The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-07
NO EXPERIMENTS ARE MADE
MALEY ACTED AT THE MEETING OF
 ROAD COAEMISSIO OVERS,

Claims Grant Has Not Duly Qualified
 Corporation CounsePs Opinion is That He Has-Chief Kennedy's Communications Organization Not Effected.
 Despite the fact that Commissioner George M. Grant of the board of public competent authority in California and so notified the city auditor and city clerk by telegraph, William Maley. who was the predecessor of Commissioner Grant, was present at last nights meet ing of the board of public works and acted in his official capacity as mem Der of the board. No retirements of officials connected with the department were attempted and consequently the fact that he was there amounted to but very little.
 Some fruitless caucusing was held prior to the meeting by the republican and democratic members. Finally after the members had take their seats MT. McGann and States held whispered consultation and McGann left the room, returning almost immediately however, with X-Commissioner Maley. At this denoument the mayor and the republican members of the board ap- peared non-pIussed. Tn a moment however, the mayor took from his pocket a telegram received from Com missioner Grant announcing that he had qualified in California This he handed to MT. Maley who read 1t and returned it to the mayor, saying as he did so: Well, MT. Mayor, I am here to serve until my successor has duly qualified"
 T want it understood" replied the mayor, ''that I have no personal feel ing in the matter, but I want to say to you that I have seen Corporation Counsel Ely in reference to the matter and he give it as his opinion that Commissioner Grant has duly and leg ally qualified
 Commissioner States at this stage of the proceedings remarked that the whole affair hinged on whether or not Mr. Grant had taken the oath before competent authority and that there was no proof that he had except the telegraphic dispatch in question. This ended the discussion and Maley reT mained practically under protest. An other attempt was then made to cau- GUS, but this was a signal failure and the board commenced the transaction of routine business.
 Tn consequence of this fact no per- manent organization was effected and after the meeting had been finally called to order, on motion of Commissioner States, Mayor Hendrick appointed Commissioners Johnson and States a committee on permanent organization. with instructions to report at a future meeting of the board
 The following communication from Chief Kennedy was read and provoked quite small sensation:
 New Haven, Feb. 6, 1895. To the Board of Public Works:
 I would call your attention to the fact that I notified the officials of your department on the approach of winter not to open fire hydrant unless per- mission had been obtained from this office. My request has not been needed and three hydrants were opened yes- terday to flood the green without con- sulting me. If the officials and enl- ployes of yous' department do not pay more attention in the future than they have in the past to my request, I shall be compelled to use other means for the carrying out of my desire"
 A. J. KENNEDY
 Commissioner States Inquired if the hydrants were not the property of the city To this the mayor replied: They are not. They belong to the fire de- partment by appropriation and the chief of that department has the cons trol of them" In view of this state ment Commissioner States moved that the communication be accepted and that the mayor instruct the board in reference to it's duties in the matter. and the motion unanimously prevailed.
 Commissioners States, Bishop and McGiann were appointed a committee to have repairs made on the road roller and stone crusher and alls the un- finished business left over from last year was referred to the full board for subsequent action
 An application from James J. Brad mack for a position as bridge tender was read and ordered on file.
 Councilman Felix Chillingworth ap- peared and told the board that the court of common council in May, 1891, had ordered the extension of Els worth avenue, from Goffe street to the city line, and htat the board of public works had done nothing in the mat ter. He asked that another hearing be held on the matter and on motion of Commissioner States, the city engi- neer was instructed to call another hearing on the extension.
 The request of the board of finance for a list of all the laborers employed by the department was read and tabled. The members of the board then held an executive session, during which ex- Commissioner Maley remained, but -his session continued only about five minutes and no business was trans acted, so Mayor Hendrick said at it's 
 FIRE CA USED BY PLUMBERS.