Telegram-herald., 1888-03-06
Observation-Disclosures
4. Gets An Ordiusuos Alter tts Own A4sins
IL q single HouE-Ihe action 10 os
ConEsstsa- -fne Company Pro-
nouncea Bankrupt.


Fire Department, reported recommending
the amending VI the ordinance relating 10
the storage OF gunpOwdeT, 50 that dealers
can keep 2J0 pounds Of powder al their
places of business. provided tnt some De
kept ln = sale iron chest 10 80 on wheels
The report. recommending tie dfai1ns OF
n ordinance IN accordance with tne same,
Was adopted
Wm n. Alger. and ninety-One other pro
perty owners residing IN the southern por-
ZION Of The Third ward. psuuOned the
Council "a grant the prayer Of the oaoie
Street Railway Company, 80 lar as rs lines
in that ward a-e concerned.
George q. Briggs Frank z. Pierce aud
dozen others. owners Ci properly upon
Cansl-st prayed that the Cable C0Apanys
prayer for cable line on CanSl-st, from
Pear TO Briige-st., be granted. Both petl-
lions We're referred 10 the COMMITTEES on
Ordinances.
Nelson Woodruff petitioned. representing
that on December % last, while walking IA
front Of Nelson Bros store on Monroe St
bis wife. Mrs. Julia Almira WOOdrun,
slipped and fell upon the sidewalk, receiv-
ing injuries from which he expects she viii
not recover. he asked the Council 10 take
such action in the premises, as IL should
think best. Referred 10 Committee on
Claims and Accounts.
Ralph H. Wisner, Of - West Bridge-st..
prayed that he might be chosen 70 operate
the elevator in the new City Hall.
City Clerk Belknap reported the total
receipts Of bis office for the month Of Feb
ruary as 81 ,6l36S.
Secretary Mills, OF the Board Of Educa-
ton. presented the resolution of the Board
relative 20 issuing 5000 bonds for the
addition 10 the Graudviile-aye. school. It's
seating, heating, etc Referred to Com
mittee on Ways and MeaAs.
The Controllers report sggregating ac-
counts TO the amour, of $l0,0I277 was
read and confirmed, and the Clerk instruct
ed 10 draft the several orders.
Clerk Rathbun reported the total re.
ceipts of the Superior Court for the month
of February as 500.
The City Attorney reported an ordinance
granting certain franchises 10 the Cable
Company in the Third ward, which was
accepted and placed on It's frs reading.
On motion OF Alderman Lsuniere the
rules were suspended and the ordinance
was placed on its second reading. Alder
man Launiere tried TO rush the ordinance
upon the book of ordinances and moved
suspension OF the rules for that purpose.
Alderman Pantlind took exceptions to
this method of doing business and asked
the privilege Of departing from the regular
subject TO pay his respects 10 Alderman
ShaDahan, and in answer to his statements
of one week ago. he said he was absent
from the Council with a good excuse aud
telephOned Mr. Shanahan asking that the
ordinance measure de deferred as he wss
personally interested in IT, He said be be-
ieved Alderman Shanahan did not heed
his request as gentlemanly colleague
should have done. MIR. Pautlind said he
was opposed to the passage OF an ordinance
granting street railway franchises through
his ward, before he had been given a rea-
sOnahie chance 10 ascertain the natu re of
the ordinance. It was for this reason be
asked that the ordinance reported by theCity
Attorney be accepted and ordered printed
Alderman LauDiere fought for the speedy
passage of the ordinance, saying the action
to place It upon lis third reading under a
suspension of the rules was not an action
without 8 precedent. The Alderman held
that The passage of the ordinance was of
great importance 10 the Cable Company.
lie said: 1T is nonsense, II is folly, Tor an
| Alderman TO say he does not know what
there is in the ordinance. There is some
! thing behind this whole business. There IS
some reason for this dily-dalying: there is
someone who wants 10 get in ahead Of the
| Cable Company. or something"
Alderman Hayward said: Here is a
streets 10 a certain company for all time 10
come. Alderman Launiere cites billiard
| liable ordinance as ms pecedent for such
| hasty action. / don't believe the Cable
| Company will suffer ANYTHING by having
the ordinance printed and laid over for one
| week
Alderman DeGraff put himself again
upon the side of the Cable Company as its
| champion. he said the ordinance was
1 . q al.
old company, and that there was nothing
| in il to puzzle anybody.
Alderman Davidson said he would oppose
! granting the franchise for the present, He
/ started in TO say something regarding the
| good intentions of the Cable Company. that
| their line was an experiment. and tnat II
would be well enough to see what they pro-
! pose 10 do. when he was declared out oil
order and toos his seat.
The motion TO put the ordinance upon its
! third reading. under a suspension Of the
| rules. vas carried by vote of nine n :. ss
, follows. Ayes-BreDnsr, Creque. DeGrsf
I Fisenhsrdt, I.auniere, Saunders, Stein. Shan
| ahan and the Mayor. Nsys--D0yie, David
son. Hayward. Huntley. Mars. Mckee
! Psutlind and stewart.
The Clerk began the Tes6iDg when Alder
msu Pantlind noticed the ordinance grsDtec
franchise over route not ia accord With
the report Of the committee. Alderman
Ianpiere stood on the Cable Conuans'
battlement and asked that the whole Of ia.
ordinance might be read before the 0bjec
ton was infero0seG-
The Clerk read the document. when AT
deYmsa Has ward arose 10 a point Of order
fTbbetis called De Grssi outside II,
cisirped the City Attorney had not repor ~
the ordinance feqnested. The Hayor de
/ oiced the point was not geii taken.
y thought you voald sad Mr Hsv
ward. "aDd ] take a. appeal from this de
/ osion."
The vote On sustaining the Chsir stoo
: ~ and the MAYOR voted with himssl.
saving. The CbsiT j. sBst.iDe3.7
Alderman Bsuuiers moved that The OF
dinsnce, a. read ~ the Cisrk, do nos
pass.
Alderman sbanshsH fsf the duty bind
inc up0u hin . tel WY ae rDiel for f8'
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fhe position 81 THE Grand Bsps8s Stree
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