The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-15
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 Continued from First Page.) slof this proposition" Continuing the I speaker said that he did not think that the waiting room would be an achitec- tural success anyway.
 Alderman Langley asked the speaker if he would oppose the waiting room if it were an expensive one and he re- piled, Yes. Alderman Spreyer then said, Why, because it would be on the green?" and the speaker replied, Yes. !"
 J. s. Blynn was the next speaker and he said that the green should be left free. He then said that a good thing would be to tunnel under the corner ot church and Chapel streets and have tho waiting room there. He proposed both a Chapel street and Church street entrance to the tunnel. He said, Let the old pump remain where it is"
 The next speaker was General George H. Ford, who spoke briefly. He was opposed to the placing of any waiting room on the green. He read from some books which he had with him brief history of the green since 1638. This history showed that the only ones who 3 had any right to do anything with the green were the trustees of the green. Alderman Spreyer wanted to know what was the use of having the pres ent hearing if the aldermen had noth- ling to do with 1t, and General Ford replied that he did not know. The speaker then said that he (F'ord) would probably be willing to give as much for l the proposed location as the railroad company would. He opposed the peti- tion.
 The next speaker was Henry s. Ham, Iilton who was one of the. prime nov CTS in the petition. He greatly favored the petition and told the committee that If it was simply matter of bring ling a crowd of people before them to lbe heard insfavor of the matter, if they would give another hearing one week from last night he could pack the room lwith people. Alderman Minor asked him why he did not take the petition to the railroad people instead of to the laldermen and he said he would if some one would draw it up. Alderman Minor Ithen said that President Mellen would Eprobably sign it. Alderman Minor was l not a member of the committee but sat l with them during the sessions, both T public and executive.
 Henry Donovan was the next speaker land he favored a waiting room any lwhere the railroad company saw it to Ibuild one except on the green He want led to know why the railroad company I did not buy nearby building and have iit on it's own land the same as the ITTnion depot. He said that the land or the green was worth at least $5,OO0 8 foot and that it would take as much ] ]as 100 feet for the waiting room.
 l The last speaker was w. F. Moran who was opposed to the petition.
 Just before the committee went into l executive session General Ford made ( motion that all those who were oppos led to the petition stand up, and al those who had spoken did so. The mo lion was then made that all those wht ifavored 1t stand up. By this time al those who had spoken in favor of th'
 proposition, except MT. Hamilton, ant he remained seated.
 After a lengthy executive session thu committee stated that they had voted to give the petitioners leave to with
 draw their petition, and will so recon