The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-08
The BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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sessment greater than the benefit cor

Sessment greater than the benefit con
1erred could be assessed and collected.
A petition was received from the Gen
eral Hospital society asking permission
TO reshingle three paVilions on the New
Haven hospital grounds. Unanimous
consent was given and the desired per
mission was granted. A resolution was
passed requesting the board of finance
10 provide suitable funds to pay the eX-
penses of the Diaz reception. A resolu-
tlon authorizing the hiring Of clerk
TO assist the city clerk was offered by
Alderman Gruener and referred to a
special committee Of two aldermen and
three councilmen. Aldermen Baldwin
and Gruener were appointed members
OF the committee.
A resolution offered by Alderman I'm
ger to provide that the governor and
railroad commissioners be informed
that, although the supreme court has
decided that Ivy and Hazel streets are
public highways the railroad company
has not yet opened the streets, was
adopted
communication was received from
the park commission asking that con-
demnation proceedings be authorized
against three pieces of property which
the commission desires to add to East
Rock park, and on the price of which
the commission has not been able to
agree with the owners. The aldermen
voted to refer the matter to the board of
compensation to assess benefits and
damages and report back.
Alderman Hall offered a resolution
providing that the director of public
n r., hp o1lp pf the
meadows between the State street
bridge and Lake Whitney with a view
to dammng Mill river in order to make
a fresh water lake. The resolution also
provided for the estimating of the cost
of building a retaining wall or dam and
directed that the director of public
works file a report of the survey and
estimate of cost with the city clerk by
October 1 next. In offering the resolu-
ton Mr.. Hall stated that there was now
no body of fresh water belonging to the
city where skating could be enjoyed,
and he thought that Mill river could be
damned at the foot of East Rock to
provide such a body of fresh water at
a small cost. Unanimous consent Tor
the consideration of the resolution was
given and it was passed.
On motion of Alderman Shepard 1t
was voted to instruct the director OF
public works to cause an examination
to be made as to the safety of Klmber-
ly avenue bridge. The board adjourned
to meet again one week from last night,
as there is a large amount of unfinished
business on the table.
An attempt was made in the board of
aldermen last night by Messrs. Shepard,
Hall. Chillingworth and Cooley to Sc
cure an indefinite postponement of the
entire matter relative to an investigation
Of the supervisory system in the public
schools. The aldermen at previous
meeting passed a resolution providing
for the appointment of committee OF
three aldermen, three councilmen and
three citizens to investigate the super
visory system. The councilmen amend
ed to make the committee consist OF i've
couucilmen and -four aldermen. Notice
of this non concurrent action was given
to the aldermen last night. Alderman
SHEPARD moved that the whole matter
be tabled indefinitely and Alderman
Cooley seconded. The motion was lost,
however by vote Of 16 to S. A COM
mittee of conference was then called for
and Aldermen c. +. Brennan and Grue-
ner were appointed.
Alderman Staub, who offered the reso-
luton calling for the Investigation, ask
ed the privilege of the floor to make
some remarks concerning the subject
matter of the resolution. A determined
opposition to allowing him the privilege
developed, but on motion of c. P. Bren-
nan. seconded by Aldermen Beecher
Atwater and others, Mr.. Staub was CIV
en- the privilege of the floor by a vote of
10 to 10. Mr.. Staub's remarks were as
follows:
I deem it my duty as the Trainer of
these resolutions to say few words, not
particularly in reference to them. but
to the action of the board of education
in general, and hope to receive your per-
mission to do so. [ also wish to state
that 1 am not doing this for notorietys
sake neither am I doing it for the sake
of publication, but am doing it without
any party utilization whatsoever, and in
my way of thinking, for the good of the
taxpayers and citizens of this city, and
assure you, gentlemen, that l handed
in those resolutions in the utmost good
faith.
Inc question ldS DtSI InloCtlt bptlN ) !
this and the councilmanc board, what
cause or reason we have in bringing res
olutions of this kind before us; also why
we should criticise the action of this
board. and with your permission 1
will give you few reasons why
the board of education shrould
come in for share if we thought
they did not do what was right. 1t has
been said for political reasons Far
from it, gentlemen. [ believe that edu-
cation should be as far apart from poll
tics as fire from gunpowder. Some say
IT is done out of spite; nothing of the
kind. gentlemen. This question has been
agitated by the public at large for the
1ast five years, the public not being sat
isfied for the returns they receive and
for what money they expend, and the
crv of the public has all this time been
for retrenchment in this department,
mt their appeal seems in vain
AS far as the gentlemen on this board
are concerned 1 have the highest respect
for each and all of them, consider them
honest and able to fulfil the duties al |
loted to Them and I have no doubt they
have to sacrifice both time and labor in |
CARRYING out the duties allotted to them |
You are all aware of the powers in |
IF a611r1 tinn II NOT |