The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-01
HACK ORDINANCE GOES WAY BACK
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NCOuLuuEu rom t1rSL Page statement that the ordinance simply sanctioned what was being charged by the haekmen. Then he sat down and the matter of recommitment was put to a vote, which to the chagrin of Loos and the committee, resulted in its passSse by eight votes to six Chairman Loos when interrupted on the ground that his explanation was out of order remarked that if the chairman of committee was not al- lowed to express himself it was about time to get out of the board.
 The Mccarthy military enrolment discussion furnished more opportunity for argument to the board last night. ! The veto message of the mayor hold ing that the board had no power to take such action in the matter was read and sustained after which Null vey started a long discussion with a motion that this matter be referred back to the committee for reconsider ation The fight was on the question of power to act further on the mat bSA anu lllC pAVFOSlAlOll WcS ptGSC1liCQ that it might be possible to put the matter in such form that both the officers who made enrollments last year be paid Mulvey offered to with draw his motion if Nathanson, who was his chief opponent on the motion would agree to present a motion call lng for the payment of Mccarthy without any mention of him as enroll ing officer, but the latter announced that he was not interested in such motion so the battle waged. Tn the end the motion to recommit got by and the committee has the matter before it.
 But the real interest in the enrolling fight came just before the close of the evening Devine, Keleher and Maxwell, three of the democrats of the board, had left the chamber leav- ing the republicans strongly in the lead and the board was just about to adjourn with the table clear of busi- ness when McKerness suddenly made a motion calling for the reconsidera- ton of the vote passed at the last meeting appointing Mccarthy enroll ing officer for next year. It looked
 like a sure move for changing the appointment as the moment was ad-
 mirably chosen, but the failure of three republican members to cast
 their votes for the reconsideration de-
 feated 1t by a vote of to and with
 a look of surprise at the outcome
 McKerness say that the chance had
 been lost. Loos, Woodford and Rus
 sell lined up on the side of the nays
 Mayor studley returned the order
 for the sale of rock in West Rock
 park by the par commission with his
 veto accompanying this with com
 munication in which he recommended
 that the matter be referred back to
 the committeeman the purpose of en-
 deavoring to arrange matters in such
 way that the city might secure fav-
 orable contracts for the purchase of
 crushed stone which it might in the ! future need. The veto was given in
 consideration of the facts that the ] city was without any rock supply for
 It's needs and that this was the natur-
 al source of supply for the city, and
 if a contract was entered into which
 would give any persons vested rights
 in the quarry 1t would place the city
 and the park commission in helpless
 condition.
 McKerness.f announced that the Blakeslees had agreed to furnish all
 the crushed stone that the city might , reduire during the contract period al
 current prices not to exceed the pres. , ent price. A motion was then made tc refer the matter back to the committee This was withdrawn to make way fol a motion to sustain the veto and after l this had been passed the matter wa: / referred back to the committee with tht | understanding that there will be ( 5 public hearing on the subject given by Q the committee.
 - A communication from the park com
 mission answering the question of tn, g board as to how many men it had II n It's employ who were not receiving tn, ], pay of g a day which was voted to al city laborers some time ago and tn
 communication stated that on the las t payroll there were twenty but thi Y number varied considerably The opin a ion of the corporation counsel was rea : holding that these laborers under spec l. lal charter provisions were hired by tn d commisien itself and did not therefor i- come under the status of the city labor
 CTS as mentioned in the bill makln II their pay $2 a day. These reports wer n accepted and the matter of the par l. commission employees pay was drop r. ped,
 II Unfavorable reports were receive y from the abatement of taxes committe
 on the petitions put in by the F'irs y Ecclesiastical society of Fair Have y. and by the Anthony and scovill com le pany.
 A resolution to put before the boar 'e of finance at the time that It consid Id CTS the estimates for the next year 1t request to include money for the rede( r. orating, replastering and refurnishin le of the aldermanlc chamber was passe 1t and a committee of three comprised (
 Messrs. Loos, Maxwell and Keleher wa le named to present the matter to th s- board.
 lf An order was passed authorizing tn le controller to issue the new sewer bono pr to the amount of S150,000. The repo, 3" of Director Coe on the Russell strec l. extension stating that survey an layout of the street had been prepal le ed and assessments and damages al e. sessed was read for the second tin ee and passed.
 r. The order for a survey and favour fc