The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-08

Attorney George II. Wallace said that the Consolidated railroad was being treated like a spoiled child. It is not for this city to transact the railroads business, and solve its problems for it. He thought that the railroad company ought to be honest in it's proposition, and state in a straightforward, honest way that it did not want to lower it's tracks because it would cost too much.
 The speaker thought that the tracks | should be lowered.
 President Bennett said that he large | ly agreed with what Colonel Osborn said. While he did not like the idea of commission of three he did think that the railroad, on account of its value to this city, should be treated with all consideration by the city. He thought that the mayor and the board of aIder- men could get together with President | Mellen, and arrange matters satisfac- | torily.
 At this point William Rich presented a resolution which he read to the effect that the proposed bill be rejected, but was declared out of order.
 Some of those present asked to have Corporation Counsel Daggett and City Engineer Kelley speak and explain the situation.
 Corporation Counsel Daggett stated that he did not intend to argue either to or for the bill. The speaker then re- viewed what had been done in Hartford concerning the matter in the same manner he did at the meeting the night before and which has been previously published. He said that the bill had been presented because in the speaker s opinion 1t was in the best interest of the city to have some definite action taken in the matter.
 City Engineer Kelley was called upon by Chairman Johnson and he explained his plan as has been previously pub lished. z, ,4 2 3-- -,t ,-y
 Ex-Alderman Chadwick thought that the board should vote unanimously against the proposed commission. Walter Leigh, said that the grade
 should not be raised. The speaker said
 that the cut should be lowered.
 Morris Spier thought that the cut should be lowered and said any argu-
 ment to the effect that it could not be
 lowered was all nonsense. He said it
 was merely a matter of expense. . -,
 A motion was made to take a rising
 vote on the questions involved and this
 was carried. When the question was } put as to those opposed to the proposed
 arrangement and the appointment of a
 commission. of three practically every
 one present stood up in opposition to
 the entire measure. e s:&s..e .. az.
 The committee of the whole then went
 into executive session shortly before Il o'clock, %. -M. .$ .sr .ssse II At 11:30 o'clock the board of alder
 men re-conyened for business. Presi-
 dent TownRheIid announced that Alder
 man Maxwell had been appointed chair
 man of, the committee on abatsment of taxes In place of Alderman McKerneses who had refused to serve in that ca , pacity and that Alderman Allen had been appointed to fill the vacancy on the committees .a t@zss. ... 4. A communication was received from Mayor Studley, which stated that the permanent paving commission had a small sum of money, and his honor
 thought 1t could be used advantage ously in fixing the roadway. on Broad
 way from York street out. The mat ter was referred to the committee or streets. s.st., ..,r.@ -2xa Ii S5..s:Y2a < s4G i A communication was received from !, the director of public works calling at, :, tention to the authorization by tht legislature of the. issue of $25O, 1000 eoi ' sewerage bonds He recommended that , the controller be authorized ito prepare an offer for sale to the highest bidder , of sewerage bonds to the amount ot ! $100,O0O, which shall bear interest al the rata of three and one-half per cent per annum payable semi mi-annually fol twenty years. He also recon mended that the city be 'aut ,, thorized to borrow money iron time to time in anticipation o thebonds. As Alderman Smith refus. What Shall We Have Tor Dessertg