New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
long ISLAND WATER BONDS
ruE RESOLUTION AGAIN LOST IN THE
COUNCIL
poNps FOR THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE
PASSED AND THOSE FOR PAVING
AND THE HALL OF RECORDS
AGAIN GO OVER.


AGAIN GO OVER.
The Municipal Council met at o'clock, with
susntv-two Of the twenty-nin members pres
80, The report of the Committee on Finance
- ,ovor of the issue Of 1915 600 bonds for the
,urchase OF the Long Island Water Supply Com
no,v was defeated a vote. There were sew
s,,een ayes 10 five noes twenty two affirmative
,,otes being necessary TO pass Those voting
sgsjnst it were Coney. Ebbits, Murray. Doyle
- Cassidy Councilman Hyland declined to
vote
As soon as the vote announced Vice
1res,dent Oakley moved that the matter be
-akeu up again and made the special order for
o'clock The motion was adopted by II 10 3
on motion of Mr.. Oakley. a resolution author
,z,ng the expenditure of S5O0000 for the pay
r,ent of the cost OF acquisition Of land in the
protection OF the CrOton watershed adopted
The matter has been under consideration since
January last when the Board of Estimate made
the appropriation BY the failure Of the
Municipal Assembly 10 act sooner the city has
been paying per cent the money 10 the
different property owners whose land was taken
under condemnation proceedings
The Council also approved the bond issue Of
$4,000 70 defray the cost Of certain park land
proceedings and OF S5OOOOe for the New East
River Bridge
Councilman Goodwin offered resolution that
the Dewey Celebration Committee be permitted
70 expend the appropriation for the Dewey cele-
bration without public advertisement. Messrs
Murray and Francisco objected, and asked that
the matter lay over for week. Mr. Goodwin
explained the necessity Of the resolution, and
MI Francisco voted aye. and the resolution
passed Mr Murray did not change his original
vote.
On the application OF the Metropolis Tunnel
Railroad Company, It was decided to hold pub
Nc hearing in the Council Chamber on Friday,
July q The company desires TO run from Full
ton and winoughby SITS. Brooklyn under the
East River TO Broadway. between Canal-st and
South Ferry. and thence underground to and
under the Hudson River to New-Jersey.
At 8 o'clock the Long Island Water Supply
Company purchase was brought UP again. The
vote was 10 affirmative 10 the same
negatives as earlier In the day and the reso-
luton was again lost. The absentees were Hy-
land Hester. suzer. LEIGH and Mundorf
Chairman McGarry. Of the Committee on Bor-
oueh Affairs presented report favortng the
issue Of 100000 bonds for street paving in
the five boroughs. The matter has been hanging
fire for several weeks, and II was not until Con-
troller Coler threatened TO take the question
Of authority 10 the Supreme Court by an apph-
a
committee decided TO report on the resolution
10 approve the appropriation
minority report from the same committee
was presented by Councilman Cassidy. II com
rlained Of the specifications under which the
having is 10 be done and declared certain
clauses 70 be wholly in the interest OF the Irlnl
dad Asphalt Company and its offshoots
There was q long squabble as TO which OF the
two reports should first be considered MI
Cassidy held that his report was an amendment
n the first report but President Guggenheimer
ruled that the majority report should be con-
s.Sered first. motion for immediate consid-
erstlon Of the first report was lost AS soon as
the vote, is ayes TO noes. was announces.
N- "a ssdv's motion that both reports go over
until the next meeting Of the Councll was
adopted Both will be printed IN the CouncA
The Council approved by unanimous vote the
issue OF $500 600 bonds for the construction OF
a bridge from Grand-st-. Brooklyn. TO Grand
The Finance Committee reported favorably on
the appropriation of S10OOOOO for the new Han
Of Records, but resolution 10 approve an 10
sue OF bonds TO that amount was lost on vote
Vice President Oakley. chairman OF the com
mittee lost his temper when the vote was an
The time has come" he said "for the Tam
many members OF this body who have the vel
fare Of the city at heart TO retahats upon IN ohe
Councilrnen from other boroughs who are oo-
structing needed improvements In Manhattan
and The Bronx am sorry 70 see that nve out
~ the eight negative votes are from BROOKLYN
and I think II is about time that the Councll-
men from Manhattan decide 20 retaliate by Vot-
Ing against every resolution offered by Brook
lyn member" ., -. -
MI Cassidy from Queens. retorted that oor-
ough boundaries had nothing TO DO win ms
vote. He voted against the work because the
contract had been given at a figure more than
$500 900 in excess Of the lowest bid. The con-
tract was made under Mayor Strong's admins
t-ation and the present administrator unuer
a. orirton from the CORPORA ton Counsel. has no
power 10 break IL.
A resolution authorizing the expenditure OF
10000 without public hearing by the american
Museum of Natural History was adopted after
long debate -.
nv nearly unanimous vote the Council decid-
e O0O OOO FOR school sites So 600 600 70 be ex-
Tended in Manhattan and The Bronx. and
s. 900 600 IN Brooklyn.