The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-14
BoRoUGn OF IN.
The seven Boards Can DO No Business Until
Rules Are Adopted.

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The Councilmen and Aldermen, comprising
the seven local boards Of improvements for tho
borough of Brooklyn. met as one body yesterday
afternoon in tho old Common Council chamber
to hear the report of tho committee appointed
to prepare a plan Of procedure. OF the nine
Councilman and twenty-ono Aldermen, two Of
the former and four OF the latter were absent.
President Grout was in the chair. The commit
tee submitted n report recommending that the
following resolution be adopted by each local
board:
Resoiued. That the President OF the borough is here.
by r,quested to call meetings OF this board each week
on Thursday, at u p. 81. IN the room in tho borough
building formerly known as the Common Council
chamber, simultaneously with the other local boards
O. tn. borough Of Drooklyn; and that members OF
other boards be permitted a hearing upon any mat
tiers coming before this board. provided that each
member Of another board may speak but once and
for not more than Ave minutes upon any matter; aud
that, under the $, same e rule ,hs ,o CITIZENS liz ms OF, or n, t G9sopg ni
tns board. subject. however. to the review OF this
board. may likewise be heard.
President Circuit said that tho report had been
submitted to Corporation Counsel Whalen. 1t
was decided to lay tho report over for q week.
Councilman Leich spEgested that no time
ness, as there were many demands for pressing
local improvements and the abatement OF nui-
Councilman McGarry declared his opposition
to amy hasty action. inasmuch as they. do not
something not authorized by the charter
Mr.. Lcich-I an at q loss to know what my
duties are. and perhaps th' president can H.
struct me.
President Grout-I am not the legal adviser of
the boards.
Mr.. McGarry-It might be well to provide q
school OF for the benefit of tho
Councilman.
Mr.. LeIch-I don't profess to know as much as
some members here, but ! do know as much as
the gentleman from the Tenth ward.
A big batch of complaints referring to al
legged nuisanccs and requests for numerous inn
provements were referred to the appropriate
local boards.
A resolution was adopted making a requisi-
ton on the Deputy Commissioner OF Buildings,
Lighting and Supplies for stationery.
Mr.. McGarry thought that this and all other
matters involving the expenditure OF money
should go direct to the Municipal Assembly.
There was an adjournment until next Thurs
day evening, when the borough, rulers expect
their functions will have been fully defined.
President Grout. soon after the close of the
meeting. made this statement:
Il have determined, tor the present, Mt least,
to withdraw from the Corporation Counsel the
req uest for his advice as to the LEGALITY of the
proposed plan OF simultaneous. meetings. and
will. for The present. call meetings of the va
rious local boards separately at 4:3O in the af-
tcrnoon at my office at such time as the public
business shall require. or upon the. written
request of any three members OF the board, or
within the stated time after the receipt OF u
petition for n local Improvement"
Deputy Commissioner Walton OF Buildings,
Lighting and supplies has stopped tho VOL on
the old Gates avenue police station. which Is
being transformed into n courtroom, on the
ground that the contract had never been certi-
fled by former Comptroller Palmer. He has
ments relating to tho five public docks in Brook
lyn to the main office. and all maps and books
pertaining to tho bridges in tho borough to
Deputy Commissioner or Bridges Beam.