Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-06
MAYORS VETO
OF MARKET PLAN
LAID ON TABLE
Three Republican Aldermen
Vote With Democrats on
! the Motion.
BOTH SIDES DIFFER AS
TO STATUS OF THE CASE
Republicans Say It's Dead,
Democrats Declare Otherwise.
The Mayors Message.


Mayor HaymOnd'S veto OF the
proposed new Centre Market build
ing was tabled by the Common Coun-
ell last night.
With two Democratic aldermen alb
sent. three Republicans voted with
the majority. and by vote of twen-
ty-one to nine, the matter was laid
over. The Raymond message vetoinl
the contract will be taken up at an
adjourned regular meeting on Friday,
March 10. The Republican aldermen
claim the tabling of the veto kills
the matter. On the other hand Mark
#. Phillips, leader of the Democratic
majority, says that the Democrats
:. are acting according to law, and that
the proposition will be further dis
cussed at continuance of LAST
nights session.
Labor leaders and others inter-
! ested in the market proposition
Acrowded the corridors and council
Schamber. Each Republican alder
man was broached on the subject as
the members filed out Of the mayors
Office. where they had been in con-
ference with the chief executive
Women for and against the propo-
sition were on hand and waited
patiently for two hours before the
start of the meeting
Public Demand for the Market.
The Essex Trades Council. fully 1856
strong, adjourned their meeting last
night and in body descended upon
the Republican aldermen. They told
of the demands of the general public
o<... IL.
aldermen were to please the people
they would vote to have the work
proceeded with.
AS soon as City Clerk Alexander
Archibald read the message from
the mayor. Majority Leader Phillips
moved that tine veto be tabled. Al
derman Thomas j. Lee, jr., seconded
the motion. The final vote was II io
.. Aldermen Henry Hahn, William
q. Haas and Henry Hueisenbeck
voted with the Democrats. Aldermen
John Faiss and Louis Semel were abb
: sent. It was explained that both
were i'll. a.
As soon as the vote was recorded
Alderman Henry Hahn called the
newspaper reporters to his side and
said that the matter was permanent :
ly disposed of. He was backed up In
his arguments by the other Repub-
lican aldermen. No sooner had this
talk commenced than Alderman Phil
lips moved that when the meeting
did adjourn 1t would again hold ses-
sion ON March 19.
This motion seemed to take the
wind out of the sails of the minority.
Leader Clifford was on his feet and In
loud tones asked Mr.. Phillips the
purpose of the adjourned meeting.
All that information will be given
you in your notice of the meeting"
said Mr.. Phillips.
Maybe 1t is that the majority lead
or has been reading the city charter
and is making this move as a pre-
caution to prevent killing the prop
osition,' continued Alderman Clifford.
1T makes no difference. The minor
ity will remain intact. lido not see
4 why we should have a special meet
ing"
n An Exchange OF Pleasantries.
81 Maybe If you would look at the
& calendar you might was the re-
ply of Alderman John j. Walsh. eff
we held our regular meeting on the
scheduled date it would fall on Good
Friday. Maybe some of us would be
suspicious to vote on questions on
Il this day. 1t won't be special meet
+ ing, anyway. 1t will be this meeting
continued"
st am glad that Alderman Walsh
has explained in lieu of his leader"
said Alderman Littlefield.
I'VE thank Alderman Littlefield for
his kind remarks" said Alderman
James P. Rogers At this point Pres
ddent O'Brien raped for order.
Alderman Clifford in explaining his
vote said that many people of New
ark were under the impression that
4 the money received from the market
bond issue was lying idle.
This is a wrong impression. The
auditor informs me that this money
from the permanent bonds is loaned
various departments at the rate of
interest of a temporary bond"
1t is the contention of the Repub-
lican aldermen that the matter is
killed as 1t should have been acted
upon last night. Alderman Clifford
said that the city charter provided
that council shall proceed" with the
resolution at the next regular meet
ing following the veto of the mayor.
This passage, he continued, clearly
states that some action must be
taken at the meeting.
''The courts have 50 decided that
the words shall proceed mean dis
post off," said Mr.. Clifford. ION this
contention we base our claim that
the tabling of the veto was not dis
posing of 1t, and the matter is dead.
when we adjourn tonight we shall
continue this meeting on the nine
teenth." said Alderman Phillips.
"I voted with the Democrats to help
kill the measure said Alderman
Henry Hahn. Alderman Haas said
he voted for the tabling of 1t for par
liamentary reasons, while Alderman
Huelsenbeck said that residents in his
ward, the Thirteenth, objected to the
veto and he voted out of respect to
their wishes.
Aldermen Raymond Del Tufo and
Thomas E. Barnett. both of the First
ward, received petitions from resi-
dents in, the ward asking them to
vote for the market About $500
names were on the petitions.
The Mayors Message.
The mayors message on the market
proposition follows:
Gentlemen:
Il am returning herewith. with my
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