The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
Court of Common Council of the City of
 New Haven:
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Dec. If, lS9O. ! Whereas, It Is the opinion of many of our citizens that better facilities could be given l the voter of the city and town of New HG' ven by dividing many or the present wards l Whereas, The court of common council of l the city of New Haven Is vested with pow CT under the rights of the charter granted to said city to provide measures of relief,
 Resolved, That a special commission of five citizens be appointed by his honor the mayor, said commission to hold one or more public hearings, and submit to the coNrt of common council of the year 1897 such recommendations in regard to the same as they may believe necessary, and be
 Resolved, That should any change be made from existing conditions, the mem bers of the court of common council shall respectfully invite the cooperation of the representatives of the town Of New Haven, ] toward accepting the same on behalf of the electors of said town residing within said district
 Respectfully submitted, COUNCILMAN HENRY E. NORRIS.
 As anticipated, the councilmen refused to concur with the action of the alder men in the matter of referring the con- 1 tagiors disease hospital question to a special committee to confer with the di- rectors of the general hospital in rela- | ton to the location, upon the hospital | grounds, of a building for the care of the cty's patients. Nothing short of killing ali votes and resolutions upon the matter of a contagious disease hos l pital seemed to satisfy the opposition. They were met on every hand by Councimen Beers and White, but from the first it was clear that the support CTS Of the board of health were out numbered. The fight began on the matter of locating the hospital on Clin- i ton avenue, the site selected by the 1 board of health some months ago. It ended last evening, after on hours talk, in the passage of the following resolu- ton:
 | Resolved, That all matters pertain ing to the proposed hospital for conta gious diseases be indefinitely postponed and all previous actions be repealed Councilman Beers tried again to have the board refer the matter of a hospital l to a special committee, but this was voted down by the opposition, which was not willing to jeopardize it's case | in any such manner. It did not pro- pose to surrender after the victory was won. The contagious disease hospital was buried beneath the attempt to To- l cdle IL O1l 1lIiltOll dNeliue, oliu IL Wdo not proposed that there should be any resurrection.
 | The vanquished were informed by l Councilman Pickett that he would of fer in the next court of common council at the earliest opportunity after the consolidation act was passed by the | legislature, a resolution ordering the board of health to build in the town of | New Haven, the city then being identi- i cal, a contag agious disease hospital. 1 Unanimous consent was refused to the proposition to act upon the petition l of a large number of citizens asking l that the court of common council of 1 this city request Congressman Sperry and Senator's Platt and Hawley to urge upon congress the recognition of the ! Cuban patriots as belligerents. Councilmen Beers, Pickett and Isbell counseled the board to go slow, and leave the matter to the president, sec retary of state and to congress. Their 1 colleagues would not have any such conserva tism. They were in favor of l Cuba being recognized.
 The board resolved itself into a com- mittee of the whole, and the resolution
 was passed by large majority. The | committee reported to the board, and on a rising vote the recommendation
 was approved, Messrs, Pickett, Beers, IsbelI, Darlington, Fullerton and Fuller voting nay.
 i After the meeting the board appointed
 a committee to confer with the alder manic committee on the proposed ban
 quet.