The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-27

jection to that course by members of the board.
 MT Atwood who has opposed any ap- propriation at all, said that he would prefer to wait until Monday night. He said later that he had assurance that Mr Curtis, the absent member, would be present then.
 Controller Rowe, who has voted against the full appropriation recom- mended said: q am ready to vote I am ready to record my vote at any meeting"
 MT. Wright said that by the action of the objecting members the city was being made q. laughing stock.
 MT. Atwood said that he was ready to make a personal subscription, but MT Wright said that the question was what was the city going to do.
 MT. Rowe thought that the city would not be made more of laughing stock by waiting until Monday night He was willing to vote at once, however
 MT. Wright-"Willing to vote against il? 2"
 MT. Rowe-"I didn't say so. I am willing to vote"
 | Mayor Studley-"If there is no objec- | ton vote can be taken now
 MT. Rowe-"I don't think that recon sideration is properly before this board, was in favor of a s1 300 appropriation, but don't favor its being done in this way" At a previous meeting he voted against the $1 800 appropriation Then in the course of the discussion Whlch 1 followed 1t came out that he had been in favor of appropriatine $500 In the course of this discussion MT. Rowe said that he did not think that the ob1ectlng members were responsible for the crit icism and ridicule of the board that was going about.
 A motion to proceed to the signing Of bills, thus dropping the appropriation matter, was defeated, Messrs. Atwood and Rowe not voting. Then MT. Wright moved to take from the table the mo- ton to appropriate $1,50o The motion prevailed, the mayor and Messrs. Dew ell and Wright voting for it, Messrs. Atwood and Frederick against it and MT. Rowe not voting.
 MT. Rowe said that he still thought that as the board had voted by ma iority vote for s75O he would object to taking LID the motion for S1,500 in the absence of one member. He thought that the absent member, MT. Curtis, should be heard. He said however, that he had no objection If the mayor wanted to go on and have vote taken
 MT. Wright said that the mayor clear ly had a right to vote as member ana then to dissolve tie. The mayor seem- ed to hesitate about taking that course and it was evident that if vote was taken there would be tie. The mem bers in favor of the full appropriation realizing that if the vote was taken ana the motion lost there could not De a second reconsideration, finally decided to let the matter go over for hnal ac' ton until next Monday afternoon al 5:30 o'clock.
 During the course of the meeting Councilman Elliott made strong ples in favor of the full appropriation. He said that the time before the bicenten' nial was so short that unless an appro' nriation was soon made available nc New Haven firm could prepare the il- illumination in so short time and tlS contract must go to New 1ork or othel out-of-town parties. MT. Elliott as member of the common councils com mittee, has looked into this matter.
 When the plea of shortness Of time remaining in which to arrange for the illumination and to have it prepared was raised MT. Rowe asked if the work could not be done in eight days. MT