The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
The BOARD OF ALDERMEN
STREET RAILWAY PETITIONS Act
ED UPON LAST NIGHT.

RESOLUTION for Common Council to FiJ
Firemen's sSaIaries-Another Move fol
Bicycle Firemen-Attempt to Lay
Special Tax OH Trolley Cars-Charge
Against Alderman Corcoran-sessior on
Lasted Until Nearly Midnight.
The board of aldermen was in ses-
sion until nearly midnight last night
When the session opened a large jar
diniere of flowers from Edgewood Park,
procured by Alderman Chillingworth,
adorned the front of President Hogan's
desk. A vote of thanks was rendered
Mr.. Chillingworth for providing the
bouquet The journal was approved
and was an unusually complete one,
containing all the old matters before
the board, as well as a complete report
of the doings of the last meeting. Sew
eral members complimented City Clerk
Norris on the fine appearance of the
JOuIIldl dlli lllS CouNGllISlfl way
which it was arranged.
A resolution was offered by Alderman
Chillingworth, providing that the invi-
tation of the League of American Mu-
inequalities for representatives of the
city government to attend the conven-
tion to be held in Syracuse be accepted.
The resolution authorizes the presi-
of +lo vi Of nd
aldermen to attend the convention at
the expense of the city. Unanimous
consent for it's consideration was
granted and the resolution was passed.
The opinion of the corporation counsel
concerning the right of assessment for
municipal improvement was read. AL
derman Chillingworth moved that it be
referred to the bureau of compensation
for it's information and government. 1t
was so voted.
Alderman Donovan offered a resolu-
tion to instruct the assistant corpora
tion counsel to collect as many as pos
sble of the tax and assessment bills
the abatement of which was recon-
mended by the committee on tax abate-
ment early this summer. Mr.. Donovan
Gdlu llsdl lllc lOldl dIIlOuHl VI luc CldlillS,
the abatement of which was recon-
mended was about $4,000, too much for
the city to lose The resolution pro-
vides that the assistant corporation
counsel shall collect as many of these
just claims as possible and report to
the common council the reason why he
is unable to collect the rest.
Alderman Staub speaking on the
resolution, said that the city now had
no tax collector. The name was a mis-
homer, as the so-called tax collector was
simply tax receiver and if taxes were
not paid he plaeod q, lien upon the prop
srty and the len was allowed to stand
until the claim was outlawed by the
statute of limitation. Mr.. Staub said
hat now there was 100000 worth of
claims outstanding. Alderman Shepard
agreed to this and said that the way
,ity business had been conducted was
4 disgrace, but he hoped that things
would go better now under the new
charter.
Alderman Cooley said that the claims
concerning the special committee had
eported could not be collected and that
t was useless to instruct the assistant
corporation counsel to collect them.
Alderman Chillngworth advised to go
lowly. He said he saw on the list the |
lame of one man who was holding
property for another man who held a
zig mortgage on it and who would get |
he benefit Of it. If the assessments |
we're followed it would be found that |
hey were on property which had not |
een transferred since the assessments !
we're laid. why" said he, here on
he list is the name of one man who
3 worth considerably more than $780,
90 and here is another who 1 know is
7orth more than 100000. We owe it
O the citizens of New Haven to take
efficient time to give the corporation
ounsel time to give the common coun-
il reasons
Alderman Staub thought that 1t
,ould be well to take one of the cases
nder consideration and make test
ase of it to see if the assessments could
e collected. Alderman Donovan call
d attention to the fact that many of
ne claims were dated 1894 and had
1erefore not run for the time of the
mutations. Alderman Donovan's res
luLlOIl was ptSSeu anu liic iSpoIt VI
1e special abatement committee was
i'd upon the table.
The report of the committee on rail-
,ads de the double tracking of Whit
ey avenue was taken from the table,
he committee recommended that the
etition to double track be granted sub
.ct to certain conditions. Alderman
moved that the report be
,ken up by sections, the order, section
,ncerning location of tracks and con-
itions separately He said that the adj
ertisement of the hearing before the
,mmittee contained nothing about paw
le conditions which We're later attach
|.
Alderman Donovan thought that the ,
,port should be considered as a whole.
he amendment to consider by sections
as carried. The first section, the Or {
ar, ia as follows:
Ordered, That permission be and is
,anted to the Fair Haven and West
lie Railroad company to lay double
ack with necessary connections and
oss-overs, from the corner of Church
Id Chapel streets, through Church ,,
rect. to and through Whitney avenue,
a point where the town line between
amden and the city of New Haven 1
osses said Whitney avenue, according l
the accompanying plans and details
ouired by the general street railway