Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-05
THE WORDING OF THE MINUTE

THE WORDING OF THE MINUTES.
City Clerk Downes Carries His Point
and the Aldermen Pass the Ques-
lions of Alderman DALEY Regarding
the Marett Fund-A Discussion Over
r Hails-Dravving the Refns Upon
the Board of Public WOrks-The
Paving of Church Street-Professor
Chandlerss Plumbing Ordinances.
At the outset OF last nights meeting of
the senior branch of the common council
Alderman Daley arose to declare the rec
ords Of the last meeting incorrect. He
said the city clerk had omitted to~note a
motion, made and passed, to direct the
joint special committee, to which was re-
ferred Alderman Callahan's resolution re-
garding instructions to the corporation
counsel, to incorporate certain questions
into their report. He said that there was
evidently an oversight on the part of some
one, and thought that stenographer
should be employed if the records could
not be kept more correctly.
Alderman Callahan insisted that the
records kept by the clerk were perfectly
correct.
After conflicting opinions on the subject
of the alleged error had been expressed
Alderman Daily presented four questions
in a resolution which he asked passed to
straighten the middle. He asked that
they be incorporated in the brief to be
argued before the supreme court by the
city's legal representative. The questions
are:
First-Has the city of New Haven power
to accept the funds left by the will of
Philip Marett in trust for deserving indi-
gent persons, not pauperss
Second-If the city has power to accept
such funds, Under what circumstances
may the city rightfully decline to accepts
Third-If the city refuses to accept such
funds, does the provision in the will in
favor of such deserving INDECENT persons,
not paupers, faila
Fourth-f such trust does not fall how
may it be carried out.
Alderman Callahan presented a fifth
question, which was added to the four of
Alderman Daley. It was: In case the
trust for the INDECENT poor does fail, can
the residuary devisees and legatees take
under the villa
An order was passed without opposition
directing as follows:
Ordered, That the several executive
boards of the city government of the city
of NewHaven and they are hereby ordered
to execute or cause to be executed in the
manner provided by law, and SO far as
practicable in the order Of precedence in
which they have been or may be hereafter
passed by said court of common council
and approved by his honor the mayor, any
and all orders relating to the public work
be pending before them or any of them,
and that if the due execution
of any of said orders in the order
of precedence in which they have been or
may hereafter be passed be found imprac-
ticable by any of said boards, said i'm
practicable order or orders shall forthwith
be returned to the city clerk of said city
by the clerks of the different boards hay
ing charge Of the execution thereof, to-
gether with the reasons of said boards in
detail in writing for the impracticability
of the due execution of said order or or
ders and said city clerk shall notify said
by any of such boards, at its first regular
or special meeting after the receipt of such
notification and reasons, provided, how
ever, that nothing herein shall be con-
strued SO as to prohibit said court of
common council at any and all times from
regularly passing any and all orders for
the contracting for and execution of all
such public works or public convenience
or necessity may require in precedence of
all orders which are nov or may hereafter
be pending before any of said boards to
which said orders are properly referable
for execution.
Ordered, That upon the passage of this
order by the court of common council,
and it's approval by his honor the mayor,
the city clerk be and is hereby instructed
b. ~: 4~1 >o oil To ha
presidents of the different executive
boards of the city true and attest copies
of this preamble and order.
The petition of the West Haven horse
railroad company for permission to lay a
T rail through Carlisle street aroused much
discussion. Aldermen Hamilton, Daley
and Foote spoke strongly in favor of the
petition. Alderman Hamilton said the
| flat and grooved rails were the most
da1nnable kind of rails ever laid. Alder
| man Douglass agreed with him, and Alder
man Foote made one of his long character
| istic speeches in favor of the West Haven
roads petition.
Alderman Thompson strongly opposed
| the rail. He said it was continual
menace to life and limb and property.
Thousands of dollars are destroyed in
broken wheels and strained axles from
these dangerous rails, said he.
Alderman Daley said. the T rail, if
properly laid and ballasted with Belgian
blocks, was the best kind of a rail in his
I opinion.
| Several motions and amendments were
| made to dispose of the matters. Alder
l man Chandler made motion, which was
! lost, to refer the matter to the city engi-
! neer and joint special committee.
| Aldermen Gessner and Thompson said
4 tho rai1r0a6 lavinty fracE in
| Carlisle street in direct violation to the
| state law and its charter.
| Alderman Gessner moved the matter be
I referred to the acting corporation coun
sci.
Alderman Maley's motion to refer it tt
the board of public works was lost.
| 1t was then voted to refer it to the com
| mittee on streets.
A petition signed by the local horse rail
road companies, except the Fair Haven and
| Westville, was then read, asking that the
laying of the 7 rail be changed. 1t was
| referred to the committee.
The recommendation of the COMMITTEES
| on streets that Church street be paved
with asphalt from Chapel to Elm wal
adopted.
Alderman ChandleS presented set Of
plumbing ordinances. They are said t.
embody the good points. of the laws Of
Professor Brewer with the Objectionable
features eliminated.
Petitions referred: Sewer on Under
street; catch basin at East and Walnut
streets; Fred R. Bissell and V. Durrozzt
for appointment as special constable
| electric light on Perkins street near tn
railroad; water main on Judson avenue
top dressing of High street; sidewalk OF
Mill River street; grading of Washington
street; extension of Second, Third, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth streets.
Catherine Judge petitioned for damages
I to property No. 3 North Bank street causet
by overflow of surface water. She ask
I that the streets be repaired SO as to obvi
ate the danger, and wishes $500 damages
! Ex-Policeman Michael Cannon was ap
pointed special Constable.
Petitions were referred for electric ligh
on Meadow street; electric light on Pine
between Atwater and Rowe streets; cleo
trio light on Chapel street at Yale boa
house.
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