The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-02
Joint Committee O,


The remarks of Chairman Lambert
in support of his report called out AL
derman Smith, who could not see Just
| how so much money was going to be
saved to the city by the adoption of the
contract favored by the committee. He
thought that in view of the great i'm
| provement now being made in the
Wellsbach gas burners, it was mis-
take to award the contract for so long
time.
Alderman Rourke called the attention
of the member from the Eleventh to
the section of the agreement which
provides for the city's being the gamer
If there be a cheapening in the product
of electrical light.
The report was adopted.
In accordance with the act of the
general assembly passed in 1S93
| amending the charter of the city,, the
following order was passed:
Ordered, That the board Of health
be and it hereby is authorized and in
structed to purchase land in the town
of New Haven, and cause to be erected
theron a suitable building to be used
as a hospital for contagious diseases, at
a total expense not to exceed fifty thou
sand ($50,000) dollars.
This was accompanied with the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved by the court of common
council of the city-of New Haven, That
the act of which the foregoing is copy
is hereby accepted.
Resolved, That fifty (50) bonds of the
city of New Haven, to be denominated
Hospital Bonds of the City of New
Haven" be issued under the corporate
name and seal Of the city of New Ha-
ven, and be prepared, authenticated,
signed and sealed by the mayor, treas
urer and auditor of the city, under the
direction of the mayor and board Of al
dermen; said bonds to be each for the
sum of one thousand dollars, payable
twenty years from their date, and to
have semi-annual interest coupons at
tached, payable respectively May 1 and
November 1 of each year to the matur-
ity of the bonds.
All to be done under the authority
and according to the provisions and re-
quirements of the aforesaid act
The following proposed ordinances
We're adopted:
That regulating the use of gaseous
and other inf1ammable substances un-
der pressure greater than five pounds
to the square inch. This ordinance
places the whole matter in the hands
of the fire marshal, under the direction
of the board of fire commissioners.
The proposed ordinance in reference
to street lamps provides that no person
shall wilfully, maliciously or carelessly
throw down, break, deface or otherwise
injure or remove any lamp in any
street or public place in said city, or the
posts, irons, glass street signs, whether
the same be in the lamp or attached
to the post or pole or other furniture
belonging to or connected with the
same, or shall in like manner and with
out proper authority light any such
lamp, or shall in like manner and with
out proper authority extinguish any
such lamp. This section shall apply
to all lamps, whether the same are
commonly used or not. Lamps and
lamp posts may be moved only after a
permit, signed by the lamp inspector
has been obtained.
No person shall place, or cause to be
placed any wood, stone, brick or other
substance whatever, within six feet
|
attached to such post any rope, cable
advertisement or written or printed
matter.
1t shall be the duty of every person
injuring any public lamp post, or lamp
10 report within twentyfour hours
thereafter the location and character OF
such injury to the lamp inspector, who
is hereby authorized to accept such
payment as will reimburse the city fol
the damage sustained.
Any person wilfully maliciousiy OF
carelessly violating any of the above
provisions and failing to notify the
lamp inspector and pay the damage
suffered by the city, shall forfeit and
pay penalty of not less than five dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
for every such offense.
The ordinance requiring the Fair Ha'
ven and Westville Street Railway com
pany to adopt the single stroke gons
was adopted.
The report of the board Of compensa.
ton on the assessment of benefits anc
damages for the closing of Whittemore
avenue was adopted. The board reports
that these be made equal.
: The following lamps were petitione6
for: Henry Fresenius, electric light al
corner of Howard avenue and Second
street; William S. Field, for Wellsbact
burner for gas lamps for Trumbul
street from Prospect to State street
J. D. Dewell for same on Orange street
from Wall to orange street bridge; E
F. Carney, gas lamp on Linden street
e. l.. Jones, for same on William street
M. J. Seanlon for same on Lloyd street
The following petitions for appoint
. ment to special constables were read
Peter B. Klug. Charles H. Kessell
Charles Bellamy, S. R. Barnes, G. A. S
Pagter, Charles E. Hyde.
, The four health inspectors, j. D. Ed
ridge, John c. Jackson, Lewis Mix ant
E. S. Peterson, were asked to be ap
proved by the board of health. 1t is the
intention of the board of health tha
the health inspectors only exercise tht
power to arrest in instances where tn,
? health laws are violated.
, The report of the committee on banG
, concerts, asking for an additional ap'
preparation of $50 for the removal o
. ! the band stand, was not accepted
Messrs. Guernsey, Belden and Smitl
, voted no.
Unanimous consent was given tht
resolution authorizing the city auditor
to expend $3.50 for an appropriate cele