The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-08
The BOARD OF ALDERMEN
no INVITE DEWEY
IND DIAZ TO VISIT NEW HAYEN.

" making LHke on Mill RIVeT
Meadows to be Inquired Into -Resolu-
tion for Bicycle Firemen introduced
by Alderman Atwater-FIag Poles to
be Erected on the Green and on City
Hall Other Business Transacted.
The aldermen at their meeting last
night transacted large amount of
business and large grist of resolutions
We're acted upon and referred to COM
mittees. At the opening of the meet
ing it was voted to expunge from the
journal of the board several commune
cations from Anthony Carroll received
recently and which had, in the regular
course, been printed in the journal. AL
derman Hall introduced resolution
providing that the director of public
works be instructed to erect a new
fagpole on the green in the same place
where the one stood which has just
been taken down. Alderman Cooley Of
fered an amendment to the effect that
the director be instructed to erect
flagstaff on city hall. Alderman Shep-
ard favored having liberty pole on
the green and said that he thought if
the gentleman from the Second knew
the history of the liberty pole on the
green he wouldn't propose to have the
pole erected anywhere else.
Finally Mr.. Halls resolution and Mr..
Cooley's were passed as separate reso-
lutions, it being the unanimous opinion
that there should be a fiagpole on city
hall as well as a liberty pole on the
green. Resolutions We're passed re-
questng the board of finance to pro-
vide transfers of money sufficient to
erect both fagpoles. Mr.. Cooley's reso-
luton was amended on motion of AL
derman Atwater to provide that flag
should fly from the staff to be erected
on city hall every day in the year.
Alderman Cooley offered a resolution
to withdraw the conditions attached to-
the order passed last May to allow the
Fair Haven and Westville road TO
build connecting tracks at the corner of
Church and Chapel streets, at the cor
ner of Whalley avenue and Dayton
streets, and to build a cross-over on
Whalley avenue and Dayton street. The
conditions were that the company pave
the intersection of Church and Chapel
streets with vitrified brick and that
fifteen minute schedule be established
on the Edgewood avenue line. The
resolution was passed. A resolution Of
fered by Alderman Gruener to provide
that the permission to the railroad COM
pany should not become effective unless
within thirty days the company signed
a. agreement to run slX-mlnute
schedule on the West Chapel street line
and to pay a fair proportion of the cost
of the Derbey avenue bridge was re"
ferred to the committee on railraods
and bridges.
communication from Mayor Driscoll
was received accompanying commune
cation from the general committee or
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
Gideon Welles Naval Veterans associa-
tion and other local organizations which
1s arranging to receive and entertain
Admiral Dewey on the occasion of the
visit which he is expected to make to
New Haven. The communication con-
tanned request that committee be
appointed from the common council TO
act with the mayor, and that the city
appropriate money to pay expenses
of the reception in cooperating with the
general committee. Mayor Driscoll rec
commended that committee of two al
dermen and two councilmen be appoint
ed and that 81 800 be appropriated. The
board decided that a committee of five
aldermen and five councilmen should be
appointed and Messrs Cooley, Hall,
Shepard. Atwater and Hyland were ap-
pointed aldermanic members.
Alderman Gruener thought that $1,500
was a big sum "to blow in to entertain
Admiral Dewey, and thought that $1,000
was enough. Alderman Beecher thought |
that the common council should recon- |
mend the amount to be expended, a res
olution having been offered to request |
the board of finance to provide the
money needed, no amount being stated |
in the resolution. Alderman Donovan
referred to the refusal of the board Of |
finance to provide any money for band |
concerts, and said that ne did not be-
lieve that the board of finance would
transfer money to entertain Admiral
Dewey. He thought that the way to |
raise the money was by popular sub |
scription. The matter was finally left |
unsettled
A communication was received from
the committee in charge of the celebra-
ton to be held In Chicago in October
on the occasion of the laying of the cor
ner stone of the new government build
ing in that city. The communication
stated that it was the intention to in
vite President Diaz of Mexico to attend |
the celebration and at it's close to take |
him on tour through the principal |
American cities. It was stated that
New Haven was one Of the cities includ-
ed in the itinerary, and the Chicago
committee suggested that an invitation
be extended to President Diaz to visit
New Haven and sent to the Chicago
committee which would forward it with
other invitations to President Diaz. A
copy of the preamble and resolutions of
Invitation passed by the Chicago COM
mon council was sent and a like resolu-
ton was adopted by the aldermen on
motion of Alderman Chillingworth. 1t
was voted that the committee appointed
TO assist in arranging q reception to
Admiral Dewey should act with the
Chamber of Commerce in arranging
reception to President Diaz
A resolution was passed to invite Ad-
niral Dewey to visit New Haven while
N his way to Vermont On motion Of
ldernan Chilliugworth If was voted m