Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-08
APPOINTMENT OF
MOODY BLOCKED
BY PARTY VOTE
Mayors Candidate for Comp
troIIer Fails to Secure Con-
firmation from Council.
JITNEY REGULATIONS
TO THE FORE AGAIN
More Consideration to Be Given
Proposed Ordinance-Gifts
Bestowed.

Someone threw a monkey wrench in
tho machinery at the meeting of the
Common Council last night, when
move to approve the appointment of
e. Erie Moody for comptroller to sue
ceed Tyler Parmly was taken up.
IT was rumored about the City Hall
corridors that Mr. Moody had enrolled
the support of four Democratic mem-
bers, but this was not the fact when
The roll was called, since the effort to
move the nomination was defeated by
strict party vote.
The plan was to have Alderman Il.
Garfield Clifford, who was in a posi-
tion to move the communication of
the mayor from the table. ask that
the question be taken up. This worked
out to nicely, but the difficulty came
when Alderman William d. Bleick, of
the Sixteenth ward, a Republican.
seconded the motion. 1t was expected
that one of the Democratic members
would carry out this parliamentary
function, but if any of the majority
members intended to do so they had
little opportunity. Whether at the
last moment some of the Democratic
supporters of Mr.. Moody changed
their mind is, of course, only eoniec-
ture.
Nevertheless something went wrong,
and Alderman Mark F. Phillips, leader
of the majority, objected to Alderman
Bleick seconding the motion. He
claimed that Alderman BleiclS had no
right under parliamentary law to do
so, since it required a member on the
prevailing side to so act.
Alderman Bleick replied that he had
right as n member of the council to
perform the functions and duties of
his office, and he believed he was
within his right in so doing Imme-
diately Alderman Phillips declared
that regardless of the parliamentary
ruling he would offer a motion to
have the nomination for comptroller
lay on the table.
When the roll was called a strict
party vote caused Alderman Phillips
motion to prevail, and the conilrma-
ton of the appointment ufsE Is. .Ia
Moody was laid over for aftotrer
meeting. Alderman Herbert l.. Thow-
less voted with the Democrats in order
to be in position to call for recon-
sideration of the matter at some fu-
ture date.
Jitney Regulation.
Alderman John J. Walsh offered a
draft of an ordinance for the regula-
ton of iitneys. The ordinance was
read for the first time and referred to
the license committee. In introducing
the ordinance Alderman Walsh, who
is chairman of the license committee,
moved that copies be given to every
member of the council. The ordinance
in its present form is practically the
same as the one vetoed by the mayor
a week or so ago. However, some of
the defects to which Mayor Raymond
took exception have been remedied
The section providing for $4,000 bond
is now more specific, and sets up that
it shall be liability insurance against
accident to any passengers or pedes-
trians and to further meet any judg-
ments rendered in any court.
One of the new sections which will
likely be Objectionable is a clause
providing that q jitney shall not pass
a trolley cer either in motion or
standing still. 1t is proposed by
Chairman Walsh. Of the license COM
mittee, to hold public hearings. at
which times the entire provisions of
the ordinance are to be discussed
The license fee is lowered from s25
TO SIS for a seven passenger car,
. including driver. For a car with
capacity of twenty-one persons, in
Guiding q driver and collector. the fee
is fixed at $25. For a twenty-one-
passenger car and less than twenty
five with collector and driver the fee
fec is $50, and $75 for busses seating
more than twenty-five persons.
Preceding the business session of
the council, the retiring and newly
elected members were remembered by
their friends with many handsome
gifts, ranging from watches and UNI
brellas to hall clocks. The aldermen
elternated in presenting each other
with gifts.