The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
CITY BOND HOLD-UP G0ES0N
AND ThMMdNY THREl TENS BROOM
LYN WITH RETALIATION.

Council Won't Pass the $4,000 900 for New
Pnvements, or tho 92,OOO,OOO for tho
Hail of Records, or the &5IO,OOO for
the Long Island Water supply Plant.
The Municipal Council took up the bond
issues again yesterday, passed four. and held
up again the $4,000. 600 for paving. the $1,000
600 for the Hall OF Records and the S57O.OOO
for the Long Island Water Supply Company's
plant. which has been before the Council since
July IL. 1898. This was called up first 10y
Councilman Oakley Tam. 1t was lost again
by vote OF 1S to 3. Councilmen Cassidy dem.
Queens). Concy. Doyle and Ebbetts Deems.
Brooklyn and Murray tTam,O voting no. While
this vote was being taken Councilman Hyland
Tam left the council chamber. and he stayed
away After \ reconsideration OF the resolu-
ton another vote was taken. and the rcsoIu-
ton was again lost. IL to q. Councilman
French Dem. Brooklyn adding his vote to
the nays. The resolution was made Il special
order for the next meeting.
The following bond issues got through by
votes OF 90 to 2: 100000 Croton watershed
bonds. 100000 East River Bridge bonds.
$4,000 bonds for general park purposes. Sl0.-
600 bonds for improvement OF Hamilton Fish
park.
Tho Committee on Streets and Highways
handed in a majority and minority report on
majority report was in favor OF the bonds and
apportioned the money as follows: Manhattan.
81 600. 900; Brooklyn $70o.O00 Bronx. $780,
O0O Richmond. $4,000; Queens. $4,000.
The minority report was signed by Council
men Cassidy. Murray. and Francisco rep.
Brooklyn. 1t stated that the city 10 In the
hands OF an asphalt monopoly. known
az the Barber Company. and that 1t had lost
ST 49,. 1877 by paying excessive prices to the
company In 1895. 1896. and 1897. 1t declared
that crude asphalt as good as that found at
Trinid d could be found in this country and
Canada and it moved the appointment OF three
chemists to analyze all other asphats but that
used by tho Barber Company to ascertain II
that was not true. 1t moved the appropriation
of $4,000 to pay the expenses OF such an ex-
used against Tammany,
A motion to consider the majority report was
Doyle. Prsnscseo. EbDetts Murray Williams
voting It was decided to lesys S9nSdora
The So. 100000 bond Issue for the new Hall
Of KeSSrds TPs is to Cas-
n % ut" Of D tie vote 6akey Tam turned
- / am sorry to soc that five Of these eight
votes came from BROOKLYN men. cannot see
it seems to me the duty OF the, Manhattan men
rSaas f H, h III et Of bsd ST G0
the Brooklyn men will think OF this and change
their votes. II they continue to do as they have
been doing. | think We have enough strength
y" Don't you know that the contract let for
this new Hall OF Records was for 1850 900
more than the lowest bid made?" asked Cas-
President Guggenheimer-The Corporation
Counsel has decided that the contract was
Mr.. Oakley-Yours is an old argument. Mr.
| Cassidy. Why don't you suggest some remedy
if you're not satisfied with the plans for the
new buildingf
| I've suggested before. Throw out all tho old
bids. ann al tho contract and start anew.
Mr.. Oakley had the resolution made special
Councilman DOYLE offered resolution re-
| Questing the Board OF Estimate to appropriate
$S,O000oO for school sites and buildings. 1t
July p, at 3 P, N. was the date and time set
| for q public hearing on the Metropolis Railway
| Company's request for q tunnel franchise.
BRIDGE.
port Of the Building Codes Comm isslon from
July to Aug 20 was pa passed by beth Alder,
ALDERMAN eh ma l Snyder Tan moved that the
Committee on Bridges and Tunnels be dis
charged from further consideration Of the
He said said that although the COMMITTEES had had
the matter before 1t since March 20 1t had
called but two public hearings. He bad made
| three efforts to get the committee together
lately he said, but without success. Alderman
| Snyder's resolution was lost, hut q third reso-
luton calling on the committee to make a re-
Alderman Goodman Rep offered resoIu-
tion that the collection OF portraits in the Coy
ernors room in the City Hall be completed. 1t
Mayor that he endeavor to secure the proper
legislation.