Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

l ferred.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Alder l men was held last evening, His Honor the Mayor presiding.
 After the minutes were read by the clerk Alderman Daley said that at the last meet ing committee was appointed to arrange
 the conditions between the city and the Fair
 Haven and Westville and the New Haven
 and West Haven horse railroads. Alderman
 Dailey then proceeded to rehearse the work
 of the committee in their consultation with
 the Fair Haven and Westville horse railroad company and the agreement that was reach ed between the committee and the company and the reasons that led the committee to make the agreement they did. He said that the committee believed, in view of all the facts, that they had made the best arrange ment they could under the circumstances.
 Alderman Dickerman said that it seemed to him that the committee had plenty of time to have another meeting of the Board of Aldermen called and to submit their report before going to Hartford and submitting to the l, gislative committee an agreement that had not been submitted to the Board of AL dermen.
 Alderman Graves said the committee be- Eeved that the compromise made was the best that could be had. He said that he thought the city was exceedingly fortunate in securing the terms they had and they de- served the thanks of the Board instead of censure.
 The report was then accepted and the committee discharged.
 The committee on Free Public Library re- ported that the necessary legislative action had been secured to legalize the contract be- tvuu fhn of and &1a ute, and they had also obtained from the legislature authority to issue bonds to the amount of $100, ,000, which they submitted for the approval of the Court of Common Council The committee submitted a plan for issuing the bonds in substance as follows:
 1. An order that bonds to the amount of $lOO,O00 be issued by the city pursuant to provisions of the act, to be called Library Bonds of the City of New Haven"
 2. That the Mayor, City Treasurer and Corporation Counsel of the city be authorized and directed to prepare said bonds, which shall be in the sum of $500 each or of $1 ,0O0 each, with coupons attached, bearing interest at rate not to exceed four per cent. per an mum, payable semi monthly. The bonds to be payable, $10,000 in twenty years from the date of issue and $10,000 each succeeding year thereafter, until all of such bonds shall be paid.
 B. That when said bonds shall be prepared the same shall be duly signed by the Mayor and treasurer aud countersigned by the city auditor.
 A. That said bonds shall be sold by the Mayor at his discretion, and the proceeds thereof shall be deposited with the city treasurer who shall thereupon open libra " fund account, and said fund shall be used only for the purpose provided in said act of the General Assembly.
 The report was signed by Mayor Holcomb, Alderman States, Corporation Counsel Dris- coll, Burton Mansfield and George D. Wat rous as agents of the city of New Haven.
 Alderman States explained the acti on of the committee and the facts leading up to the report which they submitted for the con sideration of the Board
 Alderman Graves said that he did not fla vor any nasty action any action that the taxpayers would not approve of, and he thought there should be a free and full dis cussion of the whole matter before definite action was taken
 Alderman Martin said while he favored free public library he was not prepared to say that the city should bond itself in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars for that purpose.
 Alderman Graves said: As was well under stood the Third church property was to be sold soon and of course that property for library site had been considered by some and if anything was done it would have to be done speedily.
 Alderman Dickerman said while he did not desire to be placed on record as opposed to a free public library, yet he was not in favor of purchasing the Third church site or any other site at present.
 Alderman Martin moved that the report of the committee be accepted except so far as the orders recommended are concerned: passed.
 Aldermen States then asked that the orders as reported be read. They were read by the clerk and Alderman States then moved that they be adopted. He argued the question at some length and urged that whether site for library was purchased now or otherwise, the order for the issue should be passed, but unless it was decided to buy a site no bonds would be issued. He said he wanted 8 test vote at this time that would show whether the Board was in favor of q public library or not, and the passage of these orders would settle the question.
 Alderman Martin said there had been no expression of the public as yet as to whether they wanted library or not, and he thought | the committee should first ascertain whether 1 the people were willing to subscribe for ] library before saddling another debt of | $ s100, 900 upon the city.
 Alderman Graves said he was not in favor of voting on the subject of the orders rec by the committee until vote had been taken on the question to whether the Board wanted a site purchased. He there fore moved that the question of issuing the | bonds be laid on the table.
 Alderman Dickerman moved to amend to | lay the table until the next meeting. The | amendment was passed and the motion as l amended passed.
 Alderman Graves then moved that ''it is | the sense of this Board that site be pur- chased for a free public library"
 Alderman Martin moved that the motion | of Alderman Graves be tabled until next | meeting.
 Alderman Daley called for the yeas and | nays, saying he wanted to put the aldermen on record, as he was willing to be placed | there himself
 The yeas and nays were called and resulted l in 12 yeas to 9 nays.
 Alderman Graves then moved that $50, ,O00 l ry.
 Alderman Flagg moved to lay the motion l on the table until the next meeting; carried ! by vote of 13 to 3. This settled the library l question for the evening and other business | was taken up. |
 Ordinance providing that the sprinkling | of Telford pavements sLall be left with the | Board of Public Works in accordance with 1 the recommendations of the Mayor in his l annual message was tabled for printing.
 Other recommendations of the Mayor in l his annual message were referred as follows: | In regard to the laying of the center bearing | and flat rails That the Board of Public l
  sewer to be extended northward far l practicable this year. That the Board of | Public Works give to the Court of Common 1 Council statement of all the orders not | executed by said Board. That the Board | of Public Works be instructed to discontinue | the ordering of any more Telford pavements l to be laid within the city limits. That the | auditor furnish statement of balances every month. |
 Order that the thanks of the Court of Com | mon Council be rendered to His Honor the | Mayor for the excellence of his annual mes sage was passed by 8 unanimous rising vote. |
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- l lows: Of Benjamin Hagune for a sewer in l Foster street; of John T. filling for change | in building lines on Spring street; of | W. S. Perry for grading of roadway l of Hallock avenue; of John M. Mason for | sidewalk on Stanley street; of WIS. Perry for | walk on the east side of Hallock ! avenue; of James M. Mason for sidewalk on | both sides of Ellsworth avenue; of Lawrence l OBrien for sidewalk on both sides of Beach | street; of I. w. Hine for establishing street | line on the iwest side of Howe street, of F. l A. Thompson for a sidewalk on the east side |