The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29

not say corruptly but do say it is
dominated by them.
Let us ask the supreme court or the
governor to appoint 4 commission. We
have got four railroads to deal with
and it will be a hard and bad fight. The
mayor can't so down there and spend
$4,000 to fight as they would fight.
Everything has got to be above board
Mr. Moriarty went oyer the history of
the first attempt to secure grade cross
ings here and of its la..sntable fail
ure. l advise a better understanding
of things before we go into Boston to
fight the enemy. If We do not, we will
come out ashamed of ourselves. Let
US be sure we are right and then go
ahead. We can't beat the railroads.
The only city that ever did it was
Northampton and that was by a
"huke." l am attacking nc plan; but
l say we could commit no bigger blum
der than to pass this order and send
the mayor to the legislature.
j. H. Mellen said he was deeply in
terested in the question, although he
was crowded out in the ante-rooms.
When this hall was constructed by a
commission one thing was left out and
that was accommodation for the peo-
pie 1t is a city hall without a hall.
want this commission TO make no such
error. There is not one line in this pc
tition relative to the depression or ele-
walton of the tracks.
Mr. Moriarty: who conceived the
petition?'
Mr. Mellen: you didn't"
Mr.. Mellen continued: THE commits
sion last year offered as an excuse for
doing nothing, that they were waiting
for the plans of the railroads. They
are waiting yet. L am against this
plan. l favor depression of the tracks
and l believe we ought to have this
plan considered by Il competent COM
mittee and competent engineers before
we go down to Boston with them.
don't know what has been said to
you, Mr. Mayor, by Mr.. Bliss or Mr.
futile, but whatever has been said
against depression of racks to you has
been said by railroad people.
This matter shouldn't be settled
here tonight; you can't win if you do"
Thomas H. Hall, real estate dealer,
said he had gone over the plan offered,
and ito my mind, it is not a good plan.
Leave the proposition open to compe-
tition. We have minds in Worcester
bright enough to offer plans better than
the one offered. I have q scheme that
VIII put the streets over the tracks"
Alderman O'Connen asked for re-
monstrants that the hearing be contin-
ued to Monday evening.
Councilman Hunt moved an amend
ment to Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
and drew out the information that
counsel Vaughan for the petitioners.
was obliged to be in court at Boston
Monday morning.
Aldermen Barrett: I have done but
little more than listen in all this dis
cusS1on L believed the commission
was honest, and that it should be
heard, L never heard more astound-
ing proposition than this one, to ad
loufn TIL Monday morning. Why not
MSonday night? There is an evident
disposition on somebody's part to rush
through one of the most gigantic prob
lens that ever confronted Worcester.
PRESIDENT White Of the council be-
heVed the report that had been pre-
scented was the best they had ever had.
II SO, why not settle it tonight and put
IL into legislature while we have a
chance?
Councilman Timon said it was not
the unanimous opinion of the govern
ment that this proposition should be
carried through on snap Judgment. Our
own commission, in presenting the re-
port argued against that. Why does
Mr.. White urge SO much haste? WHY
is 1t necessary to get into the present
legislature? This is no personal matter:
we are not attacking the commission
ers, but their reports. There is too
much lobbying in this hall. If every
thlng is above board there is no need
OF haste. That commission l gave
credit for being an able and honored
pody; but it also has some foxy poll
ticians among its members. L am go
| ing to oppose this plan to meet Mon
day morning, and [ am going to op-
pose the plan itself.
Councilman Geo. C. Hunt withdrew
ms amendment and moved to meet
Monday at 7 o'clock.
Adjourned at Ills.