The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-19
REVERSED FORMER ACTION,
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he considered it for the best interest of the town and its citizens that sta-
 tionary bridge. to comply with the
 wishes of the War department, be con- structed at once. Frederick R. Lewis
 thought that the secretary of war was very level-headed man and that he (dr. Lewisl favored a stationary
 bridge. H. H. Richards made a spir- tied speech, in which he stated that he
 hoped that every man present was
 working in the best interest of the town. He also said: Lock up your harbors and let the railroads carry all your freight and watch the result, both to the town and to your pocket"
 Loud applause) Henry O'Neal then took the floor and said: ''I rise to make hearty protest against the meeting which was held on the after noon of May 9, in which large num- Der of fellow townsmen, as we'll as myself, had no chance to be heard. I want to state that I am heartily op- posed to any bridge which will close the navigation of West river, and am therefore in favor of lift bridge" J. J. Snavely, the next speaker, said: "I am sorry that so many of the citizens work for the railroad company, for if they lift up their heads you are ready to knock them" He favored station ary bridge. E. S. Whaples then said: This is a pretty serious question which has got to be answered imme- diately. The bridge has got to be built right away, and it had better be done before any lives are lost. am in fla vor of a stationary bridge" H. M. Tower then took the floor, but before he could speak protest was made that although he was taxpayer of the town, he was not voter of West Haven, but of New Haven. Attorney Harry Hall then made a motion that the privilege of the floor be granted to MT. Tower This motion was car ried. MT. Tower then spoke and said: What has made West Haven what it is? The manufacturing facilities Of New Haven. When you obstruct the manufacturing interests of New Ha- ven, you obstruct those of West Ha- ven also. If West Haven needs a drawbridge it is for the honest citizens not to look into their pockets, but to vote for the best interests of West Haven. There is no place in or near New Haven which is better situated for manufacturing than the West river. I declare that it is not the wish of the citizens of New Haven that sta tionary bridge be built. Whether it is the wish of the railroad company or not is another matter"
 Attorney c. K. Bush favored sta- tionary bridge and said that according to the towns engineer, MT. Budding ton, a lift bridge would be much more expensive than a stationary bridge, al- though this is an opinion directly op- posite to that of City Engineer Kelly of this city. Edward Richards then stated that he was positive that a lift bridge could be built at least $50,000 or $60,000 cheaper than a stationary bridge. Charles U. Newman followed with a stirring speech favoring a draw bridge.
 A large number of others spoke, after which the resolution which the meeting had been called to consider was taken from the table to ve voted on. It was as follows:
 Voted-That the following vote, pass ed at the special town meeting held on May 9, 1903, be reconsidered: ''Voted- That the selectmen of the town of Or ange be and are hereby authorized to construct, in conjunction with the city of New Haven, a fixed raised bridge oyer West river at Kimberly avenue, 6F+aa,, -faa+ oboxra ,,,aa,, I,iotr urotar i,, accordance with the order of the secre- tary of war;"
 The vote, after being taken and counted, was announced by the clerk to be as follows: For reconsideration, POI votes; against a reconsideration, 104 votes; total number of votes cast, 305.
 After the announcement of the vote Attorney Thomas immediately took the floor and moved that the meeting. ad- journ. This motion on being put to a vote was lost. Charles Stormont, the borough clerk, then spoke strongly in favor of lift bridge. James Gardner Clark then offered the following resolu- ton:
 Resolved, That a committee of three, consisting of John F. Barnett, Samuel J. Bryant and John E. Mix, be and is hereby appointed to inquire into and report upon the probable cost of a fixed and lift bridge, and report the same to citizens meeting to be held on the evening of June B."
 Attorney Thomas then said that he thought it best that the clause in refer ence to who shall serve on the commit tee be left out, and that the chair be given the power to appoint whom he wished to serve on the committee. MT. Clark then said that he was perfectly willing to accept the amendment.
 A report was then read by MT. New man as to the actual cost of building lift bridge in Milwaukee. H. E. Nettle- ton then said that they did not live in eithe Milwaukee or any other beer town, and that there might be a great deal of difference in prices between the two places. MT. Clark then withdrew his motion, and Attorney Harry Hall made motion to the effect that imme- diate action be taken in the matter, and that it be voted the wish of the voters of West Haven and that the selectmen be Instructed to erect a lift bridge in conjunction with New Haven.
 Attorney Adams then spoke. and af- ter considerable discussion by many others it was voted that it was the wish of the citizens of West Haven that a lift bridge be constructed, and that in- mediate preparation be made for fur thering the said wish. The meeting