The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-16
STREETS TO BE SPRINKLED
BOARD OF ALDERMEN CONCUR IN
THE COUNCiLMEN'S VOTE.
The Attempt to Amend Was Lost and the
Original Amendment Was Unanimously
Passed--Non- concurrent Action on Coun-
Gilman Burton's Resolution.


city are to be speedily relieved from
the clouds of dust which have been
making lift almost intolerable for sew
eral weeks upon the principal thor
oughfares. The action of the board of
aldermen in passing upon the street.
sprinkling amendment to the city ordi-
nances will be glad tidings to those
who have suffered long and eaten more
than one peck of the dirt that has been
whipped into their mouths by the capri
cious April breezes.
The special meeting of the aldermen
last evening, which had for it's chief
object the passage of this amendment,
Guernsey, Murray, Lambert, Whitta-
| ker, Rourke, G. w. Bromley, Rattles-
dorfer, Smith, Chillingworth, Hull,
Stuart, Hamilton, Kinney, Coolahan
and Tooe. The mayor presided.
Alderman Nicoll said in support Of
| the adoption of the resolution to con-
cur in the action of the board of coun-
| cilmen that the season was advancing
and the people were suffering from the
effects of the flying dust more and more
every day with the advance of the hot
| season, and the already well nigh un-
| bearable situation would become en-
tirely So He hoped that there would
be no opposition to acting upon the res
olution, and moved it's adoption.
Alderman Guernsey moved to amend
the proposed amendment by striking
out the words "one year" in section l
and inserting therefor the words mot
exceeding three years" He said that
it was an experiment to give this work
into the hands of the board of public
works as contemplated by the amend
ment. He thought that the limit of the
contract to one year would some from
| bidding who would otherwise do so
Alderman Hamilton opposed the
amendment, saying that the summer
4 was advancing and if the board did not
concur in the action of the board of
councilmen it would take two weeks
before anything could be done to re-
lieve the people from the dust.
Alderman Chillingworta wished that
Alderman Guernsey's amendment be
lost, as there were many reasons Why
the time should remain one year, as
| now provided. One of the Tenth ward
alderman's reasons was the prospective
| electric car sprinkler.
A vote on the question of concurrence
| was called for.
Alderman Guernsey explained that he
did not wish to delay matters and he
Withdrew his amendment
The concurrent resolution was unan-
imously adopted. The following is the
text of the report of the committee on
ordinances and also the amendment as
proposed;
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Court of Common
Council of the City Of New Haven:
Your committee on ordinance, to
whom was referred the resolution pass
ed by the general assembly of the state
of Connecticut and approved July !,
1896 providing for the sprinkling and
| watering OF streets of the city of New
Haven, and the communication con-
cerning the same, bg lave to report that
they have had the matter under con-
sideration and recommend the passage
| of the following ordinance:
Be it ordained by the Court of Com
| mon Council of the city of New Haven:
Section THAT the street sprinkling
of the city of New Haven be placed in
the hands of the board of public works
| who shall make a contract or contracts
for a period not exceeding one year,
and shall advertise for sealed BIDS and
the contract or contracts shall be
| awarded to the lowest responsible bid
der or bidders.
Section 1.-THE board of public works
shall on or before the fifteenth day of
December in each year, determine the
actual cost of sprinkling and watering
the paved streets of said city by the
city during the preceding season and
determine the amount to be assessed
against each property owner in accord
ance with the terms and specification of
said act approved July 1, 1895, and re-
port thes anne, with the amount ASSESS
ed against each piece of property bor
dering on streets sprinkled or watered
by It. and the name of the owner of
said property, together with the amount
assessed against each street railway
company, in accordance with the terms
and provisions of said act, to the court
of common council, who shall accept or
amend such report, and having fixed the
amount 10 De Ddlu ny edCu oWhrl VI
the property and each street railway
company, and the time when the same
shall become due and payable, shall
give said account and assessment to the
tax collector of said city.
Section III-Said tax collector shall
thereupon proceed to collect the sums
assessed and in due accordance with the
provisions of said act, and shall see that
all proper liens to enforce said assess
mentsas provided in said act are duly
signed and lodged with the town clerk.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
EDWARD A. STREET, Clerk.
The board concurred in the action of
the board of councilmen instructing the
board of public works in relation to the
removal OF signs as contemplated in
the proposed amendment to section 2S7
of the ordinance.
Non-concurrent action was taken on
the resolution instructing the board to
delay the work until action is taken
on the proposed amendment