The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-16

of the signing of tickets for coal. They
didn't leave it to anyone The con-
mittee recommended enough to carry on
the legitimate expenses of the board
of education, if the supervisors were
discharged We did it to help the chill
dren, to help the teachers to teach good
plain things, without being botheI ed by
frils A good part of the day of the
children is now wasted in animal draw
ing, dissection of bugs and animals and
nature study. They take the taxpay-
er's money and spoil his children.
believe that if the board of aldermen
adopts this report it will be following
the wishes of majority of the people
of New Haven"
Alderman Donovan said that he could
not vote for the adoption of the major
ty report as he thought that the mat
ter had already been disposed of by the
reference to special committee OF
portion of the minority report.
Alderman Chillingworth moved to
amend to refer the majority report to
the committee on the portion of the
minority report which had been adopt
ed and it was so voted President Nor
rls appointed Aldermen Staub and I.
Brennan, both hold-over members, al
dermanic members of the special COM
mittee This disposed of the matter for
the present, no provision for transfer
of money for the board of education
having been made.
The special committee on street
sprinklng made its report, which Is pub
lished in full below. Alderman Dewell
moved to accept the report. He said
that he favored sprinkling streets, but
didn't want any more gorgeous street
sprinkling assessment advertisements
such as not long ago caused certain gen
temen to lose their memories. He said
that the gorgeous bills for advertising
of assessments had disguised people
with street sprinkling matters. Alder
man Chillingworth thought that the
incoming administration would have
sufficient wisdom not to spend $4,000 or
$4,000 for advertising sprinkling assess
ments. Mr.. Dewell said that he didn't
want to rely on the new administration.
He had been told that the adminstra-
ton just going out was one of the wisest
New Haven ever had. The report of the
| committee was then accepted and adopt
ed.
On motion of Alderman Ryan vote
of thanks was rendered President Norris
for the impartial manner with which he
has presided over the deliberations Of
the board and votes of thanks were also
/ rendered to the city sheriff. the city
clerk, and the page.
The committee to which was referred
the petition for municipal ownership of
! franchises presented two reports. The
majority report was to the effect that
any legislation at this time concerning
municipal ownership of franchises was
! nopportune and uncalled for and rec
commended that the petitioners be given
| leave to withdraw. The minority report
was signed by Alderman Donovan. 1t
recommended that the matter be re-
ferred to the incoming court of COM
mon council with a suggestion that Il
committee be appointed to recommend
to the legislature a plan for New Haven
to absorb and exercise the franchises of
supplying gas, electric lights and water
within the city and to carry such legis-
lation into effect and practice. The
minority report was substituted for the
majority report by vote of 1913 and
was adopted.
several matters VI fHlllOl lIilpoi tiHcc
were then taken up and disposed of and
at HIS the table was clear and the
board of aldermen of 1899 adjourned
for probably the last time. 1t is not
probable that another meeting will be
held before the new board is organ
lied.
The special committee to which was
referred the two petitions for street
sprinkling presented the following re-
port:
To the Honorable Court of Common
Council:
CONTAMINATION special committee
to whom was referred the petitions of
the chamber of commerce and Of Joseph
r Manning, praying that all the streets
of the city Of New Haven be sprinkled,
beg leave to report, that they have at
tended to the duty assigned, that they
gave public hearing, at which all par
ties who desired were fully heard. |
among whom was Joseph r. Manning
and John 7. Manson, representing the
petitioners.
The director of public works William
H. Beecher, advocated that the city
procure proper apparatus and do the
Sprlnkl1nS WIN us OWN carts, hiring |
horses and men during the season of
operation He stated that he thought |
that the entire streets of the city of |
New Haven could have their roadbeds |
sprinkled for the sum of 100000 per an
mum. He stated that the sprinkling of
the streets three times day and the |
flooding of them with too much water |
under the contract system was very in
furious to the streets, resulting in large
damage to the roadbed and created a
large annual expenditure for the repair
Of them, all of which would be avoided
should the work be performed by tha
city itself
In reply to questions Of the committee
the director stated that he was unable
to give the committee any light as to
where the money could be obtained for
the purchase of the necessary appar-
atuS, and the expense of Sprinkling this
year; that there was no money in his
department. in fact, he thought there
might be a shortage of funds in the de-
partment of public works before the end
of the year.
Hon James P. Bree informed the
committee that bill was now pending
before the general assembly, Which pro-
vded for street sprinkling in all the
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