The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEET
ROUTINE BUSINESS TR,INSACTED-
CARBERRY,S SUCCESSOR RNOTN4MED
President Macdonald Opposes the Issue of
Paving Bonds and the Board Sustains
His Motion to Table the Matter.

His Motion to Table the Matter.
There was a short session of the
board of aldermen last evening. Only
routine business claimed the attention
of the members, Reports of the fire
marshal, chief of the fire department
and of the superintendent of the fire
alarm telegraph were received and plac-
ed on file, as was also the report of the
city clerk for the month of December
1895.
An opinion of Corporation Counsel
William II. Ely, concerning the city's
rights in the matter of street paving
under the act Of the last legislature,
was received and ordered printed in
the journal.
1t is the opinion of the corporation
counsel that the city has the power
to lay pavements and to make repairs
but does not have the right to dele
gate the power to do the same to private
parties except by permission of the COM
mon council
The board coucurred in the joint reso-
luton passed at the session of the
board of councilmen on Monday even
ing, giving the Winchester avenue COM
pany the power to build an iron bridge
over Winchester avenue, near Argule
street
The resolution allows the structure to
be thirteen and one half feet above the
center of the street instead of fifteen
feet, as reported by the committee on
streets last year. Alderman Hull ask
ed if this would interfere with the troll
ley wires The member was assured
that it would not, and the resolution re-
ceived the unanimous support of the
board.
A claim of $125 was received from the
S. Goodman company jewellers, on
Chapel street, through their attorney,
David Strouse, for damage done his
goods on the evening of December, 1895.
The claimants declare that upon the
night named in the communication a
sign was blown against large window
of the store occupied by them andthat
in consequence thereof the window was
broken and their property was dam
aged to the extent claimed, and that the
city of New Haven being the negligent
party in allowing the, signs to be so
situated should allow the claim pre-
sented. The communication was refer
red to the committee on claims.
Alderman ChillineWorth offered the
following order:
That the proner authorities of the city
or New Haven be and are hereby au-
tborized and directed to scause To he
printed. issued and sold from time to
time bonds ia meet the needs OF the CITY
paying in accordance with the special
act of the legislature approved Jl1lv /
1895
On motion Of Alderman Macdonald
tbe order was laid on the table In
su,nort of his motion Mr.. Macdonald
said that the citv was nassjne, thro,,rh
a critical period. ARRANGEMENTS had
been made bv which the difficulties
couId he met with honor. and the credit
OF the city could be sustained. He
thought it unwise to further embarrass
+he situation Inv tbe iss,1ino at tbis
time Of bonds for the purpose Of paw
ing streets. This was a matter that
coI,ld we'll afford to wait The needs of
the hour were being adjusted with great
care and there should not he a single
straw thrown in its way.
That Alderman Macdonald had voic.
al the sentiment Of the hoard was main
bv the ,1naninoo,1s vote IN table tha res-
olItion
Mr. C,billinpwortb offarad a reeo1,,+ior
moviding that the Joint COMMITTEES on
ordinances be authorized and Directed
to renort nroner ordinances m enfo,ce
and regulate the act authorizing tha
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