New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-19
SIXTH AVENUE, goth TO 21ss STREET.
THE MUNICIPAL LEGISLATI RE.
ORDINANCES TO COMPEL SURFACE LINES
TO RUN NG-CARS-AIDERMEN
GET u FL LEE, ERnu 4 COMAIA

GET RELIEF FROM a COMMA.
The Municipal Assembly yesterday afternoon re-
sumed the work Of grinding out legislation for the
city but nothing Of much importance was accom-
plished either by the Council or by the Board OF
Aldermen. In both houses ordinances affecting
the running OF cars on the surface roads in Brook
lyn and Queens introduced by Brooklyn mem
bers. and the ordinances were referred 10 commit
tees. One ordinance IS intended to compel ue
trolley companies to run smoking cars III cplu
weather. every third car 10 be smoking-car pc
tween the hours OF and a m and ana p. m m.
and every fourth car TO be a smoking car az oiher
hours OF the day fine of 800 for each failure TO
obey the ordinance is provided - -, .,r,oo,
roads operating in Brooklyn and Queens shall run
at least one car an hour between ,,do ana a. III
The penalty here, too. Is hHed al SlOD
In the Council the communication emoodylng
the work of the Board OF Aldermen at It's meeting
last week was read. and each proposed orrnaiice
was referred 10 the proper committee This IN
cluded tho resolution making each senate gisttlcS
n local Improvement district. and the resembling OF
the grant Of the old Hall OF Records TO the Ma
tonal Historical Museum. ..... -.
publication 81 the old records OF New Amsterdam.
using the title copyr GIFTED by the city. Inc re-
quest referred to n committee. ,,.... -. 49,,
resolution introduced providing for ten
sealing and weighing districts. Tor irspoc ots oI
weights and measures and FOR penalty OF 81" LOT
the Of uncerihed weights ana measures. ne
ordinance also regulates the tees ana pre SlI
asked that the Law Committee be instructed 10 re-
port on this during the day as Wa an hnIlo
goncy" bill. The Mayor nc said. wished 10 nav, nave
the ordinance made a law at once councilman
I.oich was OpDOsed 10 the ordnance saying ne re-
garded the taxing Of individual tradesmen marc
shin The ordinance was referred 10 the La" coiii-
mittee but was not reported on before the session
OF the Council ended ,,,.x-o -. sro
permlesion was granted for the discharge az IRE
works during the celebration Of The chinese Ne"
Wear in tho neighborhood Of Pel-st, .
AZ tho opeuinC Of the meeting Or the Board OF
Aldermen a motion to dispense with tire readhS oil
Tho minutes was declared out OF or'ei on Lue
declaration Of Alderman Stewart. OF 8rookyn. tnat
Inc rules compelled the reading or nc MINUTES
clear through The Aldermen listened lrnpdllenuy
10 the reading for time and thth -tiut .ind IN
Goodman raised laugh at the expense OF the
RrookIvn Aldermen and the President .,.
81 think said he. that different construCuon
can be nut on the rule. The placing oil comma
in the rule | think. makes the RUE me- sU II
thing a little different from the way Aideri nan
Stnwart interprets IT. The rule reads Ike TINS;
The minutes shall be read comma, 20 me en-
that any mistakes may be corrected; u onl
mink II means that they should be read 70 me enc
strrtlv The comma makes httle dlIlerthce.
The other Aldermen quickly saw the point anu
the reading vas stopped. ,.,o,, 90 osl, the
Alderman Roddy offered a resolution 10 ASK We tl
Cornoration Counsel how the Municipal Asseflp y
MAJ compel the two street railways operating me
racks in Amsterdam-aye. to combine ana run on
tr,o tracks The resolution was referred 10 the
rhe Rcard voted to print two thousand copies OF
the Mayors message. after n protest ITO" A'ue'
NH The BOARD went into a committee Of ne W9o,e
md nassed a lot OF minor resolutions with Aiuei-
man Muh in the chair.