The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-03


could be disposed of.
Alderman Nicoll was called to the
chair and City Clerk Lyon was APP
pointed secretary of the committee.
The resolution was taken up on Alder
man Guernsey's motion.
Alderman Macdonald opposed the
passage of the resolution on the ground
that removing the tracks would mar
row the street, as the only part of it
hardened would be on the south side of
the track This would be the most
used as the north side was too sandy
to admit of the passage of teams.
Another reason the alderman gave for
opposing the resolution was that the
city charter provided for the preven-
tion of any schemes being railroaded
through without proper consideration
by committees. He did not think that
the public He did not believe in pass
ing upon any matter in the committee
of the whole.
Alderman Bromley opposed the pas
sage of the resolution. Messrs. Belden
and Guernsey spoke in favor of it.
A representative of the railroad COM
pany who was in the chamber, ex
planned to Alderman Macdonald that
the adoption of the resolution would
not make the street narrower, but
would give two feet more width. This
explanation seemed to- satisfy the al
derman from the Tenth ward, and he
expressed himself as being entirely sat
isfied with the provision of the resolu-
tion.
Alderman Hamilton, chairman of the
street committee, asked that the mat
ter be recommitted The resolution, be-
ing put upon it's passage, was adopted
and the committee arose. The report
of the committee of the whole was
adopted
Alderman Belden called up the mat
ter of extending the time of making as
assessments for the street sprinkiing
THE board was thrown into state of
confusion by the motion, which was
to extend the time from December /,
1895, to March 1, 1897 There was a
Where am att and What are we
doing" air perv&ding the chamber for
several minutes.
Alderman Chillingworth was recog-
emanated from the board of public
works. IF it did, / am opposed to it,
he said. The board regained it's equi-
librium. Mr.. Belden assured the gen
tleman from the Tenth that the propo-
sition came neither from the assessors
nor from the board Of public works.
The whole matter was then referred to
the latter board.
Mayor Hendrick announced that he
had appointed for the aldermanic rep
resentation on the committee to be ap-
pointed by the court of common coun-
Gil to consider the revision of the city
charter, Alderman Isaac Bromley Of
First and Alderman Brennan of the
Third ward.
The committee on streets reported
that the petitions for hardening streets
had been referred to the board of
finance with the recommendation that
an appropriation be made to defray the
expenses Of the same. The report was
amended by referred the hardening of
Lamberton and Vernon streets to the
board Of public works.
The board accepted the recommended
of Willow street; also the recommends
ton that the New Haven Street Rail
way company be ordered to cover the
unused tracks in George street, from
State to College streets.
When the board met, and during the
discussion of the railway matter and
contagious disease hospital, there was
quorum and to spare, but by the time
the reading of the ordinance commit
tees report was half finished, there
were just enough members in the
chamber to transact business.
Alderman Belden had just disappear
ed into the ante-room and was about tc
don his overcoat preparatory to going
home, when his honor. realizing the sit
uation, said alderman Belden do not
elave us without a quorum
The balance of the report of the COM
mittee was tabled to await larger
attendance of the board.
The action of the board of councilmer
ordering the payment of the bills sent
in by the board Of public works and
| by the fire commissioners was concur
| red in
The former bill was for $212, and
| was incurred by the special committee
! appointed by the board to investigate
asphalt paving in other cities. The
| fire commissioners bill was for the
| purpose of defraying the expenses OF
Commissioner Macdonald and Chief
Kennedy at the fire engineers conven-
| ton at Salt Lake City, and was fol
| $3.50.