Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
STOOD BY ITS FORMER ACTION.

Will Not Concur With
tho Aldermen on the Question of
Observation-Disclosures to Have she
Bell Tower Erected on Cote street
and Dixwell Avenue Hardened
Tho Conference Committee Met ana
Decided Upon This Action.
The board of councilmen at hastily
called special meeting last evening again
considered the estimates for 1894 aaamend-
nd by the board of aldermen. It was only
by dint of great exertion on the part of
City Sheriff Brannagan that q quorum was
secured, and finally when the meeting was
called to order by President Mcneil, only
twenty of the thirty-six couneilmen re-
spondsd to the roll call.
Hardly had the meeting been called to
order and Clelk Stanley announced that
the business of the meeting was the con-
sideration of the estimates, when Council
man Hoadley of the Ninth ward arose and
during the course of an able and eloquent
speech to his fellow counoilmen said: "The
board of aldermen had thrown down the
glove and insist that We must concur with
them in reference to the estimates for the
coming year. While think 1t would be
uuwise to precipitate contest between the
two bodies at this late season of the year,
believe that we ought to adhere to our
former action in reference to the esti-
mates"
Councilman Hoadley then moved that
the board adhere to it's former action on
all the estimates, and this motion almost
unanimously prevailed. The passage of
napooufkofad tho arn0{n
of committee on conference, and Coun-
cilmen Hoadley, Thomas and Mailhouser
were appointed the councilmsnic portion
of that committee.
In the meantime Alderman Conner, q
member of the aldermanic committee on
conference, had put in an appearance and
1t was suggested that perhaps If the coun-
Gil took a short recess the committee on
conference could meet and probably form
ulate a report which could be acted upon
at once and then sent to the aldermen for
concurrent action.
This suggestion was thought good one
| and the counoilmen voted to take half
hours recess. During this re CESS the con-
ference committee net and the council
manic portion of it decided to adhere In
| all respects to its former action. Alder
| man Conner alone opposed this action land
| 1t is certain that the next meeting of the
| board of aldermen he will file q minority
| report.
As soon as the committee had decided
| upon its action the councilmen again re-
assembled and heard the report of the COM
mittee. In explaining the report Council
man Hoadley eaid that the committee had
decided to recommend the appropriation OF
| 81, 200 for the hardening of DIxwell avenue,
the appropriation of 81 800 for the e.estab.
lishment of the fire alarm bell tower on
COTE street. 1t was also explained that
| the income from back taxes would amount
to about s., 800 more than was expected
and 1t was decided to appropriate this
amount for the fence around Hamilton
Square. These items were all approved by
Alderman Conner in the committee meet
ing with the exception of the item for thu
hardening of Dix we'll avenue.
The report of the committee was, aftel
considerable discussion, almost unani
mously adopted. Councilman Bishop op
posed the acceptance of the report, but i
was practically of no weight and the re
port was accepted.
This action of the oouncilmsn necessi
tatss several more meetings of the court o
common council and the probable appoint
| ment of another committee on conference
Il is settled fact that the councilmen will
not recede from its present stand apt
unless the aldermen will agree with then
complications are likely to ensue. Anothe
| meeting of the board of aldermen will b.
held in the near future.