The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-09
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 vote to see who is doing it. I move that we table this resolution temporari- 1y."
 This motion was carried, and while an item of the report of the committee on claims was being read MT. Isbell conferred with Councilman Fuller Af- ter few moments conversation MT. Isbell moved to take the resolution from the table, and it was so voted. He then announced that he had looked up the charter and found that on page 46 of the charter it was required, in or der for a recommendation of the board of finance to pass the common council, that 1t receive the vote of five-siXths of the members present, not necessarily five-sixths of the entire board
 A vote on the resolution recommend" ed was then taken and it resulted in vote of 22 to in favor of it, the three councilmen voting against the resolu- tion being Messrs. Cooney, Cronan and Wrinn.
 President Burton at first declared the resolution lost, as it had not received f1ve-sixths vote. After thinking and figuring 8 moment, however, Council man Fuller jumped up and claimed that the resolution had received a fiye-siXths vote and had passed. President Bur ton announced that the chair had been in error and declared the resolution passed.
 The recommendation of the commit tee on claims that Abigail M. Hitler be given leave to withdraw her claim for abatement of her sewer assessment or $S6262, was adopted.
 A resolution was offered by Council man Fuller to instruct the board of finance to include in the estimates next year specific sum to harden Wall street from York to State streets. MT. Fuller said that the director of public works had already included in the es- inmates a sum to pay for the harden ing of Wall street, between York ana Temple streets, and explained that his resolution was to authorize the increase of the estimate to a sum sufficient TOT the entire street.
 Councilman c. E. Burton saw an op- portunity and said: "The gentleman from the First is doubtless working for the interest of his ward. Others here are also working for the interests of their wards. The gentleman from the First has been one of the most strenu-
  have been called ward grabbers by the neWspapers-no I wont say by the newspapers-and all sorts of names, charged with making deals, etc. Now, I for one, am not opposed to the har- dening of Wall street, but thought that this was good chance to remark upon the gentleman opposing the $26,0O0 ap- propriation and then recommending to the board of finance that it include in the estimates a sum to pay for the har- denng of Wall street."
 The resolution was adopted. The councilmen concurred with the aldermen in referring the petition of Anthony Carroll, in which that gentle man makes charges against the ordi- nance committee to the committee on retrenchment and reform to investi- gate.
 A remonstrance from the residents on Harriett street against the extension of the streeet was referred to the street committee, The amended ordinance presented by the plumbers was tabled for printing. The recommendation of the ordinance committee that the peti- tioners for an ordinance to prevent the planting of any other than elm trees along the streets without permission from the mayor, be given leave to with draw, was adopted
 As the amount of $26,672.72 appropri- ated last year for the hardening of cer- tain streets will revert to the city treas ury at the end of the present year if not used before that time for the pur- pose for which it was appropriated, Councilman C. E. Burton last night off, fered a resolution instrueting the board of finance to include in next years es- inmates the sums appropriated last year for street hardening After some discussion as to the advisability of the use of the word instruct" in the reso- lution, it was passed. Councilman Full Ter held that the common council had no authority to order the board of finance to do anything, that the word should be request" Captain Dove thought the word should be instruct. He said: "The corporation counsel has said that the common council is su- preme. The board of finance is side issue"
 Councilman Brown said: "If we re. quest the board of finance we will never get the streets hardened. I think that we should instruct the board of finance and then make them follow out our in-
 
 The councilmen concurred with the aldermen in referring Alderman Chil- 1ingworth's resolution to place the laun' dries under police and board of health surveillance to the board of health.
 The resolution offered by Alderman Iamber providing for the sale of the site on Clinton avenue was tabled fo1 printing.
 On motion of Councilman Isbell, il was voted to request the aldermen tc transmit to the board of councilmer the report of the committee on revision of ordinances.
 A resolution by Councilman Riggs tc instruct the board of finance to include in it's estimates $5,O00 to pay for the hardening of Shelton avenue, between Munson street and the town line, north erly, was passed
 The report of the bureau of compen- sation was received and tabled for printing. The report is on the assess ment of benefits and damages for the extension of Livingston street, exten- sion of Harriett street. widening of TDorty auanna nbaooa of orro da or LTo oci