The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-08
ACTED ON MAYORS VET0ES
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hardening account. The gentleman from the Sixth ward has got his streets there in good shape, and now don't care about the rest of the city. If any alderman here has streets in his ward which need hardening l don't think that he ought to vote to take this mon- ey appropriated to pay for putting the streets in shape"
 Alderman Petrie spoke strongly against taking the street hardening money for other purposes, as did also Aldermen Brennan and Corcoran. MT, Brennan thought that the need for street hardening was greater than any other need of the city at present. MT. Corcoran spoke of the necessity of work being done on Arch street. He said that in case of a fire the engines could hardly get into the street; that there was in the street, where earth had been dug out, a stagnant pool, which was constant menace to public health.
 The vote on Alderman Pickett's mo- tion was then taken, with the result above noted.
 Alderman Petrie offered a resolution providing that the city engineer in ar ranging plans and specifications for the Mill river drawbridge be ordered to so draw the plans that the grade shall be level grade from the middle of the Chapel street railroad bridge, just below East street, to the middle of the drawbridge, and that the plans be ready for bids by January 1, 1898.
 On motion of Alderman Chillingworth this hut ot frct rafArraH tn the director of public works with power to act, but this vote was later reconsid- cred, on motion of Alderman Petrie, and the resolution was adopted.
 The report of the conference commit tee on the White street sewer, recom- mending that the sewer be built, was accepted and the recommendation adopted and referred to the board Of finance for action.
 The conference committee in the mat ter of the date of building sidewalk on Starr street recommended that the walk be built not later than November 15, 1897.
 On motion of Alderman Rourke the report was received, the recommenda- tion adopted and the order passed.
 Alderman Rourke then said: T am glad to make this motion in difference to the hard work of my Young Republi- can friends in this matter, but I want to tell them that that sidewalk will not be built before November 15, as the conference committee has not acted ac- cording to law"
 Alderman Petre-'"Why wasn't it's action according to law"
 Alderman Rourke-"I ate and digest ed the charter before it went to Hart ford, but when it came back didn't know what was in it. If they want to know wherein they didn't act according to law, let them find out"
 The petitioners asking for the top dressing of Greenwich avenue were given leave to withdraw. It was voted to grant the petition for the laying of sidewalk on the west side of State street, near Bishops gate, and also the one for the relaying of concrete walk in front of Nos. 37, 39 and fl Bradley street.
 The petitioners for sidewalks on Mid dletown avenue and Blatchley avenue were given leave to withdraw, as they had not correctly stated the points be- tween which they wished the sidewalks to be built.
 It was voted to order the building of a sidewalk on the west side of Shelton avenue, between Argyle and Division streets.
 The petitioners for the widening of Ivy street were given leave to with draw.
 The report of the committee on the revision of the ordinances was then presented. Alderman Nicoll moved tha the report be tabled for printing in the journal. Alderman Pickett thought that the cost of printing it would be so great that it would not be advisable to order it printed. Mr. Nicoll with drew his motion, and Alderman Chill ingworth moved that the report be tabled until the next meeting, and ii was so voted. Alderman Pickett thought that there was no necessity of having the report printed.
 Alderman Rourke characterized the action in simply laying the report on the table as silly and moved to recon slider the vote to do so. The motion was carried, and Mir. Rourke then mov- ed that the report be tabled for print ing He said that no matter what the cost would be the report should be printed, and he thought that the board of finance would see that $4,200 was not paid for it either.
 Alderman Chillingwor;h amended Al derman Rourkes motion 50 that bids for the printing of the report should be advertised for the printing to bt in the same type and form as the jour- nal and the contract to be let to the lowest bidder. The motion thus amend. ed was carried. The introductory DOT. tion of the report, outlining the changes made in the ordinances is published be. low.
 It was voted to adhere to the pre-. vious action of the board in regard tc the order for the trustees of the munici pal bond found to pay to the city treas urer all moneys of the fund in theil hands, and it was also voted to call fol @ committee of conference on the mat ter. Messrs. Chillingworth and Bren nan were appointed aldermanic mem. bers of such 8 committee.
 Just before the meeting of the alder men was called to order the republican members held a caucus in the alder.