The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-20
VETO MAKES ALDERMAN hot
WHITE WANTED TINE MAJ or
10 RAISE IABORERS WAGES.
MAYOR Remarks That % IL Almost ineon.
rriNable That white Dhint know
That the MAYOR cant Also NetO~-
Annual soldiers Holiday RESOLUTION.

MaN or Remarks That u u Almost tne0n'
reiNable That white Dhlnr knO~
That the MAYOR can't Also Neto~~
Annual soldiers Holiday Resolution.
Alderman John !. White. who Is films
the late Little Tim sullivan = place on tn"
Board of Aldermen. got angry Yesterday
with Mayor Gaynor This was bccaus"
the Mayor vetoed a resolution Mr.. Waite
las been giving has whole attention I"
since he had been member Of the Board
which resolution calls ON the Mayor Ia
direct that the city shall paw its day
lAborers e. a day IN place of the $: and
50 ~ "A day they are now getting. The
Mayor IA his veto message said that he
had Understood from the intrOducer oI
the resolution. meaning Mr.. White. thai
th. Comptroller had prompted or re
quesird - introduction. The Mayor
said that there must evidently have been
some misunderstanding because the Comp.
'ruler IN a report To the Board Of Esti-
mate on June - recommended that there
should he no increase IN the rates OF
lahorers' wages until after January L..
next when the increases could he taken
care "f IN the new budget. The Mayor
added
A. WOW know ID" heads ~ departments
ar" required ir Acep within their annual
APPROPRIATIONS and a. the BOARD NJ Isu-
MAJ" ha~ authorized them 10 paw only a
minimum rate oi o. ~ a day until January
t. iDIi no more can be paid legally More
over. allow me to say that n II udit" inCon-
c.iy able thai there should b. any member
81 YOUR honorahI" body who does not know
that the Mayor has not 'ho power TO ny
salaries and rates Of paw Of ,.'v employees
am certain that thl- resolution must have
been passed IN a moment Of inidvertencs
A. soon ~ tn" reading 81 the mesa 60
he'd been finished Alderman White Jumped
up. 4 absolutely deny h" exclaimed
that the Comptroller told mo that this
was the proper course to pursue or that
told tn" Mayor that he told me 50. |
have no recollection 81 having had any
ConvprsatIo ION with the Comptroller On tho
subject. don't rlk" my policy from the
Mayor. My policy ~ aOIated Ivy the
interests Of my constituents. | want Ia
-av now that the attitude Of the Mayor
toward this body ght not To be tolerated
Prom the way the Mayor ~ acting the
government of thus city now does not
seem to n. n government Of the people
for Ia. people a. his Honor claims It 10
leo hut "A government of tho Mayor by IN"
Mayor think that tn" Soonsr the Mayor
COMES ~ his senses the better II Will ha
for himself and for tn. cIty-
MIR WHIT. wound up 10y asserting that II
the Mayor IN hts message had not stated
that after January III" 81 rate would 60
into effect he would haV" moved tn pas his
resolution over the Mayors veto. There
We're not enough Aldermsn Of III" Tam
many set present TO mass anything over .
veto. After Mr.. White had made his
threat and had taken his scat the board
ordered the m'~,s.,C" To- h" fled and passed
pu - H." next business
The MAYOR vetoed Yesterday the annua !
resolution which has always been passed
nv a." board giving leave of absence 10
tho Grand ARMY veterans and national
uard~men m IT." employ pt III" city 10
attend their annual .n"ampmcnis. with.
out loss 1T faN
The heads of depart nants the Mayor
wr1t" 30 the Aldermen. can hest TAX" care
~ matters " this kind. exercising proper
discretion therein and they mr." doing so.