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HAD OR HAD NOT
COMMITTEE MET
MEMBERS DID NOT KNOW.
NOVEL WRANGLE AT LAST NIGHTS
COUNCIL MEETING.

Alderman Dixon, n Member of the
streets and Lanes Committee, Said
That Committee Had Not Acted on
Application, which Was Reported
Upon observation-disclosures Dn-
want. Who signed the Report, Was
Not Present.
Whether the Streets and Lanes Com
mittee had held meeting to consider
matters upon which reports were made
to Council last night was disputed
question at the meeting and was set
tied only after long discussion, when
the reports We're finally adopted
The discussion arose over a report
from the committee, signed by Alder
man r. J. Davant as chairman. au-
thorizing ]. H. Hoffman to add stoop
projecting on the sidewalk to the house
on Taylor street, west, two doors west
of jefferson.
Alderman James NJ. Dixon, mem
Der of the Streets and Lanes Com
nittee. stated when the report was
read that the committee had not had
any meeting to consider the application.
He asked that the application be re-
ferred again to the committee.
Was General Discussion.
The report. signed by Alderman Da-
want was favorable to the granting of
the petition. Alderman Davant was
not present at the meeting, and May
or Myers said that whether the COM
mittee had acted or not, the matter
was then before Council and could be
decided.
Alderman Dixon replied that Of
course Council could take any action
it desired. but he wanted it RECON-
nitted. Alderman Glaugny said there
were already a lot of stoops on the
same block. projecting on the side
walk. Alderman Thomas stated it was
simply "A question of whether or not
a majority of the stoops projected. II
a majority of them did. there is an
ordinance which gives the owner the
right 10 project his stoop, Alderman
Thomas said.
Alderman Dixon said there was
more IN the question than was inn
piled The report showed that the
committee had met and acted on the
application. while no meeting had
been held. he said. He made mo-
ton to re-commit and the motion was
passed.
Had Been Meeting.
A second report on another petition
was then read from the same commit
tee, and Alderman Oliver made a mo-
ton that the report be adopted. Al
derman Dixon stated there had been
no meeting on this application either,
and Mayor Myers then read a list of
the members of the committee. and
asked if there had been a meeting.
we can find out about this. gentle
men," he said. Here are the men,
bers OF the committee. Now, was there
a meeting or not2"
Some thought there had been and
some thought there had not been, and
no one was very positive either way,
except Alderman Dixon, who contend
ed there had not been. The director
Of public works then addressed the
Mayor. There had been a meeting. he
said, and the petition had been con-
sidered.
He remembered hearing it read. but
did not remember what action was
taken Alderman Dixon then announc-
ed ne was satisfied though he still
did not remember the meeting. The
motion 10 adopt the second report was
passed. and later Alderman Dixon
asked that the action on the first re-
port b reconsldered.
This was done and the report was
adopted Alderman Dixon stated he
wanted this action taken in justice TO
Alderman Davant. who was not pres
ent- Though he still failed TO recall
the meeting. he said he was satisfied
the report was all right