New-York tribune., 1909-02-06
MAYOR HALTS MIR. METZ
NO CHANCE TO FIRE BONE.
Resolution Stopping CatshaH En-
4,euditures Still IN His Pocket.

.savor Mcclellan at the meeting Of the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment yesterday. ran the
,sa,n roller over the Controller so quickly tat ne
never had a chance to press his resolution hating
a., s-.rs ~ mora money 20 the Board Of Water
s,,,nlx Furthermore. the Mayor had ten ot the
sixteen votes kaving Wen over Borough fresi0eii'
Hs,eu of The Bronx. and IL the Controller mao pre-
ren.ed his resolution It would have been al 'le
worse for him 80,
ro-e.ident fsensel and Commissioner Chadwick
% the Board Of Water Supply. were on HAND Teaay
for trouble II Il came. They quoted the law ahd
.be record of the Board Of Estimate The Mayor
said nsthing until the Controller began TO 'alK
shout the irnpropriety OF including the cost g
water board condemnation advertising IN oono as
sues when the Mayor. speaking with the rapioi'F
OF q machine gun read the following resolution
--Faesolv4d That the resolutions of December ls
.e8 and January p 1903 are not INTENDED 10 app! &
TO those departments IN which expenditures are o
az; eHeInEea IerE l vii csIisayes sixteen noes
none. Motion carried:
This action flsnketed all Of MI Metz's objections
There was no chance for the Controller 10 sand
WITCH in a sentence a word The Mayor never
stopped unt.l his gavei vhacked the table. and the
clerk recorded the Controller for the Mayors reso-
,utton and opposed 10 the in his inside pocket
The Mazor smiled he turned 10 the Controller,
who said: 'sEss al right long as am consulted
about the bond issues they come along
sT viii assure the Controller. said the mayor
fxeetly but with rather wicked grin, that the
Board os Water Supply VIII keep in constant touch
taourred-"
Every on. but the Controller seemed 10 enjoy
the ritustion.
John J. Barry the Commissioner Of CoETec-
t1or appeared before the board 10 ask for an
spcropristion Of 10000 10 build dornitories on
arts Island, the first step IN the direction OF the
correcting ot existing evils The board granted
zhe appropriation.
Mavor Mcclellan protested against a newspaper
STORY that the taking over OF the Crystal Water
Company and tire Staten Island Water Company
had bean done secretly by the board. He produced
the records Of the meetings showing that the pro
ceedtlzs were begun ~ October, 1896, and had pro-
ceedeS step By step until the present time. when
IN. city was in a position take physical posses
sion Controller Metz said that the companies
,soiIld have been taken sooner but for the
scarcity Of ready money in the city treasury
Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards asked for
s1s1N which he said Cue one Of the deficits
sf last year. TIE Commissioner explained thar the
go esa ne had refused from the board some time
ago vas on q different account He said the Slso9O
sa,as needed TO pa some OF the contracts under
takes by the former Commissioner. Tne app-o-
Yr1stion mace
TIE hoard gave permission to the Police Depart
aenr c advertise bids for the construction oe q
rev sta1ion house the st Precinct- al OLD Slip
TIE estimated cost of the building is S225.oo0
Borough President AheaTn opposed the proposal
no pav Ssaep land ferry purposes, saying fl
was 10. worth tnat much. He proposed that The
city uss 9he recreation piers st Pike street. Sd
street and sd street for ferry terminals. Mr..
Ahearns protest viii again pct the subject before
the Sinking Fund Commission
AIR. McCTowans resolution providing that 40 con-
tracts for bookbindns be given &c other than firms
employing American Labor was unanimously car
T1ed.