The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-04
MAYORS VETO IS RECEIVED.
REASONS FOR REJEcTING oONTA-
GIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL SITE.

GIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL SITE.
Discussed by Board of Aldermen Last
Evening and Veto Sustained-Turther
Action Taken in the Hospital Matter
Board Still Disagrees with Mayor as to
Condor Claim.
The board of aldermen met last eve
ming and at once took recess Of fifteen
minutes to caucus to nominate officers
Of the board to hold office until the first
Monday in June. 1898. At, the reas-
sembling of the board Alderman Nicoll
was called to the chair.
Alderman Lambert, the president Of
the board the past year. was presented
by the republican caucus for reelection
and was unanimously reelected, twen-
ty-three votes being cast.
Hawley w. Lincoln was unanimously
reelected page. twenty-five votes being
cast
Thomas e. Benedict was nominated
for military enrolling officer and unan-
imously elected Mr.. Benedict was ap-
pointed enrolling officer by the board
Of selectmen which has just retired.
and it is said that he has about half
completed the enrolment. But as his
appointment by the selectmen was In
excess Of their authority his appoint
ment was ratified by the board.
Unanimous consent was given to con-
slider a resolution authorizing the presi-
dent Of the board to nominate the va
rious committees and the resolution was
passed.
Petitions for street lamp near ST.
Mary's church and for an electric light
on Winthrop avenue were referred to
the committee on lamps to be raised.
Petition Of Simon Lopides for a bake
shop at 70 Oak street was referred to
the committee on streets to be raised.
Petitions of Maria Taylorfor abatement
of taxes and of j. A. Mcintyre for dam
ages and Of Cornelia Il. Beers for abate-
ment of interest on unpaid taxes were
referred to the committee on claims to
be raised. Petition of the board OF
health for sewers in Thorn, Eddy and
Hedge streets was referred to the COM
mittee on sewers to be raised.
Unanimous consent was given to the
consideration of resolution instructing
the board of public works to return to
the court Of common cuncil all unexe-
cuted orders for the hardening Of
streets and the resolution passed.
A petition from residents on Button
street aksing that the court Of common
council rescind the resolution adopted
by it for the extension of Button street
from Rosette to Spring streets was re-
ceived and laid on the table. The peti-
TONERS allege that there had been an
unjust assessment of benefits.
The mayors veto Of the resolution
for the location Of the contagious dis
ease hospital at Springside farm was
received and on motion of Alderman
Pickett was placed on file. Alderman
Root then moved that the mayors veto
be sustained. At this point President
Lambert resigned the chair to Alder
man Dewell The question of whether
aldermen Of the Fourteenth and FIT
teenth wards had a right to vote on the
question of hospital location came up.
The chair ruled that they were not en-
titled to vote. The ruling was objected
to and the board voted not to sustain
the chair The mayors veto was then
sustained by the following vote: Yes
Darlington, Guernsey, Whitaker, Lam
bert, Pearce, Root, Unger, Chilling
worth, Pickett Petrie, Isbell, Farnhan1,
Davis and Kelsey. No-Nicoll, Bren-
nan, Corcoran, Hull, Stuart, Toole,
Compton and Frohlich.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Pickett: Resolved That
the mayor be and hereby is authorized
and requested to appoint a committee
Of three members Of the board of alder
men and three members Of the board
of councilmen, which committee shall
endeavor to make arrangements for the
cure of persons suffering from conta-
gious Diseases said committee to report
the result of their negotiations to the
court of common council, together with
such recommendations as they may
deem proper" Alderman Chillingworth
moved an amendment that the resolu-
tion be referred to the committee on re-
trenchment and reform. The amend-
ment was adopted and the resolution
referred to that committee.
Alderman Lambert called up the claim
of A. J. Condor, which at a former
meeting had been returned by the
mayor without his approval. Alderman
Lambert moved that the board adhere
to its former position allowing Mr..
Condor his claim. Alderman Lambert
maintained that the claim was a moral
one if not legal one. Alderman Bren-
nan said that the return to Mr.. Condor
of money paid by Mr.. Condor by reason
of an over assessment was moral one
and should be paid. Aldermen Pickett
and Clarke also favored the payment Of
the claim. Alderman Root opposed the
payment of the claim on the ground
that it was a bad precedent. Alderman
Guernsey thought that it was a ques-
tion of equity between Mr.. Condor and
Mr.. Keefe with which the city had
nothing to do. The board by vote Of
19 to voted to adhere to its former
action in overriding the mayors veto
and paying the claim. Presiding Officer
Dewell also voted in the affirmative,
making the vote 20 to in favor of ad-
herring to the former action of the
board.
Alderman Lambert called the petition
of the Button street petitioners from the
table Alderman Chillingworth moved
that 1t be referred to the committee on
streets The motion prevailed and the
petition was so referred.
Alderman Lambert called UP the new