Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-18
BOARD OF oouKoxxmkN.

The State House Matter Referred to ] she Next Board - The Estimates Passsd-OPpOsftiOn 50 a Police Ma- Gron.
 The board of sounci1nen had a special meeting last night. No action was taken re-
 garding the State honse question further than eoncurring with the other board in tabling for printing the resolution of Alder
 man Winchell, which orders that 8 special
 election be held on Tuesday, Jan. 29, the question to be voted on to be either to re-
 move the State house or have it repaired at
 $65, 900. This virtually refers it to the next
 board.
 Concurrence was made with the board of aldermen in requesting that anyone who may have portraits or photographs of any of the ex-mayors of the city will present tRem to the city.
 The city estimates for 1889 then came up for consideration. The board concurred in all of them with the board of aldermen. The petition of the police commissioners for $9OO extra for police matron raised little breeze. Alderman Martin opposed 1t for two reasons-he didn't believe the services of a matron were needed, and he did not ap prove of the means taken to secure the ap. propriation. He thought the commissioners should have stated this need to the board of finance when it considered the estimates. He thought the petition was scheme trying to be railroaded through by ones interested in matron. 4 committee had once heard par ties on the advisability of having 8 matron, and the committee did not approve it. AL dermen Gessner, Fleischner, Lane, Chandler and Thompson vigorously favored the ap- propriation and it went through almost unan- imoualy.
 When the fire department estimates were reached Councilman Fleischner disapproved of the pay roll, $69, ,s40. He understood the chief was going to put on two new men and he thought he was trying to run the department at faster gait than the city could stand. He moved that the item be put ! at $66,71s Chief Hendriek was sent for. He explained that new men were to be engaged, and he satisfied the majority that they were ! needed, so that the original item was passed. Councilman Fleischner also objected to | $2, 800 for sundries, including travelling ex- penses for the chief when ordered by the commissioners. He thought the chief was travelling too much and he thought it ought | to be cut to $1,500. The majority did not | sustain Councilman Fleischner.
 When the hub bub over the estimates had | subsided Councilman Manning of the Fourth ! ward offered resolution authorizing the two ] New Haven legislature members to do their utmost to obtain pension privileges for po- ! licemen and fremen. The resolution was ! tabled. At the same time Mr. Manning's pa- | per didn't lose it's effect altogether, for the ! feeling that the legislature ought to give the \ city of New Haven power to pension it's 6re- ' men was very strongly expressed. | It may also be stated that the chief objec- ' tion to the resolution was because proper steps had not been taken to secure the object l aimed at by it's author.
 ! On rising votes the board of councilmen ! thanked the president of the board, James T. Moran, and the clerk of the board Ed ward L. Cahill, for the able, fGeient and i'm partial manner in which the board has been served by these officials during the preceding ! twelve months. Prof. w. E. Chandler of | fered tue motion. Remarks were made by | Alderman-elect Gessner of the Eighth, by | Councilman James B. Martin, by Aldsrman- \ elect Thompson of the First and others com | mandatory of the services performed by the \ officials of the board, and the page, David | O'Donnell, came in for share of the ap-
 l proval.
 I A resolution was offered by Councilman | Terrence B. Kelly providing for special
 1 election of the Seventh ward to fill the va
 cancy occasioned by the death of the late
 1 Councilman elect John McDonough. It was
 | tabled because question was raised as to the
 authority of the present board to fill vacan-
 cies actually occurring in the next board. Under President Moran's ruling last night
 ! and according to his interpretation ot the city
 l charter Councilman Louis Lewinson of the l Seventh ward should hold over until the sue.
 l cessor to Councilman McDosough's seat shal
 have been elected. This question was raised
 ! by Councilman Martin.