The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-21

l to. l want to say that I don't own @
 uoliars worth Of the stock of the water company, and l am very sorry that
 don't.'
 Alderman o'Keefe moved to amend
 Alderman Moyle's amendment so that
 ten years be substituted for thirty years in the instruction which was
 sought to be given to the proposed committee. MT. O'Keefe's amendment
 was lost by vote of 21 to 7, the mem pers voting as follows; Ayes, Messrs.
 OKeefe, Gerner, Wallace, Beecher,
 Dickerman, Moyle, Conway, 7. Nays l Messrs Wright, Adams, Bronson, Me-
 Gill. Coreoran, Savers, Hosley, Erff Hubbard, Maley, Miller, Baldwin, Fert-
 man, filling, J. J. Walsh. Dawson, w.
 F. Walsh, Alcorn, Foote Morse, Hill ton-21.
 Alderman Moyle's amendment was
 lost by vote of 21 to 5, only Messrs.
 Gerner, Moyle, O'Keefe, Wallace and Conway voting for it.
 Alderman Wright then took the floor and said that he didn't know as it was ot the slightest use to say anything, but q matter as important as this ought not to be railroaded through The names of the two aldermanic mem- bers of the committee were not signed to the report. The contract had been altered since it was published in the papers, He was not prepared to vote for the adoption of the report because he had not had time to examine it. No one could be injured by allowing the matter to be deferred so that the members could vote intelligently on it, either in one week or in two weeks.
 Aldermen Dickerman and O'Keefe | spoke strongly against the recommend ed contract, the former saying that it | did not reduce rates, but in some in- stances he had figured out that it | would increase them.
 Alderman Wallace then called for the | reading of the draft of the proposed contract which he had submitted for the committee of the Music hall meet ing. After it had been read Alderman J. J. Walsh moved the previous ques- tion. Alderman Minor repeated his re- quest made earlier that the two alder manic members of the committed Messrs. Fertman and McGll, explain why they had not signed the commit tee report.
 Alderman Fertman arose and in reply said: T would not sign report to give away the right of the city to pur- chase the water works and to bind the 'ity forever" (Applause from onlook- srs.)
 Alderman McGill: q fully concur in what Alderman Fertman has said"
 The motion for the previous question, 'utting off debate, was then carried by | rising vote of 13-10 and a vote was aken on the substitute contract sub- nitted by Alderman Wallace. It was Iefeated by vote of 21-6, only Messrs ) Keeefe, Fertman. Wallace, Gerner doyle and Conway voting for it.
 Then came the vote on the adoption f the contract recommended by the committee. It was adopted by the vote l S-11, members voting as followe: Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Bronson, Cor oran, Savers, Hosley, Erff, Hubbard, Haley. Miller, Beecher, Baldwin, AL ng, J. J. Walsh, Dawson, w. F. Walsh, Alcorn, Morse, Hilton--1S Nays-Messrs. Wright, Minor, Me ill., O'Keefe. Gerner, Fertman, Moyle, Wallace, Conway, Dickerman, Foote- The board adjourned immediately af- sr the taking of this vote. After the djournment Alderman McGill made le following statement:
 Last Friday evening statement as made by Anthony Carroll and
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