, 1876-01-18

fold and got iucosi oratau nudet lilo Eone hl
law; and 4 my such mon mesn Lu'in:ss
thon 10 obtain franchise from the
Guy. Dut - tho nstncA OF Tho inco.-.,
porators Ut ono OF Tho PROPOSED comp tuisa ato[
writteu 10 pencil on tho osdinance u looks eua'f
plcious. 1t bpBrn tho oar m tfKs o! Tia own oon-'
dnmDati0n. Thoso tucorpofatoFs ask fnF sMo
years 10 make d start. llo boltovod thor simply
intended to sell ont to tho old companies. aad
thus ho.Ilwiuk the people. Whenaver bona
would support II. Ho beloved thai all tina
ordinances bsfors tho Councl. vceo OF > speo II
latlvo charactcr,-sel'io3 out to tho old CONT
pan,os. Tho ark.es belpd these ordinances
boforo any ncl,on 10 taken. Ho wautol the
ordinance tefasred+
Aid, Schai,,cr said. ln eImols jn,tics It ought
10 90 stated That sumo Of the gn,,semen hsl
asner.od that tbcy bad incorporated at Hpr'ug-
ucl1.
Aid. suoanoy firmly behaved. from what had
kranspred, rhat ltothaclitd himself cun!d pot
Eet franchise from ,4s Council. Tln people
81 Ccagu should no: tbiuk thoy were aolng to
get anything fun Tho old companies no long a.
lhcro we1o Aldermen 10 prJtcot thelr 1nter 3sts.
rbls mattor Of laEk aud reTeronos mas sim .Ify to
hoodwnk tho public. He WAS IN favor Of plae-
ng tho Aldornl7n on rocord on this qn,sti1l,
sud therefore mnvol tho previous quottlpn.
Ibo Chairman bAd tho motion was ont Of
o.dar, hav,ua sholt .ine ngo been voted upon.
Aid. HiIatotu stated that tho United States
Gas ConiparY UEro not In q position to AyA
.jtgle plps should they procure frAucAih,. Hs
mas picFa1ca to voto for perfeet company,
willcl, III lis opin,on n1utd b aDloctol lluM
;toao befole tue Council.
Aid. nsan TOOK tho toor to dofonc tho Con
aumers' Gas Company, and ma1o substantially
Tho Eatno epcotL ho favored tho Couucll with
.Aa PREVIOUS Monday night. lie wyntal syory.
,,e psacca on record, 80 that tao pubic migat
xuow who weto lheir fr!ondd aud who their
,nemies.
AID BAiloy moyedto orocommit to tho Gas Com
nitro, a,,u called tho previous 1uBs.iou tCslcB
u "Eo."I
C.,ns,dsi ahlo objection WAS made, but tho
Chairman rn1oa tho anotton IN or4cr. Tit pre-.
siuuA question Was orlorcl by vote Of 20
~ ~. ... :, $780,
ind 1oss by the following votes
Arzs--.Uocs, Rpalllns. Stone "f tbs Fonrth. atora
man, CLARK of the Tsnsh, nsatu, Campbell Stout,
:jrilaIncr jonas-li. :,
Ntrsfooy l:h.ra.en. sWas1sn T!;;Se.af'1'
Biiio,. o'DlI4n. wnie ualaleraou, Waterman cAts.
,,lovsland, omrt. Ry!n. sshaf.t. :hr ,ns1snsf.
,isatm Miatpny; sweeney D'e1'A'''' ''F'''' '''
A.d. onl,ertuu rap.iel to tho luslnuatloas With
.cgasd 10 tho rslc1ouco. II uaa maiier he
,,a.u, not to 10 fyolsd With. aud The opsnion Of
.lo Corporation Counsel ~a4 tnat tue ordinance
mould 60 10 tho Board Of Public WurkB. ilo
.loped llis nation would prevail, and that THU
ioA'd should report M to Tho justteo Of tearing
'lp all cots uawly pasad w!tuons sdtna u,sana ofl
enforcing their repair.
