The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-02
THAT WATERING CART BILL
CITY FINANCIERS REFUSE TO AP.
PROVE CLARK'S BILL.

Road Departments Expenditures for Stone
Crusher Exceed Appropriation-New Re-
porting Stations for the Police Depart
ment-other Business Transacted.
For nearly half an hour last evening
Mayor Hendrick, Alderman Stanley and
Councilman Dewell, members Of the
board Of finance, waited for another
member of the board to put in an APP
pearance so that quorum could be Sc
cured and the business of the session
legally transacted. Finally Alderman
Lambert came in and the city financiers
got down to business Immediately.
When the monthly bills of the board
of public works were reached it was
discovered that the department had ex-
ceeded in it's expenditures for the stone
crusher the amount appropriated for
that purpose. Councilman Dewell rails
| ed the point that a halt should be call
ed on the matter Of exceeding appropri-
ations and claimed that all branches Of
the city government should ask the
board of finance to transfer appropri-
ations and not exceed the amount ap-
propriated for any specific purpose
without the permission of the board Of
| finance.
| Among the other bills presented was
one for S107 presented by William Clark
for watering the streets of the city. At
| the last meeting of the board bill for
SIPS was presented by the same person,
but the members of the board refused
to approve it, as it was generally believ-
ed that the cart was the property of
Police Commissioner John Doolittle ana
in accordance with the provisions of the
charter and ordinances of the city no
commissioner is permitted to receive
compensation from the city for work
done or supplies furnished
| When the bill was reached last night
Alderman Lambert stated that he had
consulted the corporation counsel in ref
erenea to the matter and the latter had
| told him that it was clearly Illegal to
| pay the bill. In view of this fact not a
single member of the board signed eth
er of the bills in question
| Mayor Hendrick suggested that Com
missioner Doolittle be requested to come
before the board and make a statement
in reference to the matter, but no ac-
ton was taken. One of the members OF
the board stated that int his opinion the
cart was really the property Of Commits
sioner Doolittle and that the latter had
had it kept at Springside farm and had
had it moved whenever requested to dc
So
The members also voted to recon-
mend to the court Of common council
that an appropriation of $50 he made
and given to City Clerk Lyon for extra
services rendered while acting as clerk
Of the lamp committee prior to the ap.
pointment of lamp inspector.
When the payroll Of the board Of pub,
lie works was reached it was discovered
that it had been signed by Clerk Bas-
sett instead of by Commissioners John,
son and McGann, the finance commit,
tee of the board. 1t was explained thai
this commissioners had empowered Mr.
Bassett to sign the payroll for them, az
they wera unable to get down town tc
attend to it, but this was apparently
not satisfactory to the members of tht
board and they Immediately passed q
vote to the effect that hereafter no pay
rolls of any department. of the city gov
ernment would be approved unless they
were properly signed by the legally con
stituted authorities.
The question Of purchasing sites fol
reporting stations for the police depart
ment for stations and 4 also came uy
In the form Of a recommendation from
the city auditor, and the members vot
ed to refer the matter to the court O.
common council for an appropriation.