The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-18
DERBY AVE. SITE. Adopted by Aldermen as the Location for New Contagious Disease
 Hospital. CONTEST NIT YET ENDED Homan Will Ask Reconsid- eration and Expects Dem
 ocratic Support?
THE MAYOR MAY USE VETO
Petitions With Many Names Ready Urging Him to
 Such Action.

With the entire republican contingent
 Of the board of aldermen, eleven mem,
 bers in their seats, just constituting a
 quorum. the board last night passed
 the resolution for locating the proposed
 contagious disease hospital on the Der
 oy avenue site without dissenting voice in the final vote The fact that
 no one voted against the site does not
 indicate that the sentiment was unani-
 nous for It's passage. Alderman Ho- man spoke strongly against the resolution. He explained his reason af-
 ter the meeting by stating that he had remained on the affirmative side so
 that at the next meeting, which occurs on July 1, he will be able to move for a reconsideration of last evenings vote
 which would be out of order if he had voted against it. Alderman Homan confidently looks for the return of the democratic members of the board at the next meeting and, if this occurs, he believes the resolution on it's re- consideration will be defeated.
 The action of the board of aldermen last evening simply closes the first act of the contest. The resolution will now go up to Mayor studley for action with in the next ten days. Petitions have been circulated throughout the western end of the city and hundreds of sig natures have been obtained. These pe- titions request Mayor Studley to ex- ercise his veto power on the resolution and will now be presented to the may or.
 Mayor Studley has studiously avoided expressing any opinion on the subject before its passage by the board. Mir. Mead when asked last evening if he had any line on the probable action of the mayor said that he had heard nothing from him but he expressed an opinion that the mayor was on the side of the Second warders
 If the mayor decides to sign the res olutidn the scene of contest will next be transferred to the board of finance. where another determined contest will be fought out. Failing there it has al- ready been agreed that the matter will b4 fought in the courts and prominent Second ward property holders stand ready to furnish all necessary funds to sustain the fight to the uttermost end. Attorney Charles L. Hamilton will be legal general in the court fight if that stage is reached. The citizens are de- termined that the hospital shall never be built on the Derby avenue site if it car in any way be prevented.
 That something unusual was in the air was evident long before the meet ing was called to order by the unusual ly large gallery of spectators present to watch the proceedings. The seats oe the hall were filled and several cit izens stood in the doorway. Minor mat ters delayed the consideration of the vital question and general relaxation was evident until suddenly Clerk Pall- rlan in his ordinary business tone of voice read out the resolution for Derby avenue as up for the second reading. This brought everyone to attention like an electric current.
 Alderman Townshend was the mem- Der to place the matter before the board for discussion by a motion to pass the resolution as read. After the motion had been seconded Alderman Hcman arose to open the debate. In part he said:
 This is peculiar matter and this time 1t has been handled in a very pe- culiar way. It is not new subject. but has been before the board for many years. Yet we are handling the sub ject in very peculiar manner as we ara but quorum of the board We are not the board proper but simply one wing. The committee report has been made by but two members of a com mittee of five, ordinarily considered the chairman not concurring.
 Now I think this affair has been Why all this haste? Is New Haven so badly in need of hospital that we must use extreme measures to get one? Is the board justified in Its action?
 We are all, perhaps, agreed as to the need of a contagious disease hospi- | tai. But we are not all agreed upon its location. The death rate of New Haven without contagious disease | hospital does not show up greater than Lhdt Ol GllieS WifSu llobFC OA1S' udNo i seen no figures to show that New Ha- ven is suffering greatly through lack | of a contagious hospital.
 Probably in case of contagion not l more than five per cent of the afflicted ! would go to the institution except by | The doctors are in favor Of it. The great amount of energy