The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-14
BUFFETING THE BAND STAND
COUNCILMEN LAST NIGHT TOOK
 ANNOUNCEMENT ACTION

In Regard to the Removal of the Stand
 to New Locntion-ResoIution for
 City to Do Permanent Paving Referred
 to Corporation counsel for m Opinion
 Favorable Action on Raising Pay of
 City LnbOrers.
 The councilmen last evening after one
 of the loquacious meetings for which | their board has been noted in years
 past, finally became winded and ad-
 journed at 1O:10, after having taken
 non concurrent action on the placing of
 the band stand in a new location.
 From the opening of the meeting a
 spirit 6f contest seemed to pervade the~ l very air and hardly motion was
 made which did not call forth strong
 and verbose opposition The resolu- | tion for removal of the band stand was
 the first excuse for uncorking oratory and uncorked at once it was. The | champions of the state house site had done some good lobbying work and in measure won their first point but an amendment to make clearer the site contemplated by Alderman Atwater, whose idea was adopted by the alder
 men, resulted in the passage of all amendment which has not yet been acted upon by the aldermen, making tthereby non-concurrent action and de- laying the final solution of the ques- tion, something which some of the gen. tlemen in favor of the lower green site stated they wished to guard against. Then came the resolution to have the city do permanent paving without let ting contracts Some of the members thought that the charter provided that such work must be let out by contract. and as they were undecided as to the legal aspect of the question they fla vored either recommitting it to the com mittee or getting an opinion from the corporation counsel. Councilman Keane speaking on this said that it was only a scheme to kill the matter in com mittee. He said that many matters were killed in this way by referring to a committee which never reported upon them. As proof of this, he referred to the matters which have been referred to the committee on municipal owner ship and which never have been re-
 
 have never been held. As another in stance he referred to the order from the secretary of war for the building of drawbridge on Kimberly avenue, which was referred to the committee on railroads and bridges The order was for this bridge to be built within a year and the limited time dates from the date of the order, but no report has ynt r1n al To said Don't put baby to sleep in the arms of its enemies" And so the meet ing progressed in point of time, if not much in point of business.
 After the roll call petitions for crush- ed stone pavements on Lyon street, Hamilton street, Union, between Water and Chapel streets, Walnut street, be- tween Hamilton street and the rail- road, Wallace street, between Grand avenue and State street, William street, East street, Carlisle street, Putnam street, Greenwich avenue, Spring street, Rosette street, Dewitt street, Cedar street, Prince street, paving of Temple street with asphalt, brick pave- ment on Commerce street between Congress avenue and Water street, and a petition for change of name of the junction of Hamilton and Humphrey streets to Hamilton square were refer red to the committee on streets.
 The petition of Frank c. Cafferty for as lamp inspector for the time during which he held the office was referred to the committee on claims
 A petition to increase the pay of the cartmen in the employ of the city from $2.50 to $3 for single teams and from $4 to $5 for double teams was pre- sented by Councilman Gallagher and referred to the committee on streets. Keane thought that the committee on ordinances was the prop sr committee as an ordinance would make the proposed increase more bind- ng. resolution covering the same matter was also referred to the commit zee on streets
 A petition of N. W. Kendall and oth- ers for bridge on Bridge street across he railroad was referred to the com nittee on railroads and bridges.
 A report of the department of public works of assessments for sewers in Sylvan avenue, Orchard street, Bond street, Cedar street, Liberty street, Spring street, Wilson street. Fourth Jtreet, was tabled for printing.
 The report of the committee on quares recommending that the band tand be removed from the old loca- ion to the site of the old state house vas read, as was also the amendment 'ffered by Alderman Atwater to have he stand moved to a site on the east tide of the green MT. Keane mov- d to adopt the committee recommen- lation. Councilman Tyner moved to dopt the amendment Councilman keane made a speech in favor of the tate house site, and Councilman Daw- on, a member Of the committee on quares, also spoke ir favor of that ite. Councilman Tyner moved to mend the amendment to read lon the ast side of Temple street, just inside he concrete walk, just opposite city all" Councilman Rowland Of the rI,S@ T, 4L-