Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-13
BOARD OF OUNCILMEN.

More Trouble with the Lamp Com
mittee-What are Its PoWersa-Pipes
Being Laid for the Appointment of a
Janitor of City Hall for Next Year
II Means q Successor to Janitor Boz
han.
The board of counoilmen had larger ses-
sion than usual last night, but nevertheless
didn't do much business. There was great
deal said about the power of the lamp COM
mittee. It is an old question, but it is still
thorn in the side of certain members of the
council.
order for an electric light on Walnut street.
It seems that the lamp committee took this
light away sometime ago, removing it to the
corner of Pierpont and First streets.
When the order was read Councilman
Moran objected to its passage, as in the
opinion of the committee the light was not
necessary.
Councilman McNamara thought the COM
mittee was taking q great deal of liberty,
when it didn't want the court of common
council to advise them. He said the COM
mittee had no right to remove the lights at
will and place them where they wanted to.
He didn't think the lamp committee had that
extreme power where it could overstep the
orders of the council.
Councilman Martin severely scored the
committee. He said the committee had no
more power than any other committee, and
the corporation counsel's opinion verified
that statement. He stated that the council
had trusted the committee, and insinuated
that that trust had not been fulfilled. The
committee had several times said that they
had the power to remove lights, and never
brought orders to the council to pass. In one
case the speaker knew this was not SO. An
order for the removal of the light in Walnut
street had been ''sneaked" through the coun-
Gil, as he termed 1t. so as to legalize its ac-
ton. Afterward the committee had tried to
palm it off az joke.
Councilmafs Moran said that Councilman
Martin had not been paying attention to his
duty if he didn't know the order passed. The
latter said that there was where the commit
tee was trusted, it not being supposed that
they would do any such thing.
After much discussion the order for the
light in Walnut street was referred to the
committee. ......--
Councilman Martin then offered resolu-
ton to the effect that no electric lights be
permanently removed unless an order be given
by the court of common council.
Councilman Lee said he should, as mem
Der of the lamp committee, favor this reso-
luton, but that the council would find out
| its mistake in narrowing down the power of
the committee.
President Chandler called Councilman Ull-
man to the chair and took the floor. He
praised the lamp committee, and said that
not until this year had she board of council
men been represented on this committee. 1t
has q majority, but there has been nothing
| but pickering all the year.
Councilman Martin g resolution was tabled.
| An order which threatens Colonel Bohan
| as janitor of City Hall was passed. It is that
committee composed Of His Honor the
Mayor three councilmen and three aldermen
| be appointed to select janitor for next
year, the aldermen to be appointed by the
| Mayor and the oouncilmen by the president
| Of that body. This is beginning rather early
on the colonel, as his term of office is only
half expired.
The following was introduced by Council
man Hubbard:
To the Court of Common Council of the City Of
whereas, a cantract existing between the city o.
Haven and the New Haven ana Derby }
grade crossings at Water and Meadow streets ane
Custom House square at any time other than be
l tween the hours of II p m. and a. M; and
lated by the New Haven and Derby Railroad Com
Crossings at other times than between the hours
II p. m. and q. M, thereby endangering the live
/ OF Cn0 ClGlZoubS Gner6IOr0
Ordered. that the Corporation Counsel be ant
hereby is instructed to Immediately take such &C
ton as he shall consider necessary to compel thu
| New Haven and Derby Railroad Company to comply
with said contract concerning the above mentioned
| crossings.
The order was passed.
Il he clerk read a remembrance signed BY
J. NJ. B. Dwight, John P. futile, George A
Root, w. F. Bartlett and Wilbur F. Da.
which objects to the removal of the iroi
fence around the Green and Wooster Square
This was done in answer to petition asking
these fences to be taken up. The signer
stated that with the removal of the fence
there would come danger to the lives o.
nurses and children who now swarm abou
the Greens as the place of recreation, tn
principal point being that runaway horse
may dash madly through any part of them.
An order was passed for park corner o