Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-08
ALDxRMEN AND CITY FINANCES.

Board of Finance Overhauled-A
Sharp Debate ana New Ordinance
on Brick S1dewalks-A Gift of a Por-
trait of Governor BigeIoW-The MA.
rett Donations.
A sharp debate in reference to brick side
walks, which resulted In the passage of
new ordinance with suitable penalties,
and the affairs of the city finances. bore
the fruit of the city fathers eloquence at
their meeting last night. The meeting was
a long one and was enlivened throughout by
many happenings which were anything but
mediocre. |
In considering the Marett bequest of $780,
600 to the city for INDECENT and inirm per-
sons, the acceptance of this sum was referred
to committee to consist of the Mayor, two
aldermen and three counciImen. The alder
men appointed were Whitmore and Kleiner.
The bequest of $50, 600 for the free public
library was accepted.
A portrait of ex-Mayor Hobart B. Bigelow
was presented to the city by Artist Harry 1.
Thompson.
The Court of Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your honorable body being impressed
Mayors and haVing Requested friends to present
such to the city, have taken pleasure in painting
one of my esteemed friend and patron Hon. Hobart
B. Bigelow, which send accompanying this note.
II acceptable, I would be pleased to have city &C
er portraits of ex-Mayors now hanging in the al
Very respectfully yours.
HARRY l. THOMPSON.
The handsome gift was accepted and the
thanks of the board were voted to Mr..
Thompson. Many of the city fathers ex-
pressed the hope, in discussing the matter
after adjournment, that other portraits of
ex-Mayors will be added.
The portrait of the late Philip Marett was
| offered to the city to be hung in the Free
Public Library by Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin
/ and Rev. E. E. Beardsley, executors of the
| estate of the late Mrs. Ellen M Clifford. his
l daughter. 1t was accepted, and the direc-
I tors of the library were requested to hang 1t
In suitable place in the library rooms.
The petition of John P. Phillips and Jo-
seph Sheldon, asking that the board of pub
lie works comply with an order passed by
1 the common council some time ago directing
it to make layout of the street which the
petitioners wished to grade, from Winches-
/ ter avenue to West drive, was referred to
the committee on streets.
petition from Frederick ". Stilke for
| appointment as janitor Of City Hall was re-
| ferred to the committee on securing jani-
| tor.
The order sppropriating IS, 900 direct from
/ the city treasury to the board of public works
| evoked much discussion.
Alderman Bushnell said that there was
| now over $50, 900 in the city treasury. He
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/ have as much money as possible for city
| improvements.
Alderman Lynch said it was wonder that
l the board of public works did not ask for
three times $4,000.
After spirited discussion the order was
put to vote. When the names of Alder
l men Prince aud Lincoln were read they
asked to be excused from voting, as they did
l not wish to vote away money unless it was
| available in the treasury. Aldermen Dillon
and Gessner alone voted 'tno." The vote re-
| suited: Yeas Is, nays 2. AS il took five-
| sixths vote of the members present to pass
i the order, the vote as cast was not sufficient
I and the order was lost.
Alderman Gesner Immediately arose and
moved that an appropriation of 81, 644.20 be
made for the board of public works. This
l was referred to the board of finance. This
| amount is what the board of finance, in after
noon meeting, figured would be left to .'un-
expected balances" at the end of the year.
An order was passed directing the board Of
| public works to cause sewer of the proper
size and materials, with all the necessary
/ manholes and culverts, to be constructed in
/ Cassius street, from Howard avenue to a
point 100 feet easterly of the essterly line OF
/ Howard avenue.
| An order from the board of public works
that the Fair Haven and Westville horse rail.
l road be allowed to pave between their tracks
on Bridge street with cobble stones was laid
/ on the table. 1t was not understood how
much of the street was to be paved or what 1t
| was to be paved with.
An order appropriating $500 for enter
! tainment of the South American visitors wal
referred to the board of finance, and also an
order appropriating $500 for carriages for thu
| occasion was passed.
A long and spirited discussion was aroused
by paper relating to the laying of brick side
walks. The report of the committee on OF
dinances contained the following order, which
it requested passed:
l Be it ordained by the Court of Common Council
of the city of New Haven that hereafter in the cit,
| of New Haven sidewalk shall be laid and NJ
| person violating the provisions of this ordinance
| shall forfeit and pay penalty Of not less than s
nor more than $780, and like penalty for every da,
such walk shall remain after being notified by tn
| board OF public works to remove the same.
After long debate, during which Alder
man Kent made a speech of nearly an hour
D length against the order, an amendment wa
3 offered striking out the words, 'and Xix
penalty for every day such walk shall remain
after being notified by the board of publ
3 | works to remove the same" Another amend
, | ment was offered by Alderman Bushnell pro
| viding that the order go into effect on an
after Dec. 81, 1890. The order was passe
as amended.
Louis DeForest WAS appointed to fill tn
q vacancy caused by the resignation of HI
h | Doolittle on the board of health
Mayor Peck appointed Aldermen Gesnel
. | Nlarkio and Rushpa1 ~, ,,r1