The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-30
THE REVISED ORDINANCES
ADOPTED BYTHE BOARD OF ALDER
 MEN AT LAST MIG GH1,S SESSION.


 port-Public Carriages to be Compelled
 to Carry Lighted Lamps-Lamp Commit
 tee eArraigned-New Ordinances Adopted.
 Thirteen aldermen, including the pre- siding officer, pr. Lambert, were pres ent at the special meeting of the board of aldermen, held last night to act on the report of the committee which re- vised the ordinances, in accordance with a call issued by the mayor. Pre- vious to the revised ordinances being taken up recommendation from the board of finance for the transfer of $739 from various accounts in the depart ment of public works to be used to pay for the grading of various streets was taken under consideration. While this matter was under discussion Alderman Toole said that Blatchley avenue had not been hardened yet and that he didn't see how the people living on the avenue could be compelled to pay for cobble gutters, which were ordered, to prepare for the hardening. Alderman Brennan said that great holes had been dug in Arch street and that the street had been in a terrible condition for some time. He desired to so amend the recommendation from the board of finance that a portion of the money to be transferred for grading might be spent on Arch street. City Clerk Lyon said in reply to MT. Brennan: "Arch street will be attended to. That has all been provided for. You will find it out, MT. Brennan" The recommendation was then laid on the table and the board proceeded to a consideration of the revised ordinances.
 The ordinances as revised by the committee were read by the clerk, and on motion of Alderman Pickett all from the beginning to section "A were adopt ed, as recommended by the committee.
 In order to expedite matters all the sections which had been revised only so that they would conform to the new charter were adopted, as recommended by the committee. Assistant City At torney Webb when called upon to ex- plain section 54 and section 55 stated that these sections as amended were intended to prevent encroaching on the street when new buildings were erected on streets where no building line had been established. MT. Webb explained that sections 61 to 6S and other sections of the old ordinances, of which the committee recommended the repeating, were covered by the statutes, which are even broader than the ordinances.
 Section 85 of the old ordinances, which provides for the making of loans, was repealed, as this matter is provided for in the charter. An amendment was, however, passed which provided that bonds shall be signed by the mayor and controller. After the report of the committee concerning sections 85 to 196 had been adopted, Alderman Brennan called from the table the recommenda- tion of the board of finance for the transfer of money in the department of public works. MT. Brennan withdrew his amendment and the original recom- mendation was offered for passage.
 Alderman Dewell called attention to the fact that section 46, last part, pro- vided that such recommendations in or der to be adopted must receive a five- sixth vote of both branches of the court of common council. MT. Dewe1l raised the question as to whether or not this required a five-sixth vote of the mem- bers present or all the members, Wheth- CT absent or present. It was finally decided that the charter required only fve-sixth vote of the members present and the recommendation was unani- mously adopted, the board thereby con- curing with the councilmen. Alder man Brennan desired the clerk to make note of the action in passing with a five-sixth vote of those present, say- ing that the action might be used as precedent hereafter.
 The next section on which there was discussion was section 200. MT. Wolf of the revising committee explained that in this section the committee had stat ed explicitly to whom license fees should be paid, and that it was there provided that no licenses should be good until after they were signed by the collector after he had received the fee. The sec- tion was then adopted.
 Section 215 was the next one discussed and in its place an ordinance was adopt | ed providing that no person may convey through the streets of New Haven offal, bones. fat or putrid grease without the consent of the board of health under g. penalty of $5O The ordinance also pro- vides that all such stuff must be car ried in covered barrels between April 1 and December 1, and that during the summer such barrels shall be washed at least once daily and that the stuff when carried through the city must be taken | by the shortest route. The revised or chances were then adopted to section 265.
 | Mr. Webb explained that the commit tee had so amended section 265 so that the salary of the lamp inspector would not be made to include the expenses of the inspector.
 Alderman Chillingworth moved that the portion of the ordinance which re- quired that the lamp inspector perform the duties of clerk of the lamp commit | tee be stricken out. MT. Chillingworth | thought that the assistant city clerk could perform such duty, and said that the records would be better kept. He said that there had been considerable difficulty in citizens getting a hearing before the lamp committee and he | thought that if the assistant city clerk kept the records of the lamp committee | the public could get at desired informa- tion more easily.
 Alderman Dewell suggested that per- haps Dr. Lambert, chairman of the lamp committee, might desire to explain | inc matter Dr Lambert in response