The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

m, from and after April l. 190O and pro
| vided further, said railroad shall pay t.
| the city $1,000 in cash within thirt.
| days after the passage of this order
| then said railroad shall have the priv
ilege thereafter to run it's cars across
the bridge on Derby avenue over Wes
river and not otherwise.
| Alderman Chillngworth moved tn,
adoption of his amendment to the com
mittee report.
| Alderman Donovan moved to amenC
| the amendment by changing the sum tt
| be paid by the railroad company from
! 1000 to 100000. Aldermen Welsh, Wal.
| lace and Shepard thought that the roaC
would rather not cross the bridge thar
pay $4,000. They thought that by
placing the sum so high the public
would be deprived of the convenience OF
having cars run to st. Lawrence cern-
etery and to Yale field. Alderman Wal
lace said "it would be biting off the nose
to spite the face"
Alderman Donovan's amendment fail
ed of passage by a vote of II to A. Al-
derman Madden moved an amendment
to the amendment to provide that the
road pay an annual rental of $500 in
stead of lump sum of $1,000. Alder
man Hall favored charging lump sum
of 200 and 5000 yearly interest. This
was incorporated into Alderman Mad
den's amendment by agreement The
amendment for an annual rental of $500
in addition to 81, 900 in a hump sum was
adopted.
n nr1 nHn 6-
ment to provide that the rail to be laid
have an inside flange not less than three
and half inches wide, This amend
ment was adopted and the amended
amendment to the committee report was
adopted.
Alderman Donovan offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, Section 1877 of the charter of
the city of New Haven gives power to
the court of common council to license
all public conveyances be it therefore
Resolved, That we recommend that
suitable ordinance be passed by the
court of common council that will COM
pei the various street railroad compa-
nies of the said city of New Haven to
pay an annual license fee of $100 for
public travel, and for each car that is
used for freight purposes an annual fee
of $50 be charged said street railroad
The resolution was referred to the
on ordinances.
A resolution was offered by Alderman
Hogan for the appointment of special
to inquire into and report on
the necessity of the appointment of a
inspector. The resolution was
adopted and the president of the board
was authorized to appoint the special
The report of the special committee
recommending that Anthony Carroll be
paid $25 damages for personal injuries
received was adopted and the order
passed. The recommendations of the
committee that other matters relating
to Mr.. Carroll be referred to other COM
nittees were not adopted and the mat
-ers were referred back,
The board went into committee of the
whole and in executive session consid-
ered the charges brought against AL
herman Corcoran that he held q con-
ract under the city government in vio-
alton of the charter. Mr.. Corcoran was
invited to explain in the executive ses-
lion, but did not do so and did not
peak concerning the matter. The COM
nittee of the whole voted to table the
natter indefinitely. When the board |
econvened no report from the commit
ee of the whole was made.
Alderman Atwater stated that his |
esolution for the establishment of a |
bicycle fire corps had been tabled indef- |
litely by the councilmen because of a |
Misunderstanding. He offered another |
esolution embodying the same idea and |
t was referred to the committee on fire
apartment,
A resolution was offered by Alderman
Donovan providing that the common
ouncil fix the amounts of the salaries
f the members of the fire department
t was referred to the committee on or
inances.
A communication was received from
.nthony Carroll with reference to a
from him which was
xpunged from the record sometime ago.
he second communication was indefi-
itely postponed by vote of 8 to s.
The report of the committee of con-
srence on the makeup of the commit
se to investigate concerning school su-
ervisors was accepted, and in accord
nee with that recommendation the
blowing aldermanc members of the
lvestigating committee were appoint
1: Messrs. Staub. G. F. Brennan and
The board adjourned at
AS.