The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-23

u Tie lnGlnDSlS were beginning 10 cas-
furtive glances in the direction of the
clock at the back of Chairman Nj
colls's desk. Councilman Clifford NOV
ed that the charter amendments from
sections 81 to 1863, inclusive, be adopted.
This motion was seconded by Council
man Stewart.
Alderman Brennan raised an objec-
ton to section &c. which is as follows:
No commissioners on either of said
boards shall, either as principal, agent
on employe, be engaged in, or directly
or indirectly interested in, the manu-
facture or sale of intoxicating liquors
or bottled drinks. No one of said COM
missioners nor any member of the court
OF common council shall be or become
bondsman for any person, by reason OF
any obligation entered into by such
person with said city, or any depart
ment or officer thereof, nor shall any
commissioner or member of the court
of common council become surety
upon any license bond given by an APP
plicant for a license to sell Intoxicating
liquors, nor shall any one of them sign
any application for such license.
This provision, the aldermen thought,
was an abridgement of personal rights.
He thought that no man should be
barred from serving on any commits
sion because of his business. IF the
state of Connecticut recognized no
class distinction among business men,
certainly the city of New Haven should
not. He moved to strike out the whole
section. The motion was lost by a vote
of q to IL.
Section 1888, which provided for a sew
erage system was amended by a motion
of Alderman Chillingworth by inserting
the words West River" The whole
section was identical with the section
providing for sewerage adopted many
years ago, since which time legislation
affecting the same has been obtained
several times, and the result of one of
these legislative acts was the building
of the Boulevard sewer so as to pro-
hibit the emptying of sewage in West
river.
There We're no other amendments
adopted and the proposed charter was
taken up for its final passage.
Alderman Rourke offered an amend
ment to a motion to adopt the report
of the committee. 1t was to the effect
that the court of common council in
struct the corporation counsel to OBJ
tain from the general assembly a bill
amending the city charter and that
said charter be submitted to the cleo
tors of the city of New Haven on the
first Tuesday in June, 1897.
Alderman Rourke accused the repub-
licans of being afraid to submit the
charter amendment to the people. He
did not come there to represent any
political party. He said that the char
ter which they We're trying to force
down the throats of the citizens of this
city was rotten through and through.
Alderman Brennan supported the
Seventh ward member The amend
ment was lost by vote of rs to g.
Alderman Corcoran offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That the court of common
council request the legislative commit
tee on cities and boroughs to hold a
public hearing in this city.
Alderman Corcoran said in support
VI Llo iiIolioii tiidt DIS LIle CIdI Tel was
not to be submitted to the people for
ratification 1t was very needful that a
hearing should be held in this city.
There was more speech making and
Alderman ChillingWorth called for the
question on Mr.. Dewell's motion, which
had been lost sight of for some time
to adopt the charter as amended.
The mayor was instructed to appoint
a committee consisting of three coun-
cilmen and two aldermen to go to Hart
ford to urge the adoption of the char
ter amendments.
the committee of the whole rose and
reported to their separate bodies.
The report of the committee was
adopted unanimously in the board of
aldermen.
In the council Messrs. Cronan and
Kinstry voted against the adoption of
the report,
Mayor FarnsWorth will to-day ap-
point the committee to go to Hartford
Both branches met separately imme-
diately after the joint session and com
pleted it's work, and ten minutes past
IL o'clock the members Of each body
departed for their homes Everyone
seemed relieved that the much talked
of and talked bout document was now
well on towards the hearing that takes
place on Thursday before the commit
tee on cities and boroughs in Hartford.