The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-14
NEW BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
HELD FIRST MEETING And ORGAN
lied LAST NIGHT.

Member of Board of Finnnce-ResoIu-
ton for Issuance of Bridge Bonds Re-
Business Transacted.
The newly elected board of council
men met last night for the first time
and organized by electing Councilman
Anderson of the Eighth ward presi-
dent, Councilman Maley of the Seventh
member of the board of finance, and
James F. Brady page. The vote for
assistant city clerk resulted in James
B. Martin, the democratic candidate.
receiving 20, and e. A. Street IA. The
board was called to order by Mayor
of office to the members. This having
been done Mr. Anderson took the chair.
The first business brought up was a
motion to adopt the rules of the old
board, Councilman O'Sullivan of the
Seventh moved to refer the matter to
the committee on legislation to be rails
ed. 1t was later voted, however, to
adopt the old rules. Ex-President Bur-
ton of the old board of counciImen was
present and presented to the city in
behalf of the board of which he was
president the pictures of it's members
taken by Councilman William A. Beers
and mounted in a handsome frame,
which was hung in the councilmanic
chamber. Mayor Farnsworth accepted
the pictures in behalf of the city saying
in the course of his remarks that he
concerning the old board, the present
board and future boards that it would
not have been as well if the members
pictures alone had been sent to the
common council at the beginning of
their terms.
The board then concurred with the
aldermen in referring to the appropri-
ate committees several petitions in re-
gard to sewers, streets and claims
against the city. A communication
was received from the Swedish society,
Order of Vasa, inviting the mayor and
common council 0 review the rarade
of the society on July ami also to at
tend the exercises in the afternoon at
Lion Park. The invitation was accept
ed
A communication was received from
the mayor in relation to hospital for
contagious diseases The mayor refer
red to his recommendation to the old
board that committee be appointed
to be charged with the special duty of
making arrangements for the treat
ment of such diseases. In the former
communication the mayor stated that
he was Of the opinion that it would be
an unjustifiable use of public money
to erect and maintain separate hos
pital for the treatment of contagious
diseases if treatment can be arranged
for with the existing hospitals. He
stated that he believed that the neces-
sary expenditure for interest, cost and
maintenance would largely exceed any
amount the city would be called upon
to pay for the care of poor patients in
hospitals already established with re-
suits far less satisfactory. In his
communication last night the mayor
said that he had not changed his opin-
ion in regard to this matter, and in
conclusion said taht he trusted that the
present board would endeavor to bring
about a solution of this long agitated
and very important question that Will
be likely to be considered wise in years
to come.
The list of assessments for street
sprinkling was next brought up. The
list had been referred once by bott
l. ~, III 1,
director of public works, whose depart
ment had nothing to do with the col.
lection. When the list was taken III
last night motion was made to refer
it back to the department of public
works. Mayor Farnsworth said that
| he sincerely hoped that the board
would do business in a business-likt
way and said the simplest and bes
way to do would be to refer the list tC
| the tax collector for collection, the
place where it should have gone Ions
ago
| Councilman O'Sullivan said that hi
was sorry to begin to disagree with hi!
honor. but said the board was still il
| the dark as to the proportion of thu
assessment laid on property owner:
and on the street railroads. HI
| thought that the matter should be re
ferred to some one to proportion i
| equitably among the responsible par
| ties
| Councilman Baldwin of the FRS
| ward moved that the list be referred
to the tax collector with instruction tt
| collect before August I, and it was s,
| voted. The vote on Dr. Baldwin's mo
| ton was tie, which was dissolved II
! favor of the motion by President An
derson.
1t was voted to authorize the trans
fer of $105 from the account of genera
| expenses to the department of chartie
| and correction for the payment of al
| increased salary to the steward of tn
! almshouse.
A gavel presented by the J. Glib
| Smith company for the use of tn
| president of the board was receive'
with a vote of thanks.
| Councilman Wallace of the Eleventh
| ward presented a resolution providing
| that bridge bonds of the city of Ney
Haven be issued sufficient to build
| drawbridge over Mill river at Chape
street and that the same should be sol
and the avails thereof appropriated 70
the building of said bridge. This wa
referred to the board Of finance. Their
has been much doubt as to the suitabl
| reference of resolutions concerning tn
porposed new drawbridge and there
fore in order to be sure of proper refer
ence Councilman Romann offered
resolution Of identical wording whic
was referred to the committee on ap