Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-05
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

ages to Work DlsastrOusly to she
 City-The City Auditors Salary In-
 creased to $2,5OO After the Present
 Term - Our Public Park System -
 Measures for Hts ExtensiOn-Petition
 for a NewM gue-SDeciaIS State House
 Election Postponed.
 The board of aldermen held its regular meeting last night All the members were not present. communication was read from Corporation Counsel Townsend in which he speaks of measures relating to the city of New Haven that are pending before the General Assembly, all of which have been noticed in the COURIER. In regard to the bill to abolish hearings in damages to court after default or demurrer overruled, he says: "At present, all suirs against the city for damages for injuries received through it's negligence, may be dsfaulted by the city and tried by judge of the court, who may asses the damages, provided the city is found to have been negligent. If this proposed bill was to become a law, the question of negligence and amount of damages might ln every case be left to the jury. In my opinion such law would probably be disastrous to the interests of the city in the increase of litigation, and of the amount of damages which might be recovered against it."
 It was voted that the corporation counsel be instructed to oppose the bill before the legislature.
 One of the bills now before the legislature asks for an increase of the city auditors sal- ary from $1 ,50O to &, 300. Alderman Kleiner read from the city charter to show that the common council has this power, and on mo- tion of Alderman Lynch it was unanimously voted to grant the increase. It does not go into effect until Auditor Lakes present term expires.
 The corporation counsel was instructed to oppose the bill before the legislature which increases the salary of the assistant city clerk.
 Then came up the order for a special cleo tion for the State House question, which the two boards had tabled for printing. As the order was for & special election on Tuesday last, Alderman Lynch moved "to put it under the table," It was indefinitely post poned.
 A petition signed by Coroner Eli Mix, Dr.. M. 0. White, Thomas R. Trowbridge, Health Officer Williston, Benjamin R. English, Hugh Daley and forty-one other leading citizens was presented asking that suitable morgue be established in New Haven. The petition CTS say that by reason of the growth of the city and the consequent increasing number of deaths from other than natural causes and which must in consequence thereof be acted upon by the coroner and medicalA examiner,
  are totally inadequate and morgue suitable to city like ours is absolutely necessary. The | petition was referred. This petition was I brought about by the suggestions of Mayor Peck in his annual message.
 The following, which relates to the exten- \ sion of the public park system in this city, was read:
 joint select committee, to consist of His Honor the Mayor two aldermen and three councilmen, to be ' " va be appointed to confer with the committee Of the | New Haven Chamber of Commerce in compliance ' with their memorial presented to this body. and
 with the authorities of the town of the town of New
 to wit, the extension and Improvement Of the pub
 lie park system of New Haven, and to report te shall seem expedient.
 \ This caused an unnecessary discussion. \ Several of the aldermen opposed the resolu. tion beeaused they thought the board of al.
 derman was so much higher than the cham.
 Der of commerce that If the latter wanted | anything in should come to the common \ council and humbly and meekly ask for it.
 Alderman Kent said some harsh things \ about the chamber of commerce, and Alder. men Kleiner, Bushnell and Lincoln took him to task for them in rather severe terms. Al. | dermsn Kleiner remarked that Alderman Kent would have it understood that the city government, whereas they were not try- ! ing to do anything of the kind. They had | only one motive-the welfare of the city. Alderman Hollinger thought the proper place for the matter to go was to the com. mittee on squares, but Alderman Bushnell \ said it had been referred to them last June and that was the last of 1t.
 | Alderman Kent offered an amendment tC the motion to pass, to the effect that the | whole matter be referred to the committee ! on squares. Alderman Kleiner offered ar
 amendment to the amendment that the com
 mittee on squares be substituted for the join | special committee. Alderman Lynch mad' ! another amendment to indefinitely postpone
 Alderman Kleiner's amendment was carried I The resolution as passed reads That th'
 committee on squares be appointed com \ mittee to confer with the committee of thu
 New Haven Chamber of Commerce, etc.
 Petitions referred: For electric light cor
 ner Howard avenue and Spring street; fol
 electric light on East Chapel street betweer James street and the bridge; of William J ! Bohan and Patrick Collins for appointment
 as special constables; for sewer between Daggett street and West river on Congress
 avenue; of Nathan Simon and Edward J
 Smith for appointment as special constables for establishing of building lines on Stanley \ street.