Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-01
THE MAYORS FIRST VETO.

The Library Directors Will Not Pub
lish Catalogues at the City's E1.
pense - The Road Roller Matter
Goes over Until Next Year-Oth err
Business Transacted.
The board of aldermen after deter
mined effort managed to get together
quorum last evening after an hours delay |
and the vigorous efforts of Sheriff Branni- |
gan, who was obliged to start out in a
hack and drum up the delinquent mem
bers of the board and literally compel
them to attend the meeting. Il was
finally five minutes before 8 O'Clock when
the board succeeded in securing a quorum
and tho business of the evening COM
menced.
The board voted to concur with the
board of councilmen in the matter of
making tho contract for the ensuing year
for the supply of gas with the New Haven
Gas Light company and the contract was
accordingly approved.
The question of the disposition of the
Harrisburg road roller came up for con-
current action, and was promptly disposed
q motion laying the entire matter over for
NSsA>ASA&
wrestle with.
Alderman Hamilton moved that the re-
port of the committee on road roller be &C.
cepted, and the proposition for the pur-
chase of fifteen ton road roller at q cost
of $4,275 be recommended and the
board of public works authorized to pur-
chase such a machine.
Alderman Chandler than offered as a
substitute motion that the board of alder
men concur with the board of councilmen
in the matter. Alderman McGann moved
as an amendment that the entire question
be laid over until the next court of COM
mon council, and the amendment pre-
vailed.
Mayor Sargent then presented his last
official communication for the year to the
board in the shape of a veto message upon
the measure ordering 500 copies of the cat
alogue of the free public library, recently
passed by both branches of the court Of
common council. The ground for the
Mayors returning the measure without his
approval were as stated in the communi-
cation, that the city appropriated $40, 900
last year for the public library, which sum
has been paid in full to the institution, and
| the cost Of the catalogues, if paid by the
city, would be in excess of the appropria-
ton, and burden which the city in the
light of its past iberality, should not be
| asked to pay. There are various other OBJ
| jeetions which the mayor has to the meas
ure and in returning it without his ap-
| proval he has taken occasion to state his
reasons at some length. This is the first
| time the mayor has exercised his veto
| power since he has been in Office.
| As there would be 10 opportunity for
concurrent action by the board of council
men, should the matter be passed over the
mayors veto, in consequence no such
| move was attempted and the matter died.
| Immediately after the board was called
to order Mayor Sargent brought up the
matter of ex-Mayor Lewis's death by
means of the following communication:
It is but few weeks since the board OF com.
on record its high esteem for the late e1-Mayor
| and 81. Governor Hobart B. Bigelow, Of whom
| The board of aldermen is now called in session
| to perform the same duty in memory of the late
ex-Mger Henry g. Lewis, only a week gone me
| loved so well to do.
But few of the mayors Of New, Haven had g
long service. No one has made an indelibl<
impress of his public work upon a broader page
| of the city's history:
ment that viii survive 50 long as one -sricl
stand upon another in New Haven is the city
he led The way, and in the execution Of the worl
his energy was untiring
| gestion of the proper method or form of thu
| expression, in concurrence with the board o
councilmen, Of the high esteem in which tn
late ex-Mayor Lewis was held.
After remarks of eulogistic nature b,
Alderman Hamilton, on notion of the al
derman from the Second the mayor ap
pointed Aldermen Hamilton, Andrew ant
Doody a committee to act in concert witt
a similar committee from the board o
councilmen in preparing suitable resolu
tons of respect, and this committee wa
given power to act notwithstanding som
: of them cease to exist as aldermen ate
e last evening. The resolutions will
o drafted and spread upon the records Q
| the court of common council.