Daily Republican., 1883-07-20
Nh. FARREL'S POSITION.
Why he did uSs Vote ON ~ Import.
sae Question Lest Night.

oot SOeotBO0 A<oot Nl8Uts
Councilman Martin Farrell, from tn,
Fourth ward, says he was not fairly
treated In the manner in which he wal
shut out of his vote last night, in tn.
City Council, on adopting the report O.
the Committee in favor Of permitting
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company II
lay the pavement on Third street from
Pine street to the Railroad with Belgian
blocks, to correspond with Fourth
street.
Mr. Farrell in explaining his position
says that he Intentionally withheld hi
vote until all the other members haC
voted, and If the report had been adopt
ed without his vote, he would have voted
with the affirmative, to give him q
chance TO make q motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Farrell,i 1t should he understood, wal
opposed to granting the request OF thu
Railroad Company. When 1t wat
found that the report of the COMMITTEES
had been adopted, Mr.. Farrell asked II
have his vote recorded with the MAORI
ty, but the presiding officer decided
that he could not allow that because
the report had been declared adopted
and a rule was read to show that NJ
member could change vote after thu
result had been announced.
Mr.. Farrell did not dispute the rule
but as he had not voted, and did moi
wish to change his vote, the rule did
not apply TO him. He continued, thai
he could still cast his vore, and there
was nothing in the rules to prevent it
The chair, however, Mr.. Taylor, an en-
ployee of the Railroad, refused to inter
pref the rule in that way, contending
that the same ruleapplies to a member
wishing to record his vote who had
voted. This decision being adhered
to, MIR. Farrell was shut out" and ht
says unjustly. Tonight Mr.. Farrell
will make another effort to have his
vote recorded, in which it is believed ht
will be successful, as several members
" ho voted in the affirmative, it is said
have discovered their error, and will
vote to allow Mr.. Farrell to record his
vote.
When this is done M. Farrell will
Immediately move a reconsideration OF
the vote by which the report was adopt
ed, and he fully expects to defeat 1t,
though it passed last night by vote Of
12 tOS.
The cause of the disagreement in
Council is the need Of more room by
the Railroad Company for unloading
and loading freight. Those who have
noticed will recoliect that there is nc
curb nor foot pavement in front of the
freight depot on Fourth street, between
Pine and Spruce. The curb has been
removed and the pavement has been
laid with Belgian blocks, causing no OBJ
struction to the backing in of carts and
wagons, but destroying the sidewalk as
a foot passage way.
Pedestrians who go either down or up
the South side of Fourth street, when
they reach either Pine or Spruce, are
compelled to pass over to the other side
or bluDder along on Belgian blocks and
amongst wagons on the South side.
The Railroad Company wants to pui
up the same kind of IA freight building
on Third street, and the Company wants
the curb removed and the facilities
made for carts and wagons that there
are on Fourth street. 1t is contemled
that Third street being very narrow
that travel on that street would be
stopped and people on foot even would
find it difficult and dangerous to pass.