Evening journal., 1913-04-25
VOTE DOWN
STREET BOND
ORDINANCE
Council Hits Department Hard
for Turning Down Light
ing Franchise
Mr.. HANEY WOULD PUT
DIRECTORS OUT or OFFICE

An EFFORT was made ~ city Council
lasl nlehl 10 pass The proposed ofdin
ante ptotldlne fef q bond lsaue ofI
3isn00o FOR improvements Of streets
ana sewers. hut The move iaileh, me
iaeasnre hatme failed 90 receive the
necessary iuo-ihltls vote fhete were
fnl iDn members present ana Council
hian Iarnh zimmerman accused
rm,neliman W VI siovnt chairman
nf ihp nhanfp committee. with Unfair
larlies in bringing The measure uut
80 ihe ronmiiipns when al The mem.
hrta were not present n required
tao.ihnae vote of The entire nem-
tefsbir uf Council however in nass
thr mpnenfe and this u Hid not fe
.pite Tho vote resulting Z votes Tor
ihe ordinance and 3 in opposition io
The Affirmative votes werei pfeHi-
aenf ur Nnunrii nanaon, Conner Kane
kline white sioter and nuWns Those
tn The negative watei linmprmnnhi
lHrelns and lianey
ihA ,nposillun lu ihe measure was
traa ht Councilman John y Hanpfi ui
the zenith ward iin said he was
nnroeea to granting The street aud
rpoor department anything ~ me
uat of mnnes aaidp from meptine ha
ratrolle and running espeneesi he
tauaa ~ tho action W the directoia
N iba darafiment in refusing q lighi
ne franchise in the Peoples hrhti
ttta, and Power Company Vie SAID
tbe,s is no wlimlnpinnian Who would
tite. mnfo than he in see at the
s,taals ,rr,aved. hui if the street and
Sewer department refused 60 listen
81 the WISHES ~ the people Tor com
OeVtian or regulation W monunulieH.
he Ion ans. would rulnFe io vote lo
Fita tho Department ahNthlnt.
tiu,ptv memher nf this Council
sbouid aena iotler io The lpnia
ta,ure ~ iis next mpeiiue. uieine "
to paea an act ahuiishine lhp rom-
k.iorlon as nov constituted. ahd allow
thp rrenie w elect The memhere ~ ne
award eaia Mr ilnneN he added
that the teanii ouuid be umt to sume
eood in such rasee ne ihls
tt ,his tunclnfe. Councilman Slower
taoh o.eoriisN ,o Mr iianey's tc-
faarks. and he was eustained by Pfes'-
ueri pcnecn
Mr nanes continued however, and
,ontNdod w maklnp the declaration
thet ha Wouid not Favor voting AN,
,aooe, tc she department other THAN
,nat needed to nieet the reSrclls'
toloNei stoVoN m ferly 80 MI
fiansV. said ihe hnnnre committed
,,as instructed several weeks apc "
draw iNe ordinance, and " has bcri
iN Tho coNnitiees ever since, ah,
shru tlme " was voted oh
"lRe Seventh wari' he said. hos
No, haN any streets improved IRON
,ha nt,rinal boNa issuo and NJ need'
iNem BAIL, ana : eNrec, SO vote iol
tho ordinance
n Wes AL this stage THAI Council
MAN 1inNor,Nann made che feniafi
tRa, he thourht councilman h'oNe'
~ae NNgaY IA hfhpinp the nroNoee'
.,dNancc oai the committees Whci
All me memhefs we're not nfrFcnb ii
the Ncoo ihat ne could fnuster enousl
,otes tn pass the measdre
Councilman Downs retoried BY saw
frn ,bai ~ was the duty oi ihc mem
teta of Connon io be present az th
Council iNee,inas.
councilman Edwafd A. fiieeine o
tNe Third ward. said he proposed 4
vote anamst the measure and in 80
fNn as did as HE commitments wiehe'
as they would rather have ccnnetiuo
in he lighting business than pave
streets
Mn raney again took the foon an
expressed the opinion that she ohi
0sy to eei back AZ the Street an
sewer Department was to hold un a
AUTHORIZATIONS fof thet denaftmen
Councilman Downs reminded M
Tenth ward member that the pr'
nosed ordinance was NOT ih the sens
81 an APPROPRIATION.
Al this fonct0re an ave ard "a
vote was taken on she measUre. p
soHha b its defeat
CoaneA allowed The street af
sewer Department $io0oO on accom-
~ lis appropriation due ih NAY N
f4ahev wanted 10 Know what q
noney was intended For and was s.
FORMED that 81 was q portion oi y
departments roe0lar APPROPRIATE