The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
BOTH BRIDGES AUTHORIZED
BUT NO MONEY PROVIDED FOR BbAcH-
WELLS ISLAND BRIDGE.
This Bridge Was Beaten Once Yesterday in
the Board of Aldermen, but tho Three
Lacking Votes wero Obtained Later
Several Other Bond Issues Authorized.


The Board OF Aldermen voted twice yester-
day on the proposition TO build a bridge be-
tween tho foot OF Last Sixtleth street and Long
Island City. On the first vote the resolution
was lost. as It had been three times before.
On the second vote It was passed.
Tho resolution had been passed previously
by the Council but that body finally refused to
agree to tho 100000 appropriation asked
for to begin work and therefore the Bridge
Department finds itself with tho Municipal
Assembly's authority to begin the work. but
with no money to carry II on.
Both branches adopted resolution authoriz-
ing the construction Of q bridge between Pike
slip. Manhattan. and Washington street. Brook
fyn. and both OF them conourrcd In the arpro-
prlatlon Of 81. 900. 900 for work on this bridge.
The opposition TO the Pike slip bridge in the
Board Of Aldermen was lo1 by Alderman Stow
nrt Rep.l When the vote was announced as
45 in favor to 10 against Mr.. Stewart qucs-
toned the accuracy Of Clerk Blakc's tally. Mr..
Blake has been clerk OF the Board OF Aldermen
for ten years. His accuracy In recording votes
has never been questioned but twice. Once
last summer Alderman Byrne Dem. Brooklynl
questioned au announcement of Mr.. Bak e's.
At the same session Of the board he made a
Yesteriay Sir. Stewart artar raising tho
question. said that he was satisfied that Mr..
Blake had not made any mistake; Mr.. Blake.
however. insisted that no should recall the
order that his record might be cleared. Halt
dozen members OF the board jumped up, and
with Wild Ee:iIn.9nsp dsmandsdw the right ,9
them all out oi. order and Mr.. Bake was al
lowed 10 recall the roll On this call 1t devel-
Then Mr. Stewart explained that what he
meant when he questioned the roll was that
certain persons had voted on other Aldermen's
As soon as this bridge was disposed OF Mr.,
Mccall brought up the Backwe!Is Island
Bridge. a number o. nnmmany members inn
medstey rccolected important business en-
Gngcments outside Of the chamber. A strong
Alderman J smith was finally surrounded
by half dozen other members and forced by
them iii # r1In'Sr ,G' shHm9et much SG9nSt
Only AZ votes were secured In favor Of It
and II was dec AIRED defeated
In III" afternoon Mccall called ;he resolution
up again. The forty.,wo who had voted IN
favor Oft iH Tie morning TSr" s'eadtasti and
d d Vent Hep. BrS6gyni both c S
their votes. making forty-fOur in rs 'avor. j. j.
smith Tam nl.o voted for It. and, this made
UP the necessary forty-Av- votes When il was
announced that the resolution had con carried.
the men who have sunportcd II from the nrst
The s issue Ssr Of s GSn4s To
The sdSC;'2E q III, ySs2l%t22n Is efarssd
has pledged the TnmmanY administration TO
the construction Of the bridges, The Alder;
men concurrc IN tho lioar' ~ Estlms'. aud
ApportIorment1 AUTHORIZATION II bond issue
Of $iI5,OJO To- build police stations In Brook
resolution had been defeated n number Of
times. They n,-n adopted u resolution for a
on tho Harlem River S'e'dway. This amount
Is an awarl TO the e, n'racior AMI has been
driving y per cent. intc,cs' for two wears.
Aldermen on Friday requesting the Beard Of
Estimate ard AuT ortionment to approUr ate
Sl,aOO,OOO for n tunnel from Manhattan -
Queens was laid on the table. Tho Council
adopted the resolution pasg"d By tho tldeT-
mon N FRIDAY aH' 'ri2ira the issuc Of 5000
ODO stock for thu construction OF bridge
across Newtown Greek, Grand street. Brook
lsst,