Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-21
COUNCILMEN ON ESrumaTEs

COUNCILMEN ON ESTIMATES.
The Board of Councilman Fails to.
Concur With the Board of Aldermen
The appropriation for the HI arden-
ing ofAshmun Street Passed-wash-
1ngton Street VIII Not be Widened-
The Fire Department Cut Down
$1,000. At
Despite the fact that the meeting of the
counoilmen last night promised to be an
interesting one there were several council
men absent. The opposition to the esti-
mates was shown by little discussion
when the action of the board of aldermen
was brought up. This was smoothed over
by motion to take up everything item by
item. The motion passed and the business
proceeded. 5e.5
The items all received the concurrence
of the board until the appropriation for
general repairs was reached It was finally
decided to table this item temporarily.
The appropriation for the widening of
Washington street was stricken out by q
unanimous vote. It was not so with the
amendment of the board of aldermen ap-
propriating $4,000 for the hardening of
Ashmun street. This brought out little
discussion. Councilman Fitzgerald wanted
the motion to concur with the board of
aldermen tabled, while Councilman A.
water wanted the appropriation transferred
to Trumbull street. This brought out
Councilmen Hoadley, Regain and Rathgeber.
The appropriation finally went through as
1t was passed by the aldermen. The item
of parks and trees was laid on the table,
There were no more objections to the
estimates, all the rest of the board of pub
lie works, police and fire estimates being
approved, until the item of the expenses Of
the chief of the fire department was
reached. One thousand dollars was taken
from this Item and transferred to the East
Rock park appropriation. The board then
went back to the consideration of the ap-
preparation for general repairs, etc and
Councilman Green made a plea asking that
81, GIG be appropriated for the hardening
OF Blatchley avenue, from Grand avenue
to Pine street. ...
The motion was lost, after which Coun-
Gilman Fitzgerald moved that 81, 040 be ap.
propriated for the hardening of Walnut
street. This motion was also lost. Ceun-
Gilman Peck then moved that $500 be taken
from this account and transferred to the
East Rock park account. This motion was
also lost, and tho board finally voted to
concur with the aldermen on the item of
parks and streets, after which the report
as amended was adopted.
The matter of allowing the Fair Haven
and Westville Horse Railroad company to
use electricity next came up Councilman
Matthewson said that he had been re-
quested to have that section of the report
OF the committee on railroads and bridges
which recommended that the cars be |
run on every branch every fifteen minutes
from o'clock in the morning till 9 at night |
be stricken out. This aroused Councilman |
Parsons Of the Second, who argued that |
the cars should be run for the benefit Of /
the people and not for the company. |
councilman Fitzgerald moved an amend
ment to the motion, ordering that cars be
run from half-past six. This was adopted,
The board concurred with the aldermen ia
The reat Of tho matters,
The order for the hardening Of Academy
asreet was passed without objection and
The matter Of not hardening streets or tor
aressing them was voted down in concur.
renee with the board Of aldermen.