The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-27
MONEY Is URGENTLY NEEDED
FOR NECESSARY YORK IN THE DE-
PARIlENTOFPU UBLIC WORKS.

pARTMENTOFP PUBLIC WORKS.
Director Troup Says That II Big Snow
storm Comes the snow Must Remain
I'm the Streets-Finance Board VIII
| Hold N Special Session Tonight to
for Hearings Oh Estimates.
The board of finance last night de-
cded upon dates for the meetings at
which the estimates for the various de-
partments of the city government for
next year will be considered The dates
are as follows: Wednesday, November
1, public works. board of relief; Friday,
November 8, police department; Satur~
day, November 4, town clerk, registrar
of vital statistics, board of health;
Tuesday, November Z, board of educa-
tion; Wednesday, November s, asses
sors public library board, corpora ton
COUNSEL Thursday, November 8, charl-
ties and correction department tax col
letcor; Friday, November 10, lamp de-
partment, civil service board, harbor
commissioners, selectmen Saturday,
November IL, controller patriotic cele-
brations, Beaver Pond park commits
sion; Tuesday November IA. registrars
of voters park commission, supervisor
of steam boilers; Wednesday, Novem-
ber Is, fire department.
The meetings will be held evenings
and tba rapracnpto ot tixrpc pf tbp dana IF
ments will appear and explain the
financial needs of their respective de-
partments.
The board last night made transfer
of $3.50 in the account of the registrar
of vital statistics from the account for
physicians and midwivee to the salary
account in the same department. The
bill of Lamp Inspector Henry Hopkins
for salary during the time when Frank
p. Cafferty was acting as lamp inspec-
tor was received and referred to the
corporation counsel for an opinion as to
whether or not it was a legal bill Mr..
Hopkins bill is for $3.50 for salary dur
ing the months of July, August, Sep
tember and part Of October. Mr.. Caf-
ferty has not yet rendered a bill for
salary for the time he acted as inspec-
tor.
Early in the meeting last night Direc-
tor Troup, City Engineer Kelly and Su-
perintendent Of Streets Brennan ap-
peared before the board and requested
that If possible money be supplied to
pay for work absolutely necessary in
the department of public works and
for which, owing to the low tax rate
laid last year, there is now no money
left in the appropriation for that de-
partment.
Owing to a slight misunderstanding
on the part of some members of the
board, who were also members when
the eighteen mill tax was laid last
year, and owing also to the neglect of
some of the cautious members of the
board to lock the doors after the public
works officials were admitted to the
presence a representative of the Journ-
al and Courier was enabled to be pres
ent and hear the statements made con-
cerning the lack of funds In the depart
ment of public works. a5a
Mr., Kelly stated that at least $500
was needed to pay for repairs on
Barnesville bridge, Tomlinson bridge
and the city end of Kimberly avenue
bridge He thought the work being
done on Barnesville bridge would cost
$3.50 and the work which should be done
at once on Kimberly avenue bridge
would cost about $10O He said that he
had inspected Tomlinson bridge and
found that the plankng was weak and
unsafe. If the three bridges are re-
paired little now they can be made
safe for four or five years.
Superintendent of Streets Brennan
said that money was greatly needed for
streets, repair of sidewalks
and removal of dead trees. He said
that many sidewalks were in an abso-
lutely dangerous condition and that the
city was liable to be asked to pay dam
ages for persons injured by falling on
some of them. He thought that certain
walks on Grand avenue, st. Roman
street, Broad street, DixwelI avenue and
Eaton street were in especially danger
Gus conditions. One thousand notices |
to repair sidewalks have been sent out |
to property owners since July /, and in |
a majority of the cases these orders |
have been complied with. MANY have |
not obeyed the orders and it will now |
be necessary for the city to do the work |
and place liens on the abutting proper !
ty. Mr.. Brennan stated that among |
the property owners who have neg |
ected to repair walks was the city. He |
thought that $500 at least would be
needed to repair dangerous walks. The
walk around the Dixwell avenue police
station is in a bad condition and the
police department has been directed to
repair it, but has not done So The
'epairs needed there would cost about
$50.
Mayor Driscoll asked about dead
rees and Mr. Brennan stated that there
vas one tree in front of Trinity chapel
IN Temple street which should be re-
moved and it would cost about $40. The
'ity has already paid one claim of $50
or damages for personal injuries re-
'eived by persons who were struck bv
alling limbs of the tree and another
lain is now pending.
Mr.. Troup stated that when Director
3eecher went out of office he left inst
2.35 in the account for removal of dead
rees. The appropriation to last the en-
Ire year was S4 500 and Mr. Troun said
hat the account was used for the most |
'art to turf the green, He said that
he account had been oVerdrawu and
he charter violated as when he ANNA |