The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-29
TWO REPORTS SUBMITTED
BY THE STREET SPRIN6LING IN
VESTIG1TING COMMITTEE,

VESTIG1TING C0MMITTEE.
Alderman Rourlxe aud Councilman Brown
Sign IA Minority Report--Both Reports
Advise That the Advertising Bill be Not
Paid-The Reports viii be Submitted to
Court of Common Council This Evening.
A meeting of the committee in charge
of the investigation of the street
sprinkllng advertisements was held in
the room of the board of public works
in the city hall last evening with AL
derman Darlington of the committee
presiding Two reports We're submit
ted, a majority report, signed by
Messrs. Darlington, Forsyth, Fuller and
Clark and a minority report signed by
Messrs Rourke and D. Burton Brown.
Mr.. Fuller announced after the meet
ing had been called to order that he
had a majority report to submit. At
this point Alderman Rourke jumped up
and said: How do you know It is a
majority report?" Mr.. Fuller continu-
ed saying: I'VE held several public
hearings; we hired counsel
| Mr.. Rourke-"Who hired counsel?
You didn't hire any In the presence of
Councilman Brown or Alderman
Rourke."
Mr.. Fuller then continued the read
ing of the majority report, which makes
no allusion to the resolution offered
ed by Alderman DeWell to the common
council, providing that the board of
finance Investigate the street sprinkling
advertisements and report back to the
common council The report does, how
ever, speak of the resolution of Alder
man Pickett, directing the board of
| finance TO inquire into the advertising
matter and learn whether there was
any deliberately formed purpose for
gain by any persons or newspapers.
The majority report also assalls the
managers of the papers that got the
advertising and expresses an opinion
that these gentlemen should have look
ed into the matter more thoroughly
before accepting the advertising. The
report speaks of Mr.. Dennis of the Pal
ladium as having demanded a part of
the advertising. 1t then quotes City
ttCI bII Sug ms llltit 4EC iletNt
the arrangements with the several pa
pers which printed the advertisements
The report then sets forth the opinion
that there was no jobbery on the part
Of the city officials in giving out the
advertisement, and that all was done
according to law, but advises against
the payment Of the street sprinkling
advertisement BILL
The minority report expresses the
opinion that the corporation counsel
should have advised the mayor to call
a special session of the common coun-
ell to instruct the corporation counsel
to go to Hartford and endeavor to get
an act passed to prevent the giving out
of such advertising. The report then
speaks of Alderman Chillingworth hav-
ing on April u had the matter of the
street sprinkling assessment taken
from the table and of a vote then
passed directing that the assessments
should be advertised. It also mentions
the fact that Alderman Chillingworth
Is a brother-in- law of Mr.. Ryder, bust
ness manager of the Leader.
The minority report contains in full
the testimony of Mr.. Ryder before the
committee. The report closes blaming
Corporation Counsel Ely and City Clerk
Lyon for extravaganza In giving out
the advertisement and advises against
the payment of the street sprinkling
advertisement bills.
At the meeting of the committee held
last Friday evening a minority report
was read by Alderman Rourl5e, but
was not signed or handed in. Last ev-
ening, after the reading of the majority