New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
HEADWAY ORDINANCE DIES.
VETOED on THE GROUND OF no JURTS
DICTIO\.
CROKER YIELDS TO MR. DAvIESS CONTEN-
TTON-THE BOARD OF HEALTH STILL
IN THE FIGHT. HOWEVER-TROU-
BILE FOR COOGAN AND

IN THE FIGHT HOWEVER-TROU-
BILE FOR COOGAN AND
OTHERS.
Mayor Van Wyck has vetoed the ordinance
recently enacted by the Municipal Assembly
ordering the Manhattan Elevated Railroad
Company 10 run trains under five minutes head
way all day and all night The ordinance hay-
ing the Mayors disapproval lies in his desk In
the City Hail and will be returned to the Coun-
ell at the meeting Tuesday. These facts
were learned from an absolutely trustworthy
source. The Mayors reason for vetong the
ordinance. as he will set forth in his message
on returning the bill Will be no jurisdicton.'
This ends one pha"e Of the fight started by
Mr. Croker ard the Tammany organization as
represented 10y the city administration against
Mr. Could and the Manhattan elevated road.
The first person To raise the question OF the
legal right Of the cl,y officials or the Municipal
Assembly 10 regulate the time Of headway foi
trains was Julien T Dayios. counsel for the Gle
waited company. at the hearing before Mayor
Van Wyck last week This contention at once
aroused the curiosity Of the Mayor. He con-
auted with John Whalon the Corporation Coun-
sci and the latter returned an opinion support
ing the as sertion of Mr.. Davies This placed an
entirely new aspect on the case and some hard
words were INDUCED In Dy certain high Tam
many officials when they found they would be
compelled to withdraw and give UP this part or
the strike" programme. They had hard things
to say about President Coogan and others for
drawing and introducing bills before they knew
whether they were legal not. Mr.. Croker
abruptly told Mr.. Coogan to sit on the safety
valve for while. and keep his hands OFF Mr..
Croker after talking with the Mayor, the Cor
roration Counsel AMI others concluded that
nothing could be done. end nc admitted the fall-
ure of the plan when he said yesterday in DIS
cussing the situation:
LAS for the ordinance compelling trains 10
r,,, on all elevated structures In the Borough Of
Manhattan at hve-minute headway both day ana
night We find that the Municipal Council has
no authority over such matters. II is the state
Railroad Commission in which is vested the
power to say how often trains shall be run on
the elevated roads Tammany Hall is in this
fight 10 stay but the Board Of Aldermen and the
Council have no right 20 pass laws regulating
the elevated-road service am sure that the
elevated roads ought to give the travelling pub
lie better service and think that the city Off
csls will do all they can 10 bring this about
While admitting that the Municipal Counci is
jmpotent In this matter Mr. Croker turns hope
fully 10 the Health Board a still available
and en1cacious weapon. He said Yesterday that
tho Board of Health had the power under the
charter 70 make the elevated roads keep clean
and sanitary stations, and also TO determine II
the structure was safe. You can depend upon
the Health Board TO do Its full duty he added
Significantly and, of course the Park Depart
ment has absolute jurisdiction in Battery PARK
II was learned yesterday from an authoritative
T.arnmany source that the session OF the Mu-
nicinal Assembly will not he so interesting
ON Tuesday as was promised. and that no et-
forts Will be made to jam any of these ordl-
narces through II was tte plan 10 put every
thing through on Tuesday. but this mas pee"
abandoned. An example of the straits ram
many is put 10 for support is shown 10y teie-
,bono communication between Mr. Cocgan, rep
rceenting Mr. Croker. and Nicholas Muller the
loader in the Borough Of Richmond. Mr. Coo
Gan asked Mr.. Muller whore Councilman
Vaughn. Of Richmond. was Mr.. Muller said ne
did not know.
.'vn, know the orders. don't you?" Mr. Coogan
said
"Xo " responded Muller What are they
..t,,erv man 10 be i'm his seat Tuesday ana
,.,t. f,,r these ordinances. Your man vaughn
was missing last time. Get him in Inc.
"Ira will be there" said Muller, decisively'
vovy the Tammany men are resting on the'r
oars and they don't much care about lueSu"S'
but they all vehemently deny that ihe @ 'a
l. over and that everything Is on. Inc imp
sion is that the Tammany leaders do not % uare u -
anfaconi2e the public by carrying OUT i's ,n1eass
about removing the elevated from ba'.eIS i.e
cOndemning tie structure ana resu.'''"b -, tr"ad
rr, ,aal etorrn centre now Is the Railroad
Committee Of the Board Of Aldermen. H lhs
committee IS Investigating the privileges ElEem Et
bv the Manhattan company for me auNel ua,i,e ,i
g! ,h core and the sale Of periodicals on the
stations It is said that these privileges are Oh
cxceptional value, and that certain Iai,lamS t,'S
-, -.,.e,,o ,bcee franchises many think II VIII
be done 1t is said advertising conpanl u, m
which certain Tammany men are inte'es'eu -
o...,i-,,n - ,ret The adXertsinR rlghts