The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-11
READY FOR THE MAYOR
ORDERS PROYIDING FOE STREET
SPRINKLING.

0A'DAA'o fHOpIDING FOE SIhLEI
SPRINKLING.
The Councilman Concurred In Passing
Heated Observation-Disclosures for
Investigation OF Supervisors Amended
Am Ordinance Concerning Car
Last Might.
AT the meeting held last evening
the board of councilmen concurred
with the aldermen in passing a resolu-
ton recommended by the street commit
mittee giving the Edward Malley COM
pany permission to build a glass and
iron awning over the Temple street en-
trance of that companys store. Unani-
NOUS consent having been given, reso-
luton was passed giving permission for
the erection of similar awning over the
College street entrance of the New Ha-
ven house.
After reading the report of the special
committee on street Sprinkling, recon-
mending the passage of orders for the
purchase of apparatus for street sprlnk-
ling and that street sprinkling be done
ION and after July 81 Councilman Ty-
ner of the Eighth ward offered an
amendment to provide that the director
of public works be given power and
authority to purchase sprinkling wagons
and hire men and horses for sprinkllng
by the city and to let the work out by
contract.
Councilman Keane said that all who
appeared before the committee were IN
favor of the method Of sprinkling by the
city as recommended by the city and he
raised the point of order that as he as
chairman of the special committee had
not accepted the amendment and as the
amendment had not been seconded it
was not properly before the board. The
chair ruled the point we'll taken. The
amendment was then seconded by j. j.
Walsh. Councilman Rice of the First
ward asked if there was any provision
of money for purchasing sprinkling
carts and hiring horses. Councilman
Keane replied that he was there to rep
resent the city and not to represent any
contractors He said that if money could
could be found to purchase the neces-
sary apparatus for the city. He said
that carts could be purchased as quickly
as contract could be signed by the
combining contractors of the city. He
referred to asphalt contracts given to
the highest bidders and exhorted the
councilmen to start right this year and
keep prices of public work down to the
re RI hn L.
mum He said that the maximum cost
for the city to do sprinklng would be
about $4,000 while last year for the
contractors to sprinkle hardened streets
only cost 1923, 900. Councilman O'Meara
moved that an aye and nay vote be
taken on the amendment when the ques-
ton came to vote and it was SO voted.
Councilman Tyner said that he did not
present the amendment in the interests
of any contractor nor against the inter
ests of the city. He said that he thought
that for the present year or perhaps for
two years it would be well to give the
director of public works authority to
contract for sprinkling if he so desired
He thought that sprinkling could be Sc
cured more quickly in that way.
Councilman Mead did not think that
carts, as stated by Councilman Keane,
and said that he understood that the
present director was in favor OF letting
the sprinkling out by contract.
Councilman Walsh, a member of the
special committee, said that every citi-
zen who appeared before the committee
favored having the work done BIZ The city
and not by contractors. He said that
o,jtt
conscientiously. Director Beecher had
stated To the committee that he thought
Prom, his experience as director that 1t
was much better for the city to purchase
carts and do sprinkling instead of let
ting II ont to contractors. Non-cOncur-
renee meant that the matter would go
over for another month and that there
would be no sprinkling during the hot
hest and dryest months of the year.
shrinking by the city was good enough
far Cambridge Mass, and why
shouldn't it be for New Haven. For the
citv to do the work would save several
thousand dollars and some talk, as
though that was a crime. If it cost last
vesr 500. 900 to sprinkle forty miles by
contract how much would it cost to
snrjnkIe $50 miles this year. Ii the mat
ter was not attended to soon snow Would
he fying before any sprinkllng could pc
done He asked for concurrent action
in adopting the committee report ana
said that by voting for concurrence the
members would not be violating their
naths of office taken not long ago
councilman Stein said that the ques-
+ion had narrowed down to the city on
nna side and two contractors on the
other. Which We're the members &c
xerve the city or the contractors. ne
cold that since he came into the cham
bar he had seen councilmen buttonholed
Nv AGENTS of contractors in the lobby
outside of the chamber.
councilman Chase said the question
voc NOT one of benefit to contractors
IL said that he had not buttonholed
anvone nor had he been buttonholed IN
rooard to the matter under discussion
IA he could say without violating his
10Th as a councilman he favored having
the sprinkling done by contract this
year. ,,o,,oa +bo+ tre
question be divided and each part Voteo
,,,,on The motion was not seconded
M amendment to provide for contract
.ni,1,1ing was then voted upon. The
eP'- oe fol1oyS AYES. Mead