The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-11
STREETS ORDERED PAVED
TIE BOSTON COMPANY " ON IN EASY
VICTORY LAST EVENING.

VICTORY LAST EPENlNG.
The Board of Public Works Sustained by
Large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pickett
and Norris Lead the Forces-Report of
the Street Committee ON the Investiga-
tion--Menbers Got Tribe Personal
During the Discussion-Other Business
of the Session.
Alderman Rourke's resolution instruct
ing the board of public works to pro-
ceed with the paving of Orange, Trum-
bull and West Chapel streets with Sici-
lian Rock asphalt was concurred in
by the board of councilmen last even
ing on an aye and nay vote, the ayes
being Messrs. Fuller, Leary, Faulha-
ber, Corcoran, Keegan, Cannon, Mar
tin, Belz, Norris, Gompertz, Ryan,
Kinsella, White, Beers, Hubbard,
Brown. Marlowe, Wirkus: nays, Car
rington, Leifield, Simpson, Sperry,
Klinkerfuss, Unger, French and Pick
ett.
The session lasted until 1920 this
morning, and marked one of the most
severe struggles the council has exper-
fenced since the night of the organi-
zatiqn, when President Dewell defeated
Councilman Hubbard for presiding CT
ticer.
The fight was precipitated when
Councilman Hubbard called the atten-
tion of President Dewell to the irregu-
larity of the alleged report of the COM
mittee on streets concerning the inves-
tigation of the board of public works.
ordered by the court Of common coun-
ell This report had not been adopted
at meeting of the committee.
Councilman Norris, who Is a member
of the committee on streets, corroborat-
ed the statements of Councilman Hub
bard He also asked that the chair SO
rule in accordance with rule of the
Joint rules. Councilman Norris told OF
asking for another hearing.
Councilman Clarke thought different
ly. He considered the meeting the
members had on the train from Phila-
delphia to New York. when on the way
home after the tour Of inspection for
vitritied brick, an official one.
Councilman French explained how he
came to sign the report. He was now
willing to repent. Indeed. he had al
ready done SO.
Councilman Pickett asked for infor-
nation to know where Mr.. French
was He had not heard that Mr.
French did not consider the meeting On
the train as formal meeting.
There was lively tilt between
Messrs. Clark and French.
The chair asked the clerk TO Pro-
duce the records Of the meetings. There
was nothing in any of these 10 snow
that such a meeting had been leld.
Councilman Norris insisted that the
chair should rule on the question IN
accordance with rule 8.
President Dewell called for the rec.
ords of the committee.
Councilman Clark moved to postpone
action In the matter.
President DeweIl called for the rec
ords Of the proceedings of the commit
tee. 1t was shown that nowhere was
there anything to show that there had
ell then declared that there was no re-
port to be acted upon.
Councilman Norris then asked that
the minority report be read.
Councilman Pickett objected to this.
but the chair ruled in Norris favor.
When the minority report had been
read Councilman Beers moved to go in
to committee of the whole to consider
the matter.
Councilman Leary was made chair
man and Councilman Liefeld secretary
Councilman Beers then moved that the
resolution accompanying the minority
report be adopted.
The committee of the whole approved
the action of the board of public works
and adopted the minority report.
On motion of Councilman Beers the
committee rose.
Chairman Leary presented the :'eport
of the committee to the board, which
was adopted by yea and nay vote
The same action was taken ON Alder
man Rourke's resolution.
A summary of the report of the street
committee, which was rejected, is as
Sollows:
1t says: In accordance with the
opinion of the corporation counsel and
the facts therein stated, your commit
tee finds:
First-No contract has been made foi
paving Orange, West Chapel and Trum-
bull streets with sheet asphalt, the
signed agreement between the board OF
public works and the Boston Asphalt
company having no validity, because
the board of public works has no au-
thority to make contracts for such
work.
| Second-That the sole authority tc
make contracts for paving New Haver
streets, as provided in the special act
of 1895, is vested in the court of com
mon council, and such award must be
by concurrent vote of that body, ap.
proved by the mayor, and, in the event
| of the veto of the mayor, by voting tC
make the award, the mayors veto not
withstanding.
Third-That all the bids for paving
| Orange, Trumbull and West Chape
streets should be rejected for three i'm.
portant reasons, viz:
a. Because the prices submitted in.
clude the cost of maintenance, thu.
precluding the city from collecting from
abutting property owners or the street
railway companies any portion of tht
| cost of construction.
b. Because all the prices named fol
standard qualities of asphalt are mucf
higher than have been paid in many
leading cities within period of one