The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-02
EX-MAY0R LEWIS STATUE
ALDERMEN APPOINT 4 COMMITTEE
 ITO SELECT 4 SUTTABLE SITE.

and Clerk Bailey for reimbursement for expenses incurred in defending them | selves against charges made by eX-
 Garbage Contractor Walter S. swayne and the subsequent investigation, was the first to provoke any discussion at
 last nights meeting of the board of aldermen. The petition asks for g. total of S40O, each of the petitioners asking for $2OO. The opinion of Attor-
 ney John w. filling was read and was
 to the effect that there were a number
 of precedents for the payment of the bills, but that it remained within the
 power of the court of common council to either reject or adopt the petition
 and that its decision was final in the matter.
 When the question came up Alder man Connor moved that the matter be referred to the committee on retrench- ment and reform and gave as his reason
 for such reference that it was high time something was done to see if these
 numerous and unproductive investiga-
 tions could not be stopped.
 Alderman Macdonald In advocating
 the same reference said that he did not
 know how these Investigations started,
 but he did know that the bills had to
 be paid and he was of the opinion that
 something should be done in reference
 to the matter in order if possible to
 restrict such Investigations.
 Alderman Connor-I don't know where these things will end unless some ao-
 tion is taken in the matter and that
 speedily. I do know that we have had
 to pay last year $500 for one investiga-
 ton. now we will have to pay $400 for this investigation of the board of
 health, also $500 for a police investiga-
 tion and we have at the present time an
 investigation on our hands which will cost-I don't know how much.
 Without any further discussion the petitions were referred to the commit tee on retrenchment and reform, with but few dissenting votes.
 A petition from W. L. Folsom to the effect that an ordinance be enacted re- auiring all electric cars to clear the street crossings when stopping at cor ner. so that clear passage can be kept across the street was referred to the committee on ordinances.
 Attached to the petition was a post script which read as follows 'I have proposed new style of fender for electric cars which is very simple and cheap. I sent the plans to the com mittee on ordinances, but have heard nothing from it. My invention is orig inal with me. It is offered gratis and the committee is allowed to take out
 10 .l : qn11 a general description of the fender. On motion of Alderman Reyes the. lad vertising' portion of the communication was referred to the committee on railroads and bridges.
 The most unique petition of the ses- sion was the following, also from w. L. Folsom, and was referred to the committee on ordinances: q hereby petition your honorable body that all members of your court and all alder men receive a salary of $5 each per meeting, provided not over twelve meetings are held In any one year and for all meetings over that the com pensation shall be $250 per meeting. I also petition that all school com missioners and other officers now serv- ing the city without pay, be paid at 1 the same rate By such procedure all | such public servants would receive ade- l quate pay for services rendered and l there would be no excuse for jobs and bribery. would also include police ! commissioners in the foregoing propo- ! sition. l would also ask that your court consider the desirability of hay | ing all courts, boards, commissioners | and committees bipartisan, IS such | action would ensure fair play for both l parties.
 The following communication, signed | by w. E. Chatfield and number of | others, was referred to the committee on railroads and bridges: "We find upon investigation that the Fair Ha- ven and Westville Railroad company are at present unable to change the speed of their cars so that better time can be made between State and Norton streets, on account of the restrictions which compels them to run cars every six minutes as far as Ellsworth avenue and Derby avenue
 "The order which compels them to 10 this, we believe, Is unjust, as 1t neces- 5itates an extra car for service over l short distance, where patronage is nothing. If this order is changed from Ellsworth avenue and Derby to Chapel and Norton streets we are assured that service will be luickened, so that cars will run to Chapel and Norton streets every five minutes and to the Yale Field every en minutes instead of six and twelve minutes as at present, and We there ore request that the order be changed IS suggested above.''
 A petition asking for an appropriation # $S50 for the proper observance of Memorial day was referred to the board if finance.
 Corporation Counsel Ely was instruct d to appear at the general assembly md advocate the passage of bill pro- 'iding for the biennial election of col ector of taxes.
 Alderman Macdonald introduced a esolution to the effect that the mayor md the joint committee on buildings eoure a place in the city hall in which o place the statue of the late ex-Mayor Henry G. Lewis. The resolution was opposed by Aldermen Reyes and Blakeslee, who claimed that t would be a disgrace to the city to tide 1t inside the walls of the city hall { Alderman Macdonald stated that he ad introduced the resolution at the o1poe+ of fba 0itiznps' aoV,oyy,ittan ]