New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-17
CITY LEGISLATORS PRODDED'
DISTRICT LEADERS WANT PATRONAGE
INVOLVED IN BOND ISSUES.

.t 1,s,r,ct leaders have been busy bring
ing pressure TO bear upon Counchmeh anu |
men 10 make them pay more attention 10 ""'
ia ooase holding ur' bond issues. 1t has become
aDnarent to the leaders that the MuniciPai ]N7'S'
bIv s.becomng unpopular In vie" oil US rei uS'1 ~
,. tho ,ss,,es of bonds for street paving ana
other important public Improvements IL mas '
dac,ared that the immense amount OF pd''0""7' -
o,,od IN the contracts for the public improvements
must be made use OF in the political campaign V',
fall Tammany Councimen ana Aluei me- - III,
understood have received orders whlch they wiz
obov hut there is still danger that the brooK!y"
and Queens members OF the Mumc'pd' AS'e'''''
will continue to cause obstruction
rho poard of Aldermen did nothing at It's special
meeting Yesterday show that there had oeeh d
change OF heart on the bond issues Alderman NC
Ca called I'D the resolution 10 pass the bond issue
~ $40 900 for the Long Island Water Supply com
many. Unanimous consent was necessary 10 pass 1t
AZ that stage but there were seVerH oOJe'''0i'''
and the resolution went over.
Alderman Woodward. who said few days ago
that he would vote he "d-d pleased on an Ieso-
Iut,ons when the question Of mandamus proceed
ings was mentioned to him. rose to question: Vi
nersonal privilege and made a statement which
pros accented and placed OF the minutes. partly as
follows:
do not entertain the contempt for the court
which one paper gratuitously ACCORDED me dI anu
f.: but do not believe any court can WITHIN us
jurisdiction order the Board of Aldermen or me as
a member of II; TO vote aye on any resolution
which may come up for consideration. believe
they may order US 10 consider matter ana con, m
mel us 10 vote on It. but when Il gets down 10 the
voting each member has the undouDted rlght 10
vote as it seems him tho merits or the case war
r. II can be definitely determined that we have
only ministerial powers that power wnich % GO'npets t
ave when some individual Commissioner or De
partment instructs to- I will be one OF the hrst
from MS as 10 not think that It adds TO our dig
nifty be compelled to act on the autoInatG sys US
doing the rest.
The determination Of the members Of the Coun-
ell who are holding up the street-pavlng bond issue
Of 50 900 900 10 continue in their attitude was Illus
trated yesterday morning. when meeting or the
Committee on Affairs OF Boroughs was called Tor
the purpose OF reporting the matter. There are
seven members OF the committee. but only three
had appeared at the hour of meeting They were
McGarry Goodwin and OGrady. They remained
in the committee room for five minutes. and then
adjourned for a week. few minutes later Mr.
Cassidy OF Queens strollei in. only TO find that
the meeting was over Mr.. Cassidy is one of those
who are holding up the resolutions in committee
After that Mr. Francisco another of the so-called
"kickers" came In. and asked in an Indifferent way
II the meeting was over. Then he went away, sat
isned that nothing was TO be done.
Councilman McGarry. the chairman Of the COM
mIttee, had promised in advance that something
the COMMITTEES adjourned for a week the resolution
cannot be reported at the next meeting unless a
mean time. Cassidy and Francisco are still dis
posed 10 fight against reporting the resolution for
paving by the Committee on Borough Affairs
less Commissioner Keatng allows them to say
something as to the spending OF the S2.00O0OO
bond issues and there is no indication that the
members OF the Municipal Assembly going TO
o anTthing nn the Assembly has had anobep eq
chance 10 demonstrate whether II viii act or not.