The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
ALDERMEN GIVE EXHIBITION.
IT'S THIS THAT MAKES EN- MOVE
TO ABOLISH Us, SAYS ONE.
Hearing Ordered on New York Connecting
Railway Franchise-Mr. Grain Does
Not Get His $500, OOO-NUt Enough
Votes 10 Pass the Mandamus DOdger.

/ Hearing OT0ered on New lOrk NOnnectlns
Railway Franchise-Mr. Grain Does
Not Get His $500, OOO-NUt Enough
Votes 10 Pass the MandamuS DOdger.
The Republican Aldermen forced a vote
Yesterday on tie application Of the New
York Conn Ing Railway for a franchise.
The matter was brought up by Alderman
Wirth Rep. who presented resolution that
the Committee on Tunnels and Bridges be
discharged from further consideration Of
the matter Mr. With said he offered
this for himself and seventeen other mem
ber- Of the beard who had been mardam-
used with the rest OF the board, and who
wanted TO make clear their position as dis
senters from the Tammany programme.
i move 10 amend the resolution said
Little Tim sullivan "by making an cppro-
priation Of $40 to buy fireworks with which
to illuminate Alderman Wirth and get him
in the limelight.'
1T is fiprancy like this to which we have
just listened that has got this board in dis
reputc with thinking and intelligent people
and led 70 the movement 20 abolish it, -
said Alderman With.
Alderman sullivan said that, as the mat
ter had been appealed and was still in the
courts. nothing should be done, and moved
10 table the resolution. The vote 70 table
il was 40 TO 10.
Alderman Sullivan said after the meeting
that there would be public hearin oa the
franchise on Monday at O'Clock,
This hearing has been fixed. sald he
at the request Of responsible people and
not for a lot Of irres ponsible reformers
with counsel fees already in their pockets .
Alderman Goodman moved TO refer TO
the Finance Committee for public hearing
the application of Tenement House Com
missioner Grain for 500 600 special revenue
bonds 20 provide more salaries for tene-
ment house inspectors.
IF he merits the criticism mnde upon
him" said Mr.. Goodman, che should not
get another dollar.
sThe Tenement House Department.
said Little Tim Sullivan, the Tammany
leader, -outshines all other departments,
and Mr. Grain is as good a. any other man
in this world for the place. II he had more
inspectors there wouldn't be this loss of
lives at tenement fires
Alderman With "a id that there were
S.. 600 tenements, 800 working days in the
year, and POI inspectors
by little arithmetic you can see IN at
there are about one and a half houses a
day per man, he said. WHAT the NATTER
The fact is they don't inspect. Shall we
vote the Commissioner any more money to
give to men who don't inspect"
Alderman Sullivan had TO consent to re-
ferring the matter TO the Finance Committee,
because he hadn't the votes necessary to
pass the appropriation. A hearing was
announced Tor Monday.
The proposed hold-up amendment OF
the rules so that to prevent too haGty
mandamusing, a resolution shall not he
considered 20 have had first reading
until the committee which is holding il
up chooses to report on it, failed to pass
and was made a special order for next
Tuesday. Sullivan could muster but IS
votes for il even with the help Of three
Republican Alderm n. Downing (Rep) eX-
planned that he voted for the amendment be-
cause he was against corporations.