Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-10
rHAr o1rY YEAR BooK.

Interesting Developments at the | Councilmanfc Meeting Last Kven- | 1ng-Councilman BIshoP Explains | Why She Contract for Printing tho City Year Book Has N0t Been Avgarded-City Auditor Lake VII, Not Give the Committee His Re- port-Councilmen Give Full Power to Its Committee on Annual Re.
 ports-Special Constables Must Be
 Elected By Ballot.
 Theprinting of the city year book for 1893 caused considerable discussion at the meet ing of the board of councilmen last even ing. This matter is In the hands of the committee on annual reports, which at the meeting of the board of councilman Feb ruary 19 was instructed to compile . city year book to be printed by New Haven parties. For several weeks this committee has been endssvoring to carry out these instructions, and several meetings of that committee have been held. Bids were advertised for, but strange to say only one printer in this city put in bid.
 At last nights meeting of the board of counoilmsn . report from the committee on annual reports wss read, which stated substantially that the printer which had put in the bid had not complied with the specifications and asked thst an order be passed which would not compel the com mittee to award the contract to only New Haven parties. The report also asked that the city auditor be instructed to i'm mediately turn over to the committee on annual reports his report for 1893.
 This report of the committee was ex- plained at length by Councilman Bishop. He stated that only one printer in the city had put in a bid and he had absolutely re- fused to comply with the specifications. He was also asked to sign g contract agree ing to have the work done within certain time, but this he also refused to do. The printer also, 1t is claimed, roundly abused three members of the committee in open sessiom. The committee then asked out of-town printers what they would be will ling to do the work for, and received in return two bids which were lower than that of the New Haven printer. One of these bids was $93.47 lower than the bid of tho New Haven party.
 Councilman Bishop also stated that City Auditor Lake had refused to furnish the committee with the manuscript of his re- port, and 1t was in consequence of this re- fusal that the committee desired that he be immediately instructed to do 80. It was also stated that the city auditor had given his manuscript to the New Haven printer and refused to furnish 1t to the committee on annual reports until after the printer had finished with 1t.
 After considerable discussion the report of the committee on annual reports in ref erenoe to the matter was accepted, and the orders therein contained unanimously adopted. .--~e@-
 For the first time in the history of the city the board of councilmen last night voted by ballot for special constables. This action was taken in consequence of 8 ! series of communications from the mayor | to the corporation counsel in reference to l the matter. The mayor takes the ground that al such special constables must be elected by ballot, and this opinion is con- frmed by the corporation counsel. A the candidates fo: special constsbles had | been prepared and was distributed among ! the members, all of whom voted individu- ! ally for the several candidates.
 Councilmen Punderson and Aal acted as tellsrs, and the folio wing were elected spe- 1 cisl constsbles for the period of one year Charles A. Fsrren, Adam 0. Martin, N. Joseph Dolan, Edward Miller, Joseph Amsto, Sherwood o. Preston, A. W. Judd, Thomas Mcvety, A. H. Hurl- burt, Augustine Fl. darlock. Pssquale grove, Rufus E. Wynkoop, Michael
 DelGrego, Christopher Connor, Green Rich.
 ardson, Lib Rssnick, George H. Barrows
 Fleming Holt, George Hitler, Joseph
 Bertsohe, William H. Searle, Patrick Far
 rington, Frank O. Beck. William Fl Thomp
 son, Wm. Fl. Mnnson, Frank J. J.Armstrong
 Daniel Weller, Charles a. Resell, Rudolph
 Seaberg, Robert M. Walker, Andrew A
 Goodman, James F. Carney, William H
 Van Buren. Charles L. Parmelee
 Frank E. Turner, David J. Shields
 Charles E. Stokes, Henry E. Mack
 A. 0. Munson, Charles H. Lahr, Jamei
 Oaporale. Edward Shields, Nathan Simons
 Lyman Fl. Johnson, Lawrence Curtis
 James M. Jackson, A. 0. Merrill, John
 Peters, s. Reuben Chandler. George lief
 ferson, Michael Frederico, Michael McCar
 thy, Frederick Hasse, Michael J. Cum
 mings, John J. Moskley, John McDer
 mott, Unite F. Frank. Nathan Myers
 James Heelin, Thomas Fl. Walker. L. Han
 rahan, Timothy J. Callahan, N. F. Keeean
 J.Langan, August Wei, Edward M. Ayriok,
 William F. Clark, George W. Banta. Franl
 A. Sherman, Nicholas Garrity, Peter J
 AcNerney, Henry W. Willisms.
 The petition of the New Haven and Cen
 tervflle Street Railway company for per
 mission to electrically equip its line wat
 referred to the committee on railroads and
 bridges.
 The board also voted to concur with the
 board of aldermen in sppropristinR $20(
 for the necessary expenses incurred iI
 treating the smallpox patient now at the
 pest house.