The sun., 1899-08-03
COUNCIL FEIGN TO YIELD.
DOUBTFUL IF YEsTERDAY'S ToTE
WILL SAVE ALL FROM JAIL.

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"oo'r"' no""'- '''' LOT Ne'''"-
ton OF Doubtful validity to Issue Bonds
| to Pay Pierce S34.256-Several Explain
| ing That They Think 1t IL Void.
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| !"e .ouncineh VINO On l ue'uN mere hu-
IuuRea guilty Oh contempt py o"s'ice fnH-
seraio Oh the supreme court LOT ia(ure 10 ooev
manoamus issued py MIN attempted yester-
| uay 10 purge themseNes OF tho contemps py
| ooeSinR tno ieteer oi 'he 'rls "n'ie uNe Vi
'heni 'o'eu 10 ueiea' i's purposo' anu .ne nNe
are saiu 10 oe III uanser o' RoihR sinach u 'a'i
as consequence
INC .ouneiihen wore ADVISED o1 theit coun-
sci 'nae IL they aaop.eu resolution authoriZ-
ing the issue Oh sof.Zoo wor'h OF oohos. the
sum named IN the writ. they would DC comply
ing win inc oroer OF tne court 80 theS
auop'eu IT, ms amount 's que 10 oohh fieroe.
the contractor lot the new han u heeorus. III
Is PROVIDED lof IN proposed issue OF - 'loo'-
| wv oohus, "hleh mas peen authorizeu oy the
poatu Oh Estlmate anu the boaru o' hiuerheh'
pu. Mhich 'ho oouncli mas heiu up. 'here is
aihersnce Oh opinloh as 10 "hether reso-
luton providing ior a oond issue can legally
| orielhate ih any oouy eAcep' inc boaio Vi Es-
| innate pu' the oouneiim"h wanted 10 Keep OUT
ol ian anu al .he same t'ie Reep'he rest oi Tue
| haH vi hecoIos Donus ''eu up. i. hahin he'iote'
| eounse' ior MI .'erce 'nihhs 'ha' 'i,e iesoiu-
| .ion they passeo Yesterday ls aosolutey IN
ehectNe ana ue,"a's rue purpose o' .hs cou,'.
ihs'eau % Vi car,sips ~ ih,o enee'' unu Una, 'ne
Iounc,iniop % "no Ielus.u W Vo.s iol the "hu,o JIG
issue have only shown further contumacy. He
o,r,en ~ torn, ~ ordor IN ths onn,smn, nro-
o..dines s"' Tha ordsr is IN nspt as tnross.
the said name Of Councllman) for his said
Misconduct H a tt be- and h. is hereby fined the the sum sum
| OF 500, to be paid to the relator. and 1t is
hereb, further ordered, adjudsod and docreeI
| that the said fourteen names) be committed
ty the Sheriff OF the city and county OF New
1ork or tne ohetih Oh any other county 10 .he
found to % mere re ae1anea IN close eHs'1sy
unln eues sna', 10 mnus W .,a oomes WIN NV
the of the etp Of
New York to issue corporate stock for the pur-
pose of paying the relator tho sums of s14.-
45o and s1aso5. the amounts earned under
each OF tho said persons named as aforesaid
shall have paid the sum lnbefors specified
as the amount OF his nne for his misconduct
-" and that warrant issue to execute this
oiTei ThI. I'LL, T.. .o,..d - y,..,.. p,.u
ms oruer wiz pe presen'eu W susuoe FNH,
act as an order Of arrest The Councilmen
N,u o.,n.i., e. - th.. 49,.
wlil nave an opportunity 70 SNOW ina. !neS
have. Mr.. Kellogg said yesterday that there
G0uIo % no onS Ihst y s b.sYsd NAV nns
% The IN 'et, eoptemptuous councmens effort yss-
70 x h9fses s once sss made on
hs py M as aon a. ~ oSpe met Hs
resoIution re- proviaed chat m obedience t to the
saoFIzsi to issue sst,2ss Worth q s.osk to to pay pay
described the contract $ Seth tR As srooS soon as
asked President GuggsnheimsSr liner II ths Council
han IKE p pETe 20 1hat Wa ava noEsr ,n cnn
,, VIZ. IN ds ~ tbs Snmr, saiS NJ Gna
9eMneim M oi aor.nd.d q sn.o,eo on.v.r +o b,s
Mr; Leich aemanueu d spScinc ahsMSl or,.u 70 ms
iwa y In ,ba 1ronnd fhnt hs vas Dnt hmseif
.atisned as to the legality Of the action Then
Counsel S 'fa Morean gan who Is assiened to iSe NV
6ly Snq VINO sat rresdshts y.
sucn a resoiutlon; r, .asSslGy C. Su!eetSH u
| the 9oleetiqn. !hen M; SuREenMIeintert M t1,u
MI. heicn thht ne unIpEnt @ tnat III s VIC
neSe ~ 1ha enS onpt NJ eich sat down anS
tne t9id fHli oeHan: a. ote h,s
was. Vas ne m sn nLs! ohs u 'o'e' III h'7
'' Believe S eve We have no right to originate such
an ordnance as this puI ! shan VOIe aye:
non h ManE 10 ue Mr LmE t4ur' rot rIHh ~ ,e
me bv the throat and direct me to vote yes, |
3eneoe Ne We nave @ oe9n satPeip tpe iSNi % %e
| body, supreme Courts have erred In fhe past
l have the greatest rsspsct for Justice Fitz;
T9Pd s but Ssdns hs : no! j s. h