The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
TUNNEL GRANT WINS.


| made up his mind and the people demanded
| action. Delay must foster in the public
mind an idea of sinister motives
Alderman Mathews explained that Alder
| man Oatman was i'll and could not attend.
He and Alderman Twomey We're the only
absences on the final roll call.
| - Borough President Cantor stood with
| Tammany on this question and voted for
the substitute. The substitute was lost,
| yes 80, noes So
Friends Of the tunnel were made appre-
hensive by this vote. They feared that il
might not he able 10 get forty votes at the
crucial time.
DoULL SAYS PiATT ORDERED IT.
The majority report being then up for
| action Aide. man Goodman started of in
| It's defence and was Missed by the labor
| agitators in the gallery and the aisles who
had been brought there by Alderman Doull.
Alderman Mccall made reply for the OPP
| ponents of the grant and said that this
| Board OF Aldermen was the finest lot Of
public servants ever brought together.
All the Chamber of Commerce and Mer-
| chants Association men who wanted the
tunnel. Alderman Mccall said. lived In
| New Rochelle. Mamaroneck and such places.
| of course the meeting couldn't get
| through without two speeches by Alder
man Doull. He declared that Senator
| Plat had ordered the Republicans 10 vote
for the tunnel.
| Il challenge the Alderman 10 name one
| or ordered said Alderman Mclnnes.
| can't maine one, but know that Platt
| did, said Douil
| MINES GIVES DoULL THE LIE.
| That's le," said Alderman NCInnes
| and the turbulence that followed called
| for all the violence which President Fornes
and his gavel could command.
Alderman Wirth of Brooklyn, who whit,
now in business for himself l. a member o.
| the Rookbindrrs' Union. said he wanted
tho tunnel because the franchise was for
| the highest interests of the working people
Alderman Douli says that only the silk
stocking business men want this tunnel"
said Alderman Nirlh. Il represent the
/ cotton-sock Aldermen"
| ABE GRrBER's ALDFRNAS THANKS COD.
Armitage Mathews, who Is Abe GIllber'a
Alderman, hit at Alderman Wirth by saving
| that he had no calousei hands to exhibit,
but he could show disloint.d finger got
while playing ball
| Thank God, there are no fusion stripes
| on me- said Alderman Mathews. But |
voted the fusion ticket because it was my
party ticket"
Are you sorry now" asked Big Tim
Foley across the floor.
Non-conmittal, said Alderman Mathew.
Figures Of speech were plentiful in Alder
man Mathewss address. He said the
| grant reminded him of the branded peaches
which an old maid sent 10 a bachelor,
which she sent them.
CANTOR DIFFERS WITH COURT OF APprAIs.
Then came President Cantor in the long
prepared effort in which Inc declared over
and over that he did not care what the per-
sonal conseC uences might be TO him so long
| as he voted for the cause of labor. he
didn't think the Court of Appeals was right
in holding the prevailing rate of wages
clause to be unconstitutional He also
| 'ried To show how the tunnel would destroy
the states canal system.
swANsrRoM DIFFERS WITH CANTOR.
Borough President Swanstrom of Brook
Ign tore Mr.. tantor = al guinens all To pieces
am surprised, said he, that Mr. autor
lawyer, believe should undertake to ma Ike
| such an argument here You cannot make
an unsound proposition sound YOU cannot
make an unconstitutional thing consitu-
tiona, by the consent Of parties to IT, That
Is plain but well blished law. But If
the eight hour law should be constitutional
II could not be enforced In this contract.
for If the PENNSYLVANIA failed To observe
II the city could not prove damages on that
ground. Therefore It would be Ineffective.
ALDERMAN suLLIvAS's EFFORT.
Little Tim Sullivan said that this was one
Of the times when courage of ones convio.
ions mus. b" sustained against public
opinion. The Democrats were carving
out the Republican municipal platform
The Democratic organization Of New
York not the organization which President
| Cantor referred to. but we are very proud
| 10 have him as an ally Is standing to-day"
| said he, "for the principles which Won Re-
| publicans and fusioni,rS should be for. al
though We were wiped out of Office a year
| ago last election.
Alderman sullivan said II was true tha,
| all the newspapers were for the franchise
| Now don't say hat the press has been
bought, hut ii can he subsidized lust as
| well as any member of this Board of Alder
| men can he. b" went on, Turning TO The
crowded galleries he said, THE people YOU
sec around here to-day are the people who
| are against his franchise
| Pass it," said Alderman Bowling. sand
| they'll all get work"
| A dozen other speeches followed The
| clock showed a few minutes before six
and Little Tim Sullivan was putting chin
whiskers on pen and ink drawing of
| President Fornes which he had made when
tho rollcall was ordered More speeches
were made as the Aldermen explained their
votes.
GRANT PASSED BY A CLOSE SHAVE
When the clerk reached the end Of the
list the first time, the franchise had received
Only ~ votes
Absentees We're called for and the second
call brought the vote up To 81 On the
third call for absenteos Lundy CO. the
fOrticth vote for tho grant and a cher went
up. The grant had ~ votes on he ballot
but Brcnnar changed his lea wing the o,al Al
The Brooklyn follows wouldn't hold out"
said Alderman Gafncv, one Of the Tam
| many leaders Of the opposition,
THE VOTE.
The vote on the final passage Of the
Pennsylvania tunnel was as follows:
In taror-Ait, Rep. Brooklyn; Behrman,
Rep, Brooklyn: Co.gcy. Dem, Manhattan;
Culkin. Dem Manhattan, Dickinson. Rep
BROOKLYN Dowliug Dem Manhattan: Down
ing. Rep Brooklyn; Goldwnter Rep Bronx:
Goodman, Rep Manhattan; HarniSchforer
Dem Bronx Holler, Rep Brooklyn Holmes
Rep Manhattan; Howlsnd, Rep Manhattan:
James, Rep Queens Klctty Rcp. Manhattan
Lcltner Ron Bronx, longfellow. Rep,
Bronx In1dy. Rep. BROOKLYN, Malone
MnHHqtton Psr.qns R"p. ManS STgn f" Pen"
| Rep, Richmond stewart, Rep Brooklyn
Iehbets. Rep, Brooklyn. Waklcy. Rep.
| Rep Brooklyn; W'tt, Rep, Queens. Wirth,
| Rep, Brooklyn; President Cromwell, Rep
Richmond President Cassidy Dem, Queens:
| Presidcn Hafcn, Dem. Bronx. President
Lotncs Rep Manhattan; Vice President
McInnes, Rep. Brooklyn. Total, N--Re-
publicsns -: Democrats,
| AgitHa Baldwin, Den Manhattan; Brcn-
nar. Dem. Brooklyn Bridges. Dem. Brook
Ign; th9mbers, DEN. Manhattan Dcylin.
| nct1, Dem, Manhsttsn; Donohue. Dem,
| Manhattan. Dpul hon, MAnb.,t., JI,r'