New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-20
BONDS AUTHORIZED AT LAST
,,ooXIYN ALDERMENS OPPOSITION
FINALLY OVERCOME
>,1c MEMBERS FROM THAT BOROUGH VOTE
AGAINST THE REsoLUTION-REPoKT OF
TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Board of Aldermen yesterday passed the res
,.,, 10 authorize the issue of bonds 10 the amount
o,s,5Oole0 10 pay for Improvements IN ManNal'""
oo5 The Bronx. which were mostly piah"e' -
81 st.ong's administration. The vote on the
ssoia;!on was forty-seven in It's favor 10 nine
against it, the repaired three-fourtAs In the affFma
20 necessary 10 pass a financial measure having
hsen obtained after more than month or 3D.
s,rrcfion by The Brooklyn Aldermen. wno wanted
% force ,he Board OF Estimate and ApporuonmeAt
90 oron!se larger appropriations for Brooklyn Some
n the nlDe Ald-rmen from Brooklyn who voted
sesinst the resolution yesterday might have
.sacged their woes II the required number Of votes
,c favor Of the .esolution had not been obtained
~, they wanted TO 5e ah,e 10 say - their Brook
,yo commitments that they had not heraycd the in
,e,,sts OF their borough.
The passage o: the resolution was brought about
~ TIE report 0, the Finance Committee, 10 which the
-ssolution was referred back last week In ,he re-
mort !. was stated that the members Of the com
r,ttee mad obtained the views Of the members OF
the Board O. Estimate ana APpo.;ionment without
spcesr.ng formally before the Board, and state
ments made ty the Mayor and other members OF
the Board were included IN the report. Among these
.xor.ssons were the following
Tho Mayor. recognize and make no distinction
among TIE seVcfa. Dorouehs ! am Mayor or the
az =, ne rs important ana gratifying as are the I'M
pro,cineat al Property O! mo otaeT.
o e 9 Spa to faTe awe one i5caly = G 70 the de
men Of smother it must lie clear that were dis,
,,s-i 70 discriminate al all il would ne IN favor or
nv own .ocality-tEe borough in which reside.
In order 10 further piacate the Brooklyn Alder
nen the report contained the following:
As - The future requirements and the ability OF
our city 20 meet mem. much can be said The COM
n.nlcat!0n CO the CCntrOe. addressed 10 the chair
man OF our committee and forming part OF the
uaners presented 10 US in the reconmii'a- OF this
question largely dwclls on present unfortunate con
flflors The app"a. made by the Controller 10 the
Governor o. the STATE for remedial legislation AT
M eXfracr:in9ry session OF the Legislature Ncld
las, week, also sets forth in an nmistakable man
rer now he condition which now contrOnts rs
hears on needed improvements IN the immediate
turure ana the table OF figures showing how our
debt limit exceeded places the responsibility
where II belongs Your committee regrets that y
which Uas asked eOr II indOrseS the suggestions for
Appropriate legislation in the direction indicated
tay IN The session q the LEGISLATURE when Il shall
convene January next.
There was not much discussion o: the resolution
before # was passed. there being understanding
thai sufficient number OF the brooklyn Alder
m.n had agreed % vote for the resolution 20 So
cure its passage. The Brooklyn Aldermen, who
persisted IN voting against no rcS2utioH were john
y Burl.th. Noses J Wafer David $ Stewart.
John pien-r Francis T. Kenny Francis J Byrne.
Hector Mcneil j. cob J. NoltOn ard Elias HeleanS.
After the bond-issle resolution had been decided.
& resolution passed thai when the Board az
journ IL adjourn until the afternoon az August IT,