The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29
THE WArER1NG or STREETS.

important Action Recommended on the
subject-Extra Taxation May be RECON-
mended--West River Marshes to be
Drained-other Matters of Interest.
An important meeting Of the commit
tee on retrenchment and reform was
held in the city hall last evening. Al
derman Keyes presided and read a com
munication from Mayor Hendrlck re-
Guesting that the matter of the public
morgue be postponed until later, as he
had statistics in reference to the mat
ter from about 200 cities, which he de-
sired to submit to the committee. 1t
was voted to postpone action on the
matter.
| The mayors communication also sug-
gested that the committee confer with
the board of public works in order to
see what could be done toward watering
the streets of the city, which, he claim
ed, was an imperative necessity. 1t
was set forth that it would cost at
least 100000 for the balance of the sea-
son to keep the streets watered and
that as the finances of the city were so
low it was impossible to do the work
this year unless a special tax We're laid
and it was probable that the people
would not submit to any more taxa
tion.
In executive session the committee
voted to refer the entire matter Of wa
tering the streets to the board of finance
with the request that that body inquire
as to the total cost of the proposed work
and how much the tax rate will have
to be increased in order to properly wa
ter all the streets of the city.
In reference to the condition of the
West river marshes it was decided to
instruct the board of health to see that
the owners of the marshes drain off the
places complained of by opening new
bitches and cleaning out the present
bitches, which have become filled.
TOWN FATHERS MEETING
AT the meeting of the board of select
men last evening President Corey of the
New Haven Street Railway company
was present in reference to the pro-
posed extension of the Morris Cove road
from it's present terminus. Finally it
was decided that the selectmen and the
railroad officials visit the locality this
afternoon at o'clock with a view to
bringing about a settlement of the mat
ter and coming to come agreement with
reference to it.
The selectmen voted to instruct Town
Counsel Goodhart to favor before the
general assembly the passage of an act
relating to the adjustment, correction
and settlement Of taxes and assessments
due the town, city and school districts.
This is the act which was presented be-
fore the board of education at its last
meeting by John G. Gallagher, the clerk
of the tax commission.
On motion of Selectman Ludfngton,
w. ]. Cotton was appointed special
of the town.
SPECIAL CONsTABLEs RECON-
MENDED.
The committee on nominations last
evening voted to recommend to the
court of common council the appoint
ment Of the following as special consta- |
bles;
Walter L. Bradley, Henry C. Noll, |
William H. Daley, William j. Cotton, |
William Fl. Engelhardt, Charles Kiesele, |
Frederick Boesse, Joseph H. Denton, |
George Keller, Samuel r. Barnes, S. |
D. Preston, John Murphy, l.. M. Cooney, |
George Gregg.
NEW SEWERS RECOMMENDED.
The committee on sewers also met |
last evening and voted to recommend |
the construction of new sewers in Sher-
man avenue, between Whalley avenue
and Elm street, and in West street, be-
.ween Congress and Columbus avenues.
All other petitions for sewers were ta-
0led owing to the fact that there is at
present pending before the court of
common council other petitions refer
ing to the same matters.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
At the meeting of the board Of health
yesterday afternoon little but routine
business was transacted. 1t was report
ID that the wagons which carry the Of
ial from butcher shops, etc, through
he streets were not carrying covers on
he pals and the health officer was in
tructed to see that the ordinance in
his matter was strictly lived up to and
n the event of any future violation to
evoke the licenses of the offenders