Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
DeUeIin CenSureS
Mayor on Bus Bill
Continued from rage One

Continued from rage One
gentleman from the other side talks
about our twisting and Squirming but
important measures could not be passed
without the assistance OF the members
on this side,
"Only yesterday I read in the news
papers certain articles in which the
Mayor is quoted as saying that there
is a conspiracy on foot. | will say that
there can not be a successful admins
tration, whether in Washington or in
Harrisburg, unless it has the legisla-
tive body behind it.
II have raised my voice from time to
time to bring these fighting factions to-
geter. There is no ono more loyal. Mr..
President. than you and myself. This
is time when we ought to get together.
this presidential year, IN order to fight
the common enemy.
Unless the Mayor stops this bust
ness Of playing petty politics. | will 60
in and wipe him off the map in my
ward. as titular head Of the party
or rather, as tituar head of faction
in the parity
Roper Defends Mayor
Councilman W. W. Roper jumped to
his feet at this attack on the Mayor and
raised point of order. President Veg
lcin ruled that Mr.. Hall was out Of
order. and he sat down.
The Mayors veto was sustained,
however. when the vote was taken, the
vote being twelve to nine.
The entire question Of the Mayors
veto of the item was debated at length.
The fight upon II was opened by
Councilman Hall. who began by saying
.he was sorry to have to attack the
Mayor, but felt compelled to express his
views. He pointed out that Council
had given departments coming under
the Mayor additional funds. and named
the Department Of Supplies as having
received more than 81 900, 900 addi
tional. This he said was necessary be-
cause of the unusual times. and the
recorder of deeds Office needed addi-
tional money for the same reason. He
said the recorder of deeds Office was
day and night that 1t required
six months time at present to get a
deed. and urged that Council do nothing
to delay the work Of the Office.
Mr.. GaffnPy also criticised tho
Mayors message. Il thought after the
meeting we had in the Mayors Office
yesterday the Mayor would forget petty
politics. I have il on reliable authority
that it was pointed out to the Mayor
that it was impossible to itemizc ac-
for this particular item"
Won Tagen Replies
Charles II. Won Tagen. the admins
tration leader. snrcnstically replied to
the Ware men.
"Thc Mayor. in clear. concise
he said. has given his rea
sons for the veto. We hear the cry of
raised by the men on the
other side. We will always hear that
as long as things don't go as a certain
set of gentlemen want them. The ac-
cusation of petty politics is groundless.
The other crowd are shedding bitter
tears because they can't have their own
way
Mr.. Gaffney pointed out that an item
Of $500 for the prothonotary' Office was
not itemized. and offered this as proof
that the Mayor was playing petty poll =
tics.
Mr.. Weglein said: Il voted in com :
mittee for this bill, because I thought
it was needed to expedite matters. |
am going to vote to sustain the Mayor,
with the understanding that Mr.. Burch
today will introduce a similar itemized
bill which will give US an opportunity
to investigate tho need for the addi
tional appropriation.
Councilman Dcvelin then got up and
said that he too would vote to sustain
the Mayors veto under these conditions.
Mr.. BurCh then announced that he
would, introduce a bill to cover the sit
uation.
Mayor Explains Veto
The Mayor stated his reasons for We =
toing the bill as follows:
"My approval Is withheld from tn,
above item because it is a lump sun
for personal services. II is conceded
that the recorder of deeds Office is busy
with an increased number of real estat,
transfers, but the last legislature auth
orized an increase in the salary o.
clerks, and fifty additional clcrkships il
this office were authorized by the Coun
Gil, which further provided in the 1926
budget liberal allowance of $50, ,00t
for extra clerk hire.
'Tke present item of $500 is 70,
personal services. extra clerk hire i
does not specify how many men ure I,
be employed, for what length of time
or at what salary, as is required in al