The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-09
NO TRANSFERS YET MADE
OF MONEY FOR STREET sPRINKLrNG
 OR CLEANING OF STREETS.

poses Grows More Pressing Daily-The Yesterday by the Board of Finance Water Company Wants Less Water Used. held yesterday afternoon at the boards room In city hall, with Mayor Farms worth presiding and full board pres ent.
 The petitions asking for the sprink- ling of several unpaved streets which were referred by the court of common council were tabled as there Is no ap- propriation to pay for the work and no possible means of getting money for the purpose now appears.
 Mayor Farnsworth read letter &C., companying Q deed, which he had re- ceived from Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, announcing the gift to the city by Judge Baldwin of a lot on State street at the corner of Grotto street. The let ter stated that the gift had been made in order that the lot might be used to round out the eastern border of East Rock Park in better shape. In the deed it is stated that the lot is trans lGIISu u lllt Clty III SolioiNSto'NoA VI Judge Baldwin's desire to enlarge East Rock Park for the benefit of the pub lie.
 A letter was read from the New Ha- ven Water company, calling attention to a letter sent by the company to Mayor Hendrick on July 10, 1896. In that letter the water company states that in making arrangements for the {,,l1J nf, fho ottU has 1nnAr- ently assumed as unquestioned the right, by virtue of it's contract with the water company to authorize the contractors to use such amount Of wa ter as they may find necessary for sprinkling the streets. The letter fur ther states that the company has no disposition to embarrass the city off, cials in work conducive to the public comfort, but 1t deems it best to call at tention to the fact that 1t does not as sent to the construction of the contract which has already been adopted. The company says that as a contract has already been made for the present sea- son for sprinkling it does not propose to interfere with the carrying out of the same, but thinks that the question ought to be settled before further steps in this direction are taken.
 The mayor referred the matter to Corporation Counsel Ely for an opinion, and in his opinion submitted to the board MT. Ely said that this contract is like every other and there Is always a possibility of something unexpected resulting He says that in this con- tract with the water company there Is a possibility Of there being just claim for additional compensation for water furnished to the city for street sprinkling. He thinks, however, that the terms of the contract are broad enough to prevent the recovery of any additional compensation, but says that of course there is a possibility that the terms of the contract are not broad enough. After the reading of the let ter and opinion the matter was laid on the table.
 The communication of City Engineer Kelly in regard to money in addition to the appropriation being necessary to pay for sprinkling paved streets until November IS, which at the last meeting of the board was referred to Director of Public Works Beecher to devise sug- gestions as to what transfers of money for the purpose could be made, was brought up. MT. Beecher stated that the only transfer he could suggest was that of about $500 from the appropria- tion for the Edgewood avenue bridge. The entire additional amount needed, however, is nearly S6,000.
 The transfer of the appropriations made for hardening certain streets was proposed
 Commissioner Forsyth said that he did not think that the residents of streets for the hardening of which or ders had been already passed should be made to suffer for any extravagances of the board of public works or its en- ployes It was stated by the mayor that the lowest bids for hardening the streets named in the orders had been in excess of the appropriations and con- sequently could not be used, as if they were used to do part of the work, such action would amount, in fact, to exceed ing the appropriations. He, therefore, thought that the money might be trans ferred to the sprinkling fund.
 Mir. Forsyth said that he believed that the specifications for the Chapel street bridge called for heavier work than was necessary and that he be- lieved also that the specifications for street hardening were for heavier work than was necessary. He said that the top dressing of town roads was not so deep as was required for the city streets in the specifications and that the town roads which have been hardened were better than the city streets which have been so treated. He believed that by doing lighter work the streets could be hardened for amounts within the ap- propriations.
 MT. Forsyth said that he was in favor of appropriating the entire $29,000, transferred recently to the city treas ury from the sinking fund, to the de- partment of public works.
 At this point the necessity of pro- viding money in addition to appropria- lions already made for the cleaning of streets and care of parks for the re- maining five months of the year was referred to.
 Commissioner Dove said that he would not vote for the transfer of funds appropriated for hardening streets to any other purpose If there was any other possible way to get the money needed. but if it was ascertained that there was no other way of getting money for pressing needs he would vote for the transfer.
 On motion of Commissioner White, 1t was finally voted to defer the consid-
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