The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-04

menus, III cases WIlGIG HS NobS9'
 Alling-Regarding public works, what is the most important matter?
 Mathewson-The appointment of sub ordinates.
 Allng-W What power has the mayor il that?
 Mathewson-No powerf neither has he power in removals
 What does he do in the fire depart ment?e
 "Ie has no power, except as a board of examiners.
 Alling,-The mayor is regarded as the most important officer to be voted forY'
 Yes"
 "Why couldn't you give the mayor something to do? Why should he not have some power in appointments"
 "TIe must be given controlling power, or no power. If there is any question it becomes a question of politics.
 Alling-Why so?
 "It has always been so and is always likely to be so,"
 MatheWson-I never saw a board of directors appointed for political reasons. If we could get municipal corporations to do the same as private corporations I would favor your charter, MT. AL ling, there are about 5000 persons in the democratic party who will adhere to the party if the crack of doom was sounding directly on them. The repub- licans are more apt to change. If an unwise nomination is made by republi- cans it is repudiated at the polls. If made by the democrats, the nomination would be voted for without question: The mayor is elected as partisan, but commissioners may be really non partisan in their deliberations.
 AlIing-Why do you not have two mayors, or eliminate the mayor en- tirely or cut down his salary.
 Mathewson-We have had recom- mendations to eliminate the mayor.
 Alling-Do you know of mayor In twenty-five years who has not enjoyed the confidence of the people?
 Mathewson-No. But see how such 8 mayor might be elected If man is given too much power there might be men to aspire to the government to do harm,
 You don't believe in majority rule in New Haven?"
 "Why, yes. The mayor becomes a responsible man in New Haven.
 ''In time of war. And where else?'
 Parks"
 Alling-Very peaceful places gener- ally.
 A1Iing-How can you hold the com missioners responsible?
 "Another ticket could be put in the field and elected"
 sGUNt,o o1oat;o,, j, tho +1oi,s3 in April, the same as in your revision. We do not submit our charter to the people,
 ''How much time have you given to the charter?"
 ''We have given to it the advan- tages of the charter hearings. There has been no general invitation to the people"
 AIling-Have you asked in all the republican members of the common council?
 NO, sir. But we believe the charter will be satisfactory to our citizens"
 Alling-Why do you not submit your charter to the people?
 Mathewson-Wh do you not submit yours?
 Are you aware that bipartisan con- tro1 is condemned by the best citizens of New York. !"
 "The committee of seventy recom- mend it. I have attended three-quar- ters of all the meetings of the com mission. The whole matter has been in the newspapers. We have been as we'll equipped with informa- tion regarding the government of other cities, as were the charter commission. Two years ago the democratic party came up and asked that certain man should not hold offfce-the registrar of voters. The republican house passed it and the democratic senate defeated It. Ex-Police Commissioner F. H. Hart spoke as follows:
 A SPEECH BY F. H. HART. The interests of New Haven are not suffering to-day under the operation of it's present charter.
 It is prosperous, rapidly growing, | taxed, healthy and we'll pro- in progress and reputa- 1 ton among the foremost cities in the | and.
 During the past fifteen years partieu- l ar progress has been made in it's pub l ic buildings for business and education Il purposes, the development of numer- ous parks and hundreds of commodious md palatial residences.
 The prosperity and growth of Yale with its 2,000 and more stu Tents, bears testimony from hundreds if homes all over the land of it's moral standing, also the hundreds of people | who seek it as a home of retirement for ts natural attractions, it's health it's iterary educational and social advant- Jges bear witness that this city, plant d by Davenport and Eaton more than Wo and one-half centuries age, is lnown and honored to-day for the en- erprise intelligence and virtue which marked it's Puritan founders, The prosperity of our city Is due toI 'ood government.
 The period marked by the opera ion of the present charter adopted inl S81 in good results standsunchallenged n comparison, in the story of our' Economy, honesty and fficiency has been recorded of all it's administrations without blot or stain pon it's pages of corruption, defalca- ion, notorious inefficiency, detrimental ) the public service and morals. Mayor S. A. York in his annual ad-