The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13
FUNDS FOR ENGINE HOUSE
ALDERMAN C0MPTON's EFFORTS
 REWARDED.

Fire Protection at Once-Rourke Thinks
 Borrowing from Specific Fund an Un-
 safe Policy-M -Merchants' Carnival-The
 Cyclists Want
 The long-talked of fire engine house, which was ordered in 1894 for the Twelfth ward, is now certainty. The legislature has empowered the court of common council to borrow $12,0Oo from the street paving fund, and in ac- cordance with that authority both branches of the municipal government last evening voted to authorize the fire commissioners to construct and equip the house and to draw upon the city treasurer for the amount named.
 Alderman Rourke of the Seventh ward raised an objection at the meeting of the board last evening when Alder man Compton offered the resolution authorizing the construction and the equipment of the building.
 AS COISGul was uCSdCd to act upon the measure, the aldermen sitting as board, MT. Chillingworth of the Tenth ward moved to go into a committee of the whole.
 The motion prevailed and Mayor Farnsworth called Alderman Dewell to preside.
 Alderman Compton called for the resolution and renewed his motion to adopt it.
 Alderman Rourke said that he had no objection to the Twelfth ward hay- ing an engine house, but he did object to it's being built in the manner pro- vided in the resolution. If an engine house was needed, and he did not deny thatit was, the funds for it's construction should come by way of appropriation. It should not be made the political barter of two wards. This measure was the result of a deal between the Tenth and the Twelfth wards. If we borrow $12,000 from the street paving fund this year there is no reason why we should not borrow $S0,000 next year from the sewer fund, and so on until the city of New Haven will find itself in debt to the tune of five or six hum dred thousand dollars. We have now bonded indebtedness of $SO0,Oo0," said the alderman in conclusion.
 Alderman Compton said that he only wished to say that so far as the deal between the Tenth and the Twelfth wards, that this was the first he had heard of it. When he began to interest himself in the matter he found that the junior alderman from the Tenth was intensely interested in the project.
 Alderman Rourke-"That proves what I said"
 The vote was then taken and the result showed that there was not a dis senting voice.
 Alderman Rourke called up section 30 of the book of ordinances which pro- vides that a fve-sixth vote is necessary to pass upon an appropriation.
 Messrs. Dewell and Pickett called the attention of the gentleman to the fact that this is not an appropriation, and therefore could not come under the sec- tion named.
 Alderman Chillingworth offered a resolution instructing the board of public works to make a new layout of Chapel street, from East street to East Pearl street, and the board of compen- sation to assess benefits and damages on the same The new layout is in con- sequence of the new bridge over the railroad and Mill river, and it is the opinion of the members of the court of common council that controver sies similar to those arising out of building the Water street bridge would be averted.
 The board concurred with the coun- cilmen amending the order for a stem ographer for the committee on claims, making it the duty of the corporation counsel to appoint.
 A resolution was adopted authorizing the mayor to appoint committee of the court of common council to co-op- crate with the chamber of commerce in the entertainment of the delgates for the Central and South American repub- lies, who will visit this city on June 19.
 W. A. Warner & Bro. of 13 Grand avenue petitioned for permission to erect a clock in front of their store. The part on which the timepiece will be placed to be set in the same position as the hitching post. Referred to com mittee on ordinances.
 G. M. Griswold presented claim for s, 900 for damages caused by the grad ing of Union street.
 Alderman Guernsey introduced the following resolution, which was unani- mously passed:
 Whereas, A merchants carnival is to be held early in May of this year to which residents of surrounding towns are to be invited, and
 Whereas, Said carnival will bring to our city many strangers and sight seers, and will advance the interests and welfare of the city,
 Be it resolved, That the city of New Haven hereby extends a hearty well come to such visitors, and his honor the mayor is hereby authorized to ap- point committee of the court of com mon council, consisting of three coun- ciimen and two aldermen to cooperate with the committee of merchants in furthering said carnival. Councilmen. President Morris F. Tyler of the local cycle union sent to the court of common council a bicycle ordinance which the union is anxious to have become a part