Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-02
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.

mOnstrat1nS Against the conditions |
Existing on Oak and other Streets
Presented-Other Business Trans-
acted.
The August meeting of the board of
aldermen was held last evening, nineteen
If the twenty-four members of the board |
being present, and as result consider |
able business of Importance was trans |
acted.
Immediately after the meeting had been
called to order Alderman Hitler arose
and called the attention of the board
to the fact that no suitable recogni-
ton of the death of ex-Mayor Robertson
had been taken by the court of common
council, and in very able manner set
forth the ability and high standing of the
Alderman Callahan of the Eleventh, who
presented the following resolutions, both
of which were unanimously adopted, and
Alderman Callahan and Hitler were ap-
pointed the aldermanic portion of the COM
mittee:
Resolved, That . committee consisting
of two aldermen and three councilmen be
appointed to draft suitable resolutions ex-
pressive of the feelings of the court of
common council upon the death of the
late ex-Mayor J. B. Robertson.
Resolved, That as q mark of respect to
the memory of the late ex-Mayor John B.
Robertson the chambers of the board be
suitably draped in mourning for thirty
days.
The report of the committee on ordi-
nances in reference to the adjustment Of
pool selling and other forms of gambling
within the city limits provoked consider
able discussion and occupied great deal
of time, and finally resulted in the matter
being indefinitely postponed by vote of
Is to 6.
The whole question was originally
brought up in the board of aldermen by
Alderman Hitler of the First ward and was
aimed at and intended especially to do
away with the baneful influences of pool
selling upon the minors and other resi-
dents of this city. The matter was referred
| by both branches of the court of common
| council to the committee on ordinances.
| This committee made some notifications
| in the text of the original proposed ordi-
| nance and the ordinance as revised and
amended was recommended by the COM
mittee to the court of common council for
| passage and adoption.
| It was in this way that the matter came
up before the board Of aldermen last even
ing. Alderman Hitler was on his feet in 8
| moment and moved that the report of the
at once seconded by Alderman Chat6eld
Alderman Kelly stated that in his opin
ion the question was covered by the state
statutes and moved to amend by referring
the matter to the corporation counsel fol
an opinion. Subsequently, however, the
alderman from the Seventh withdrew hi
amendment and substituted one to the Of
feet that the matter be indefinitely post
poned, claiming that there was no necessit,
for any such ordinance, as ther'
was now on the statute books
law covering the matter whiol
was not enforced. He did not believe, b
said, in numbering up the books with law
which were not enforced, but would favo
any ordinance to have the laws which no,
exist properly enforced. Several othe
members Of the board, including Aldermen
johnson and Callahan, also spoke in tn
same strain. Alderman Chatfield state
that he was sorry to see the board of alder
men taking the stand it was in the matte
and called for an aye and nay vote. TIL
vote was accordingly taken and resulted il
the board voting to indefinitely postpon
the whole matter by vote of 10 to 6, tn
aldermen voting in the affirmative bein
McKiernan, Moran, Keane, Doody, An
drews, Bromley, Moore, Kelly, CHAMPION
johnson, Morgan, Nolan, Callahan; total
10; and those voting in the negative bein
Hitler, Blakeslee, Prince: Shannahan
Chatfeld and Conner; total, 6.
Later in the evening in consequence O
the above action Alderman Hitler intro
duced the following order, which was re
, ferred to the committee on ordinances:
Ordered, That the committee on ord
nances be instructed to prepare and sui
| NIT To the conrt of common council a
ordinance giving the police of the city {
: New Haven jurisdiction and power to ste
pool selling and organized gambling With
the limits of the city of New Haven.
Another little breeze occurred when
: communication was read from the boar
Q of public works returning to the court {
common council the order for q concre
walk on west side of Prospect street, b.
< tween Grove street and the railroad bridg
:. with the information that there was I
d appropriation with which to do the worl
n Alderman Hitler moved that the matter
referred to the board of finance. Aide
man Keane took the ground that
d the board took the action propose
r it would practically kill Il
II whole matter for this year, as it wou
be at least two months before the matt
could again reach the board of alderme
Alderman Prince of the Ninth ward clair
10 ed that it was public necessity and tn
,f the work should be done at once. Aide
- man johnson also spoke against the m
y ton to refer the matter to the board
J. finance.
At this point Alderman Keane introduce
the following order and asked for unan
nous consent to its passage. The orde
10 which was then unanimously adopted, lis
1T follows:
l. Ordered, That the sum of $500 be tran
ferred from "bridges account" to 'cur1
and walks" in the board of publit worl
IS and that said sum be appropriated to pr
Is for the curb and walk on the west side
:, Prospect street between Grove street an
the railroad bridge.
II large number of signatures settir
forth that in certain sections of tt
of collecting the refuse, furnitur
rags, old junk and other abandoned articl
II of every description, and storing same
0 all sorts of places and under all sorts
It conditions, without regard to health, tt
moral or physical rights of others, and
total disregard of all laws of safety. I'll
petition also sets forth that this conditic
d of affairs exists most fagrantly in the to
!. ritory bounded by Congress avenue, Con
MERGE street, Broad street and Oak stree
. where it is claimed every yard, cellar, GU
d house, old stable, and every other concei
It able place is covered with old furnitur
old rags, etc., gathered in every quartz
both of the city and surrounding town
l. and stored in these places promiscuous
3 under no supervision whatever, nor in a
n cordance with any regulation of either tt
o health, fire or police departments.
. The petition prays that an ordinance
~ essentially necessary to regulate the who
n traffic so that the health, the rights an
the peace of mind of the people who ow
property in the vicinity may be proteote.
The matter was unanimously referred
" a special committee to investigate and r
10 port to future meeting of the board.
The board voted to concur with tt
board of councilmen in referring to tt
board of finance the petition of the labo
l. ers employed by the city to have the
4 wages paid to them weekly instead
monthly as at present.
The report of the committee on stree
is de the petition of the Consolidated raj
/ road for permission to close up certai
n streets and the construction of a ne
l. Union avenue, granting the permission
the railroad company was unanimously a
cepted and the various orders adopted.
The board unanimously adopted ord
K nances respecting the licensing of boo
|. blacks, and the mutilating of books, p
3. pers, etc., in the public library, and Il
fine for such offense reduced from S. to
= The ordinance prohibiting any memb,
70 of the city government furnishing su
T. plies or becoming bondsmen for contrao
f' ors was unanimously adopted.