The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-16
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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ing a transfer of $500 in the depart
ment of education be tabled and it was
so voted by vote of II to 6, Mr.
ChillingWorth moved that the portion
relating to an investigation of the SUI
pervisory system be tabled and Alder
man Root seconded the motion. On a
vote being taken the motion was lost.
Alderman Dewel moved that the
board concur with the councilmen in
adopting this part of the report, but
President Norris ruled that the motion
was out of order as the action already
taken by the aldermen in regard to the
report was non-concurrant Mr. DeWell
then moved that the report so far as
it related to an investigation of the SUI
pervisor system be adopted. He said
that he was not strenuous about the
resolution concerning supervisors which
he had offered at a previous meeting.
1T was not the place of the board of
aldermen to have disputes as to phra-
seology The public was interested in
having the question of supervisors de-
bated even though some in the board
of aldermen wished to cut off debate on
the matter He said: This report calls
for hearing. If anyone here doubts
that the people want hearing let him
get up petition and go around and
see. The majority report did not cut
off all the supervisors. 1t recommend
ed that the supervisor of music be re-
tanned. The city of Providence has
been discussing the matter Of supervi-
sors and has decided that it did not care
for all this elaborate system and it has
gone back to the old system Of trying
to teach children something. I hope
that we also will have hearing and
see what the people want
Alderman Root took issue and said
that the supervisory system in Provi-
dence had not been done away with. He
said that the supervisor system in New
Haven might be modified but that as
system it should continue. He said:
II am absolutely opposed 70 any hear
ing by a committee of this council. The
gentleman is right when he says that
the public wants to know about the
public school system here. But even
so, committee from this council is not
fitted to make the investigation that
it ought to be. l agree that the public
is interested and would like an inves-
| tigation, and I will go further and say
that the board of education and the SUI
perintendent of schools would like an
| investigation, but for committee of
| this board to go into an investigation
for two weeks, at the end of which time
this board goes out, would be absolut ly
| farce The Providence committee
was composed of five citizens. 1t was
organized in October and reported in
| May Let us advocate committee of
reputable citizens, appointed by the
mayor. I am opposed to a committee
being appointed from this body
Alderman Chillingworth then moved
the whole matter be Indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Root seconded. Mr.. Dewel
took occasion to say Il have more re-
spect for the court of common coun-
Gil than has the gentleman from the
Sixth (Mr. Root. I think that there
are men here as capable as are the
members of the board Of education. The
members of the board of education are
all friends of mine, but they have
shown that they are not competent and
think members of the court of COM
mon council are as capable of carrying
on educational matters as is the board
of education"
Aldermen Shepard said that all the
talented men We're not to come back
as members of the board of aldermen
next year He moved az an amend
ment that the matter be referred to Il
committee Of five citizens but his
amendment was declared out of order
by the chair. Alderman Root started
IN L.
ting UP the competence of the board
of education against that of the board
of aldermen. He was interrupted by
the chairman who ruled that he was
rot speaking to the question and was
out of order. A vote on the amendment
to postpone was then taken and the
amendment was lost by vote of II to
s. The motion to refer to a special
committee offered by Mr.. Dewell was
then put and carried. Alderman Shep-
ard moved that the special committee
consist of eight citizens not members
of the board of education or of the
board of aldermen, the committee to
be appointed by the incoming mayor.
Aldermen Dewell amended to make the
committee consist of two dermen and
three councilmen Mr.. Dewells amend
ment was carried
Mr.. Dewell then moved that the ma
jority report be accepted and the rec
ommendation adopted, and Mr.. Shepard
raised the point of order that the mi
nority report had been adopted and
that Mr. Dewell's motion was therefore |
not in order, President Norris ruled |
the point not well taken. At the re- |
quest of Alderman Hogan Mr.. Dewell, |
who was chairman of the special COM |
mittee, explained why the majority re-
port did not recommend the transfer of !
the entire amount asked for by the |
board of education. Mr.. Dewell said |
1.-THE reasons for recommending the
transfer of only $4325 and not 81 800
was that the question of supervisors
came up in a collateral way a proper
way, too. When the board of education
asks for money we have a right to
know where it is going to. We thought
that the system Of supervisors here in
New Haven was not right and with
that idea in view the committee in
ruired of members of the beard Of e1u-
cation what they wanted that money |
for We found that $500 of the 81 800
would go to pay certain supervisors for
October and December
next They said that thew col1Id |