AID. tiundnrsotl- Won't lie Company haro tho
.lpasin, r1si,t3 lLauRl.ter.1
Aid. Clmpbnli thought they could not put that
rignt through theie rpos. tlsoaomc1 lauxnter.l
Ut tho opalpau!cs sl1uld 20 lack Oh thce con.
ttAok.
AID, CoeY was In favor Of ucw gas companies.
Int II THE Tn,puNE's statements moro true, Il
xas not wise 10 adopt any Ut the osdiuauces.
lie WAS In favor OF retefrinA thom.
AID. Quirk, iu roply 10 au observation hs to tue
noaduct OF tue old Company IN reducing theI
price. said shcrs VAS no fodnctton NJ far AZ ths
Glty wns Onncerbed.
After sou,o further tliscuss!on, Aid. CosY
moved 10 teier the subject to spe:sAt o3ultnfstee
| af two Tram osch Division. with tho ChaIuag,ta
| report next Monday evening".
Aid. Case exprtBscd anxiety to got at tho facts
nnd. fsom What no had heard, lo could not dc.
not. The responsibility ol tho coroorators
| should b. determined upon. they should DO iu-
| 1ebtigated BY = oomlnlttcc. Tho city ceels
,1cail Bas that Ia bofeuA al question:. Ad.
| hitting tnAt tho now colnpAnlus niean busneas
.hoy aill not erect WORKS In the Tharleeath
| WAtd, And for that roaHoa lie OPPOSED tue
! ,oheme Thcy would only lay mains 10 the
| thtesls populated dlats1c:h., Tho, computing
vard Ia iifsoon yeats. Nothing il tis ordinance
provides for the laying Of sefyico-ppos. liz
iAyososi tho reference 10 spacial committoe
aon,poscd Of surh men - bol a. Bmlth Henty
| GrcenoGaulu. or U. j, ulasr.
AID. Waterman thought the argument Of tho
| psoylolls speaker fa1fan'oua ot,o. II an5 conf
| 2auY cun be induced to furnish tho city At S175
! ind tl1s citszons ut s2.15, why not emSud the
Consumers Company Ordinance to that etfrcs.
| Ia proposed to offer ~ amendment saht tho
company accnpslug the ordnance shall depoall
With tho Comptroller 100000 within sir wcoxs.
the failure to co 10 rendering tho ordinance null
md VOID.
Aid. lchnrdson callod attention to tho az
3stcnoo Of IN oId,nauco prohibiting the n,nnu-
tacluro It, gGh lnsluo Tho civ iimiIs. 10 giso
permission to lay pipes 'therutnrs, did not oou-
Etstut0 permission to manufacture withiu the
bs made outside aud tho people IL Tho suburbs
would Ia that way got served, Il mas difficult ia
! Eet correct luforrlAtion ~ 10 tho aoivenoy OF q
| company. aud # mas absurd Ia look fur com
| pany which could assu NJ tho sholu work Within
| T. year. ....,.
Ths previous question VI. shen moYsd, whtct,
| UAH carried.
Tho volc thea required on tho mot!on to refer
10 SPECIAL committee. 1tresuttsd as follows
1t ths Filth, dailotton, McCosy: Atlirtth. Wooaman
| llaik Of tbs Tensh. Heath. Waterman, Campbell
C.,e, Cleveland, Stout, ssaaanss' Jonas Ar. fzss,
Not.-Fo1.,, R!eh.rason. Warren, Fitzgerald
a: e ths Rt sax ses, Dn;,f Msno1.ia
iar4t. Mahr. Lenasshsr, Murphy, s~esnss' plexia
son. GotcotAn--4l,
Aid, Culleftoo ihen moved that further action
| l,oned for QUO week. aud niRde special oTde!
ior Monday night II = O'Clock.
AID. White ae7ed 10 lay tho mosloa On ths
table. OsrfIod.
THO previous question uas then ordered. and
tha vote takeu 0u tue MuIlon 10 icfer 10 the
noa1d Of Public Works, which waa Loaf " II
tolb. ,.-.. ,.