The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-30
THEY REFUSE TO CONCUR
COMMLTTEB OF CONFERENCE ON
 ELECTRIC RO4D ORDINANCES.

hegard to Speed and Equipment of Elec-
 tric Cars-FireworlSs Cannot be Sold in
 Public Highways or in Front of Buildings
 Other Business.
 The regular meeting of the board of
 councilmen was held last evening.
 There was barely a quorum present
 began, but before the meeting had been
 in session very long new arrivals made
 an average attendance.
 The first matter of importance which
 came up was the non-concurrence of
 the board of aldermen with the former
 action of the board of councilmen in re-
 gard to city ordinances regarding the
 speed and equipment of electric cars. Councilman Chillingworth made the mo-
 ton that the board adhere to its for
 mer action and oppose the aldermanic
 amendments. This motion was passed
 unanimously. MT. Chillingworth nov ed that a committee on conference be appointed and the chair named Coun- cilmen Pickett, Gibbons and Dewell, who will meet the conference commit tee appointed by the board of aldermen at it's last meeting.
 There was considerable discussion as to how to act on the bill for bonding the city for new pavements. The opinion of the corporation couhseS, ordered by the aldermen tabled for printing, in effect that senate bill No. 65 be the bill recommended by them, came before the board of councilmen. Councilman Pick cit moved to concur with the aldermen in ordering the bill tabled for printing. Councilman Scoville moved to recon sider the action of the last meeting sending the councilmanic bill to the aldermen and the motion prevailed.
 The action of the board accepting the senate bill No. 65 was reconsidered. Councilman Grinnel moved that the phrase eff they have never paid lawful assessments for paving their lines of track" in section 2, paragraph 3, be omitted, and the word "or" in the fol lowing line in the phrase "the cost of paving or repaving'' be changed 10 and" The section now reads as fol- lows:
 On all streets occupied by the track or tracks of any railway company or companies said company or companies shall be assessed and shall severally pay to the city the cost of paving and repaving the full length, and nine feet wide for each and every line of track of such railway, or railways, now exist ing, or that may hereafter be laid in any street of said city.
 A communication was read from the board of health, which was passed by that body at a special meeting held Tn | tal- T -ention of the councilmen to the mat ter of the dusty streets, and asked that l attention be given to the matter at once | m order to secure some immediate re- lief.
 Councilman Chillingworth moved that | he matter be referred to the committee \ )n retrenchment and reform. This mo- ion unanimously prevailed He also | made a motion that public hearing be | given, which was carried.
 A report of the committee on ordi- | lances regarding the sale of fireworks \ vas presented providing that no per on shall sell or expose for sale any l lreworl1s without a license. Neither hould fireworks be exposed for sale within the limits of any highway or in ront of any building This report was ccepted and unanimously passed by he board.
 A communication was then read from fayor Hendrick giving an account of he Quinnipiac drawbridge matter.
 Councilman Pickett said that if the ridge was not completed by December 1, 1896, the city would be liable to ne of $5,000 per month as long as it re- fR,r AIofA ITn 1r51 N 4e5 4f,N | e had heard the statement recently rade before 8 legislative committee nat $250.000 would have to be expended | y the city for new bridges and repair lg of old bridges in the near future, nd he thought it would be good plan ) provide for funds to meet these com lg expenses.
 Councilman Curtis moved that the | counsel be given authority , obtain permission from the legisla- Ire to issue bonds sufficient to pay for s share of the proposed new Grand venue bridge over the Quinnipiac riv- :, the share not to exceed $50, ,000 This otion was carried.
 The mayors communication concern I g the location of the public morgue 1 as read and 1t was voted to concur ( ith the aldermen. The mayor wished e matter of the selection of a site ould be delayed for time and the . dermen had voted to act according to i s desire. . In the matter of the resolution pass
 by the board of aldermen to the feet that cemetery associations be ex- apt from taxation for streets, side alks, sewers and other city improve O ents on the ground that they were not D nducted by private companies, but f, r the benefit of the public or for char Lble purposes, 1t was voted to concur tn the aldermen. This does not ap- y Y to corporations with a capital stock d conducted for the profit of the stock Il lders. J' Pickett asked to be ex- Il sed from voting on this matter as
 did not think it was quite the prop way to do 1t under the limitations of } city charter. His request was grant tI
 and the meeting adjourned. E