The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-07

! the progress of bills concerning the city
| which are before the legislature. The
MAYORS quarterly message, which is
| published in another column, was tabled
for printing. A communication was
| read from the mayor in which he stated
| his nom concurrence with the aldermen
\ in accepting the committee report on
| abatement of taxes upon such persons
MS are poor" in the case of the estate
| Of Michael Reynolds and the adoption
of an order providing for the acceptance
| of 50 per cent. of the amount due from
| the estate. The total amount due is
| 81. 0S1 07, including tax interest and cost
of liens. The equity in the property is
about $1,000. In his communication the
mayor said: I'm Justice to the people
! who do pay taxes, rnany Of whom find
| it necessary to practice close economy
and self denial cannot agree that it. is
right and proper to abate one half OF
this tax" The aldermen, however, vot-
| ed unanimously to adhere to their ac-
ton, despite the disapprovai of the
MAYOR. A communication concerning
] the extension Of Orange street to Wa
ter street. together with a recommended
ton from ths Chamber of Commerce
concerning the same was referred to the
committee on streets.
| Alderman Hogan offered resolution
directing the director of public works
| to report to the common council the
reasons for his not carrying out the or
| der OF the common council for the I'LL
| ing in on Foster street, passed August
last. Unanimous consent was given
and the resolution was passed. A. COM
munication from the mayor concerning
assessments and liens for the extension
of Button street, recommending that
when the assessments are paid, the cost
of liens be not charged up to the prop
erty owners. was tabled for printing.
| Another communication from the
mayor called attention to the tabled re-
port of the department of public works
on the completion of the crushed stone
pavement on Wall street and referring
| to section 1856 of the charter, which oil
reefs the common council upon the COM
pletion of such pavement to assess
proportion Of the cost upon owners Of
abutting property.
The MAYORS veto of the resolution
transferring the power to select polling
places from the police commissioners to
the court of common council was read.
The board voted, 16 to 8, to pass the res
| olution over the veto. Alderman Dono-
van offered resolution providing that
the corporation counsel be directed to
oppose any part of senate bill No. 20,
introduced by Senator Vinal, that will
place any burden on the city Of New
| t,1;,r tan, strr1, f,,11 IN
longs to the Consolidated road" The
resolution was passed, as was also one
directing the city clerk to notify MEM
bers of the legislature OF the action TAX
en-.
A minority report was received from
the special committee on street paving
assessments, recommending that the
assessments for pavements already iald
be paid by August next.
Alderman Donovan said IF, as alleg-
ed, the act under which the pavements
was laid was unconstitutional, let those
who are responsible for the bill take
that responsibility. If the corporation
counsel has cost the city $500 it is
time ii was found out"
The minority recommendation was
adopted. 1t was signed by the two al
dermanic members of the committee,
Messrs. Cooley and Hogan. The three
councilmanic members decided to defer
action.
The committee, which was directed to
confer with street railroad officials con-
corning the erection of waiting room
at the corner of the green reported that
| q conference had been held and the
matter was referred back to the COM
mittee to hold a bubble hearing in the
aldermanic chamber.
| The recommendation of the commit
tee on legislation that section of the
pavement act be repealed, was read.
President Norris called Alderman Chill
lingworth to the chair and raised the
point that this recommendation was out
of order on the ground that it was in
conflict with the order passed that as
sessments for pavements under the act
should be paid by August l. After
some discussion the resolution was
tabled. Ii was voted to direct the cor
poration counsel to appear before the
legislative committee and favor the
adoption of the harbor line for New
Haven harbor recommended by the
spacial committee of the court of COM
mon council. This line differs material
nv from the line recommended by the
herbor commission and now before the
Legislature.
Mnyor's Quarterly Message.
The quarterly message submitted by
the MAYOR was as follows: The charter
requirement Of a quarterly message cam
not be complied with at this time to nay
satisfao ton. owing to the TACT that
the rcports of the various departments
to January list have not been received.
7 hope to receive these reports in time
to present a review OF the business OF
the first full fiscal year under the pres
ent charter and since consolidation, at
| your next meeting.
Since my last quarterly message, our
health department has met the problem
of a visitation of smallpox. The prompt
report of the existence of the disease.
the quarantine of the infected premises,
the isolation of the cases at Springside,
and the treatment of the victims there
In q manner which promises the recoV-
erv OF both. all combine to assure the
people of this community of the eti-
cheney of the machinery for taking care
of threatening dangers in this line.
In this connection, it is a great salts
i hos