The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-12
ABOUT HEENAN'S REMOVAL.
TOWN AGENT BALDWIN AND SEE. LECTNAN CUySISGHaMA AT ODDS.

A Spicy Controversy at Last Nights Meeting
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 The meeting of the selectmen last ev- ening was unusually important. and considerable business was transacted. All the members recently elected were present. At the close of the meeting there was a brief but highly spicy tiit between Town Agent Baldwin and se- lectman Cunningham, over the recent removal from office of Roadmaster Heenan, who was appointed about three weeks ago to succeed the late Daniel Lawlor.
 MT, Chairman or Mir. Town Agent" said Selectman Cunningham. T see by the reports in the newspapers that Is that true?"
 Tt is," replied Town Agent Baldwin.
 Selectman Cunningham-"Well. { would like some information as to the powers of the town agent In such mat ters. Last year the agreement was made by Captain Garrity and the other members of the board that the road- masters of the town were not to be re- moved because of a change in the administration, and yet, In spite of this agreement you have discharged MT. Heenan"
 "Heenan was not discharged" res piled Town Agent Baldwin. He was simply not hired again. There is at present no necessity for two roadmas- ters, and in the interest of economy simply did not re-engage him for another year."
 T don't understand how far the du- ties of the town agent extend. To what extent has the town agent power to make appointments or remove officials. Do you mean that the town agent has the power to appoint a new superinten- dent at the almshouse? Last year, when Roadmaster Lawlor died, you asked Captain Clarity what power he had to appoint Heenan instead of sub- mitting the appointment toAthe board. Now you, in removing him. have done practically the same thing"
 Town Agent Baldwin did not answer the question in reference to the appoint. ment of superintendent at Spring. side farm, as he claimed it had nothing to do with the subject under discussion, but that Heenan was simply not re- engaged, because it meant a saving of about $l5 per week to the town.
 About this time things, were becoming decidedly warm, and Selectman Brown made motion to adjourn, which easily prevailed.
 Earlier in the evening the members of the board decided to visit the neighbour hood of Springside farm tomorrow, and there meet the Hamden selectmen with view to establishing definite boundary line between the towns of New Haven and Hamden.
 Anthony Carroll appeared before the board and asked for permission to use rooms 10 and il of the city hall for the purpose of holding a meeting there sometime in the near future to oppose the consolidation of the city and school districts. The permission was unanl- mously granted.
 Louis Coleman, Louis Koon and Lewis Asher, three of the town constables elected, each offered bond of $5,0 for the faithful performance of their duty. The bondsmen are for Koon Jacob P. Goodhart and Edward Engle. for Coleman Thomas OBrien and Fred Nuzzenholtz and for Asher Harry W. Asher and M. Spier. Town Treasurer Charles S. Mersick also offered a $100- 900 bond with Lewis H. English and General George H. Ford as bondsmen, All the bonds were referred to the com. mittee on finance.
 Michael J. Fisher sent a communica- tion to the board to the effect that tho election of Louis Coleman was null and void as there was no Louis Cole man residing at 40 Arch street. The constable-elect was, however, present, and consequently no action was taken on the communicable