The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-21
ADOPTED BY THE ALDERMEN
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 ter company's propositions were pub
 lished in the papers, and to this Chair
 man .Fertnan of the committee replied
 that there had been some changes. MT.
 Wright thought that if this was 50 the
 contract in the present form had been
 heard for the first time when 1t was
 read by the clerk last night and If that
 was so there certainly ought to be more
 hearings.
 Alderman Minor asked why the two
 aldermanic members of the committee
 had reached no conclusion-why their
 names were not signed to the report
 No answer was given to this query and
 Alderman Wallace called for an aye and nay vote on his resolution. Alderman Wright's amendment had been accepted by Alderman Wallace,
 and Alderman Miller now raised the
 point of order that this made the
 amendment the original resolution. MT. 1 Wallace explained that he accepted the
 amendment as a part of his resolution
 only
 l Alderman J. J. Walsh then raised the
 point that the resolution was addressed
 to the aldermen only and not to the
 court of common council.
 The raising of these points reused MT.
 Wallace, who said that the voice of the
 people should be heard without techni-
 calties, and this was greeted with ap- plause and cheers from the large crowd of onoollers.
 Alderman Miller jumped to his feet and said: If the people in the rear of the room persist in such demonstrations I. shall move to go into executive ses- sion. No one knows how I am going to vote on this resolution, and I will not be bulldozed' Slaughter and ieers from the croWd)
 President Hubbard called for order Alderman Miller then called for divis- ion of the resolution and the amend ment, and vote was first taken on the amendment, which provided for the printing and distribution of the com mttee report to members The amend i ment was lost by a vote of 16 to 13 on an aye and nay vote. the members vot- ing as follows:
 Ayes--Messrs Wright, Minor, McGill, | O'Keefe, Beecher, Gerner, Fertman. Moyle, Wallace, Conway, Dickerman, Foote, Morse-13.
 Nays-Messrs. Adams Bronson, Cor coran. Savers, Hosley Erff, Hubbard Maley, Miller, Baldwin, filling. J. J. Walsh Dawson, w F. Walsh, Alcorn, Hilton-16
 A vote was then taken on Alderman Wallace's resolution to table the com mittee report and hold public hearings. and the resolution was lost by vote of IS to II, the members voting as fol- lows
 Ayes-Messrs Wright Minor. McGiH, O'Keefe Beecher Gerner, Moyle Wal lace, Conway Dickerman and Foote--
 Nays-Messrs, Adams, Bronson, Cor coran, Savers, Hosley Erff, Hubbard Maley, Miller, Baldwin. Fertman, AL ling, J. J. Walsh, Dawson, w F. Walsh. Alcorn. Morse and Hilton-18
 Alderman J. J. Walsh then moved the of the committee report and the adoption of the contract recom- nended
 Alderman Moyle moved an amend nent to strike out the committee rec :. and insert a provision , hat committee. to consist of the mayor the corporation counsel two aI- [ iermen and three Councilmen, be ap- pointed to enter into contract with . he Water company, the contract to ! provide that the company supply water ' or public uses free of cost; that the ity have the right to purchase the : property at any time during he continuance of the contract, the rice of water to be reduced in accord " nee with the proposition subm' tied by he company, known as proposition No. , the contract to run for thirty years Alderman Moyle spoke at length in sup ort of his amendment.
 Alderman Wallace presented a peti- ion, signed by one thousand citizens, skiing that contract be entered into 0 provide that the city pay $1 per year pr water for public uses, that the right the city to purchase the companys 4 roperty at any time be retained and hat the schedule of rates to private I be scaled down 25 per cent. T n behalf of the committee represent le the Music hall mass meeting he len presented a draft of contract nbodying these provisions. Alderman Wright offered objection to le amendment submitted by Alderman ! .oyle saying that it took two to make contract, and if the committee con- mplated in the amendment was in Iucted as there provided, it was evl- 'l ant that the committee would be un- .1 Jle to carry out the instructions and 'luable time would be lost.
 At this point Alderman Moyle asked
 any member of the board was a ockholder of the water company. If " member was he thought that such ember was disqualified from voting Alderman J. J. Walsh thought that r. Moyle should name the member if
 thought that any member was a oekholder, and to this MT. Moyle re- jed that he had not access to the )ck book of the company Alderman Dawson arose and said: ''I ppose that l am the member alluded