The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-22
WATER CONTRACT HELD UP
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Councilman Kehoe of the Fifth ward, q member of the committee, said that members had already had time and op- portunity to read over and consider the contract He said that the only change in the contract since it was printed in the papers was the insertion of pro- vision for the construction of main to the new public wharf and change to provide that thirty foot hose might be used for the rate prescribed for a twenty-five foot hose in the contract as at first submitted.
 Councilman Bracken: ''The gentle man from the Fifth has right to his thinks. Two members of the committee thought differently" This was greeted with applause from the spectators and President Harken rapped for order and said that unless the spectators preserv- ed order the board would go into eXecu- tive session.
 Councilman Fredericks spoke in fa- vor of tabling for printing and a vote a was then taken on MT. Bracken's mo- tion to table the report for printing. The vote resulted as follows:
 Ayes-Messrs. Mason, Ingersoll, Hausman, Flames, Fredericks, Wer- weiss, Farrell, McGill, Cunningham, Dwyer Brophy Logan, Gussman, Wells, Manning, Harper, Elliott, Booth, Jacobs, Bracken, Hine, Bristol, Thomp son, Brown, Hughes-25
 Nays-Messrs. Parrott, Habersang, Feustel, Kehoe, Ryan, Carlin, Huber, Hosley, Davis, Coyle, Wohlmaker, Rus sell, Boyer-13.
 As soon as this vote was taken the aboard adjourned. The action of the councilmen makes non concurrent ac- ton on the contract matter The next regular meeting of the aldermen will occur February and unless a special meeting is called before that time and concurrent action for printing of the contract taken, the question of concur renee cannot be taken up until then. There is also possibility of a special meeting of the councilmen being called to endeavor to secure concurrent action with the aldermen but such a course was not considered probable by those who discussed the matter last night.
 Earlier in the meeting the councilmen voted not to adopt the recommendation of the special committee on the sale of West Rock Park land The recommen- dation of the committee that the land be sold to l.. Wheeler Beecher for $700 and that Controller Rowe be appointed a committee to execute the deed and receive the money was adopted by the aldermen, but when 1t came up last night Councilman Elliott objected to it's adoption. He said that for the city to condemn land which could not be other wise secured and then to sell it to private individual was a bad precedent to establish.
 Councilman Mason moved to concur with the aldermen and Councilman Lo- gan spoke in favor of that action. The motion to concur was lost by a vote of 24-14. The vote was by aye and nay and resulted as follows
 Ayes-Messrs. Mason, Ingersoll, Fredericks, Russell, Cunningham, Lo- gan, Carlin, Hughes, Wells, Harper, Hne, Bristol, Thompson, Boyer-14
 Nays-Messrs. Hausman, Flames, Parrott, Werweiss, Farrell McGrail, Habersang, Feustel, Kehoe, Ryan, Dwyer, Brophy, Huber Gussman, Hosley, Elliott, Booth, Davis Jacobs, Coyle, Wohlmaker Bracken, Brown 23,
 The board concurred with the alder men in adopting the recommends tion of the committee on the isolation hos pital matter, in adopting the recom- mendations of the claims committee, in referring number of minor petitions, and in instructing the lamp committee to secure terms for a contract with the United Illuminating company for cleo tric arc lights.