The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-07
NEW PLAN OF ASSESSMENT
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 citizens, the funds so obtained to be ap- piled to the care of sick soldiers now at the hospitals here
 The street committees recommenda- tion for the building of a sidewalk on the north side of Winchester avenue was adopted, despite the opposition of Aldermen Pickett, Clark and Pearce. Aldermen Donovan and Hogan spoke in favor of adoption.
 The report of the director of public works on the assessments for perma- nent pavements on Chapel, Orange, Trumbull Wooster and Ashmun streets was adopted Alderman Chillingworth protesting. He said that on West Chapel street property owners had been assessed for a street thirty-six feet wide when as a matter of fact the street was in many places only thirty feet wide, Alderman Clark reminded MT. Chillingworth that the latter had been very anxious to have the asphalt laid and had voted for it. MT. Chil- hngworth then presented a resolution asking an opinion from the corporation counsel on the legality of the paving assessments, and it was referred to the street committed.
 The recommendation of the street committee for the survey of a bicycle path on the west side of the drive through Edgewood park, a report of the survey to be made to the court of common council in time for the Octo- Der meeting, was adopted. Another resolution adopted was one for the ap- pointment of special committee of three aldermen and two councilmen to investigate the advisability of the ap- pointment of a building inspector and to recommend a salary for the posi- ton. The board concurred in passing the resolution, presented in the lower board by Councilman O'Sullivan, pro- .viding for the appointment of com- mittee of two aldermen and two coun- cilmen to inquire into the advisability of municipal ownership of franchises. Aldermen Frolich and Donovan were appointed members of the committee.
 A resolution for the appointment of a special committee of two aldermen and three councilmen to investigate the manner of assessing for street sprink- ling was passed and Aldermen Cooley and Farnham were appointed to the committed.
 The following petition presented by Anthony Carroll was referred to the comittee on legislation:
 "The undersigned respectfully repre- sents that the so-called civil service legislature provided for in the charter of the city of New Haven, now in force, is unnecessary, vicious unfair and dan gerous, and not calculated to rebound to the best interests of the city of New Haven and the citizens thereof
 '.He also represents that the pension systems of the police and fire depart ments of said city entail an unnecessa> ry, heavy and unjust burden upon the taxpayers of said city, and are due merely to a false sentiment and to con- alterations of private interests as op posed to public right and the public good, and should, in justice to the own CTS of property already heavily taxed, be forthwith abolished.
 "He also represents that the system of levying assessments for street sprinkling now in vogue is defec tive, inequitable and wrong, in princi- pie and practice, and should be amend ed and changed.
 sHe therefore asks your honorable body to instruct your committee on leg islation to inquire into the matters herein set forth and to give full, fair and impartial public hearings in rela- ton thereto; also to give full and in- partial public hearings in relation to any and all proposed amendments to the city charter or for new city char ter, preparatory to any measures relat- ing thereto, that may be presented to the next general assembly.
 Anthony Carroll"
 A petition was received from the Ger man Lutheran Zion church for the abatement of street sprinkling assess ment, and one from the Standard Elec- trical Time company for abatement of taxes, both being referred to the com mittee on claims.