The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-15

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 city.
 The undersigned therefore recom-
 mends that the estimated income and
 the items thereof and the appropria-
 tions stand as reported by the board of
 finance.
 Respectfully submitted, | Edgar S. Dove.
 Alderman Madden moved the adop-
 tion of the minority report. Alderman
 Chillingworth thought that the minor | ity report was hardly consistent with the facts. The board of finance had not
 included in the estimated income $8, 900 which would be received from the re- ceipts for licenses after the amount for the firemen's relief fund was taken out. Alderman Dove charged that MT. Chil- lingworth had agreed to give increased appropriations to the fire and police de- partments and received in return an appropriation to pay for the paving Of Edgewood avenue and other streets. Al dernan Chillingworth in reply to this said that the common council had asked l the board of finance to include in the appropriations an amount to provide for the pavements already ordered, but the | finance board had ignored the request, and now the common council was sim ply asserting its power.
 Alderman T. Brennan asked if the property owners would be assessed for the pavements to be laid on Edgewood and Shelton avenues Mr. Chilling worth replied that the assessments for | Edgewood avenue would amount to $9,- i 900, and that property owners along that avenue had signed an agreement to pay assessments.
 Alderman Atwater spoke in favor of the minority report, although he thought that the item of $7,50O in the sundry account might be stricken out and the money appropriated for the needs of the police department. He thought the board of education had been allowed money enough to pay for free text books and that it could trans fer money from other unnecessary ac- counts for that purpose. He said that if the $7,500 was transferred it would teach the board of education to include in it's estimates the money it needed in stead of having its estimates placed in the controllers sundry account. He said that he wished it to be understood that he was not opposed to free text books He offered an amendment to the minority report to embody his sugges- tion
 Alderman Hall spoke against trans ferring the appropriation for free text books. He said that there had already been too much agitation concerning school matters.
 Alderman Hogan then took the floor and spoke elouuently in favor of the
 oe rt t1a estimates committee. On his motion the amendment to the minority report was tabled, together with the minority report MT. Hogan then moved that the committee of the whole recommend the adoption of the majority report and it was so voted.
 The committee then rose. President Hogan then took the chair and the board of aldermen as such was called to order. The recommendation of the committee of the whole that the major ity report be adopted was reported, and on motion of Alderman Corcoran, sec onded by Alderman Staub, that report was accepted and adopted. In response to a question by Alderman Madden, President Hogan ruled that the mem bers from the outlying wards might vcte on the question. The vote on the adoption of the majority report was as follows:
 Ayes-Messrs. Cooley, Williams, Brill, c. F. Brennan, Corcoran, T. Brennan, O'Connell, Hyland, Weiss Bee cher Ho- gan, Staub. Donovan, Unger, Chilling | worth Wallace, Harhen, Walsh, Dick erman, Davis Rose, Kelsey-22.
 Nays-Messrs Whitaker, Dove, At water, Hall, Madden-5.
 The board then adjourned The coun- cilmen will meet tonight and consider | the report of the committee on esti- mates.