The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-15

derTnan Maxwell that the resolution be granted an ifllis was also passed.
 The petition of the park commission CTS for a sewer on Bassett street was referred to the committee on sewers.
 The railroad matter was next taken up. The report of the committee on railroads and bridges was next read. The report recommended that con- mission be authorized to confer with the railroad company, consisting of the mayor, the corporation counsel and also one member of the board of aldermen. Also that this commission be author ized to hire a consulting engineer to look out for the city's interest.
 Alderman Homan made quite an ad- dress in which he said that by the appointing of a commission it meant practically the taking of the matter out of the hands of the committee on railroads and bridges of the board of aldermen, and it also would act as a flag of truce to the railroad compa- ny. If such a commission we're select ed it should be given a good send off by the board of aldermen, and also lllC LlDSI 4kCLl4 LJ SAppp4I HUH tL4G board. He then entered plea for the city and railroads interests both be- ing looked out for harmoniously with out the city being damaged by the arrangement. He spoke of the adverse criticisms which have been made against both the city and the railroad company and thought that an ar engagement ought to be mde by such commission that would put an entire stop to such criticism and satisfy ev- erybody. He said that if the railroad company would not agree to treat with such a commission then they must as- sume all the responsibility in the mat ter.
 Continuing his remarks Alderman Homan said that he saw no necessity for the corporation counsel to be on the committee. The mayor was all right to serve on such a committee, because he was not onl ythe head of the board of aldermen, but of the entire
 city government. If there were any legal tangles involving the citys inter- est then, of course, the corporation ! counsel could be called upon, but un- til these arose it was hardly neces- sary for him. to be a member of such a commission. In closing Alderman
 Homan moved that the name of the corporation counsel be left off the list | of the members of the commission.
 Alderman Loos thought that the cor
 poration counsel would be out of place on such a commission, and he cited l the case of the Northampton railroad
 matter. The speaker did not care whether the entire commission was 1 made up of democrats or republicans, but he did think that something should
 be done in the matter right away. He also thought that the commission
 should consist of the mayor and three aldermen.
 Alderman Homan amended that the commission should consist of the may or and two aldermen. Alderman Court ney thought that this plan was good one, but that one of the alderman should be from each party, and this seemed to be the general opinion of the board. He said that in matter of this kind the commission should M AAIAA~ RftA IACe1l4s Al olAII4 tL uOdIn were selected it ought be ableto submit a report to the board of aldermen which would be satisfactory to everybody l concerned. Alderman Johnson said he heartily agreed with the remarks made by Alderman Courtney. The motion 1 as amended was then carried. This
 motion embodied the appointing of a
 commission of three members, con- sistinS of the mayor and a republican and democratic alderman.
 After the motion as amended had been carried Alderman Johnson moved a recess of ten minutes for the purpose 1 of giving the members of each party l time to make their selections, and the motion was carried. After the recess Alderman Johnson nominated Alder man Homan, rep, and he was unani- mously elected and Alderman Court ney nominated Alderman Maxwell,
 dem., and he also was unanimously
 elected. Both men were the unanimous choice of their fellow members during
 the recess. After this commission was selected it was voted to turn over to the
 commission all the old petitions and
 other papers in the railroad "cut" mat ter.