Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-12
BOARD OF COUNCILmEN.

OF Cottage street; of P. 81. Fahy for sidewalk
on west side of Foster street; of Joseph M
| Keller for completion of sidewalk on Dix
| well avenue; of Charles Fl. Webb for Telford
| pavement on Howard avenue; of John Allan
for appointment as special constable; of N
w. Carroll for appointment as special con-
| stable; of Thomas Lyman for the regarding
and hardening of Hallock street; of h B. Blake
| for sidewalk on May street; of H. FL. Blake
| for sidewalk on Cedar Hill avenue; of T.
| E. Doolittle for repair of bridges corner Of
Grove and Orange streets; of J. M. Lee fol
survey and layout of a park in the western
part of the city; of D. W. Lewis for refund
| ing of money assessed for Dewitt stree
bridge; of Alanson Gregory to be appointed
| special constable; of William Luby for sewer
in Nash street between Edwards and Law.
| renee streets.
Report of the committee on consolidation
| of lamp and sidewalk inspector came up as
| unfinished business. The committee report
| ed in favor of a clerk for the lamp committee
| at $50 per month and the abolishing Of the
office of lamp inspector.
Councilman Palmer moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole matter. A yea and nay
| vote was called for and taken and resulted in
9 yeas and 10 nays.
Councilman Hitler then spoke in favor of
the report of the committee. He claimed
that the duties of the lamp inspector were
| trifing and growing less every year, while
| the labors of the sidewalk inspector were in
creasing year by year. He said the commit
tee had given the matter careful considera-
ton and had reached their conclusions with
much unanimity. He urged that the report
of the committee be adopted in the interest
of economy.
Councilman Barnes thought the city would
suffer without competent lamp inspector to
look after the lamps. He did not believe the
police would give the lamps proper attention
if the burden was put upon them. In con-
clusion Councilman Barnes moved that the
report be referred to the Board OF Aldermen
The chair declared the motion out of Or
der.
Councilman Hitler again spoke in favor of
the committees report and moved that when
the vote be taken by yeas and nays, that
the public might know who were in favor of
economy ard who not.
Councilman Winchell spoke in favor of the
committees report. He declared that the
term inspector of lamps was a nuisance, as
he did not inspect the lamps at ALL This
was all done by the Gas company or their
agents after the reports were made every
morning by the police officers. He said the
salary had been raised from SIS a month to
81 200 year by a committee without any
authority from the Court of Common Coun-
Gil so to do.
The resolution was passed and report &C.
cepted by the following vote:
Yeas-Beers, Hitler, Warren, Benton, Ste
vens, Carr, Schorer, Brennan, Freeman, Bar
low, Winchell, Herrick, Burritt, Bailey, Lum,
Bishop, Chillingworth, Bradley.
Nays-Asher, Sullivan, Palmer, Hamil-
ton.
Resolution de repairs of Rock street was
read and adopted unanimously.
Communication de exits of Music Hall
was referred back to the commissioners on
public buildings in order that the owner
of the building might have an opportunity
to be heard.
Report of the sealer of weights and meas
ures for the two months ending September
80, 1886, was ordered on file.
Report of the clerk of the City court for
the month of August, 1886, was ordered
on file.
The draft of the sidewalk ordinances was
referred to the Committee on Ordinances.
The report of the committee on free public
library with proposed contract between the
city and Young Mems Institute was taken
up.
(Councilmen Stevens in the chair)
Councilman Warren offered the following
amendment.
That this contract shall not be approved
and become binding upon the city until an
agreement has been made by the Young
Mems Institute; that they will not enter into
any litigation with said city for the purpose
of obtaining any legacy or legacies that there
may be any question as to whether the tesla
tor intended that said legacy should go to the
Young Mems Institute or a free public
library.
Councilman Palmer spoke to the report of
the committee and urged its adoption.
Councilman Kleiner spoke in favor of the
report of the committee and opposed the
amendment offered by Councilman Warren.
He thought that if the Council did not ap-
prove the proposed agreement and concur
with the Board of Aldermen in their action
they would be just as far from having free
public library at the end of the year as they
were at the beginning. He thought there
was nothing in the contract that should
cause them to defer action as the agreement
was virtually in accordance with previous in
structions of the Court of Common Council.
Councilman Hitler spoke in favor of free
public library, but he did not favor the pro-
posed contract. He thought the committee
could get more favorable terms from the
Young Mems Institute. He said that there
was plenty of law by which this or any other
city could start public library and with
very little money, but he thought it better
for the city to go to work right and not be
hampered by restrictions such as are intend
ed to be put upon it by this contract. He
moved as a substitute for the proposed
contract simple resolution providing for
the starting of free public library by the
city at once.
Councilman Chillingworth spoke in favor
of the amendment offered by Councilman
Warren.
The vote on Councilman Warren's amend
ment was taken and carried by a vote of IA
to 6.
Councilman Warren then moved that the
contract as amended be adopted.
Councilman Hitler moved to substitute
his amendment providing for the starting of
a library Independent of the Institute.
The chair ruled the amendment out of
order.
Councilman Hitler appealed from the rul-
ing.
There was a tie on the vote to sustain the
chair and the chair voted in favor of his own
ruling.
Councilman Winchell introduced an
amendment substituting the word ''or'' in
place of the word s'and" so as to give the
city power to use the present Institute build
ing for library or any other building that
they may choose. The amendment was
passed.
Councilman Chillingworth moved to
amend by inserting the word "public" be-
fore the word library wherever that word
occurs in the contract. Amendment was
adopted.
Councilman Palmer moved to amend that
section providing for the appointment of
directors by the Mayor, with the approval of
the Board of Aldermen, by inserting the
words Court of Common Council in place of
Board or Aldermen. Inc amendment was
adopted and the contract amended was
then passed.
Report de layout of Hedge street was &C
cepted, layout adopted and ordered passed.
Ordinance providing for license of itinerant
merchants was tabled for printing.
Report of the Committee on Sewers de
extension of Gamer street sewer was passed.
The Street committee reported adversely to
the grading of Roman street. Report was
adopted.
The Street committee reported adversely
to sidewalk on Downing street, also to change
width of Burtonia Place. The same commit
tee reported in favor of concrete walk on
Greenwood street, between George and Oak
streets; in favor of the extension of time for
laying sidewalk on Pine street; sidewalk on
both sidesof Anderson street, between Willow
and Gamer streets; in favor of the layout of
Walnut street; in favor of the Strengthening
and widening of State street on the west
side, from the old custom house to George
street; in favor of brick walk on the east
side of Orchard street, between Gilbert ave-
nue. and Oak street; in favor of sidewalk
on both sides of Ann street; in favor of
sidewalk on west side of jackson street. The
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