The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-19
ALDERMEN BLOCK THE WAY
STREET SHRINKING .4DvERYTSING
 BILLS MUST WAIT.
Board Refuses Necessary Legislation Alderman Rourke Says Board of Fi nance is Getting Too High Strung-nIayor's Quarterly Message and Reports From Various Departments.

various departments.
 A meeting of the board of aldermen was held last night to head the report of the committee on revision of the or- dinances and to act thereon, but so much of the meeting was occupied by other matters that the ordinances as revised receive very little attention and were tabled until the next regular meeting.
 The recommendation of the board of finance that $S5O be transferred from various accounts to the advertising ac count was brought up but was not adopted Alderman Nicoll made the motion to adopt, and Alderman For syth, a member of the board of finance, explained that the transfer was neces- sary in order to pay the bills for the advertising of street sprinlding assess ments, amounting to s1,S0O.
 Alderman Rourke objected to adopt ing the recommendation. He said: q think that there was resolution pass
 ed whereby the board of finance was
 directed to pay no bills to the papers for that advertising until the amount to be paid was reported back to us and
 some action was taken by the board.
 It looks to me as though the board of finance has taken the matter into its own hands. I am no more in favor of depriving the papers of their pay for printing that advertisement than any, one else, but I do want whatever is done about the matter done right" 1 Alderman Brennan asked if the re- ports referred by the common council were considered by the board of finance in getting at it's approval of the bill of $500 each from the three papers. He asked if either report had been consid- cred by the board of finance. Alderman Forsyth-''No; neither re- port was considered
 Alderman Brennan-"Why not?" Alderman Forsyth-''Because the board of finance considers that it has no Jurisdiction to go over the reports. The charter gives the board of finance no authority to try any city officials. This matter before us now is not re- s port of the board of finance as to what should be paid to the papers, but is a S recommendation for the transfer of funds
 Alderman Brennan--sfThe cityof New aHaven has expended considerable amount to find out about this adver Using matter. The investigating com- mittee ferreted out and ferreted in, in Aregard to the big bills. The committee 6 found out things that ought to be con- asidered by the board of finance and why 8the board of finance did not take the Areports into consideration in arriving at decision as to what amounts to apay the papers. I don't know. The \ board of finance, anyway, ought to 3have considered them. The common Scouncil went into this matter and had Rthe reports made to guide the board of Enhance in it's action on the bills.' Alderman Rourke-tThat is true. The Areports were sent to them to guide athem.''
 H Alderman Brennan---"On what does 1.-the board of finance base the figures, as600, to each paper?'
 Alderman Forsyth--'The board had q along session and held a consultation awith the papers and arrived at 8 co.n- tpromise on that sum. I will say this on Any own account, but not for the board tof finance, that if these bills are not lpaid the city will be sued for the full aamount of the original bills. The 7lboard of finance, with one exception, sNoted not to take into considera tion #clther the majority or the minority re- %ports."
 < Alderman Rourke--"Wllen the board +,, tho nnar1 oF finance Fit ought to take some notice Of it. It lis getting too high strung. Anthony #CarrolIs petition was sent to them, but Ati1ey paid no attention to it." < Alderman Brennan-"The further We
 gc into this charter the more is it aD- Hparent that we are simply flgurehead.
 ff those bills were unjust at S4,200, they
 are unjust at $500 each
 Alderman Forsyth-'If the gentle ssnen can find in the charter any section (which gives the board of finance au- Ahority to consider these reports, 1 Swould like to have him find it" & The question was now called for and Issn aye and nay vote was taken on the Emotion to adopt the recommendation
 or the transfer of $S50. The vote re- is suited in Il for adoption and against. & Ii detail it was as follows:
 n Ayes-Nicoll. Clarke, Whitaker, For
 syth. Hull, Unger, Chillingworth, Pick
 tt, Stuart, Petrie and Conlpton.
 Nays-Brennan, Corcoran, Coolohan,
 &,ourke, Ryan, Toole.
 As a five-sixths vote is necessary in
 Srder to adopt recommendations of the 3ooard of finance this vote means that
 Mae recommendation for the transfer A;as not adopted. It will next go be- gsA,re the councilmen.
 s% City Clerk Lyon read a private com- Mlunication which he had received from line mayor, announcing his disa pproval
 af the order for street hardening recent sxls, passed by the common council, and Having that his reasons for the veto
 sould be presented to the board of al-
 aermen at it's next regular meeting.
 Alderman Chiliingworth asked if, 8ShiIe the mayor was allowed ten days
 stithin which to veto, the court of com
 hon council did not also have zen days
 sa which to pass over the mayors veto.
 F Alderman Pickett referred him to
 sage s2 of the new charter for an an-
 liver to the question.
 Alderman Chillinsworth asked that
 Evaporation Counsel Ely's opinion be
 ;aad on the questions submitted to him