New-York tribune., 1910-06-29
GLUM DAY FOR ALDERMEN
President Mitchell Puts 6l Under
Czar-Iike Domination.
WRITHE UNDER CLOSE CALL
See 28-Hour Session Ahead, out
Objections Fall Away, and
Board Rushes Resolutions.

Ioho P,,rrov Mitchell President of the
Board of Aldermen, put that hohoi Ao'e
bodv of CITY fathers under Czar-ilhe oolii-
tnation vesterday-in fact. like the Little
rather, of the Russians, he locked them
I'd when they threatened to do things
Some one hundred and sixty resolutions,
voicing the confirmation of the Boaro Vi
Aldermen of the sS6, 900 corporate stock
budget. approved by the Board of Estimate
was the basis of the 'tclose call OF inc
house" which Mr.. Mitchell ordered anu
which kent sixty-one aldermen locked IN
the aIdermanic chamber for long not anu
dry session Of nearly four hours
Alderman Johnston started it when he
announced objection to certain OF the reSo-
Iutions on the ground that the hioiey
might better be appropriated Tor sciioo'
matters than for sundry and divers fha''ei
that were to be benefited ann
II was first proposed to pass all the los
resolutions in lump, but johnston op
lection stopped that, and then Eice-Cio'-
man Bent, fearing the annthliatioh ol l"0
of his pet measures concerning iasooii iii
Dyker Park and central library toi
Rrooklyn demanded that each resolution
be passed upon separately.
RollcaIIs. even without debates. take up
ten minutes each, and the city Ia'Aei
could see a continuous session OF '"eh'S
eight hours and ten minutes facing thelh'
which a little debate on each resoiu'
would soon stretch into twice taaI I'M
and there were glum and wondering looks
passed about. especially arter soiiie ~
sought information had been fully appriseo
of what Mr.. MitcheIs "close call OF the
house signif1ed.
nassed his measures appropriating sl"o'VoV
for the lagoon and 1000 for the central
library. he relented and announced that he
would offer no further objection to the con-
sfderation Of the remainder of the resolu-
tions in lump.
The little lesson in house mannuvres hau'
however. made a great impression on Al
derman Walsh, among others, and ne oe-
clared that he himself would offer obJecton
to the consideration OF three resolutions
concerning $1,000 for bear dens, zeDra
houses and eagles aviary in the ZOO
'0Thir-r-ty-six thousand dollar-r-rs for the
zebras" said Alderman Walsh scornluhy'
land children on half time in the schoolS!
Finally. after much fervid oratory, all
the remaining resolutions, except thlrty-
four, were Jumped and adopted, and theh
by a gradual process of Jumping ana spe-
cial consideration all except four were
adopted, the objection to the s77,We Tor the
benefit of the animals disappearing
The four which were held over to another
meeting called for s1,509.2oo for work on
the terminals of the new Manhattan Bridge
Previously the Board of Estimate had III
vestigated and approved the entire lot of
appropriations listed In the 1o9 resolutions
before the Board of Aldermen yesterday
Mayor Gaynor returned TO the Board oil
Aldermen with his veto a resolution per-
mitting the day nursery of Richmond Bor-
ough to have a tag day" when the women
of that borough would be permitted 70
tag persons there. as the Mayor put H.
for the purpose of extracting moneys from
every possible citizen.
"S1ch an authorization. wrote the
Mavor. lis of doubtful legality and OF
more than doubtful propriety The colieeo ole
ton of money on tag days is usually mace e
a success bv the aid of small children, a
practice which should not he=permitted-