Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-21

had not been sold this street would not now be
closed, and I ann in no way Responsible for is |
es Of the common council and nearly, If not al,
of the members of the board OF finance seemed
Of making Very liberal CONCESSIONS ono to those
who purchased the road, in consideration OF the
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some point near Botsford's station.
After PREPARED the report signed h, ~ Ma: Mayor
Liberty street and placing gates at the Lafay-
cite street crossing, I was not asked by any de-
opinion regarding this transaction TIE report
made by the mayor and myself was tabledIn the
you win see by the record. Both Of the Fourth
ward aldermen, Mr.. Clancy and Mr.. Lynch,
can c Be found ' with their action '.'''' -'
A joint special committee, consisting of three
aldermen and four councimen was appointed to
u than the HayeslTiiden commission,
The new committee thus constituted consider
l ed the matter anew and recommended in sub
stated Is f1 HGc that the City as corporation
should interpose no objection to the closing Of
railroad So%pany agreed to the
property owners for the damage caused them by
| the closing of these streets
hesitated about signing this report, even after
| every other member of the committee had signed
| it CaDd my signature was then immateriap until
to sign IT, assuring me that it was all right, as the
| property owners were provided for and as the
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to the letter. but according to the fair intent OF
| Signing this report is the only act in the his
tory Of the Derby railroad affair from beginning
before, my signature was immaterial, as the 9TH
| or eight members of the committee had already
signed the report, and was alone net It is but y,
| formed me that he had consented to sign the re-
| port only after provision had been made for the
| payment of damages to property owners, and az
| mittee would sign It without him. Much injus-
| tice has been done to him as well as to myself in
It will be observed that the report of the COM
/ mittee only prevented the city in its corporate
9d not and cpud mot Citizens from
pearing before the railroad commissioners IN
their Individual capacity to prevent a the closing
As amatter of fact a large number Of citizens,
myself among them, did appear before the rail
| road commissioners and protested against the
closing of Liberty street, and asked that bridge
be ordered instead. AS the result Of that hear
ing Liberty street is still open, and it has been
remember how aided you to the best of my
ability to accomplish that result, and + can be
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IL has been stated in the Register that there are
imperfections in tho contracts. This has not yet
been proven, but if there are any it is not my
fault
Neither the court of common council nor the
Iraw Or even insnect the contracts. Ex-tIoyer
nor Ingersoii sempioyed to draw the contracts
anq gse Hf nnn cenci, and the hoard
of finance saw fit to ignore me in the matter it is
not my fauit' and no blame can De placed on my
shosiae ,,o++er Of foot iudoa Of tho snnero,
court has decided that the contracts are good
and a commission appointed by judge Of sale
court Of which Judge Morris is the head has
| awarded damages within few days to all thu
6efore fhe eommisaion as provided
the contract.
To verify what have said have appended d,