New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-15


interfere with holding up anything.
Q.-Then IL Is business enterprise?
The Witness Qaughing)-Well, that a.,
Q-Where party lines cut no Ice? A.-Party lines
seem to cut no figure here.
BLAME RESTS ON MAJORITY.
The Chairman-But 4 there is a large Demo
cratic majority 1t is within the power OF MAJ ma
! believe IT would be, | suppose In the power OF
OFF a three-fourths majority is required. there
Is enough majority there IN that parry 70 ia V tbe
record; but think the Democratic party VIII re-
same time as this administration? Al believe So
Q-And they were supposed TO DO In harmony
ticket? Al never supposed an Alderman was In
harmony With aTySody G dus h,nt ., N. charter
requirement that reGures vSe iS
ample2 A-That is quite leading question w men
VISION ask hat Of the mt two bod the Munepa
bly, the Council and the Board Of Aldermen shal
matters matt over the executive officers Of the govern
ment Is completely wrong. The old city OF Ne T,
yeaqs GOT along without the Board of Aldermen
ever having anything to do with the nnanc,sI ap
present system Everything IS held up. and 4 Is hard
10 transact, az you see. the ordinary routine mat
Mr. u carkeeI had intended to bring that out in
its logical sequence after showing .ne La a. you'd
Of course your opinion now Is the same az 1t "ou'u
The Charman-I asked the Mayor 'h'S e"
MI ciarEe-This isn't fair. Gagghs,er2a -,.. tina,
The Chairman Laughng)-Al right striKe '"a'
Mr. Clarke-It Isn't fair to tell Mr.. coler what
'% The eS CShaalrSmarHProceed Mr.. Clarke.
Mr. Clarke-Now, Mr. Coer What a essctsa yo ON
the same ticket with the present admlnstITau lon
and 50 far as the pq62 was SS the adminsra
ton Al that time Now. notwithstanding ma mat
there Il nS nsas ms Of te Mayor Mayor
and the heads Of the administration. and the eNeou
i've i've hH,he2 a inv organization Efforts have been
Nd ~ get votes? A-Well. ] know have tree
every way possible with the organization anu ''
wise TO get them TO act
CONTROLLERS EFFORTS FUTILE
o-But. Mr.. Controller. assume that you are are
thoroughly familiar with party dscplne ana Mean
you between say man and man that your responsible
to get these matterson isn't that fact' A'-ie''
but am not familiar with politics ,.,,, v,o,or
dow. the first item is Long Island c Ma ,o,I
sgPp dS Ss J Ryhat SS IS
and so well known It is hardly necessary ior a ay
600 or 81 10000 which was contested ana sn1r nnSs
award. which was believe carried aaT 70 'asoAve or
SS oThst was the purchase by the old city Tor OF
p prDyf'' pia ut A-Yes, sir: -o, thousand
EFor some twelve or thirteen hundred th otIanP
dollars in which Mr.. Ziegler brought an ao''o"
A Q.1What was called the water scandal in Brook
"QQ .-And a Judgment has been obtained against
the city for soOo AmYes sr siT to the Supreme
Court Of the United States? A-Yes. co,,-or,,
ON the mean while the Mq,yr and Collects rev
enues Tor tho use Of its water and has It's Judgment
agaf Do we vo know whether that Judgment carries
interest? AWell wont say thaI II co oU Offset
the interest. They collecting their rentals a'
the time , 1900 o,, oo,,ld onset the inter
~ on the Judgment against the rentals they re-
ceive? Al would attempt TO DO SO. ! thiI h, o., r"'
may rs WV don't the water company move for the
collection of this amount. do you known A'-No
d9n W R11w IS your opinion? Al suppose they
consider It more valuable In tho conditon III "i''"
II os'-They appealed, did they not, from this nwardF
Al am not SO amaf Ti' 10 the city and the
amount OF it was fought by the water coIhPnnS
was u u Nos carried to the Supreme Court OF the
United states and confirmed, can tel YOU a,,aL
otS;weive or thirteen hundred thousand dollars as
the proper award and not the am9Hn, acon
been reduced by the courts In MT XegIer aS''0"'
t%e" 60 the fact is II not? Al believe So
HARLEM SPEEDWAY.
n Tho Harlem River Driveway. authorized July
q, 1895 10000. That is the Speedway Is II "O'
o-ITha, Is a contract obligation. is Il not? A.
There was contract obligation entered into by the
was ali completed prior to my coming In office.
$50 the work was completed, and the amount
due Ps0dG 90 yon know whether has been
brought on that? A. am moi aoia hn was going to
bring it ali the time. wanted TO have an ac''o"
OT SYsThat is a contract obligation? A-Yes;
S-iJpon which there can be no discretion eh.
ercised by the Municipal Assembly? Al DeheVe
'" oLFor instance as you understand for certain
Improvements there might De o NOT they
would consent to the new work. u.s. s mr. dis
o- 9;MBg' S as e old contract ~0'"' '"''
o~po You know whether or not the interest Is
running upon that contract oGhga'Thh eljeye they
would have a valid claim against II 1000.
AS ascqna6 man and % payable? A-Yes viii state
1h, the ola CITY OF New-York when It entered into
contract d mot sell all those bonds at once
New-York being large and work going on from rom
year e 10 NE money in order to the interest
Now they neglected TO sell enough bonds prior TO
ou nct ~ t6e speedway These bonds. worth from
10000 left t over oyc1 OF Of '9f the issue and the
rest have been sold is merely s as tSat monay
It, Thaf s 10 saw as to the amount due, there
Is no controversy between the city and the con-
tractors as 20 the e 3m o%iIGat,on? Ayes
0-And as you understand IT. 1t Is a mere MN
act OF the Municipal Assembly f 9qV the
iP ssaance 5n of the 5Ond aS Ayes
ADDITIONAL WATER BONDS.
O-Tbe next is additional water bonds, SoUV'
what is thai? A-That is for the sanitary protec-
ton of the watershed They have G , euy ihe
wa,er suppiy from being polluted. That land has
already been condemned. and II Is assessed a., az
a. 1oc II may be $500 CO., but 10000 VIII pay TOT
I'll he land that has been confirmed up to the pres.
emit time. Interest is running against 'hat at
'QNNow the situation OF that Is this the ma tne
civ OF New-York. for the protection OF us own
,ae, sunnly has gone in and condemned land CON
,nGS5ous to lis sources OF water supply In West
chester County? Ayes. -, .Ao
o'"They have gotten actual possession OF the
land? AYES, sir , , w. Of,
S-The awards by the Commissioners nave been
confirmed? Ayes. - 9 o- o,9
Q.-Those amounts carry interest al per cent
"OLAnd this 5000 Is TO pay TO tho owners what
has been allowed 10 them by the Court as the price
~ the land from which they have been ousted' II
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