New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
ALDERMEN LOCK HORNS
Discussion of Drinking Fountain
Brings Symptoms Of Rabies.

Comfy went to the emergency hospital. fra
fernaIism had various ribs fractured and Miss
Amenities lost her back hair yesterday in the
Board OF Aldermen when Mrs Carroll Living
ston's proposition to build a drinking fountain
in memory Of her husband in Long Acre Square
came up for discussion. The principal combat
ants were Alderman Downing. of Brooklyn. Re
publican. and Alderman Doull of Manhattan
Tammamy.
Alderman DoulI opposed immediate action.
saying that the neighborlood much crowd
ed, being used to large extent as standing
place FOR hacks Alderman Downing was on his
feet in an instant
The Mayor has approved such subjects" he
said, and the Mayor is public spirited citi-
zen do not know why there should be any
objection to the drinking fountain. Maybe my
friend objects to the use of water a great
many Of citizens do object To the use Of
water. Perhaps it's is not popular in his
district He ought TO be enough, and citi-
zen enough. and patriotic enough to approve
this measure. It is shame that a good woman
should make such a proposition and there he
any debate upon H."
Alderman Doull rose to point of order. and
Mr. Sullivan attempted TO make a remark
I refuse 10 be interrupted" shouted Mr
Downing, and call upon the chair to severely
repTimand this man Indicating Alderman Sui
uvan) for his interference"
Little Tim rose 10 protest that he didn't
think there was any such thing as I'll feeling
toward any one in the Board of Aldermen
Every man here" he said. receives a fair
hearing and courteous treatment in such mat
ters can recall a proposition which I was
called upon to father. from the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals. which pro-
Vided for the installation of drinking fountains
for horses and dogs during the summer months.
Mr. Downing succeeded in having the matter
ferred 10 a committee, of which he is a mem
ber and il has never come out. Now, if he
favors such things. why didn't he approve this
resolution
Alderman Doull moved that the matter be laid
on the table for future consideration. vote
was taken and when Alderman Downing's name
was called, he made a second speech which drew
forth some groans.
Il vote American" he said. My friend
here should do the same. He is an Englishman.
He should give up his English bigotry and mar
rowmindedness. He has not the American
spirit. I hope that he will change. but he has
the same bigoted spirit that you find in London
and Manchester. He should get liberal"
The next Republican leader of the Board Of
Aldermen" said Little Tim has been de-
nonstrating his oratorical abilities. He has told
us that his opponent comes from England. He
hasn't told us what he is. I understand that he
is a cross between Brooklynite and a New
Yorker, and that's pretty hard proposition for
any one to solve"
The matter finally laid over in accordance
with Alderman Doull's resolution after Alder
man Henry Clay Peters had made a brief
speech in which he said that he had been moved
10 say something by the picture of his great
namesake (Henry Clay on the wall. Henry
Clays oratory he said, forceful that
even the horse of the Father of His Country in
another portrait had moved its tail under its in
fuence.
The meeting adjourned after the President of
the board had told his intention to call special
,naefiro for MondaV