The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
SITE FOR A CITY HOSPITAL
BOARD OF ALDERMEN VOTE TO LO-
 CATE IT 4AT SPRINGSIDE.

CATE IT AT SPRINGSIDE.
 The Committee Recommended tho Jewell Street site-Chnnge in Estimates Sub mItted by Board of Finance-NIonoy for Street Hnrdening-Status of the Newly Elected Aldermen.
 The aldermen last night voted to ad- here to their previous action in tabling indefinitely the resolution calling for the appointment of a committee of five consisting of three councllmen and two aldermen, to consider the practicability and advisability of establishing city newspaper. The councilnlen passed the resolution, which was offered by Coun- cilman Shepard, and after the aldermen tabled the matter the councilmen ad- hered and called for a committee of conference. Dr. Lambert president of the board of aldermen, last night ap pointed Alderman Pickett and Toole, the aldermanic members of the com mlttee or conference.
 At the opening of last nights meet ing the newly elected aldermen from the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Eff teenth wards were sworn by Mayor Farnsworth. During the session the question frequently arose as to the sta tus of these members on the board and finally on motion of Alderman Pickett it was voted to refer it to the corpora tion counsel for an opinion, the question as to what questions these gentlemen had the right to vote upon. The act of consolidation is rather indefinite on this point, and says in section 19 that the aldermen and councilmen from the three outlying wards shall not vote up on any question pending before either the board of aldermen or the board of councilmen in which their respective wards have no right or interest under the full Jurisdiction of the city. Among the matters which this question affects is as to whether or not the new member shall be counted in quorum.
 One of the most important actions taken by the aldermen last night was to pass a resolution ordering that the board of health cause to be erected on property known as Springside Farm, a hospital for the care of patients suffer- ing from contagious diseases, in accord ance with the act of the legislature. The resolution concerning the sale of the site on Clinton avenue, purchased for city hospital, was taken from the table and President Lambert called Alderman Dewell to the chair and took a seat on the floor. This resolution had been previously passed by the alderneh, but the councilmen voted to return 1t to the committee on the ground that it was not properly signed. When the matter came up last night Alderman Pickett moved a reconsideration. AL derman Chillingworth moved an amend ment to the effect that the city hospital be located at Springside Farm. Alder man Forsyth seconded the amendment. Alderman Lambert raised the point that the amendment was out of order. He said: 'The matter of selling the Clinton avenue site is before us now. The proper way would be to dispose of this site and turn the money into the treasury. When the report of the city hospital committee on site is made the common council can vote not to ac- cept It."
 Alderman Chillingworth--"The Clin- ton avenue site was not purchased ac- cording to the directions of the Court of common council. Bonds were not is. sued and the lot was paid for from some other source. I will not make charges against any one, but it was another of those jobs done in the dark Now the city owns Springside and that is the proper place to locate this hospi- tai. The difference in distance between the flagstaff on the green and the site on Jewell street, which the committed recommends and between the green anc Springside is only 1900 feet by actua measurement"
 Alderman Lambert-'T think, MT Chairman, that when member make: charges like that he should be com pelled to be more specific He should be compelled to state what he means l object to the amendment"
 The objection was sustained by tht chair. Alderman Chillingworth the1 moved to strike out of the resolution from the hospital committee all afte the words "city treasury, the aim being to prevent the money received from th' sale of the Clinton avenue site from be ing devoted to the purchase of the Jew ell street site. Alderman Pickett sec onded Alderman Lambert said tha he did not object to that. He said "That may place the money where tn gentleman from the Tenth may get ]: to pay for the hardening of Edgewoot avenue" The resolution as amende( was then adopted.
 Alderman Forsyth presented a peti ton from citizens of the Thirteenth ward, asking that the board not accep the committee report recommending thu location of the contagious disease hos pital on Blake street, Westville. Alder man Forsyth moved that the petition b. referred to the committee. Aldermen Lambert, chairman of the committee said that it had completed it's work ant had made a report which was on th table. It was finally decided to consid CT the report and petition together ant the report was accordingly read was recommended that the contagiou