The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
IF0R A LARGER BOND ISSUE
COUNCILMEN AlIEND THE REPORT
 OF THE BOARD OF FINANCE.

Kimberly Avenue Accidents Turns the Scale-New Bridge Needed-Contagious Disease Hospital KilIed-Councilmanic
 Board Resolves Itself Into q Committee of the Whole Twice During One Session. The report of the board of finance
 recommending the issue of bridge
 bonds was amended last evening in the board of councilmen, by fixing a limit to the amount for which the bonds are to be issued. It was contended by those who opposed the concurrence with the board of aldermen at the
 meeting one week ago, instructing the
 corporation counsel to ask the next
 general assembly to enact a law em- towering the city of New Haven to
 issue bridge bonds, that no limit had been named in the resolution. Coun- cilman Pickett said: eff we concur in
 the action of the aldermen the corpor-
 ation counsel could ask for $5OO0,OOO and there would be none to hinder. We should fix some limit Councilman Darlington Of the board of finance explained that the resolu- ! tion when acted upon by the finance committee was accompanied by a com panion paper, which placed the desired limit.
 MT. Darlington urged the adoption of the resolution, saying that six
 bridges were needed, viz, the Chapel street railroad bridge, Chapel street 1 bridge over Mill river, Tomlinson's s 1 bridge westerly span; Derby avenue 1 bridge, Orange street bridge; at the base of East Rock, and the Willow street bridge
 Councilman Pickett here put in an Interrogation: What has become of the proposition to build the Kimberly avenue bridge? I didn't hear it men,
 tioned in the list enumerated by MT. | Darlington"
 "No,' said the members of the board of finance present.
 Well, I think that we should in- l crease that sum. An act already pass ed by the general assembly specifics that whenever the United States orders a drawbridge for Kimberly avenue over West river the town of Orange and the city of New Haven shall bear the expense in equal shares. If the national government orders the bridge next year we could not build it. The
 cost of the bridge would be about ESQ., 000, our share will be $40, GOO. This ! chp hn +n ihcnds. Everybody knows the bridge ! is unsafe" At this juncture Alderman | Chillingworth whispered something in MT. Pickett's ear. Whats that?"
 said the Tenth ward councilman eag- | erly. | The little diversion over, MT. Pickett ! again addressed the board, saying: i Gentlemen, I have just received infor-
 nation that a truck belonging to the Smedley company has smashed
 through the bridge. This, gentlemen, is all the answer needed to any objec-
 ton to building a bridge"
 | Councilman Norris of the Sixth ward
 moved to amend the resolutions, strik-
 ing out the figures s250,O0 and insert 1 S290000
 Councilman Beers suggested that the
 amendment be made a new resolution
 and that each be acted upon sepa-
 rately. The suggestion was made to
 save time.
 ] Councilman Norris thought that the amendment was the better way to
 save time. The councilmen then pass
 ed the amendment.
 | The councilmen refused to concur in
 the action of the board of aldermen l last week, postponing action upon the
 recommendation of the committee on
 ordinances in relation to the proposed amendment to the hack" ordinance. | COunciImen Beers, Pickett and White
 championed the cause of the committee.
 The objection raised, that this was class | legislation was in the opinion of those | favoring the adoption of the recommen- | dations of the committee, a myth. 1 Councilman Norris took up the case of
 the Door" hackmen, and discussed the
 question at length. The committee
 was sustained by a vote of 19 to II.
 This is 8 disagreeing action, and the
 matter will come up again before the aldermen tomorrow evening. IHe OIuluduCt IS ttS lUltOWSs
 Be it ordained by the Court of Common l Council of the city of New Haven: l That section 2S9 of the charter and ordi-
 nances be amended by adding the words l "style, form and manner as" before the
 word directed" in the fifth line thereof
 and striking out the word manner in said | line
 | 2d. Such carriages may be numbered upon such portion of the pole or shaft as may he
 designated by the superintendent of police,
 instead of upon the body of the carriage, | but in every other respect the ordinances
 making provision as to numbering shall ap- 1 ply.
 person licensed to drive a vehicle of the same nature, such person when so driving | to use the number of the carriage which
 he is especially licensed to drive, | 4th. The person driving the same may
 wear his number on his vest instead of in
 the manner required In the case of other carriages.
 5th The tariff rates need not be posted | on the inside of such carriage. The nomination of Joseph Keegan
 who has charge of St. Aloysius hall on
 Meadow street. was made after a con-
 test. Councilman Norris said that ii
 was absolutely necessary that this ap-
 pointment be made. Councilman
 Simpson objected. Unanimous consent could not be obtained, and Councilman
 Norris moved to go into the committee
 of the whole. Councilman Beers was | called to the chair. Councilman Simp- 1 son acted as secretary. The report of l the committee was in favor of the nom- | ination, which was made upon it's rec onuandatiOn