Evening journal., 1911-01-26
CITY HOSPITAL
PROJECT AGAIN
Council Will Ask Legislature
to Authorize Bond Issue to
Cover Cost
POLICE URGE THEIR
SALARY BOOST

Various committees Of City Council |
In session last night discussed import |
ant matters and are expected to make a
report Of their deliberations at the
regular meeting Of that body to-
night.
Mayor Spruance, and the members
OF the Municipal Hospital Committee
of Council, conferred on the hospital
project. AS result of this conferl
ence II Is expected that the committee
will recommend that Council ask the
Legislature for authority to issue
bonds for this project.
The decision reached does not mean
that the hospital Is TO be erected at
once or that the committee Will recon-
mend its construction at this time,
but the committee wants to be pre-
pared financially should It be decided
at anytime TO erect such an institu-
tion.
The question OF a suitable site for
a hospital has not yet been decided
and until this Is done, nothing can be
done toward establishing the institu-
tion. The numerous objections to the
use OF the land at Fifth street and
| Cleveland avenue, purchased by the
city from Peter j. Ford, have become
so vigorous that the members Of Coun-
ell feel that they cannot totally dis
regard them.
Police Before COunclImen.
The members OF the committee OF
police appointed TO bring to the atten-
tion OF Council the request Of the
members OF the Police Department fol
an increase IN pay, appeared before
the Council Police Committee and pre-
sented a communication from the Po'
lice Commission In which the commits
sioners officially consent to tho actor
taken by the policemen and reques
Council to grant the request made b.
the men.
The Councilmen informed the iolice
men that they favored giving then
more money but could not give a def
mite answer until about month fron
now, when the finance committe
would be In better shape TO knoN
how the city stands financially. Wit
everything favorable they assured tn
police that they would be granted a
increase but could give no assuranc
how much the increase would b
and II II would be as much as the me
asked.
Street and Sewer Act.
The members OF Council held a cor
/ ference with City Solicitor Brady o
}, the subject OF the proposed act whic
! they favored. compelling the Stree
! and Sewer Department to enter con
Il petitlve bidding for street paving, etc
; and furnish Council with a statemel
u of what work is being done and IN
u how and where the money is beiI
= expended.
II The act was presented a week al
Ig but referred back to the law comm
81 tee, because its contents we're n
clear to the Councilmen.
The act which will be present
tonight for the endorsement OF Cou
=. ell allows the Street and Sewer ID
r partment TO have ful control over I
y money as at present. II transfers !
's authority to Council II does HOY
l. ever Require that all street and sew
Is work must be done by contract, aft
competitive bidding. and I'm additlo
provides that before any work Is dol
the department must furnish TO Cou
Is ell list of the streets TO be pave
= or sewers laid, together With the est
o mated cost OF the same the materia
J. to be used. where the work is TO
ie done. and all other details In regai
"a to II.
of The Councilmen and City Solicit
Brady also discussed the tangle ov
improvements made TO the city Il
office by the Lindmore Improveme
Company, several bills for work doi
there, not having been paid. Lawye
representing some Of the claiman
,s appeared before the committee al
= advocated that the bills Of their ellen
- be allowed. No action was take
however. and It is probable that &
g. matter will again be taken up ne
Is week 20 be finally disposed Of.
II appears that after the city pa
n. the contract price for the improy
- ments to the tax Office 10 the Lin
a. more Improvement Company. nuI
Der OF bills for extras" same
some of which were regarded as exec
= sive and have not been paid. In a
III dition, Ii is said, that City Counl
has been receiving bills from fri
p and individuals for work perform
n e,trp1fad t,vdas tha ~