The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
NEW MAYORS FIRST VETO.
ryoCKs OUT THE PROPOSED GIFT OF
TIE NALL OF RECORDS.

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second session. and tho Councilmen started Off
,moothly on their work. The only important
matters that camo before tho Council wero a
message from Mayor Van Wyck requesting the
Municipal Assembly to rescind n resolution
which was adopted by the last Board of Alder
men granting the old Hall Of Records to tho
National Historical Museum; tho report OF tho
Committee on Rules, and tho announcement Of
the standing committees.
The Mayors message was delivered to City
Clerk Scully by Private Secretary Downos.
when he arrived at the Council Chamber Ser
resnt.at-Arms Paddcn announced tho fact to
President Guggcnheimer in these words:
"a message from his Honor tho Mayor"
President GuRgenheimer said to the Council
men:
"a message from his Honor the Mayor"
Then tho Sergeant-at-Arms escorted Private
Secretary Downcs up the broad aisle between
the desks Of tho members. Mr.. Downes bowed
and handed the message to City Clerk Scully.
and was escorted to the corridor by tho Sergeant
alarms. This is the Mayors MESSAGE:
To N, Honorable the Municipal Assembly:
On Dec. %, 1897, the Board of Aldermen, as
then constituted, adopted a preamble and reso-
luton granting to the National Historical Mu-
Hall Park now occupied as the registers ONCE.
The preamble reGited. among other things, the
Gated. - and the resolution was In these words:
Resolted, That said building be and hereby is dedi.
she free exhibition of the collection of relics already
and hereafter to be acquired by or loaned to the Ma
Of reversion to tho city consequent upon failure on
che part Of said museum to assume, maintain, and
enjoy the privileges hereby granted.
At the same time tho Board of Aldermen
adopted this further resolutions:
Resolved, That immediately after tho approval
board shall, and he Is hereby instructed to, transmit
z certified copy to tho Hon. Robert A. Van wyck.
step, or inaugurate such measures as may be neees.
uary to carry into effect and consummate the object
Of the foregoing resolution.
The resolution first quoted Is q gift of q public
SSp ,linnsi 9 Hia, OF z p0 Mnsa OF a p %Ss Si PsF x to- to the ao
city to again occupy the building and the land
upon which 1t stands depends entirely upon the
not on the needs Of the city or the action Of its
officers.
vision the same In substance as existed In the
previous charter, known as the Consolidation
t.ss OF Mh tSe e asS1sFss 81 ehf fhdp oi3g. ' Gnder the the r ress.
luton quoted !. as an official trustee. am asked
70 participate in the gift of city property to an
ornment and not controlled by city officers. No
private trustee would be justified in such a dis
lies to those holding trust positions Of an Official
public CHARACTER. No reflection ON the National
tended.> MY objection is not to the Institution,
but to the disposition of public property in this
Aside from this the resolution involves a dc.
parture from q custom which. has long obtained,
Of using the buildings, in the City Hall Park
This departure I am unwilling to sanction at q
time when officers of tho city government.
charter. are without the necessary rooms in
which to transact public business.
the resolution reauestins me- to "inausurate
measures Ito carry into erect and consum-
@ seam, a snaS [ f deem 'G Il ln @y N daty to b hns1er tSe mat.
ter to your. attention and to recommend that
action be taken to reseind the rights granted, to
ton to which I have referred.
ROBERT A. A WICK, Mayor.
The message was referred to the Committee
On Public Buildings. Lighting, and Supplies.
The report OF the Committee on Rules was pre-
sonted by Vice-President Oakley tTam,. Tho
rules are substantially those of the Senate,
modified to suit the needs of the Council. Ono
OF them provides that members of the Council
shall not speak to each other or otherwise in
terrupt the business Of the Council or read any
newspaper while the journal or public papers
are being read. Another rule provides that no
person shall be entitled to tho privileges Of the
floor as n legislative reporter of a newspaper
who is interested in pending or contemplated
legislation. or who is employed to influence legis-
lalion or receive compensation therefor.
Over this the first discussion in tho Council
arose. Councilman LEIGH IRepl said that he
no thought 1t was q reflection on the news
papers. A motion to change the section was
The following standing committees were named
by President Guggenheimer:
F,nance-Allen Cram3. Brice CTam1. christman
Iam')' Hester CDem). French rDem), O'Grady
Law.1TTostenrot sTam2. Goodwin crsm). Ivan
Garry DEM, Williams LReDJ. -
a sss5oa' coslsy IDsGn man, Hester asa' & GBs%}: ds.sias
Murphy Ga@Js SSniay DEM Van Scst1Saa {SPIs@::}}::
rireI9'G,sdy G6eml. ,saizer GamJ. Murphy
. .s%iiGl asi bsps aPs%1' EfD1SisSV 'b bsHp2' Allen ram.,.
AsGSTry tDem1: Van Nostrand Dem Wise (Tam(.
DEM Van SOssr srdn eBen eS" Williams st cRep.l tfsn'n
Privileges and observation-disclosures Pem2, Goodwin
claim;5Murray lTaml; splzer' Tam.l. Cassidy
pss Streets Hs snS dP aisSnd Lsich {Ksg;2; Tam, sn,,,,
Gam, EnEel TAM. Murray Tam. French DemJ.
'i BIidsss i and Ev ysn NestEsns P Dem. osr,.,m.n
Eam1. Brice T9m,), Hyland CTam). French tDem.l,
Water sS%ppiyH + yA efan). Hart cram.. Wise
Gsm W RSI1enroth Craml, Doyle Dem.>, o'Grad,
Pubic IE5ddIuase.an.ii Oa neP2ii qam), Har. cram>. ny.
iA Pab GjuISm1, oGrady CDem2. Williams Rep.
french Dem). Van Nostrand (Dem.). Francisco
Penal Institutions Hester (Dem.). chrdstman
oPs aGliic eeSRa ariIIs eEnma: 9 Hamy :. aIfsn }; ;T Es1s5 ;, f ssIP!r
Gss 0; J, MSSGaIry DemJ iodine pem).~
ronee1Engle Tam.). Ryder Cram). Hart CTam.l
sLehch (Dem), Williams (Rep.l
,parks-Snlzer Cram.), Ryder Caml. Hyland CTaml.
dine DEM.
sewerZTGoodwin cTam.) Foley Ct FAM Wise cTam).
(Dem.l,
o raS5i' AI% hipilddlP sS,l Lighting BnH1S G sna sep BR.1 cTam
S9dine tDem.l, Williams (Rep).
Docks and Ferries-Rydert Tam.), Wise CTam.l, Hot
%nroth Tan), McGarry (Dem). Hester dem. Cas-
suy lDemO, LEIGH CRep),
~halesIoaklsy CTanJ. Goodwin Dem). Bodine
Spein.l, Van Sostrand Dem.l, Hottenroth (TamJ,
Snristman TAM. Williams CRep).
Henry Eikenberg, John J. Mcmahon, and John
geants'at.Arms, and Mr.. Foley (Tam.J offered a
rfSSointion naming James NJ. Brown. N. d., as
PHYSICIAN to the county jail. The resolution
vent to the Committee on Salaries and Offices.
~. oakley, offered two resolutions relating to
licenses, which were referred to the Law Com
nn,ttee; Several unlmportant resolutions were
vvheTed and referred to committees. and then
the Council adjourned.
LIVELY IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
ulhe aldermen had a livelier time of 1t. Al