Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-12

m1SS1Oner ACWaCer uau WT1ICou Ou DuG Ouo and had dropped the others in by mistake. sioner not to drop his cigar in his excite ment upon the next ballot, and the hat was passed again. Of the five ballots cast three bore the name, of James. N. States and two were blank. President States then declared himself elected.
 Commissioners Todd and Sullivan then returned with the following arrangement of committees, which was adopted, the blanks being left for the name of Hr. Whitney's successor.
 Streets road rollers and crusher-states, At Parks, trees and telegraph poles-sullivan, Todd, Atwater.
 sewers-Atwater Sullivan, -.
 Contracts-Todd, States, =.
 Sidewalks and curbs-States Leigh, -.
 Bridges-Atwarter, Leigh,-. FiDance-States, Sullivan, -.
 Superintendent Hitchcock of the stone crusher reported that the crusher was in need of repairs, which would cost about $500.
 Superintendent of Streets Doyle said the Connor Brothers were satisfied with the appraisal made by the board upon the crusher property.
 Commissioner Atwater moved that contract be made with Connor Brothers for the year for furnishing crushed stone for the streets.
 Commissioner Sullivan said he wished to inform himself more thoroughly upon the question before he voted upon it. He did not know whether a contract would benefit the city. The Connor Brothers contract with the city expired on January 2.
 After some discussion Commissioner At water withdrew his motion and Commis- sioner Sullivan moved that the matter be referred to the committee on streets, road roller and stone crusher, to inquire and report. This was passed.
 On motion of Commissioner Atwater 8 vote passed at the last meeting appointing MT. Hitchcock superintendent of the stone crusher at S1OO month was rescinded and MT. Hitchcock was appointed to work the crusher at salary of $75 month until the report of the committee to which the contract matter was referred.
 Commissioner Leigh asked the board if it thought it could hire man for month and then leave him without position.
 Commissioner Atwater said that Connor Bros. had paid Superintendent Hitchcock but $75 month and now the city was pay ing him $100 month for doing nothing. He said Commissioner Whitney had told the public that the board was squandering money, and it should be careful, as it's action was open to investigation by the people.
 Commissioner Leigh replied that the city would probably go to crushing stone in few weeks and then Superintendent Hitchcock would be necessary to run the crusher.
 As the newspapers say, the only honest man, Commissioner Whitney, has left the l board, said Commissioner Atwater, and we ara answerahla to the nuh1ie
 Commissioner Leigh objected to bringing in the question of personal character, ane Commissioner Atwater's motion to hirt l Superintendent Hitchcock from February l at $75 month was passed, with Com missioner Leigh's vote alone against it. | It was voted to dispose of the old horse "Jack," which is the property of tht board.
 AGAIN AN OPEN HIGHWAY For Ships, Tugs and Steamboats = l Also Sloops-The Connecticut River l Hartford and the World at Large To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The Connecticut river from Middletow1 to the sound is free of ice and consider able freight is being taken up the strean and delivered at the ports between thes points. Soon Hartford hopes to be il water communication once more with tn outside world by means of steamboats tugs, sloops, etc. It has gone against tn grain of Hartforders to find themselve holding close communion together, as were, and unrefreshed by the sight of joll, tars roaming up State street and dow1 Main street, and cut off from the sight O of steamboats or tugs or ships in motion The ice cold bosom of the broad Connect cut has become monotonous sight fo Hartford. But one thing has helped Hartford to endure it's long, unusual, long deprivation of travel and transports tion by water. That is the consciousness that Connecticut's big legislative war i waged in Hartford There is the battl ground of the state There the politica warriors of both sides are gathered. Al over the United States has this war be come known by telegraph, coupled witt the fact that the war in question is ragin, in Hartford, the home of Mark Twain ant Charles Dudley Warner. Hence Hartfor' is all right, comparatively.
 Hartford has it's Charter Oak memories it's Charter Oak heroism, to fall back up on, as well as it's present literary celebri l tlcS. IL Cdu pOluG tO 1GS DeduGlIul DuSuuel park, infinitesmal in size as compared witl New Haven's big East Rock park, which i yet in a highly undeveloped state, resem bling perhaps what J. B. Sargent, our nev mayor, calls "raw material" it has it
 beautiful state house, while New Have1
 has only grassy site to mark it's departed glory as semi-capital; Hartford has lot of grand insurance buildings and hand
 some suburbs; but now it has in addition
 to all it's other historic membranes tn
 fact that in Hartford was waged grea
 but bloodless intercenine war in the gen
 eral assembly, dwarfng into signifcanc but not tpatriotism-those sturdy contest
 of 200 years ago of the colony agains
 the crown of England. Certainly tn
 memorable contest at Hartford now i
 progress will long live in our state history
 but will the future sons and daughters c
 Connecticut who may be dwellers on cart
 in the year 200O find much cause for glori
 fcation over the said contesta Meanwhil
 to return to the Connecticut river. Let u
 all hope that it will soon be navigabl
 again to Hartford, and then Hartford
 cup of joy and gratulatiee will be full. l Fell Down Stairs.