The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-13
noARp OF oouNor1MEN.
Matters Acted Upon at Last Nights
 Meeting.


 The board of councilmen met last night and concurred with the aldermen in action upon all matters acted upon by the aldermen at their last meeting with the exception of one matter. That was In regard to the assessment of benefits and damages for the erection of the bridge over the railroad on East Chapel street. The aldermen adopted the report of the bureau of compensa- tion so amended as to provide for an assessment of $1 ,000 upon the Fair Ha- ven and Westville Railroad company. When the matter came up last night Alderman O'Sullivan offered an amend ment, making the assessment against the street railroad company $2,0OO in,- stead of $1,000. The report so amend ed was adopted.
 The resolution offered by Alderman Chillingworth at the last meeting of the aldermen, directing the corporation counsel to give an opinion on the le- gality of street paving assessments, was tabled. The aldermen referred the
 
 Councilmen Sullivan of the Eleventh ward and Walsh of the Tenth present. ed resolutions looking to the estab- lishment of an universal transfer sys- tenn on the New Haven street rail- roads. In Councilman SulliVan's reso- lution it was stated that 1t was in- convenient for people of small means to travel from one part of the city to another on account of the exorbitant charges of transportation" It was further set forth that one fare was a proper and sufficient charge for trans portation between points within the city limits and that the transfers should be accepted by all trolley roads within the city limits, The resolution called for the appointment of com mittee to hold hearings, invite repre-" sentatives of the various roads to ap- pear before it to prepare data, and if in it's opinion the transfer system as proposed is feasible to take means to secure its adoption. The resolution was adopted and on motion of Coun- cilman Maley this matter was referred to committee to consist of two alder
 
 lowing councilmanic members of the committees were announced by Presi- dent Anderson of the board: On Sani- tation of Beaver Ponds, Messrs. An derson and Dr. Baldwin; on communi- cation de market place, Messrs. Maley, | Hahn and Chadwick; on investigation | into mode of assessment for street sprinklng, Messrs. Higgins, Mannix and Beecher. Councilman Hall was called to the chair by President Ander- son, and the latter took the floor. On | his motion the report of the bureau of compensation concerning the assess ments for permanent pavements was | tabled indefinitely.
 | On motion of Councilman Maley it was voted to add to the list of standing committees a committee on rules to i consist of two aldermen and three councilmen.
 Councilman Walsh's resolution de l street railroad transfers provided for | the taking of such action as would lead | to an universal system of transfers. It | was referred to the special committee. A resolution introduced by Council man O'Sullivan directing the corpora 1 tion counsel to take steps to compel the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company to pay to the city whatever money is due 1t from that company was | adopted and the board then adjourned.