The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-09
HINT GOES WITH THIS VETO
-,roR 81 rs HANDS OFF" TO TIE
urSICIPAL ASSEMBLE.

n.,,rtments Don't Need the LEGAL
h'."r.,,u,rc. Help About Executive Details
r,u,cII Asked 10 Dcnsunce the Ellis
9Th ~r.Presidcnt Oakley OBJECTS.
.,. Van WICK sent n veto to the Council
""1r 5f.ourroving n resolution adopted on
I,,. ,,ri,h authorized the COMMISSIONS Of
-, "a, satpcs. Lighting and supplies to put
,"r,,ropc aud switchboard In the borough
.Jnr,r,,rs Of tho Department OF Buildings
% p.,,,,yp. Mayor Van Wyck gave tho fo.-
"-,g reasons for his veto:
"" ,lc Bonrl OF Estimate and Apportion.
-, ras made an appropriation sufficient 90
'.,hori,c tic putting In Of the telephone. then
80 ,.,,.r drunrtmcnt can and undoubtedly
So -, ,., d, in. II the failure to put In the instru.
~, IL due to lack Of Appropriation, the RENE
nv he nupliration to the Board OF Estimate
w ,nno-,tonment, where. under the charter.
"".,nro.lons TO he paid for out of taxes are, in
~. I, e-s. instance. made. Appropriations are
..u,ol 1, br expended by tho departments
.,,,f.b thcy are made. Resolutions direct
~. s,,aIl, work TO be done at an expense to
.So civ may impose II charge not contemplated
A. no Hoard uf Estimate and A~pportionmcnt,
i in that event the result viii be an INSULT
.t,rcy Of aprrrpriation. 1t Is In the interest OF
A., cI,v that heads OF departments should. not
~, no nermlttcd. but should BIO required to
.,,norc their departments strictly within the
.rr, appropriated for their use. To this end
,hov should he permitted and required to act on
,h.ir own responsibility, subject. however, to
chair keeping at all times within their appro.
,-,a,ions and disbursing the same only In 40.
Pl,rdanre with the resolutions making them
Tbr message was put on file., A communica-
,,or t-sm Good Government Club f, in which
tSs club protested against the, appropriation
Of s5O, 600 Of public money, 70 heip uetray the
s,renses of Il celebration OF Charter Day; was
,rsll,rT,I TO the Finance Committee, which has
tSr appropriation under consideration.
Councilman LEIGH Rep? asked for pnani'
nous consent for the consideration or the FOL
foyins p]rcamh'cs mud re~solutions:..
""jTItrens. There is now before the Senate OF
the state OF New York q bill known as the ELS,
worth Giil, and commonly known and spoken Of
a. The Vrrss Gag bill" which is harsh and
snprSssive in its provisions. tending to restrain
he liberty Of the press, without any correspond
inv beurit TO the community at large; and
"sTIcrtdS. There is grave doubt as to the con.
,titu,iona!ity OF such bill II 1t should be enacted
"".RS".sIo,rti. That this council, the Board of
Aldermen concurring therein, do earnestly re-
mest the representative OF the city OF New York
f. The Senate ana i = 5 sa3S m no ase a.! just ana
Vice. President Oakley TAM objected to q
suspension OF the rules, and, as this rendered
unanimous consent impossible, the resolution
was -eferrcd to the mi on Law.
The council voted 10 request the Legislature
IN PASS the bill authorizing the sale or lease OF
The canals to the Federal Government. Coun-
siImnn poyle tDcm.) offered u resolution re-
onssting the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tonment to appropriate 100000 in addition
10 S732, 900 already set aside for street lighting
IN brooklyn. The resolution went to the FL
nance Committee. President Guggenheimer
Introduced IA resolution requesting the Mayor
10 appoint a of 100 citizens to CO.
operate with others in securing Improvements
IA the harbor. 1t was voted to authorize the APP
po!ntment Of ten sealers of weights and meas
rres, one FOR each council district, and on a re-
port Of the Committee on Offices and Salaries 1t
Was voted 20 authorize tho appointment of an
assistant to tho councils Sergeant-at-Arms,
two pages to the council and q door keeper.
Alderman Nclton lDem.l OF Brooklyn put o
resolution before the board which recited that
the present city of New York had been formed
10 secure equal and equitable divisions Of
taxes, rates and burdens, and pointed out that
the Insurance rates differ greatly in the various
sections Of the municipality. He wanted q
resolution adopted requesting the IRE under
writer's TO equaliZe the Insurance rates through
out the city. The Aldermen received the reso-
luton in silence and 1t was sent to the Com.
nittee on Borough Affairs. Alderman Burrell
Tam introduced a set of resolutions asking
the legislature to adopt the cheap telephone,
gas and antitrust measures. This went to the
Law Committee. The Law Committee was re-
euested 10 hold n hearing at an early date on
the proposition to call Broadway by that name
10 The city line. Considerable unimportant
business was transacted.