The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-07-13
MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED
COUNOILMEN YoTE AGAINST PAY.
ING BIG ADVERTISING BILLS.

ING BIG 4DYERTISING BILLS.
Majority Report of the tisating Com
mittee Tabled Last Evaning-Twalfth
Ward Site for Contagious Diseases Hos
pital Not Approved by Counciimen--
Other Business Transacted.
A meeting of the board Of councilmen
was held last evening and was remark
ably well attended by the councilmen,
considering the sultriness of the even
ing. President Burton of the board was
unable to be present and some minutes
were spent in selecting a temporary
chairman for the meeting. The names
of Councilmen Fuller and Graves were
mentioned, but both of these gentlemen
declined to act. Charles E. Burton
was finally selected to preside and he
accepted
The journal Of June IA was approved
and petitions which had been acted
upon by the aldermen were brought up,
and in regard to all of them the board
concurred with the board of aldermen.
Among the petitions in regard to which
the councilmen voted to concur with
the aldermen were those concerning
the change from naphtha lamps to gas
lamps on View street; the request Tor
flagmen at Hazel, Ivy, Bassett ana
other streets; the protest OF the New
Haven Gas Light company and the
protest of the residents of Grove street
in regard to the pavement on that
street.
"a new petition asking for the widen
ing Of Ivy street, between Dixwell ave-
nue. and the railroad, in order to save
trees along the street, was referred to
the committee on streets.
The petition asking for the appoint
ment of a committee to act with like
committee appointed by the board OF
selectmen in investigating the delay In
the construction of the superstructure
of the Grand avenue bridge was then
brought up. In this matter the coun-
cilmen did not concur with the alder
men. who referred the matter to the
director Of public works to investigate
Councilman Gruener thought that the
matter should be attended to at once,
and that a committee should be au-
pointed
Councilman Brown thought that If
the petition had anything to do with
an investigation 1t ought to be tabled
at once, and he so moved, but on Coun-
Gilman Isbell rising to speak Council
man Brown withdrew his motion. Mr..
Isbell thought that the director OF pub
lie works already had enough to do
without bothering with this inYestigat-
ing. If the matter was to be referred
to the director of public works In order
to kilt it, Mr. Isbell was in favor of
such action However, he said that It
was no more than fair to all concerned
that an investigation should now be
made. He then moved that commit
tee be appointed to act with the select
mems committee.
Councilman Brown said that he did
not see what Investigations amount to;
that they only make expense ana are
simply whitewashlng schemes. He then
amended Councilman 1sbells motion
by moving that the matter be tabled.
The question on the amendment was
put and lost, and the question on the
original motion was then put and car
ried.
The report Of the city clerk for the
month of June was then accepted and
placed on file.
Councilman Isbell offered a petition
from the board of fire commissioners
asking the transfer OF $44s.7O Of the un-
expended balance in that department
to the use of the committee on hy-
drants and repairs. The necessary or
der was passed.
Another petition from the board Of
fire commissioners asked for an addi-
ticnal appropriation to pay for the
equipment Of the new Tenth ward en-
CINE house. The petition stated that
$5,145 would be necessary to pay the
wages Of the men whom 1t will be nee
essary to keep at the new house. The
petition was referred to the board of
finance.
A. petition signed by the Hygeia Ice
company, stoddard, Gilbert & Co., Dill
lon & Dougless, F. c. Bushnell & Co.,
L. c. Chidsey, H. W. Sanford, Philip
Fresenius, L. A. Granniss Clark Smed-
ley, Gilhuly & Bohen and Burton Dick
erman was presented asking that the
use of horseless carriages within the
city be restricted. 1t was stated in the
petition that teams belonging to the
Hygeia Ice company and to H. C. Bart
lett had been badly scared by the horse
less carriages. The matter was refer
red to the committee on ordinances.
A resolution offered by Councilman
White providing for an additional ap-
preparation to pay for the hardening,
of Warren, Humphrey and other streets
and providing also that the director of
public works be directed to advertise
for bids for the hardening Of the streets
named, and award the contracts by
August 20, was tabled temporarily.
AT this point the vote taken earlier
in the session on the motion of Coun-
Gilman Isbell, providing that a COM
mittee be appointed to investigate the
delay in the work on the Grand avenue
bridge was reconsidered and 1t was
voted to concur with the aldermen In
referring the matter to the director
OF public works.
Previous to this consideration the
clerk had read the majority report of
the committee which investigated the
advertising of the spreet sprinkling as
sessments, and on motion Of Councilman
Brown the majority report was tabled
temporarily to permit the reconsidering
of the previous vote TO reconsider and
concur with the aldermen in the Grand
oxar,,a hrtlpo matter Tho 4In,,