The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-15
COUNCILMEN IGNORE THEM
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(Continued from First Page) lie works to advertise for plans, specl- factions and bids for the construction of the bridges, the advertisements for bids to be published within ten days after the passage of the act. Council men referred to the new charter when the resolution was brought up and said that it there provided that the city engineer should prepare plans and spec ifications, He said that the court of common council had no jurisdiction in the matter. What the resolution re- quired to be done could not be done. The court of common council could simply order the work done and then provide money to pay for 1t. He mov cd the indefinite postponement of the resolution. Councilman White agreed with what MT. Shepard had said and said that money must be provided be- fore the bridge could be built. He call ed attention to the fact that no bonds had been issued yet or money provided to pay for the proposed bridge. He thought that the resolution which had passed the board of aldermen was a farcical matter. Councilman Greuner thought that bridge at Chapel street was not needed yet. A vote was then taken and Councilman Shcpard's mo- tion to postpone indefinitely was car ried
 Councilman Shepard then introduced a resolution providing for the issuance and sale of $290,000 worth of bonds to pay for the construction of the bridges. He said that a like resolution had been handed to the president of the board of aldermen to be presented at the last meeting of the board of aldermen, but that "the auto- crat of the board of aldermen kept it in his pocket, not daring to offer it." MT. Shepard in response to a ques- tion by Councilman Greuner as to whether or not the resolution was pre- sented in good faith, said: 'Yes, sir. I offer this resolution because it is the proper thing, Whenever I offer any, thing here you may know that it is all right. am not in any jobs; have nothing to do with any jackknife busi- ness"
 Councilman White-"It's about time that jackknife was worn out"
 Councilman Cronan opposed the res- olution and would not give unanimous consent for it's consideration. He thought that 1t should take the proper course and be referred to a committee. He thought that the railroad and bridges committee would be an appro- priate committee and moved that the resolution be so referred. He said that too many bonds had been issued for city work and surpluses left over after the work for which the bonds were is sued as for instance the bonds to pay for the Orange street paving
 Councilman Brown amended MT. Cro- nan's motion, to refer the resolution to the board of finance, if MT. Cronan still refused his consent to it's consideration. Councilman White moved that the board go into committee of the whole and consider the resolution, but Presi- dent Burton ruled this motion out of order on the ground that committee of the whole was not a suitable com mittee. A vote was then taken and Councilman Browns amendment was passed.
 On motion by MT. Brown Councilman Shepard was elected a member of the committee of five to look into the ad- visibility and practicability of estab- fishing a city newspaper
 The board concurred with the alder men in referring to proper committees the recommendations of the mayor in his quarterly message, the committee reports and petitions presented at the last meeting of the aldermen.