Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-12
THE NEW COUNCILMEN.

THE NEW COUNCILMEN.
The New Board Falls Gracefully
Into Line-The Road Roller Pur-
chased.
The first meeting of the board of coun- |
cilmen for 1892 was held last night. |
Mayor Sargent called the meeting to order
and Councilman G. Smith of the Fourth,
being the Oldest man in the assembly, took
the chair.
Lawyer Daniel McWilliamson was then
elected president, receiving % votes to
William Parsons 8. The president, in
few well-chosen words, thanked the board
for the honor conferred on him. He then
declared the board of councilmen for 1899
ready to proceed to business.
James B. Martin was elected assistant
city clerk by % votes to J. Birney Tuttle's
8. James II. Mcdonald and John E. Fitz-
| gerald were nominated for the board of
| finance, and as there were no other nomi-
| nations for this place it was moved that
| the clerk cast the ballots for them. The
motion was carried. As there was no one
but Frank Ahearn nominated for page the
| clerk was instructed to cast the ballot for
| him..
Resolutions passed by the board of al
derman electing the above named officers
| were read and adopted.
| It was voted that the rules which gov
| srned the board of councilmen for 1891 be
adopted for 1892. All business laying over
from the last board was taken up with the
| same status.
Action on the resolution passed by the
| aldermen was, on motion of Councilman
Regain, indefinitely postponed.
The following resolution was then
passed:
common council in force December 81, 1891, gov:
| ern the court Of common council for 1892 until
| further notice.
The resolution to purchase the road roll
Ter, the money to be taken from appropria-
lions for general repairs to road roller
and stone crusher" was after much discus
sion passed BY vote of 81 to IL.
The much tossed report Of the road-roll.
ing committee was tabled.
An order to advance the salary of the
assistant city clerk to 1000 was passed.
He has been receiving $500.
The petitions of Michael Keegan, Ferdi
nand Baris, and A. L. Currier for appoint
| ment as special constables was referred tt
the committee.
The petition of the New Haven Rolling
Mill Co. for a street from Exchange stree
to Grand avenue was referred to the com
mittee.
The order for committee of conference,
with the committee from the board O.
aldermen on the nine hour ordinance wa
granted.
A number of petitions for lamps ant
| crosswalks were referred to the separat
| committees.
MALEY-CLANCY-
Gratis Goes Through without
Break at the Caucus Last Evening"
The sBig Four'' Faction Successful
Throughout-The Aldermen Hold
Meeting and Elect Commissioners.
The caucus of democratic aldermen TO
. the purpose of nominating three commits
: sioners-the police, fire and road-met i
. the aldermanic chamber in the city ha
last evening, every one of the fifteen dem
l ocratic members of the board Of alderme
being present. As was generally antic
. pated, ex-Alderman Maley secured the pull
? lie works plumb, while John Clancy an
Jacinto Casariego secured the nomination
= for the police and fire commissions respee
n lively. The caucus was not altogether
harmonious one, the two factions bein
= pitted against each other in every deal.
g The caucus was called to order by Aide
man McGann, and on motion of Aldsrma
j. Kelly Alderman Conner was chosen chat
It man and Alderman Shannahan clerk.
The first tilt came about when the quet
ton arose as to the manner of taking th
LII 60 I>-II.
ID by roll call, but this manner of taking tt
vote was strenuously opposed by Aide
a man Gilhuly. After numerous pleasantri
~ had been interchanged between Il
two aldermen the caucus voted to take tt
ballots by viva voce vote by . vote of
g. to 6.
10 Nominations for member of the board
public works were then declared in orde
Alderman Callahan then placed the nan
II Alderman Kelly performed a similar sc
r. vice for ex-Alderman William Maley.
ballot being taken resulted in ex-Alderms
Maley securing the nomination by 70
10 of to 6. The aldermen voting for Male
g. were: McKiernan, Keane, Doody Bromle
Ia Moore, Kelly, Shannahan, Nolan, Como
Those voting for Foley were: Newto
Moran, Andrews, Kaehrle, Gilhuly, Call
h han.
r
y, nomination unanimous, but Alderm,
" Newton opposed it, stating that he won
not vote for Maley at the meeting of Il
as board of aldermen. This caused spirit
If debate between Aldermen Gilhuly al
"a Kelly, but the motion prevailed and Il
nomination was made unanimous, Newtt
ae and Gilhuly voting against it.
For police commissioner the present
re cumbent, John Clancy, was renominat
rs by Alderman Keane, while Alderman e.
lahan placed the name of Alderman q
~ huly before the caucus. The ballot
no suited in choice being made of Clancy by
"A vote of 8 to 6.
For FIRE commissioner Jacinto Casarie
was nominated by Alderman Shannaha
Of and Joseph B. Cunningham by Aldsrm
n Callahan. Casariego received votes
of Cunningham's 6, and Casariego becar
the nominee.
D. Alderman Keane was then elected chat
ne man of the caucus committee, and on N
d, ton of Alderman Kelly was instructed
call the next caucus prior to January
:, 1898. instead of letting it drag along
u had been the Case this year.