The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-14
MANDAMUS THE ASSEMBLY.
COMPTROLLER REsORTs TO THIS
Plan TO GET BONDS ISSUED
MnQunde, Treasurer of Tanm any Hall, Who |
Can't Get His Pay for Aqueduct work, |
brings the Suit-what some Members |
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Have to Say In Tx pill alton Of tho HOld-up
John MrQuade. a contractor. to whom the
city owes money for work on tho Croton Adue
duct completed and accepted by the city eight
months ago. will 70 before tho supreme Court
to-day and apply for n mandamus to compel
the Municipal Assembly to approve the issue
OF s25oOUO ~ corporate stock from the pro-
ceeds ~ which he sto be paid. The resolution
otconcurrcnce In this issue Of stock was passed
hy the Board OF Aldermen last October and was
sent TO the Council In the Council it was re-
ferrod to tho Committee on Finance on Nov. l.
The committee reported favorably In May last
but the Council would not concur in the reso-
luton. and It was recommtted on May 10
Tho contention Of Mr.. MrQuade In that the
work for which these bonds arc TO be issued TO
nay was done on contract was performed salts
iactOrily, and has been accepted, and that
therefore tho duties of the Municipal Assembly
in the premises are ministerial purely.
Al tho meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen and
the Council yesterday Comptroller Coler's
effort to get tho city lawmakers to concur In
bond issues was referred to only incidentally.
In the Council Vice. Chairman Oakley presided.
and read a statement from President GugEen-
herner explaining that his absence yesterday
and on Tuesday Of last week was due to the
fact that he represented tho city on those days
at other places After Mr.. Oakley had read the
statement. Mr.. LEIGH. Republican, OF Brooklyn.
got tho floor.
did the President get the consent Of tho
Comptroller to be absent p he asked.
Il know nothing further than the facts In
the Presidents statement" said Mr.. Oakley.
We'll I want to say that l don't think any
member Of this body has to give an excuse for
his absence from any OF it's meetings" said
Mr. LEIGH
There is nothing before tho meeting" said
Mr. Oakley.
has animated the Brooklyn members through
out the history OF tho Assem- bly,. Hall dozen
communications were received from the Com
possible to comply with requests for repavina
number OF Brooklyn streets because there
i,eich. after listenng to two or three Of these.
demanded whether there we're any similar re-
fusals for requirement. In Manhattan.
in Nanhattan read" he said to Mr.. Oakley.
"fhs clerk viii read ts- S3mm%q}iG"tiGPh. In
ing been ,aade. Tho CounSil COMMITTEES on
an ordnance providing for tho expenditure OF
S2,oOeo0o for, ,repaving. The committee has
not yet been able to agree on q report
SomPtroilsf G"ior and bis desire to have r.
S oar 81 HdcsS say that they not been
tT9S'Td apythhns an" That t the wfOi ss s
Cansans To saf told sUS reporter That
he IN pnr whn hsrs hsd
d. This Y hs o Srdn"nGs sanS Sr the te
1 ray aH award Of " ths court toT the
proportyo OF the ~ Long Island 81 Water
hnp1 Ths aTa 6a. seHsr 5.sa
possible for the Aldermen to muster torty-fve
votes TO pass it. II has been reported that
tercstsd in tho plant, and would like to got
moro money for It Usually. when the ordi-
has been ne tho door
and OF rolcall it would he found that there
were not enough Aldermen present to pass e.
passage Of the ordinance Oh the ground that
since the award WAS made tho property has
to compel the company to accept now the
valuation fixed several yearsaEo.
Alderman Kenncy Dem. BROOKLYN is one of
Yesterday he said:
The award was made a number Of years
croa.ed in value. ] do not think that it Is fair
for the city to take the property at figure
under its re, rea' yalu. When man. man or sHm
hfed upon 1t before 1t became 80 valuable:
several administrations. The reason for this
Alderman Collin H. Woodward tRep) was
III mandamus was Issued to compel tho As
senhIy to act on the bond Issue,
ways f have 40 aop. y ' rsped nc iot
oiTTpps,s 70 a.nss whs ,. wire i PSSled 81,
opinion there should be a law eompellnG com
mi,tees to report in reas9nabIe time on al mat,
tiers referred to them This he SseYe' T"gd
lation Mr. Goodman didn't agree with Nr.
san Of psad t X SaiSs T. rond
ohay thu order OF the court
counn!msn Francisco Rep; Br9okIlynl s ssid:
The ,"Fomp,rSIler hss been H9Id!ns VI, tho
pay OF the park laborers." he said Tho Mu-
to, and won't eliow the Dom ptroicr to max o
an ass Of mo We were elected by the people
and arc responsible to them. the same as the
Councilman McGagry Dem: BrookIyn) who
p"ndent Democrat In tho Council, thinFs that
II Comptroller Coler wants 10 get the bond
Issues through there Is way in which it can
The COMPTROLLER knows how he can accom-
plsh the result he desires" said Mr. Mctiarry.
are only automata. II Mr., Colcr wants tbs, is
sues approved he knows what wire to pull to
= Councilmsn GOODWIN ,Tam.l the Chairman
Of the Committee on Finance. declared Xester-
day hat mis- nv n0 srn to1
oil bond issues iaVorahIy
Wlt was potuted out yesterday that the Board
OF Aldermen had shown disposition to CONCUR
in bond Issues lately with less quibbling than
six months ago. and ut the came time II was
recalled that the Aldermen will come up for re.
eIection thisfa Each Alderman has proor ed ed
ali along on the theory that unless he could
got what he wanted for bis district, he wouldn't
Iet any one have ANYTHING The complication
Of tho city's finances has resulted. and OF late
they have found that II was peoessary to do
something or slse run tho risk OF being ac-
cnsrd OF holding up tho entire city Govern
ment
Mr. Cosr is preparing a statement Of tho
situation which, may be made public to-day
lie said yesterday that he could not waste time
TO reply to any persona attacks on himself or
to answer any personal statements.
II there is to be struggle between the
Municipal Assembly and the Finance Depart
meut this II the time to have it," he said yes
tsriay 1T IL for the best interests OF the
CITY to get II all over with for the bond issues
aE' absolutely demanded ! expect to accom-
rlish the result nv mandamus In a rase
similar TO this the Queens county Supervisors
wore man damused and tho desired result was
accomplished. The city is now paying q per
cont ON awards, which. II there was no hold
ur, could have been paid by bond issues at 3
prr cent. There ia nearly S2.OOn,OOO Of park
aud street opening awards on which We could
saw almost enough 10 pay tho salary list Of
my Office"
John McOuade is the Treasurer Of the Tam
many Hall General Committee. The fact that