The Sentinel=record., 1916-11-28
MAYOR HAS VETOED PAVING ORDINANCE
ADVISES FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL WHAT Ac-
 TON HE HAD TAKEN.
Question Will Come Up Friday Night As to Whether Ordinance Will Be Passed Over Head Of the Mayor.

Mayor McCleadcu yesterday an- nonced to the finance committee of the city council that he would veto the ordinance passed at the last special session of the council which would carry ont the purposes of a compro- mise looking 10 the repaviug of Cen tral avenue and later in the afternoon disproved t.e ordinance.
 The action did not come as a sur prise to members of the city ccuncil who had observed the opposition from Mayor McCendou to the financial part of the scheme to repave Central ave nue. Mayor McClendon has taken the view that the appropriation even of Si2,5o0 of the city money to the .e. paving of this street would be il yio- latiou Of his contract with dle persons from whom the city had borrowed money.
 Aldermen take an entirely alfferen. view Cf the situation, and recall thas there is nothing in the ordinance itself that gives the lenders of the money any authority as to how the city shall spend it, and that Fiscal Agent Gun. ther made tle statement in open conn ci' that the city authority in this con necticn was not restricted in any mal. ner
 A telegram which Gmther sent here rom New York setting forth that 1 the bankers from whom the money had been borrowed would object 70 pat of it being used for permanent improvements. and hintng at injmc. l tion Pr ccedings and also suggesting that it the city needs more money for ] this purpose t.e city borr- W it thro -h him. caused some of the aldermen to fheiieve that the opposition offered was merely a movement to get the l cit- to make fartaer ,oaa through him which of course he would pr- fit ! by personally.
 1 There was no personal feeling in the conference held yesterday between the moyor and the finance committee. The mayor stated tlat he had called 1 that committee together because he thought they should know what he intended t0 do ia the matter ~apd the committee members said that whit tho mayor Was accorded full measure of crcdl, for his opinion, they remain ed of the opinion still they uad when | the ordinance was passed
 The vote on the original ordinance was 10 to 7. and if the same opinion prevails in the council al the meeting Friday night and the council members feel so disposed they could pass the ordinance over the veto However councilmen yesterday did not express their views as to what would le done in this line.
 Mayor McCiendcn stated that bis veto was apried simply because ne deemed it more important 10 keep iata with the people who had adyanc- ed the city money, and they had ob- iected to such aa appropriation oi the city unds He had another commuu- ication from R M. Grant x CCmpaLy, brokers and bankers If New York. who advanced the money. from which the following excerpts are taken.
 I've learn there Is a proposa7 to use S25,0oo of the money loaned pv us to the city if Hot springs for our poses other than the actual operlt ing expenses Of the city for ouc year"
 "As you know t..s money was .oan- ed Ly ur to you upon the distinct un- derstaudne and aercement Of the ci'y that no other SC whatsoever was to be made Of it than meeting the usual expenses Ct your city
 Any other use oi the money than that provided for when il was borrow ed would he no' only a violation e your agreement with us but would very offectuany hurt your citys credit