The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-08
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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bridge it would have and then keep
the builder to the specifications.
Alderman Rourke said that the city
of New Haven pays it's engineer good
salary and he did not think that the
board should throw cold water on him
by saying that he could not build a
bridge. He thought that New Haven
should not go into debt to build any
more bridges than were absolutely nee
essary. He called attention to the fact
that the Kimberly avenue bridge had
been ordered and would be big ex-
pense on the city. He thought that the
Chapel street bridge should be built at
once, but that the Derby avenue and
Willow street bridges could wait.
Alderman Dewell thought that the
city was already going too fast in is
suing bonds. He said: "They have
all got to be paid for sometime.
don't believe that 1t is good financer-
Ing to issue so many bonds. The
Chapel street bridge ought to be built
but | think we should go slow in is
suing bonds for other bridges. New
Haven has a good credit and let her
keep it. I think that our own engineer
| should do all he can to save money.
| The bridge to be built should be par
| ticular kind of a bridge and the con-
| tract to build it should be given to the
| lowest bidder. The engineer should
specify each particular kind of hing
| he wants in the bridge 1 think that
the resolution to have the city engin-
eer prepare plans and advertise for
| bids is the better one. We ought to
build one bridge at a time"
| Alderman Darlington favored the
| substitute resolution.
| Alderman Rourke said: There is no
need of new bridges at Derby avenue
| or Willow street. Unless Cooking at
Alderman Chillingworth) the Tenth
ward park reaches there soon new
bridge will not be needed at Derby
avenue for twenty years. BY that time
1 perhaps some of our bonds will be paid
with the help of God and prosperity.
| 1t is wrong and rank foolishness to
4 throw money out like that. We have
already bonded this city foolishly"
Alderman Guernsey thought that a
/ new bridge was needed at Derby ave-
nue.. He said that the present bridge
| was menace to life and property, and
| if a new bridge was not built there
4 soon the street ought to be closed.
4 Alderman Clark-"Give us a Derby
avenue bridge. I am afraid to walk
over the present one and have to fish
on this side of the river"
A vote was then taken and resulted
in the passage of Alderman Chilling
! 12ynrth'S raanlI1tinp ~ a at pf 10
An opinion from Corporation Counsel
Ely in regard to the questions on which
| the aldermen from the Thirteenth
Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards may
| vote was read. The opinion stated in
| substance that in general decision as
to what questions the members might
vote on would rest with the president
of the board; that the outlying wards
were to receive only such protection
| and improvements as were formerly
furnished by the town, and that there
| fore the members in question have the
right to vote only on all things for
| merly considered by the board of Sc
| lectmen-that is which were town
matters before consolidation; that the
new members had the right to vote for
officers of the board and were to be
counted in a quorum only when ques-
lions were upon such matters upon
which they had a right to vote.
The following petitions were receiv-
ed and referred to the proper commit
tees: J. M. Greist, for the opening of a
street from Elm street to Fountain
street, between Alden avenue and Bar
nett street; John Feldman, to build a
bake oven under the sidewalk on Da-
venport avenue; for a crosswalk at the
corner of winthrop avenue and George
street; for repairing Derby avenue; for
sidewalk on Ashmun street, between
Admiral street and Gregory street; E.
S. Alling ct al, for hardening of Spring
| street, for a concrete walk on Elm
street, between the Boulevard and
Brownell street; for abatement of tax
es on property belonging to Mary Mo-
ran at No. 207 Bassett street; Cornelia
| Hotchkiss, abatement of taxes; L. M.
Gompertz, for Welsbach light on the
! corner of Greene street and Wooster
place. Max Adler, for a Welsbach light
on Elm street, north side, just above
State street; F. NJ. Wilmot, for an cleo
trio light on the Boulevard, between
Chapel street and Edgewood avenue;
|
| sonal injuries received from a fall on
| Columbus avenue; for an electric light
at the corner of Winchester avenue
and Argyle street; several petitions for
damages caused by a defective sewer
on Plymouth street; E. A. Anketell, for
damages for personal injuries received
from a fall on November q at the
southeast corner of Orange street and
Bishop street; estate of Michael Bren-
/. nan, for abatement of taxes.
| On motion of Alderman Petrie it was
voted to recede from previous action
, taken in reference to the gas lighting
contract and concur with the council
J men in referring the matter back to
, | the lamp committee.
, A proposed ordinance to license bill
posters was referred to the ordinance
committee.
Alderman Chillingworth's resolution
!; for the hardening of Edgewood avenue
4 WAS referred To tha street