New-York tribune., 1919-05-24
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New York City maintains hospi-
"To kil,' interrupted Frank l.. Dow
ling, president of Manhattan Borough.
"Where no pne recovers,' finished
President Connolly.
'If the statements of President Van
Name are true" said President Dow
ling, "it is time the city employed
experts TO investigate the hospital un-
der the supervision or with the CO.
opera ton Of the Health Commissioner,
and If the charges are found to be
true, the hospital should be moved,
and the four or five million dollars the
city has spent on it should be admit
ted to have been wasted'
The statements are true" said
President Van Name.
Too Much Salt Air
"There is too much salt air there -
said Charles l.. Craig, Controller.
The request for the money for the
charges of President Van Name left
standing.
Later Mr.. Van Name said that f ac-
tlon was not taken shortly, he would
make formal motion to bring the
whole matter to light.
The Mayor took his leave of the
board Immediately after the iirst mat
ter was disposed of in order to attend
the funeral of Bishop Greer This ac-
ton was the formal approval by the
board of several small bond issues
voted at the last meeting of the Board
OF Aldermen. One was for $4,000, to
enable the Corporation Counsel to en-
gage experts in the citys fight TO pre-
vent the towns along the Passaic Val
ley from discharging 4oO,000,O 900 gallons
of sewage daily into New York harbor.
"lf 1t please your honor began
DR.. William j. O'Sulivan, bacteriologist
and chemist, who has been fighting
the pollution Of the harbor for years.
NO. no! no. no. interrupted the
Mayor. No long story"
DR.. O'Sullivan reddcned and took his
seat
"We agreed before coming here to
vote for it, Doctor" President Dowlinc
explained
Dr.. O'Sullivan rose and bowed.
"Thank YOU" he said
The matter was then formally nasscd
row was caused by the attempt of
Borough Pres dent Dowlng to Get ac-
ton on resolution to have majority
OF the votes of the Board decide all
questions which come before it. There
are sixteen votes in the Board. The
Mayor. the Controller and the president
of the Board of Aldermen have three
each. The presidents Of the Borough
of Manhattan and Kings have two
each, and the borough presidents OF
Richmond, Queens and the Bronx have
one each. At present all efforts of the
borough presidents to act on financial
questions, even though they have vot-
ing with them one of the citv-wide
officials. is ncgatived if the Mayor and
either the president of the Board Of
Aldermen or the Controller stand
together. as twelve votes are held
necessary TO pass any matter invelvino,
the spending of money The corpora
ton counsel. however. has decided that
nine votes can pass anything.
Thinks Tammany Behind 1t
Mayor Hylan, according to informa
tion conveyed to some members of the
board, declared that the proposal was
an attempt on the part Of Tammany to
minimize his power Borough Prcsi-
dents Connolly and Van Name voted
with President Bowling in an effort
to put through the resolution. d.
When Bowling moved the adoption Of
the resolution Robert l.. Moran, prcsi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen, who
was presiding in the absence of the
Mayor, moved that it be put over for
ono week.
1T should not be acted on in the
Mayors Absence he declared.
This action Of President Moran elcc-
trified his hearers Heretofore he has
always lined up with the Tammanv
members of the board, of which Prcsi-
dent bowling is the lcaQcr.
Stewart Browne. real estate opera
tor, who at the last meeting was showed
INTO seat by policeman on orders OF
the Mayor. said:
"That's right. Adjourn 1t for week.
Then can sue out an injunction TO
restrain this board from putting
through this resolution. This Is an at
tempt to minimize the power Of the
Mayor md the Controller"
What happened to you" asked Pres
ident Connolly. did you get fright
ened 2"
"Ths attempt" said Controller Craig,
with laugh, "is reflection on the
Hylan administration"