Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-04
THE POOL ROOM ISSUE.

THE POOL ROOM ISSUE
The Board of Aldermen Takes no
Further Actfon-Alderman Calla-
hams Point of Order-The Pro-
posed Ordinance Against Pool
Rooms Dead-The Congress Avenue
Pump Not to be Removed-The
State Street Horse Railroad to Use
Electricity.
The meeting of the board of aldermen |
last evening was an unusually lively one,
and although but few members were pres
ent, scarcely more than quorum, oonsid-
cradle business of Importance was trans
acted. Chief among this was the attempt
to bring up again the proposed ordinance
doing away with all pool rooms located
within the limits of the city of New Ha-
ven. It will be remembered that at the
last meeting of the board of aldermen the
entire matter was indefinitely postponed.
Later the board of councilmen passed the
proposed ordinance. This made dis
agreeing action between the two boards.
When the matter came up again last even
ing Alderman Callahan arose to a point of
order, his point being that the board hav-
ing once voted to indefinitely postpone the
matter it could not come up again before
the board even on disagreeing vote The
chairman of the evening, President Walter
Conner, decided the point we'll taken, and
the question was temporarily disposed of.
Later in the evening, however, Alderman
Chat6eld appealed from the decision of the
chair, but when the vote was taken the
appeal was not sustained, the vote stand
ing six to six. This probably ends the
question for this year, unless it should be
brought up again by the Introduction of a
new petition.
The condition of the water in the pump
| at the junction of Congress avenue, Wash
| ington and Lafayette street was subject
pretty well ventilated last night by the in
| reduction of a petition from Alderman
Keane, calling for its removal on the
| ground that the water was unfit for use
and dangerous to health. In support of
his petition the alderman claimed that the
! water not only tasted bad, but could be
| smelled five feet away. The we'll, he
claimed was full of banana and orange peel
| ings and grease, and said that the Italians
| in the neighborhood used it as a place to
| wash their hands and face and all this
| water, together with other surface water
ran back into the we'll, rendering it i'm
pure and unfit for use. He also said that
|
use for three weeks, and that Sewer In
spector Dillon had said that he knew of no
way in which the surface water could be
kept from running back into the we'll.
Alderman Moran moved the indefinite
postponement Of the question and Alder
man Gilhuly seconded the motion, and
after considerable debate on the subject,
INDUCED in by Aldermen Keane, Moran,
McKiernan and Callahan, this motion
prevailed.
the report of the committee on sewers
recommending that sewer be constructed
in Columbus avenue from the Derby rail
road to the boulevard sewer was read, and
with 1t remonstrance against its con
struction, signed by a number of property
owners in the vicinity, and asking that thu
matter be recommitted. This also pro
voked somewhat of stir. Alderman Nc
Herman said that the remonstrance wa
gotten up on account of politics, and tina
some of the signers had not thought tht
matter of sufficient Importance to appea
before the committee and object In con
sequence he was opposed to giving then
any more time. A motion was made t.
. the effect that the matter be recommittet
to the sewer committee, but this was los
by vote of 10 to 6, after which the re
port Of the committee was accepted ant
the recommendations adopted.
The petitions of the Fair Haven an
3 | Westville and State Street Horse Railroa
companies for permission to electrical
l equip their lines were referred to the com
mittee on railroads and bridges.
r The recommendation of the mayor t
. the effect that the police matron be give
the use of the rooms in the police buildin
b formerly occupied by the harbor commits
= sioners was referred to the city auditc
| with power to act.
s The J. Glib Smith company presente
: two petitions, one asking that full an
h complete organized fire company be Il
Gated permanently at No. rs house o
9 Water street at the foot of Olive stree
f and also that two policemen be detaile
l. permanently on the beat around Waite
/, street and the wharves. The first petitio
e was referred to the COMMITTEES on fire d.
:, partment and the second to the board
e police commissioners.
/, On motion of Alderman Champion
committee of two aldermen and thr.
s councilmen Was appointed to gee if som
@ thing could not be done toward doiI
3 away with the network of electric wir'
& which overhsng the streets and serious
interfere with the working of the fire d
d | partment. This committee will report
a. the next meeting Of the board.
10 Grace Hospital.
q On the afternoon and evening of Wedne