Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-14
BOARD OF CoUNoILmEN.
The Corporation Counsel Instructe

The Corporation Counsel Instructed
Not to Present Bill to the Assembly
Providing for Consolfdatton-Alt
Bills Must be Submitted to the
Court OF Common Gouncil-Otner
Business of an Interesting Nature.
When the roll was called in the board OF
ccuncilmen last evening twenty-seven OF
the thirty-eix members responded to their
names. The seats reserved for the general
public were also more than usually well
filed, being occupied by nearly every one
of the various officials of the town govern
ment. Among those present were: Town
Clerk Brethauer, Town Agent Clarity, the
entire boards of assessors and selectmen,
Registrar Carr, Financial Clerk Joseph
Mcfarland, Owen Groak, and a number
of others. These were present mainly to
see what disposition the lower branch OF
the court of common council would make
of the order passed by the board of alder
men, instructing the corporation counsel
to present bill to the general assembly
providing that the town and city govern
ment shall be consolidated.
The question in which these gentlemen
were interested did not come up for dis
oussion until late hour, but notwith-
standing this fact all remained until 1t had
been finally disposed of. Hardly had the
order been read when Councilman Mail
houser moved that 1t be stricken out. The
motion was seconded by Councilmen Calm
and Hoadley and as strenuously opposed
by Councilmen Glacking, Brown, Bishop
and Shaw. After lengthy discussion
Councilman Shaw called for an aye and
nav vote, which, when taken, showed that
the motion of Councilman Ma1lhouser to
strike out the order had been carried by q
vote of 10 to 10. This ended the interest
of the town officials in the business of the
council and they left the chamber.
The 80 called Beecher ordinance restrict
ing the awarding of contracts for city
| work to city contractors also provoked
considerable discussion. In the board Of
aldermen the committee on ordinances re-
ported adversely on the ordinances ane
all efforts to have it recommitted were
| futile. The councilmen, however, las
| evening voted almost unanimously to sent
| the bill back to the committee or ordi
| nances for further confederation.
| The resignation of Councilman Wei
was read and unanimously accepted, b.
having been elected to the upper body o.
the city government.
The report Of the committee on conta
gious diseases was accepted and the fol
lowing resolution was also adopted: Re
solved that the corporation counsel be In
structed to procure such legislation q
may be necessary to enable the city to es
tahlish a hospital for contagious diseases Il
this city, If in his opinion any furte g
legislation WAS necessary to enable the cit
to establish any such institution.
The board voted to instruct the corpora
ton counsel not to present bill to tn
general assembly giving the city the RICH
of eminent domain. In all the other pre-
visions of the order to the corporatlo
counsel the board concurred with the boar
of aldermen.
Concurrent action was taken by th
board on all other matters, including tn
bill of the "Big Four" for Reimbursement
for money paid to the attorneys who d.
Tended them during the recent trial.
Councilman Hosdley introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was unanimousl
carried: Resolved, That the corporatio
counsel be instructed to present no bills t
amend OF change any portion of the cit
charter until such bills have been presente
to the court of common council"
President Mcneil appointed as the cour
cilmanic portion of the committee on II
monument to revolutionary heroes: Cour
cilmen Bohan, North and COIN, aftt
which the board adjourned until ne,
Tuesday evening.