The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-19
COUNCIL WON'T VOTE BONDS
NO REPAVING UNLESS BROOKLTN
GETS THE LION'S SHARE
81, 900, 900 for Manhattan and s7oo. 900 for

81 200, 900 for Manhattan and 0TO0, 900 for
Brooklyn Won't Do-Three Tammany
Men Help bent tho Issue $3.50 900
for tho Croton Watershed Beaten, Too.
The Council considered two bond issue res
buttons Yesterday and held UP both OF them.
The resolutions provide for S25o,00O worth Of
stock to pay for work on the CIoton watershed
and for S2.O00OO0 for repaying. The Croton
watershed issue is ono which the Councilman
thought three weeks ago was for $4,000
more than was needed. At that time they sent
1t back to the Board Of Estimate to be changed.
In reply the board Of Estimate adopted q reso-
luton. drawn by Comptroller Coler setting
forth that the Councilman didn't know what
they were talking about. The repavinR Issue
IL held w because the Councilmen can't agree
where the paving shall be done. Tho fact that
It IL held UP prevents the Highways Depart.
ment from doing any work OF tho kind pro-
yded for In the resolution.
Vice Chairman Oakley TAM called the
watershed bonds up nrss. Mr.. Francisco Rep.
BROOKLYN Immediately asked for information
Us to the details Of expenditure. He thought
that Sl7hOon was sufficient. and that all bond
issue resolutions should DO itemized. anyway.
Mr.. Oakley said that the COMPTROLLER know
what lie was about Mr.. Murray Tam gave
IT. as hts oninion that nsithSr the Comntrosr
to do. Twenty-Five votes were necessary 10
uass the nonds. They, got twenty one, Case
ynl and Murray TAM voted no. The ABB
sentess were Ebhets. French, Ilyland. I.eioh
aud Williams. Ilyland, who is "a Tammany
man from the Bronx. lodged the bond issue
votes last week. lie didn attend yesterdays
meetinE. The vote was rsconstiered and the
resolution was nut In special orders
The S?.OOO.OW for repaylnE was reported bv
a. majority Of The Borough Affairs Committees
by tho Board Of Pubic Improvements, which
provides ;"r 81 OO' 900 70 he sremt in Manhat.
tan. SIOu,OOD n BROOKLYN. S2UCUOO IN the
Bronx. $4,000 in Queens and $4,000 in Rich-
mond.
$i6l,2%3:: l!is&mo%d, s$5.756. M Sir, Ssssdi
ment was not in order MIR. cassidy Appealed
Snce this Lojv, Grst met" said Mr.. Mo-
Garry Dem. Bro?klypl II think there has
NO, been nny9qp'ea Of that kind wyou not
NO. / won't" said Mr.. Cassidy.
The Chair was sustained II to 1--Cassldy,
and fIottenroth, Wise ana Murray tTami
voting no lorYenroth afterward got perns.
Mr.. Oakley said that the division Of. tho
money had been decided upon 10y the experts
knew better than any one else the needs OF the
city o.,o,,. ,,o ,,,.,.,, ,, .
ARE only subterfuges to kill the appropriation.
We have spent the last twelve weeks doing
nothing bur voting storm doors and street stand
permits IL the members are determined to
defeat all appropriation resolutions. the sooner
we go on our vacation tho letter 1t will be for
the public"
The resolution was defeated AZ to g. Those
voting against il were Cassidy. Comfy and
Doyle tDems.l. Wise and Murray (Tam.) and
franclSco liepL was nut in special orders.
The Board Of Aldermen received yesterday
from the Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
nent resolutions providing for S4.OO0.0O0
worth OF bonds for the new East River bridge
ami Tor S2.SSO,O 900 worth OF bonds to pay im-
provement assessmcnts against tho city.
Chairman Muh OF the Finance Committee
offered resolutions concurrng in tho issues.
Under the rules these were referred to his
cOmmittre