The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-22
A STAR CHAMBER SESSION
BOARD OF FINANCE MEETS BEHIND
CLUSED DOORS.

BOAhD OF FINANCE MEETS BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS.
decided Last Night TO Give Hearings to
officials of Various Departm ents-Meet-
ings Every Night beginning November1
Dates for the He.rings-Bid for Adver-
tising Received from One Paper,
Another executive session of the
board of finance was held last night.
The meeting was devoted in great part
to discussion of the estimates for next
year as submitted by the various de-
partments. The board finally decided
to meet to consider estimates and give
hearings to department officials every
night, commencing with November 1,
until the business is concluded The
estimates will be considered as follows:
November 1, at 8 p. M, estimates of the
fire department; at 9 p. M, the police
department.; November e. at p. M,
the board of health; November g. at 8
p M, the park commission; at $3.50, the
library committee; at p M, the lamp
committee. November will be reg
ular meeting of the board and the ses-
sion will be devoted to approving bills.
November the entire evening will be
devoted to a hearing on the estimates
of the department of public works. No
vember the estimates of the depart
ment of charities and corrections will
be considered, and as the members of
this board, created by the new charter,
have not yet been appointed the board
of finance will be obliged to get inform
alton from any source where possible.
Mayor Farnsworth said last night that
the board had not yet decided as to
whom it would request to appear at the
meeting.
The city clerk was instructed to write
to the head Of each department and ask
him to put on paper and send in to the
board of finance all the requests Of his
department concerning estimates, to-
gether with the arguments for the
granting Of the requests.
Some time during the week following
November 6 the following officials and
boards will be heard in regard to esti-
mates for their departments: The tax
collector the board of relief, the town
clerk, the registrar of vital statistics,
the assessors and the board of educa-
ton. The controller will be heard in
regard to the sundry account, and hear
ings will also be given to the corpora
tion counsel, the city court, the select
men and concerning election accounts,
including the registration of voters.
The application of the police depart.
ment for the transfer of funds in that
department to the police alarm account
was granted and payrolls were signed.
This, with the discussion Of the esti-
mates was the chief business consider
ed by the board last night.
When asked last night if the board
had discussed the action Of the alder
men in refusing to adopt the recon-
mendation for the transfer of certain
funds to the advertising account in or
der to pay the bills for advertising the
street sprinkling assessments, Mayor
Farnsworth said: "No, we did not dis
cuss the action of the aldermen at all.
The matter was not even mentioned"
Asked If there was any discussion of
advertising, Mayor Farnsworth said:
"Well, although we didn't talk about
the aldermen's action, nor the big bills,
we did talk about advertising" He re-
fused to say, however, what in rela-
ton to advertising had been discussed.
At meeting of the board a few
weeks ago the city clerk was instructed
to request the various local papers to
send in bids for the city advertising.
City Clerk Lyon was asked last night
If any bids in addition to the proposi-
ton offered by Mr.. Troup had been re-
ceived. Mr.. Lyons reply was: II don't
know"
Mayor Farnsworth, standing near by,
was asked who received the bids if any
were sent in. He replied, "Mr. Lyon
would receive them"
The mayor was then asked if, to his
knowledge, any bids had been received.
He replied: "Yes, one bid was received
in addition to Mr. Troup's proposition.
That one was received last Thursday
and was placed on file. 1t has not been
considered yet"
The mayor refused to say from what
paper the bid had been received or
what was it's amount.