The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-05
NEW BOARD OF CITY SOLONS
THE ALDERMEN OF 1897 HOLD
 THEIR FIRST SESSION.

Republican Candidates for the Presi- dency and Other Offices Meet With No Opposition-Cushin sManual Discarded Under Leadership of Alderman Dewell.
 The board of aldermen for the year 1897 held it's first meeting last evening, Mayor Farnsworth presiding. The fol- lowing recently elected members of the board answered to the roll call and were obligated: Darlington of the First ward, Clark of the Second, Lam bert of the Fourth, Pierce of the Fifth, Dewell of the Eighth, Unger of the Ninth, Pickett of the Tenth, Petrie of the Eleventh and Compton of the Twelfth.
 Mayor Farnsworth then said: Gen tlemen, when I stood here the other day told the people that there was no doubt about the honesty and the etfi- ciency of the court of common council. I am sure that you as aldermen will do nothing in your official capacity to pre- vent the carrying out of my promise"
 Mayor Farnsworth, having said this much by way of introductory remarks, called for the nomination of member of the board for president.
 Alderman Pickett of the Tenth ward was the first to gain recognition. He said: "The republican caucus has nam- ed a gentlemen eminently fitted for the position, and I take great pleasure in placing his name before this board for its vote. Gentlemen, I have the pleas ure of naming Alderman Lambert of the Fourth ward'
 The nomination was seconded by AL derman Dewell who said that Alder man Lambert had served in the board for two terms, and that he was cer- tainly well qualified to preside over the deliberations of the body.
 Alderman Rourke of the Seventh ward said: q will say for the demo- cratic members of this board that they have held no caucus and have no can- didate to present"
 Alderman Guernsey of the Second ward moved that the clerk be instruct ed to cast the ballot. This was object ed to by Alderman Dewell of the Eighth ward, who said that there might be some members present who did not care to vote for the candidate. He amended the motion made by Alderman Guern- sey by making the election by ballot. The board sustained the amendment, and the ballot was taken.
 The whole number of votes cast was 2O of which Lambert received 19 and there was one blank
 { The election of assistant city clerk was next taken up. Alderman Lam bert placed in nomination Edward A. Street, who had no opposition and re- ceived 20 votes.
 Alderman Clark nominated William H. Ely for corporation counsel. He re- ceived 21 votes, Alderman Ryan of the Seventh ward having taken his seat in the board during the progress of the meeting.
 Hawley W. Lincoln, who has acted as page for the past two years, was again nominated by Alderman Lam hert. He received the unanimous vote of the board and was declared duly elected.
 Aldermen Darlington and Clark were named to represent the board on the committee of finance.
 By an oversight the aldermen pro- ceeded to other business without elect ing a superintendent of street lighting, hut Alderman Lambert called the at tention of the mayor to the omission, and asked that the board proceed inn n,ediatelv with the election. He noml- mated Henry Hopkins, who received the unanimous vote of the board.
 1,he mayor. president of the board Of .1dermen and the city auditor were ap- faa n borrow mon ey to carry on the business ol tne oI,S : This is the customary actlo1l oL .iie hoard and is intended to proVloe loi the current expenses pending the CUT lection of taxes. , ,yere
 The rules governing the boafl were omended by striking out Cusnlhg , danuar, and inserting Roberts HuieS
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 n,he assistant city clerk was author- .aoa to compile the city year DOCK TOT +be wear 1896, and to publish the saiiie
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 ,oavor was authorized to appoint committee of fifty citizens to appear De- fore the legislative committee on cltles and boroughs in behalf of a new char ter for the city of New Haven. The al- derman in support of his resolution said the matter of charter revision was not a partisan one; it was in no sense a political one. A good charter was needed. the best that could be obtain ed. and the citizens of the city, ire spective of party, should be represent ed
 The city clerk and the assistant city clerk were instructed to advertise for bids for printing the journal of the court of common council, and to have the same published, the bidding to be confined to local publishers.
 A communication was received from Anthony Carroll calling attention to the movement now being made to se- cure a new charter. The petitioner held that the methods of those who were seeking to have the charter changed were illegal He called upon the board to exercise it's power to prevent such a change The communication was referred to the committee on ordi-