The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-18

alderman from the First challenges me t9 name a site which will be without objection. There Is Springside. That comes the nearest to being unanimous choice. Barring that we might follow the line of least resistance and put 1t In the Eighth ward. I don't think the alderman from the Eighth will have much to say against that although he has more courage when you put it in the Second. Again to Water street, there is little objection. The Fifth ward is much preferred to the Second. Put 1t somewhere In the center of the city.
 T don't believe this is political measure. I deny that 1t has any polit- ical effect and claim they should not enter into the matter"
 Alderman Curtiss had the last word. q haven't" he said, "gone ahead without consideration of the people in the Second ward. Many of the objec- tors I know well, and their opinions respect. But don't want the opinion to get abroad that all the people there are objecting. Many are not doing so. have a letter from a taxpayer who favors the hospital" (Here he read a short lotter received by him favoring the ste He declined after the meeting to divulge the name of the writer but claimed it was only one of many he had received)
 "I shall vote for the site not as the best one but because by doing so we shall take a step forward"
 President Johnson then put the mo- ton and as stated before there was not a dissenting voice. The audience filed out and went home knowing the action and feelings of the board and the the matter rested for the night.
 The petition of the board of educa- lon asking that the city condemn the property at Ill, 115 and IF Greene street to be taken by right of eminent domain for the site of new school house in the Wooster Eaton district, came before the board with an opinion from the corporation counsel as to the proper proceedings and one from his honor, the mayor, presenting the mat ter as one requiring speedy action. Unanimous consent was given for its consideration and vote was passed authorizing the proper parties to proceed to condemn the land Wood ford alone not assentittg.
 The resolution to request the board of finance to appropriate $500 more for the celebration of the Fourth of July and authorizing the controller to make a contract with the w. W. Gale com pany to Illuminate the Green for eight nights In July was passed.
 The matter of the teamsters pay all so came up and was unanimously pas sed making the rates of payment A for single and $6 for double teams
 The petition of the park commission for permission to blast off a certain portion of West Rock and to sell 1t was again sent back to the committee on sewers and squares for further consid- eration. The matter was up for second reading and 1t was expected that 1t would be passed but a remonstrance against permitting the blasting and selling of the rock under claim that such work would constitute a nuisance was read to the board.
 IHe. aWillHB dItu liaSh O1hHlolNSS oo revised were laid on the table until the next meeting.
 The plans of the Consolidated for the layout of tracks and taking off two feet or more of land needed to widen the corner at State and Chapel streets was passed
 A petition for permission to use the free citv water for street sprialling in the Fourteenth ward was received, and referred to special committee. con- sisting of Aldermen Russell. Nathan son and Loos, They will hold a hear ing on the matter Thursday evening Corporation Counsel Daggett sent in his opinion in regard to the legal right of the city to reimburse itself by suing citizen for having sidewalk in a tslippery condition resulting in q claim lagainst the city. The advice was that the city could not bring suit to recover, The decision was given in connecticu with motion made sometime ago to bring such an action against Edward M. Clark Decision was ordered on file.
 The official communication from the state railroad commissioners sauctlon- ing the plans for the Crown street bridge was read and ordered printed,
 Favorable reports on the petition of Henry Donovan and others for aboli- tion of grade crossings were ordered printed in the Journal of the board,