The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-19
mr. LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
,rr REPUBLIoAN oOUNoIIlrEN
iH" HOLD UP BUSINES6.

M, hb,cntces n Th~Fee-Feurtha vets
"r..,s yet ne Mustered for Measures 1nveiv-
-. r,,cnditurs or pnoney-s@ehtng Cars
All Nisht street. Cara In Broeklyn.
rNr.. Republican Councilman. Leich, Will
-. nd francisco, succeeded In holding mn
~ s,,ln,ss Of the Council at yesterdays meet
.,d they prevented the passage OF tho
,..,,,roe providing for the establishment
W.. puroau OF Licenses. The ordinance
lie proyides for tho issue Of lioensaA
Lst.h under the Consolidation aot was at
go 10 by the Mayors Marshal. The ordi-
80. proyides for the appointment Of o6noers
:. .onduct tho business and that they shall re-
~, compensation for their services. In mat
-, Involving tho expenditure OF money q three
'-.,,.r, vote OF tho entire Council IN necessary.
Th,,n were only twenty.throo Of -nine
.,.rhers present at yesterdays meeting, and
Nan the Republicans refused to vote the
,Nrmstive vote ives not throo-fourths Of the
,hols. Tho ordinance wal put OF the calendar
far this weeks meeting.
NJ. Ielch was picked out 80 the obstruc.
,lonist Of the Council at its second meeting, and
,,,terday he earned his title. The rules Of the
cnuncil provide that proposed ordinances shall
h. read three times, and that two Of the read
lns, may DO by title. Mr.. LEIGH had them reed
n full each time, thus firing out Secretary John
pa and the Councilmon. Mr.. McGarry Denny
finally explained to the Council that this was
M. Leich's way, and that no one should mind
what 10 did. as he really meant no harm. This
raised q laugh. but did not affeot Mr.. Leich's
Xxi. McGarry offered two ordinances, one pro
yiding thai every surface street railway company
IN brooklyn should run at least one car m hour
leach direction over It's lines between / o'clock
lined to compel the companies to run smoking
ers throughout the day, every third car In
commission hours and every fourth car the rsst
sty Of sl0o for failure to obey It's provisions.
Il was referred to tho Railroad Committee.
The Council unanimously. adopted tho
1 MsTmsn, Resembling the gift /" Of the 'i Hal Of Of
Records to the National Historical Museum.
Councilman Doyle tDem.l offered an ordi-
On and sealers Of weights and measures, and
their remuneration. 1t. was sent to tho Law
G & a4.tS s. wniss 4 did Mss r sppfSsn # t f shG sS So m.
ordinance provided that tho seaiers and in,
t~poctors be paid In fees. Mr.. LEIGH objected
70 this, on The ground that it was a hardship for
ttdespeople.
The Council voted to authorize the Sinking
New York Life building for the Board Of Public
Improvements. The Board Of Estimate had
already refused to authorize thu lenae because
" tnOuknl VIC Ttnt was SACcb9lV6. MT. IelCn
objected to taking the rooms because, he said,
the Board Of Public improvements might meet
IN the Council Chamber.
Vice President Oakley CTam.) presided over
the Council while 1t considered business in
committee OF the whole, and Mr.. Notary was
called. to tho chair when tho committee rose,
President Guggenheimer being In attendance at
Q meeting Of tho Board OF Estimate. The
Council voted to employ DIR. J: McMahon Brown
e physician to the New York county JAIL The
Dock Board asked permission to install electric
lighting plant and heating apparatus I'm tho
recreation piers without public advertising for
contracts, because much Of the apparatus
needed 10 patented, and the work can be lone
more quickly and cheaply at private contract.
The, request was, sont to the Committee on
Docks and Ferries. The estimates for tho
BOARD Of Education in Manhattan and the
bronx, 5000, 145. 90, end for the District At
torney Of Kings county, $50, 100, were 70
taived and sent to the Committee on Munich
~ Affairs. A proposition to make tho Dis
licts OF Local Improvement coincide with the
senate districts wat referred to tho Commit.
toe on Borough Affairs.
The Aldermen had before them tho Dock
Board Q request and also the proposed ordinances
erecting Brooklyn street railways and referred
t1em TO appropriate committees.
Alderman Roddy presented o resolution set
tlng, forth that tho use Of four street railroad
tracks on Amsterdam avenue 10 Q danger to lifo
snd q detriment to property. and calling on the
corporation Counsel to take all legal steps to