New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-22

oernan in the XIXth Assembly District. although
his election is being contested by Howard P. Dixie
in the courts. sworn into ONCE by Mayor Strong
Yesterday. Scaool Commissioners Charles c. Bur-
iingham and James p Lee also took the oatn OF
Office.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen yestcr-
day afternoon question raised by Alderman
Noonan 20 the proprety OF the action OF the
Board of Estimate and Appointment in giving the
contract for the new Hail OF Records 70 the high
est bidder. who agreed 10 use the finest grade Of
granite Mr.. Noonan wanted President Jeroloman
to explain.
The Board OF Estimate and Apportionment
hasn't commissioned 10 give away the secrets
OF that Board" said Mr.. Jerooman. with a srG
The President represents this Board and We
have right to know why he voted as he did" said
"somebod has been giving Mr.. Noonan bun
Mr.. Noonan SAD here ought 70 be an nvest;ga-
cepted because o: the qualify OF the Haowei gran
lie submitted. i was the whites granite among
whiteness The caPitol az Albany ard number
built With this granite II the loves; old had been
taken John Pesrce would have received the CON
has been spoken Of as :5H .sos .css than ,hat Of
Pearce was nearly 10000 higher than Pearce's
lowest bid
resolution passed by the Aldermen yester-
day directing that thA painting OF Jacob Hays. the
TO the Governors Room IN the City Hall. The pic-
ure hung In that room for several years. but about
fifty years ago II was seized for debt. When the
city paid up and got the picture back. IN Mayor
Wickham's time. (, hung In the Mayors office.
and later removed TO Police Headquar'ers Ben.
jamn J. Hays. Of No ll5 Broadway, grandson Of
the old constable, requested It's return 10 the
tory o the Sty whlci dd no. mention his grand
fathers name most honorably
,-.n PAIL bas hA<-
permitted. by resolution OF the Board OF Alder
men passed yesterday. TO operate as an experiment
four cars propelled by electric motors and carry
ing storage batteries. The company promises that
will be over the entire line OF the Drydock
road
Controller Fitch has asked the heads Of the
finance departments OF the various municipal
porations that Will come into the greater city 70
submit him lists OF stocks and bonds which viii
fall due In January. so that he may provide the
funds 10 meet such obligations
Tammany Aldermen yesterday opposed reques;
for the Dock Department TO be allowed to install
an electric Lighting and eaing plant for the
Twenty -fourth-st. pier garden at cost OF ;3i.-
600. without public letting OF contract. The Tam
let by the next D5ck Board. not by the present
Republican Commissioners, and they had the re-
quest referred 10 committee. which will report
next week
h d. McDonough. representing the New YORK
Fuel Gas Company. sent requcs which was read
at the meeting of the Board OF Aldermen. for
$4,000 certificate deposited with the clerk OF the
Board when the company made It's application for
franchise two years The company
thinks II is late for The Board to do snyt hing
and wants the certificate returned. The Board
voted instruct tie clerk 10 return the check,
Alderman Noonan voting against the resolution.
The Soldiers ana Sailors Monument Committee
held an executive meeting In the Mayors office
yesterday afternoon and arranged for joint meet
ing to-day with the Municipal Art Commission.
consisting of the Mayor the president OF the Board
Of Aldermen and the presidents of the two art socl
cries, who have the veto power over municipal
matters. An EFFORT will be made 10 agree upon
site for the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the
Plaza site having been rejected
The Board Of Aldermen yesterday reduced the
amount Of money to be spent in celebrating the
birth of the new city in City Hall on New Years
Day from 300 TO $500 which was all that REMAINED
OF the contingent fund
A petition from the Board Of Trade and Trans
portaton embodyirg a resolution passed at a
cent meeting presented al the meeting Of the
Aldermen urging them 10 pass favorably upon the
petition Of the New-York Brooklyn and Jersey City
Terminal Company TO tunnel underneath the lower
Of the city. The petition was referred 10 tho
Committee Tunnels. which is considering tho
matter.