The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
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was not adopted by the board and was
not approved by the Mayor"
The attache referred to is Daniel
Washington Francis Mccoy. resolution
clerk of the Board OF Aldermen. EN-
ployed by the city for many years Mr..
Mccoy explained that he had clipped
the copy of the proposed ordinance from
the City Record for filing, but through
error had sent copies to the Police Com
missioner, the City Law Department and
the City Magistrates.
Printed Form Utilized.
Ordinances when adopted are for
warded to the departments interested on
a printed form, used for convenience.
The form shows at the top that 1t is
from the Board of Aldermen and at the
bottom carries three lines as follows:
Adopted by the Board of Alder
men (date)
Approved by the Mayor (date)
"(signature)
"City Clerk"
The adopted ordinance is clipped from
the City Record and pasted on the blank
form above the printed lines. The dates
are put In by rubber stamp. and the
signature of Mr.. Cruise usually Is in
Mr.. Mccoy explained that he stamped
in Mr.. Cruises signature on the aocu-
ment sent to Commissioner Enright and
Mr.. Cruises letter to the Commissioners
indicates his belief that the paper was
properly certified by his signature. The
disclosure that 1t never had been certi-
fled was made when 1t reached Mr.. HUI
bert
The fatality OF the error lay in the
fact. however, that Mr.. Mccoy failed to
clip all of the record of the proposed
ordinance from the City Record. The
document in the hands of Acting Mayor
Hubert shows only the text of the pro-
posed ordinance pasted in above the
adoption and approval dates
Aldermanic Vote Attached.
Had the next line i'm the City Record
been included in the clipping it would
have shown that instead of being
adopted the proposed ordinance was
filed on motion of William I. Collins,
vice-chairman of the board. The re-
mainder of the record would have shown
that the vole to file the ordinance, thus
killing it, was fifty to three, and the list
of Aldermen who voted on each side of
the question.
The proposed city law which stirred
up all the trouble was introduced in the
Board of Aldermen In January by Al
deman Peter j. McGuinness of Green
point A previous similar Introductory
by Mr.. McGuinness late in December
died when the old Board went out Of
office.
When the Board OF Aldermen met
Yesterday afternoon in regular session
Mr.. McGuinness was easily the most
famous member present He was sur
rounded by fellow Aldermen who boi-
sterousy inquired How do you get
away with 1t? How did you put It
acress? Let US in on the DOPE" 1t
was disclosed that Mr.. McGuinnes Is
indeed a remarkable man.
He doesn't side with Andy Volstead.
He doesn't object to bobbed hair He
doesn't object to short skirts. He
smokes cigarettes. He doesn't object to
woman smoking in her private home.
He exhibited the broadcast views on all
the modern indulgences until 1t comes
to women smoking in public.
one Thing DisgracefuI.
There Mr.. McGuinness drew the line.
He said:
1T think it's disgraceful for a woman
to smoke in public. 1 don't like 10
see it,
about 1t. Mr.. McGuinness said he was
going to reintroduce his ordinance and
put up a fight to get it through the
Board.
One of the acts of the Board of Alder
men was to place on file another pro-
posed ordinance of Mr. McGuinness to
compel all public motor vehicles to be
equipped with governors regulating
their maximum speed
Alderman John J. Keller moved tocu-
larry that the Polica Commissioner be
notified that that ordinance had been
filed and not adopted.
Alderman Jacob w. Friedman. leader
of the minority. declared that the sub
tact was not one for jocular remarks
1T is far from joke he said. THE
Board OF Aldermen is joke enough it
self
Alderman william r. Quinn and Bruce
NJ. Falcorner desired to know how IL
all happened, and Vice-Chairnan Col
Inns, presiding. said:
1T was clerical error. The clerk is