Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-08
WILL NOT BOND The CITY.


The Board OF Aldermen Act Ad- |
versely on the question of Perma- /!
nent Street Payements-The Ques- |
ton OF sprtnkling streets Agitated
-Legislation Asked For on the |
Question of the speed OF Electric
Cars-Other Business.
Thirteen members of the board of elder
men assembled in the sldermanic chamber
last evening. This was exactly quorum,
and although it was not until $3.50 O'Clock
that Alderman Hitler of the First ward
arrived and thus made the quorum, the
business of the evening was proceeded
with, the board being called to order at
that hour.
Immediately after the board had been
called to order and the roll called, the
clerk read a communication from the
mayor. which was referred to the commit
tee on ordinances In his communication
the mayor represents that the resolution
passed by the court of common council,
giving the West Haven road permission to
use electricity as q motive power, provided
that the company should maintain gates
on the sides of the platforms 30 that egress
and ingrsss can bs had only on the side
nearest the curb. The resolutions also
provided that the cars should not be run
on Church street at a greater speed than
seven miles an hour and on Meadow street
| at a speed not greater than ten miles an
hour.
In these resolutions no provision is made
| for a penalty for the infrsction of these
rules, nor is there any city ordinance reg
ulating the speed at which an electric car
shall be run In view of these facts the
mayor suggested that the court of common
council pass ordinances regulating tho
maintaining of gates on the cars and regu-
Iating the speed of electric cars on all
streets, and the fixing of proper penalty
for the infraetion of the ordinances.
| A communication was received from D..
| P. Heap, major of engineers, United States
army, engineer Third lighthouse district,
to the effect that the lighthouse board had
received complaints that the bridge over
the Quinnipiao river was not properly
lighted. The matter was referred to the
committee on lamps and street lighting.
The question of sprinklipg the streets Of
the city during the summer also came up
for discussion. Alderman Hitler intro
duced a resolution to the effect that a
special appropriation of $1,000 be made TO,
the purpose of sprinkling the business
streets and other streets in the center OF
the city. Alderman Callahan at once OBJ
jected to the central streets being &c
favored at the expense of the streets in
the outlying wards. He amended the
resolution 80 as to cover all the streets OF
the city, after which the resolution al
amended was passed unanimously and re-
ferred to the committee on appropria
tions.
Perhaps the most important business o.
the session was the discussion OF the favor
able report from the committee on streets
providing for the bonding of the city tt
the amount of $500, 200, for the purpos,
of permanent street pavements. In dis
J cussing the question Alderman Connol
said that he had changed his mind on tn,
J subject several times, but was now IL
favor of bonding the city, but though
$500, 600 was too much and thought tina
the amount of bonds should not exeeet
100000
Alderman Hitler opposed the acceptance,
of the report, on the ground that tn
bonded indebtedness of the city at presen
was sufficiently large, and he did not be
lieve it should be increased.
Alderman Blakeslee in advocating tn
bonding of the city, sa!d that during tn
past eighteen years 1t had cost the cit,
$40, 1927. so to repair its Telford pavement
| on wooster, Chapel, Elm streets ant
Grand avenue. For a period of eighties,
years it had cost $7,928. SO to repair tn
Telford pavement on Chapel street, Will
for the same period the repairs on tn
block pavements on that street had COS
only 1852.
. Aldermen Moresn and Callahan also op
posed the plan of bonding the city, on thu
ground that it was not advisable to in
crease the bonded Indebtedness of the city
After some further debate the report o
the committee favoring the bonding of tn
city was rejected in an aye and nay vote
the vote resulting: Ayes 4, nays 8. Alder
derman Conner being excused from vot
ing.
The Aldermen voting aye were: Blakes
lee, Doody, Farrell, Foley. Those vot
ing nay were: Hitler, Burke, We'll, Dough
, an, Champion, Chatfield, Callahan, Nor
gan-S.
The report of the committee of confer
encs favoring the appointment of the lam
inspector by the court of common council
instead of by the board of police commits
!, sioners also provoked considerable debat
and spirited discussion. Aldermen Gala
han and Blakeslee strongly opposed tn
= acceptance of the report. In an aye ant
> nay vote the report of the committee wa
rejected by vote of II to 1, Alderman
Hitler, the chairman of the committee, be
ing excused from voting. The only nlde,
man voting in favor of the committees n
port was Champion.