New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
FIGHT DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
rAMMANY's PRESENT ATTITUDE TOW
ARD THE MANHATTAN.
INDICATIONS OF THr PROCEEDINGS IN THE
MUNICIPAL. Observation-Disclosures Gll'N


PROCEEDINGS in the Municipal Assembly yestcr-
,.s, ,nd,ca,ed that the Tammany attack upon the
,,s,bat+an Railway Company was about at an emo
The Council recalled from the Mayor the resoiu
ton requiring the Manhattan Railway Norp"'
10 run cars on all It's tracks on hve-mihu'e nsau-
way al all hours OF the day. This IS the pro0-u'
turgestcd by the Mayor and adopted by inc No"''-
I'll for tho Killing Of tho ordnance il IS the same
a. tsx, by which the drlp-pan ordinance was uS
nnsed Of last week and sent to committee OF INC
Board of Aldermen. where It still remains.
The resolution requesting the Mayor to recau 'he
ordinance was moved by Vice-President oakle|
who then moved that Il be referred TO the Railroad
Committee There were no explanations ana 10
discussion and tho resolution over which there mas
been such pother was quietly referred
A resolution was introduced and referred 10 the
Railroad Committee requesting the Railroad COM
,nissiouers 10 compel the Manhattan company 10
extend its tracks in the Borough Of The Bronx 70
The city line This is concession which the peopie
OF The Bronx have been demanding for some utne'
In tho Board Of Aldermen the resolution lot an
ordinance 70 prevent the Manhattan company from
storing cars not m use the third track was -
ported by the Railroad Committee. a minority re-
port by Alderman Goodman was placed on 'he
table Alderman Mccall said he had been aoVlseu
by the Assistant Corporation Counsel assigned 10
the Municipal Assembly hat the Assembly had no
power 70 enforce such an ordinance. ana th@l III
place Of the report he would move resolution
asking the State Railway Commission TO compel
the Manhattan company 20 remove 'He stored
cars from the structures IN the streets lis reso
luton 20 this effect included request 10 the state
Railway Commission that It compel the company
70 extend the unfinished branch in Bronx Borough
81 One hundrod-and- forty thirdst. and WilhsaNe
OPPOSED TO USING IT AS CLUB.
Later Alderman Mccall moved a resolution ask
,nz the Commission compel the road to run on
headway not greater than I'VE minutes. and 10 tur-
.,ish drp-pans under the structure. Alderman
Goodman opposed the resolution. because he said
st was aimed at the elevated railroads. He openly
charged the Tammany organization with persecut-
ing the elevated railroad He said that he did not
deny that the elevated road had given poor ser
vice but he was opposed the use Of the Mu-
nicipal Assembly az a club 10 get even with the
elevated management for wrongs irhcted on or
Sanizaton leaders in Wall street.
Alderman Click replied yehemently 10 this
charge and asked II it was true that II was
crime % belong TO the Democratic party. and
whether II WASH [ possible FOR a Democrat 10 vote
honestly. lie declared that charges had been made
that Tammauy Aldermen were voting under orders
from somebody but that he for one, had not re-
ceived orders from any body about voting on the
elevated ordinances.
Alderman Woodward referred sarcastically to the
opposition OF Tammany members 10 Amsterdam
ave resolutions until a certain man IN public had
come ont in a letter published I'm the newspapers
over his signature in favor Of the resolution. AL
derman Sherman asked why the Board was switch
n
elevated ordinances. The resolution was finally
passed asking the State Railway Commission 10
act against the elevated road. although the
luton passed last week stI IN tho Mayor
hands
More talk about elevated roads was caused by
another resolution IN regard TO incosing the
elevated stations. The Aldermen again spoke Of
persecution and party measures. Alderman Good
man raised tho point that II the elevated
PEELED "a incose the stations. the property-owners.
whose Hehi is cut of. could not recover damages
from tho company.
An attempt by some Of tho Brooklyn members
was made 10 have the resolution read so az to
refer only to elevated roads In Manhattan and
The Bronx and Alderman Bridges made plea for
home rule for Brooklyn: but the amendment was
iosf.
Alderman Goodman moved to amend the resolu
ton so & 20 ask the Railroad Commission 10 com
pei the elevated roads incose the stations where
necessary Alderman Click declared that placing in
tne WORDS where necessary' practically made the
know how vote that amendment.
ia Ike 10 know what Alderman Click means
by q Democrat" asked Alderman Bridges
I certainly do not mean Alderman Bridges"
Alderman Click replied, getting up out OF his seat
ond walking rapidly across The chamber to the
Aldermen's loung.ns- room. He does not know
Nj President" yelled Alderman Bridges, shak-
ing MS FIST at Alderman Click make Alderman
Click come back Don't let him run away Ike
cur after ne fas said things.
6o ek F aed aRd Tfgt back e his
think he IS a Democrat He certainly hasn't the
family resemblance he said
THE ALDERMAN ANGERED
This ansered Alderman Bridges. and for ten min
rtes he deaed all efforts Of tho President on sD-
peas from Alderman Click. 70 make him stop talk
Ing. 81 don't want any gentleman on this floor
Re yelled. especially when they don't deserve &.
but that man there ought 20 be in iunauc
Il protest against this mans being allowed 10
insult De here. NJ President cried Mr. Click.
President Woods pounded MS gavel TIL The ivory
pea came on nnt Alderman BRIDGES PAD no az
seu"n TO We oluer 10 ,oilne hhiseu 10 me cues
.o.. a. u! h-ept.ls nlFsttt ~ nreI 70 ne quesuon
Isn't the President going 10 pay any attention