The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-01
THE NEW CITY CHARTER.
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 party MT. Benton, with your present majority, the inspector would not stay there fifteen minutes. Oaughter) We have decided to place the matter or his removal with the police commission CTS.
 MT. States was then examined by At torney Ely.
 Attorney James T. Moran favored the charter and reiterated many of the ar- guments previously given,
 The last witness was ex-Mayor Sar- gent. He spoke of his experience as mayor during the last four years and said that under the present system there was no responsibility. In the board of public works the Big Four" Public charity and public business went together The proposed new charter would be preferable in many ways. The effect If the new charter would be helpful to the efficiency of the police.
 The committee adjourned at 5:15 with out fixing the date of the next hearing. Mayor Sargent will continue his testi- mony at the next hearing. The chair man said that next week was so taken up he did not believe they would be able to continue the charter hearing until later.
 NEW HAVEN JAIL LENLARGEMENT
 For years and years the members of the legislature from New Haven coun- ty have met in the room of the com mittee on fisheries, room 25, on the sec ond floor, but owing to the numerous hearings of that committee the recent meetings of the New Haven members have been held in room 79, on the fourth floor. Up in this corner room, immedi- ately under the roof of the capitol, the members convened this afternoon at 130 to consider the matter of the en- Engagement of the New Haven jail. It was the fourth meeting held to consider this matter.
 Senator Johnson of New Haven pre- sided and Representative Morrill, of Meriden was the clerk. One week ago the resolution empowering the county commissioners to build the addition and providing for delaying letting of con tracts until July 1 was tabled. As it was the same hour of the hearing on the New Haven charter the attendance this afternoon was small.
 Senator Webster of Waterbury sug- gested that date be fixed for a hear ing on the proposed court house in that city. It was decided to hold the hearing next Wednesday at 1;15 D. m.
 Representative Tucker of Ansonia asked for the reading of the resolution presented at the last meeting, instruct ing the commissioners to build the ex- tension at an outlay not to exceed $15OOOO.
 MT. Tucker then said: 1T am not in favor of making an appropriation until I know for what the money is to be ap- propriated The diagram of the jail grounds and buildings has been pre- scented, but I find that Commissioner Dunham is in favor of building on another spot. Now let the commission CTS present their plans and then let us make the appropriation.
 MT. Tucker then offered the following;
 Resolved, That the county commits l sioners of New Haven be and they are hereby requested and instructed to re- port to this convention the best and | most feasible plan in their judgment | of enlarging the county jail at New Ha- ven, so as to provide for the present and | and future needs of that in stitution.
 Representative Newton asked if the had acted with the com mittee.
 Representative Elliott said they had | not. They refused to have anything to | do with it and the committee had the | plans prepared themselves.
 Representative Newton was surprised | that the commissioners had not met | with the committee in the matter.
 Colonel Wood of Derby-We are sim ply rolling this snowball ahead. We ap- pointed our committee and now MT. Fucker desires to appoint another com nittee It is evident the commission ITS do not approve of our plan and ater will appoint a third committee. It would be better to appoint com nittee to have the entire matter in ,harge. We are just asking the com to go ahead and do the Whole natter over again.
 Representative Tucker--I will protest against making an appropriation until we know for what we are to appro- 1riate We are beginning at the wrong md. We desire to know just what is 'equired.
 Representative Newton-The resolu- ions proposed provide for the very
  hing we proposed. The commissioners mould be here next Wednesday and ell us just what they want.
 Representative Tucker-They should ,e instructed to be present next We'd lesday.
 MT. Gum called for reading the vote .ppointing the advisory committee. Mir Gum then said the committee lid not understand they were to confer with the commissioners as a matter f duty. They did not understand here was any such desire. He was wiling to leave the whole matter with [ he commissioners. He added that , here was no idea with the committee 1 hat they were to receive any compen- ation; so far they had expended their , wn money on, the inquiry. Z Representative Fuckers resolution f yas then adopted and the meeting ad- burned until next Wednesday,. g
 IN THE HOUSE. I There was barely quorum present I yhen the house began business this r lorning. There was a lull of ten mni- r tes before business really started t peaker Fessenden then retired and Judson of Stratford pre- $ ded in, his stead. t