The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-07
The BOARD OF ALDERMEN


Order That Street Paving Assessments
be Paid by August 1, Passed--yote for
Repeal of Section 9 of Pavement Act
''The Shell without the Oyster"-Al-
dcrman shepard's Remarks Concern
ing Bankers-May or's Quarterly Mes
sage Received.
A regular meeting of the board of al
dermen was held last night. After the
meeting had been called to order AL
derman Chillingworth called attention
to a communication from the mayor
concerning advertisements of proposed
applications to the legislature for au-
thority to build and extend street rail-
ways The advertisements We're not
printed in the journal, and Alderman
Chillingworth said: THE shell is there
without the oyster. These things are
being sneaked into the legislature at
Hartford under cover" On his motion
the journal was tabled until the omitted
matter should be printed therein.
On motion of Alderman Staub it was
voted that a committee of two alder
men and three councilmen be appointed
to investigate the circumstance con-
nected with the contract to furnish
crushed stone entered into by John A.
Doolittle & Co., with the city Alder
man Staub and Corcoran were appoint
ed aldermanic members of the commit
tee. A communication was received
from the owner of the site of the old
Central house at the corner of Church
and Crown street. The fire marshal
has ordered that temporary frame
structures or stands erected on this lot
be torn down by February IS, and the
owner petitions the common council for
permission to continue the temporary
stands for a reasonable time until a
permanent building is erected. The pc
tition was referred to the committee on
fire department with instruction to re-
port at the next meeting Fire Mar
shall Gladwin stated last night that un-
less the temporary structures were re-
moved by February 10 he would have
them torn down.
A petition for the repeal Of the order
for the establishment of a building line
on Wooster street passed in August
last, was referred to the building lines
committee.
Petitions of several churches for eX-
emption from sewer assessments were
referred to the committee on claims.
Alderman Chillingworth presented his
proposed act concerning street paving
nclfn6 that If he ~
dorsed by the aldermen. 1t was OBJ
iected to by Aldermen Shepard, Hogan
and Dewell The latter two gentlemen
had no objection to a reference of the
matter to committee, but said that they
would oppose it if the committee re-
ported favorable upon it. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on legislation.
In connection with this matter Alder
man Cooley said that the committee on
legislation had come to the conclusion
that section Of the act concerning
pavements on page 100 OF the published
charter and ordinances, the section I'M
der which the permanent pavements on
Orange, Trumbull, West Chapel, Ash
nun and Wooster streets were laid, was
an arbitrary law and unconstitutional
and had decided to recommend that the
section be repealed, leaving the remain
der of the law in relation to the sub
iect as it now stands. On motion of
Alderman Shepard it was voted to re-
consider the order passed on January
g. concerning the appointment OF a
sinking fund commission to consist of
three members, each of whom shall
have had not less than ten years exper-
fence as directors or officers of banks In
this city. Mr.. Shepard said that his
objection to the order was as to the re-
ouired qualifications for membership on
the commission. He said that all that
was needed was honest and level head
ed men on the commission. He said:
"History proves that bankers are no
more honest than other people. Much
money has been put in banks and never
taken out. We might find ten honest
bankers in New Haven. Most bankers,
who have been in the business for ten
wears, are now in Canada" Alderman
Dewell seconded the motion for recon-
sideration, saying while it is all right
to have bankers on the commission,
bankers don't know any more abou.
finance than some other people.
Alderman Cooley moNtu all diiSiiu-
ment to the order, providing that no
more than two of the members OF the
commission be bankers of ten years eX-
perience Mr. Dewell opposed the
amendment, and said that the matter
of appointment ought to be left to the
discretion of the mayor. On vote be-
ing taken the amendment was lost.
Alderman Chillingworth wanted to
amend so that the commission would
consist of the mayor, city treasurer and
CITY controller but the amendment was
lost. only the mover voting in favor of
it, A motion to strike out the cause
limiting thermembership of the commits
sion was then passed.
Alderman Dewell was then called to
the chair, and President Norris took
the floor and offered several resolu-
tions To one providing that the COM
mon council approve the bill now be-
fore the Legislature for extending the
police protection of New Haven over st.
Lawrence cemetery unanimous consent
was given, and it was passed. Like ac-
ton was taken In relation to resoltl-
ton for the appointment of a commit
tee Of the common council to assist in
arranging for q Fourth of July celebra-
ton. A resolution for the appropriation
of 5000 from the contingent fund for