCE"
President Jeroloman: II vote aye under
legal compulsion and with an earnest protest.
Justice Truax Is right forty nine times out Of
6fty, but this time he is away of"
President Mcmillan of the Park Board said:
at simply vote aye. Least said soonest mended."
Several of the property holders who bavo
been pushing tho scheme along were present,
but not one Of them raised bis voice to defend
the measure.