New-York tribune., 1907-11-20
ALDERMEN TO RESCUE.
BLOW DEALT PLUTOCRACI
Deay Runscay to Horse Shoe and
iSaue the Common People.

The board Of Aldermen dealt blow to bloated
rlutocracy yesterday which ought TO be heard
IN Lincoln. Neb. and the tramped rights OF the
common people were dragged from beneath thor
oughbred hoOfs at the horse show.
When a resolution offered by Alderman
JDouI authorizing the by the management
OF the horse show Of runway constructed from
= Madison Square Garden to the Fourth avenue
curb line. Alderman Downing sprang 10 his feet
and drew the corks from his vials of wrath He
declared in tones vibrant with love for the loWly
that the resolution concealed an attempt on the
part Of the wealthy classes to trample on the
rights Of the common people.
We are here" he said, ito represent the in
terests of the common people For II is for the
common people repeat that we are sent here.
And what is to become of their precious rights
and privileges if do not uphold them
Alderman Olvaney said: For humanity $
sake we should pass this resolution. We shouId
see that the poor horses do not suffer.
Alderman Wentz was at first opposed TO the
resolution, basing his attack upon the fact that
the horse show management had constructed the
runway in question without first consulting the
board. Later, however, he voted Aye.
President MCGOWAN took exception to a state
ment by Alderman Downing to the effect tnat
The Chair knows that those people are always
imposing upon us" The Chair. Mr.. MCGOWAN
said. knew nothing of the kind.
vote showed thirty-four affirmative and ten
negative votes-six short of enough TO pass the
resolution Alderman Doun moved reconsidera-
tion and reference to the committee on streets
and highways. the latter TO report the resolu-
tion back after minutes had elapsed. Alder
man Hahn. chairman OF the committee, in
formed the Chair that, only three out of five
members present had voted for the resolution
and there were two absentees no report could
be made.
In accordance with this act of the board. ii is
probable that the Bureau Of Incumbrances will
be instructed to remove the runway. The ques-
tion TO whether it will be utilized this week
is one with which the police will have to deal
II is seldom that the Board of Aldermen con-
siders the shortness of the city's purse. The
million dollar habit predominates in the council
Of the city fathers Yesterday it was different.
resolution was put through appropriating
$4,000 for temporary eight and one-haf story
brick structure on the site Of the old fire house
in City Hall Park for housing the additional
City Court justices.
Six new were elected this fall. and as
there is no other way of housing them immedi-
ately it has been decided TO build temporary
courthouse at Centre and Chambers streets
fronting the old ''Staats-Zeitung' Building
Alderman Meyers said the building would be an
eyesore and t.at no other building should be
erected in City Hall Park The Committee on
Finance reluctantly reported favorably, and the
board voted to appropriate the money The
Committee on Finance reported against an issue
of Sl.Jo0.010 corporate stock to meet the city's
share of the cost of grade crossings. It thought
that S500o00 would be enough 10 pay at this
time, and suggested that the Board of Estimate
pass a resolution authorizing that amount The
committee said that was all that was due at this
time and that the remainder would not be due
for years. The board favored the action.