The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-09
VOTE WASTWELVETO EIGHT
.1LDERHEN SETTLE DEFINITELY
 THE NEW CITY CHARTEh.

Reconsideration Taken and Concurrence With the CounciImen Passed by an In
 creased Majority-Provides for the Prose-
 cution of Charges Against GilhuIy. By vote of twelve to eight the board
 of aldermen last night voted to concur
 with the board of councilmen in in structing the corporation counsel to op- pose the new city charter now pending before the general assembly.
 There were three absentees when Mayor Hendrick called the members to order. They were Aldermen Parish, Bromley and Moore. The clerk read the call for the meeting, the purpose of which was the reconsideration of the vote of il to 10 in favor of concurrence with the councilmen taken at the last meeting, and concerning the correctness of which there was doubt expressed by members of the minority, who claim ed that the vote was il to II,
 Last night Alderman Macdonald arose and said that he did not like the idea of special meeting for the purpose of reconsidering the vote for the simple reason that it established a bad prece- dent. In the future it might be reason why any minority should ask for having special meeting called for the same purpose when they should be at all dissatisfied with their defeat But in view of the fact that this matter should be settled beyond the possibility of any question and for all time he would move that the matter be reconsidered. Alderman Lambert seconded the mo- tlon, and it was passed unanimously.
 The resolution passed by the council men was then read, and Alderman Mac donald moved concurrence with the councilmen, and Alderman Reyes sec onded the motion.
 A yea and nay vote was then called for and resulted as follows: Ayes, Al dermen Skiff, Lambert, Sanborn, We'll Rattelsdorfer, Rabanus, Benham, Kelly, Reyes, Macdonald and Wright-12.
 Nays, Aldermen Belden, Moran. Mur- ray, Leary, Shanley, Smith, Connor and Kinney-S.
 As will be noticed by the above Alder man Well of the Sixth ward was the only democrat who voted for concur renee and Alderman Belden of the Sec ond ward and Alderman Smith of the Eleventh were the old republicans who voted against concurrence.
 Alderman Bromley was present at the N. D. Sperry banquet at the Quin- npiac club last night, but had paired his vote with Alderman Blakeslee and | although the latter was present he was excused from voting.
 Thus the fact was settled beyond | question that the common council of | the city of New Haven Is opposed to the city charter with the exception of | the consolidation clause.
 Before the special business of the | meeting was called up there were two | matters of importance disposed of. One | was a resolution prepared by Mayor | Hendrlck authorizing the corporation | counsel of the city to prosecute the charges brought against Police Com missioner Daniel s. GiIhuly and to en- gage an assistant prosecutor and a stenographer; providing also that the evidence addressed at the recent hear ings held by the committee of the police board be accessible to the board of aldermen during the police commis- sioners trial
 Tn compliance with the resolution presented for the appointment of commission to revise the building laws of the city, Mayor Hendrick announced the following names Levi w. Robin son and William H. Allen. architects; William N Townsend, mason builder; George Phelps. carpenter, and John C. North, insurance underwriter The were unanimously con flrmed.