New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
LITTLE TIN" RULES CITY
Prom;ecs ST 70 Take city Hall
4zroy- Cannot Giro Franchises.

49, .rrf-a Tim sullivan u actinG nlAs
%, the ir,nc-lsl city - New-To-k. Let TIE macro-
-, ,-,,svg,.r,p and the rampant Republican
.ote 20 Tho tall grass" Ny Sullivan moved mo
the CITY Han yoster1ay morning. got DIS tn"es
stfned ~ the Mayors bootblack. tola Hers
william kennel The Mayors hig policeman - io'L
Fnar. and then went over 10 THE "a" ol1ees "a
Timothy y and Timothy j. sullivan on ne e-e'
e-fb aoo- % the Park Row Building. and ciatsle1
several Ietters 20 the lacy typcv-iters-
=. bvr hen a wise sewing around no city Han
for these many years thai tho aH.ii'a-s 49,
,,ouI6 gut until -hev got Mayor named sullivan
v...arsav thov cane pretty close 20 g. z came
about IN this wy. The aldermen with Little YIN
IN the chair. last Tuesday passed an ordnance pro
stsing that as Monday would be Nasalnt'on
birthday and Saturday would 10 a hnlf-hoAlay
AL the CITY 6eparru1ents should close 81 Gay On
saturday 80 as 70 make complete shutdown OF
the city machinery from Friday afternoon ~ ;
O'Clock until Tuesday morning 81 p The ram
many Board 81 Aldermen favors the gooa ana
plenty" plan when they see holiday falhns on
Monday they reason that 81 Is waste or fun 10
lei a stand alone. and they reach out Tor
another dsv GO with 20. and thus make "A gooo
al plerf-" holiday. little Tim sullivan had t1ls
fr mind no doubt. Tuesday. when the CITY
sstbers ordered tle closing OF CITY departments
from Friday night until Tuesday morning Then
came the ten strike f1r ar Sullivan. Mayor and
Mrs Mcclellan went 20 Lakewood on Friday al
teruon Tor change ~ air President fornes. OF
.he Board q Aldermen had planned IMP 10 Mex
gone several weeks. That IS WHY Alderman sum
van had the proud afr ~ a Babylonian king "heh
ne steppeI through the tlmeworn portals OF me
CITY Hall yesterday at about $50 a. m.
At the MAYORS Office he was told that Mayor
Mcclellan was out ~ town. Al Nj. Forness once
De heard o. Nr. torncss TIP 20 me iaho Oh '-9
kztecs
.C,eo-v,,'llizinsr' MI Sullivan calculated Mayor
NFcCeilan at Lakewood and Mr. fornes hound Tor
she banana belt, That means that I'm Just ABOUT
90 -ra-fe H-lrTf Z
give ne a mayora'ty shine. so and tell 'billS
Kennel that I'm engaged" said he 10 one o. me
assistant keepers
what do YOU propose 20 CO as Acting Mayor
asked the ever viEilaut reporter
Haven't had time tlink II out yet. said M
Sullivan pleasantly. 'I don't as - feels much
different 10 be the whole squeeze. Don't mention
81 In the papers. It'n cost me money as soon as !
so back 20 the district
is Il true that you contemplate putting handles
on the corners Of the City Hall, that Il can he
moved 70 your Assembly district" he was asked.
Please DENY that absurd story returned A<syor
Sullivan. promptly. I'VE might DO that II IL was
steel frame but 81 would fan 20 pieces from It's
own weight Il would make q muss ana We coulon L
get away with it.
IT is reported that YOU opposed 70 Civil Ser
vice reform" Il was suggested.
I an not 50 much opposed TO = as formerly. 1
en- in favor o. Civl Service when the Democrats
get the Offices I am In favor OF having the hepuo-
Leans and reformers tel about the benefits OF Civil
Service as long as we get the jobs
Alderman sullivan viii continue 70 be Acting
Mayor until Tuesday morning at o'clock II New
ark has fire Ike that in Baltimore two weeks ago
Mayor Sullivan VIII order out the Fire DepaI tIleil :
II the steam pipes IN the City Hall blow Je IOoI Oh
that historic structure between now ana AuesQay
Mayor Sullivan viii set Tom" Dunn the emergency
contractor. work al the ruins. ana Jle eAu a
laborers work VIII be equally DIVIDED aiLoIis
fhe district leaders II one wants 70 get naILl
by the Mayor he and she can come pretty near 20
being married by the Mayor OF New-Eork by going
10 the City Han to-mLr-ow.
Under fhe law the Acting Mayor cannot tl6n or
dispose OF any railway franchises.