The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-15
4iSPR4ET T4LK NOT CONCRETE.
Councilmen Concur in Asll,nun and Woes
 ter Street Orders.

Ter StreeU oFueTS. The council concurred last evening in the action of the aldermanic body, voting to order at once the work of paving Ashmun and Wooster streets. The order for the first named street was amended so as to compel the com- pletion of the work by December 1, 1896 This scheme met with consider able opposition, many of the council men thinking that such action would delay the work. Councilman Pickett, who offered the amendment. did not view the matter in this light, and de- tended his position.
 There was no opposition to the report of the street committee on the Wooster street pavement.
 cilmen asking that Ashmun street be paved with Syracuse brick instead of Mack wire cut brick as reported by the street committee and approved by the aldermen. The communication was re- ceived and placed on f1le When the Ivy and Hazell streets crossing matter came up to be voted on Councilman Morris voted nay on giving unanimous consent. Council man Marlowe moved to go into com mittee of the whole for the purpose of considering the matter.
 President Dewell called Councilman Hubbard to the chair and Councilman Pickett was made secretary of the com- mittee of the whole.
 Councilman Beers moved that the committee proceed to act upon the mat ter in hand Councilman Norris again interposed an objection, saying that he did not wish to be arbitrary, but he certainly wished that the matter be re- committed to the street committee. One of the persons interested had seen him and was desirous of another hearing. There was considerable discussion in- | dulged in, after which the committee decided to report favorably on the mat ter The report was adopted by the councilmen.
 Councilman Marlowe offered a resolu- tion ordering the board of health to de- sist from work on the contagious dis ease hospital until further orders from the court of common council. As the matter was already before the commit tee on ordinances the resolution was not voted upon. The resolution was backed by petition signed by about forty voters.
 | A communication was received from | the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows inviting the councilmen to join the al- dermen and city officials in a review on Thursday The communication was placed on file and the assistant city clerk instructed to notify the proper persons of it's acceptance.
 The action of the board of aldermen ordering the paving of East street, be- tween Bridge and Water streets, with Belgian blocks as instructed by the court of common council on March 2 was concurred i'll.
 | A communication was received from the Tennessee exposition commission asking that a committee be appointed 1 to represent this city at the Tennessee centennial, which will be held in Nash vile next year.
 1 The councilmen concurred in the vote of the aldermen instructing the mayor to appoint a committee Of five citi- zens to arrange suitable exhibits to send to the exposition.
 Councilman Marlowe asked that an | inquiry be made as to whether the l MI. Doll pany has any legal right to occupy a portion of Laurel street, now taken up 1 by the company's tracks. The inquiry was ordered.
 Councilman Norris. on behalf of Councilman Brown. who was married last evening, distributed cigars to the members of the council in honor of the | event.