Reference for Rosh Hashanah 62:12
אמרו לו תלמידיו רבי כבר נמנו חבריך עליו והתירוהו מאן חבריך רבן יוחנן בן זכאי
It has been further taught: R'Eliezer had a vine in its fourth year east of Lydda<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., between Lydda and Jerusalem.');"><sup>25</sup></span> at the side of Kefar Tabi, and R'Eliezer had a mind to declare it free to the poor,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So as not to have the trouble of taking it to Jerusalem.');"><sup>26</sup></span> but his disciples said to him, Rabbi, your colleagues have already taken a vote on it and declared it permitted'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because as there was no longer a Temple, there was no point any more in decorating the streets of Jerusalem.');"><sup>27</sup></span>