The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-07
NEW BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ORGANIZED AND BEGAN BUSINESS
At EAST NIGHTS SESSION.
Henry c. Norris Elected President. e. G.
Dove Member of Board of Finance
James b. Martin the Choice of the
Board for Assistant city CIerk-Com-
mittees to be Announced Mt Adjourned
Meeting Next Tuesday.

~SsAAAS 4uOAe uCbutys
The new board Of aldermen for 1893
held it's first meeting last night and
organized by electing the following Of
ficers, all democrats: President, Henry
e. Norris of the Sixth ward; member
of the board of finance, Captain u. S.
Dove of the Fifth ward; page, Samuel
F. Jackson. The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Farnsworth, who
administered the oath Of office to the
newly elected members, and then after
the roll call, which showed only two
absentees, Aldermen Pickett and Lam
bert, the board proceeded to the elec-
tion Of officers. Aldermen Corcoran
and Clark were appointed tellers by
the mayor, but their services were not
needed, as Alderman Norris called at
tention to the fact that the election
of officers of the aldermanic board was
usually by viva voce. Previous to the
board being called to order the repub-
lican members caucused and made up
the following ticket: For president of
the board, Alderman Lambert; FOR
member of the board Of finance Al
derman J. H. Pearce; for page, Haw
ley w. Lincoln; for assistant city clerk,
Edward A. Street.
The name of Henry e. Norris for
president of the board was presented
by Alderman Shepard. Alderman Dew
ell presented the name Of Alderman
Lambert. The vote resulted as fol-
lows: Norris 16, Lambert IL. Mr. Nor
r'is took the chair and as he did 81
Mayor Farnsworth presented to him.,
by request of the st. Patrick's Y. M. n.
A. b., a handsome gavel a PRESENT.
from that society.
Alderman Shepard nominated Cap
tain DOVE for member Of the board of9
finance. Alderman Dewe1l nominated
]. II. Pearce. The vote stood. Dove 49,
Pearce TO- For assistant city clerk Mr.
Dewell nominated E. A. Street. Mr..
Shepard nominated James B. Martin.
The vote stood: Martin L., Street Ii.
For page Samuel F. jackson received
| II votes and Hawley W. Lincoln Ill.
| The election of each Of the Democratic
| nominees was made unanimous after
| the vote had been taken.
| Just before the election Of officers
Mayor Farnsworth made short ad-
| dress, saying that he was glad of hay
| Ing at the beginning Of new official.
year the opportunity Of saying to the.
| gentlemen that he hoped the executive
and the legislature might cooperate III
earnest efforts to secure for the city the
best in everything pertaining to it's af-
| fairs. He said further: TT we exert
! ourselves to do business promptly, or
derly and carefully, friction will be
avoided and good results will be attain
ed. You will find all city officials ready
| and willing at all times to honor re-
quests from you gentlemen as a. board
| or as individuals"
Preliminary matters Of organization
having been attended to, Alderman
| Shepard of the Eleventh ward rose
with three papers waving in his right
| hand. He explained that they were
three copies Of a resolution ordering
| that new drawbridge be built on
| Chapel street over Mill river. He said
| that there had been considerable doubt
as to what should be done about build
| ing this bridge and that no one seemed
to know what committees or depart
ments of the city government had pow@
| er to act. He therefore had concluded
| to present three copies Of the resolution
and moved that one copy be referred
to the director Of public works, one
copy to the committee on railroads and
| bridges and copy to the board Of COM
| pensation.
| Alderman Dewell amended and AL
| derman Cooley seconded the amends
| ment to refer the resolution to the de-
| partment of public works. Old papers
| relating to the Chapel street draw
| bridge matter were then looked up by
| the assistant city clerk, who found that
| these old papers had been referred to
the street committee, and 1t was finally
| decided to refer Mr.. Shepard's resolu-
| tion to the committee on streets to be
raised Alderman Chillingworth's res
| olution for an order to build a bridge
over West river on Derby avenue took
| like course, as did also Alderman
| Comptons resolution ordering q new
bridge to be built over Mill river on
i Willow street.
The corporation counsers opinion on
! the mdCCer OIL CSx dDdt6IIlGut
| in these columns some time ago was
| read and this with all papers referring
| to tax abatement was referred to a
| special committee appointed by the
| chair consisting of Aldermen Hogan,
Cooley and Dewell. The annual reports
of the various city departments trans
| mitted a few days ago to the mayor
| were presented and on motion by AL
derman Dewell suggested by Alderman
Cooley it was voted to print these re-
ports in the journal. Alderman DOVE
jokingly remarked that he wanted to
compliment his republican friend for
| putting very nice bill on the demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Dewell called attention that
he had acted upon the suggestion of
| the democratic alderman from the
| First. Several petitions for grading
| streets, sidewalks, ETC., which have
been before the common council for
some time were referred to the appro-
pirate committees to be raised. Among
the petitions was one from Andrew J.
Condor for return of overpaid taxes
| A report from Fire Marshal Fancher
stating that the building at No. 765
Chapel street did not conform to Sec
tion 143 of the charter, was referred to