The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-18
Law FOR FORMER ALDERMEN.
Mayor strong Himself Once tho Subject of
Mandnmus Proceeding.

Mayor strong Himself Once tho Subject of
Mnndnmus Proceeding.
The present court proceedings against the
Councllmen recall events In the Board OF Al
dermen during the last year OF the life OF the
old city OF New York. Many subjects Of In
terest to yellow journals. Single Tax
ers, labor orators and poverty aboishers in
general were taken up by that board.
which was divided almost equally az to
numbers between adherents OF Tammany
Hall on one side and Republicans. independ-
ent Democrats Jmobrien Democrats and Cts
on the other The actual power OF the board
was almost wholly confined to granting per-
mits for the erection of newsstands. street
soda water stands. bootblack chairs and storm
DOORS Nevertheless. the meeting was con-
sidered very dull at which at least three mat
tiers In which the Aldermen had mo power
were not considered with impressive solemnty.
The range OF subjects thus debated was very
wide. extending from municipal ownership OF
gas plants and the requirement by the city OF
the Sixth and Eighth avenue surface roads. to
public free lunch counters for the poor. and in
several instances the aid Of the courts was III
voked to stop tho Aldermen from voting ono
way or the other. although their votes counted
for no more than the veto OF the Mayor OF
Poverty Hollow. The restless eye OF the yellow
journal editor detected good sensation material
in court proceedings against the Aldermen.
who were then willing victims Tho result
two newspapers as to which could get the
greatest number OF iniunctions against the
clerk law e beSns orde
on President Jeroloman,.
The Injunction was thought at first to be
genuine. aud MIR. Jeroloman announced grave
" that the Supreme Court had forbidden the
board to take q vote on the resolution under
consideration, Then he satdown. and. adjust
ing his eyeglasses. scanned the document
carefully suddenly he jumped to his feet and
cred out that me 6oarG mad been fooled Io mas,
Justice. Of the Supreme Court or any other
court In tones Of thunder the young mar, who
from the room and the Aldermen proceeded to
take vote on the resolution.
junction explained that a member of the law
firm which employed him had tried unsuc-
had seTSed mssS
insss in the City Hall fell into disrepnte. =,
S ider@en %rc ps
instituted after tho oflcia life OF the board was
Dixie. the Citizens Union candidate Tor Alder
man in the Nineteenth Assembly district Man
haitian. to Dust John J, Geagan, the Tammany
finally secured mandamus compelling the
The board baked several times. hut the
Tear OF punishment for contempt of court
@ fs aa de oEs sF Geaga GHsy ssa he
declare the election Q, Perez N. stewart as
thoue h solomon WE'LL. the Tammany candi-
date. ha served through, the regular session
died. Mr. Stewart had the consolation OF sit
ting N the extra session last summer;
he strons St sG GRg to feel
Mayor. strons himself was once forced
n rfnin NAT hta
iirgs as. an, outrage. but he voted rs
s Sae{e o s' sss ns Gay
since absorbed by the Law Department., and
heP d G The n sa May9 o GSs
Comm !ssioner OF Public Works and the
N Rs S ssd
wards A law had been passed by the Leglsla-
side Drive to tho Boulevard Lafayette. When
the matter came before the Board Of Street
bs WAS % The
had little or no discretion in laying down thee
tension. as the metes and bounds were praeti-
Mayer down; declared vehemently that he
Tor the property owners interested secured
an order from the Supreme Court com;
carry out the provisions Of the act The board
met and a great crowd was present Each
,%S the ae nat
Of few. citizens. whose property would be
benefited. Several regulations were smirched
and there were many hot speeches. At the
two citizens who were present was narrowly
averted. In the end. however. the board voted
as the court directed. and the plan OF the extern
zion as laid out by the act was adopted When
Mayor Strong's name was called he said:
As Mayor. vote aye: as William L. Strong.
vote no."
Gen. Coils. who was then Commissioner OF
Public Works. said Dramatically:
-" The day for starving juries is passed"
Then he paused. ana added: Il vote aye"
The Board OF Street Openings got even with
beers refused to recommend any appropriation
for the work beyond the building Of the via
duct from r.. the present terminus Of the drive
likely that the extension will ever he built on
the lines laid down under court compulson.