The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-18
IN and ABOUT THE COURTS


Controller Rowe and Others EDjoines
and Mundamus for Director Troul
ofthc Public Works by Judge Elmer
Hopkins Cafferty Case Continued fol
Thirty Dnys--Other Court News.
Judge Elmer, in the superior court
yesterday afternoon, upon application OF
Attorneys Stoddard and Goodhart sign
ed writ of mandamus directing Alex
1 ander Troup, director Of public works.
and John j. Brennan, to show cause
why they have deprived James White
and Edward Maroney of their positions
as assistant superintendent of streets
and engineer of the city road roller, re-
spectively.,
Judge Elmer also issued an injunction
restraining Controller Brown from pay
| ing and Patrick WEIGH and James II.
| Mills from receiving any money for per-
| forming the duties of assistant superin-
| tendent of streets and engineer of the
road roller.
The text of the Injunction follows:
TO the Sheriff Of the County of New
Haven, His Deputy or to Either of
the Constables of the Town Of New
Haven Within Said County, Greet
ing:
BY authority of the state of Connectl-
cut, you are hereby commanded to sum
mon the city of New Haven, munici-
pal corporation organized under the
laws of Connecticut, Jonathan N. Rowe,
James Z. Mills and Patrick WEIGH, all
of New Haven, to appear before the
superior court, to be held at New Haven
within and for the county II New Ha-
ven, on the first Tuesday of September,
1899, then and there to answer unto
Sidney H. Dawson. a resident, elector
and taxpayer in said city of New Ha-
ven within said county and state, in
civil action wherein the plaintiff COM
plains and says:
l. That on the first day Of July, 1899.
Alexander Troup of New Haven was
appointed by the mayor of said city of
New Haven to the office of director of
public works, and assumed and ever
since has performed the duties of said
office.
2. That on said first day of July, 1899,
Iohr Rrennan of said New Haven
was appointed by the mayor of said city
of New Haven to the office of superin-
+endept Of streets and on said day as
eumed and evar since has performed the
duties of said office.
Q That ar the election held at said
citv IN the first Tuesday of April, 1899,
elected n the Office Of controller of said
citv and accented and ever since has
nerformed the Duties of said office, that
n is the d,,tv of said controller to GER
tifv when emnloves Of said citv are en-
titIed to nav from said civ ana cause
an order IA he drawn upon the treas
urer Of said cifv for the amount SO
found to no dine. and that II is the duty
of said controller to nrevent any such
crder beinp made 10 any person not leg
.llv an,,o;nted 10 anv emplovment
That under the proyisiens of the
charter of the CITY of New Haven. the
civil service hoard shall examine appli-
cants for appointmeut in the employ
r,or+ of eaid citv and grant certificates
m ,uch ann,icants as thew find suitable
for S1Ich anpOintmpntS Said board has
axaroisea and performed It's duty as pre-
scrihed nv the charter
That under the provisions of the
charter of said citv Of New Haven, the
5irootor If pnbtic works and tho s,1par-
ntepdeut of streets arc nv said charter.
,rnhititea from MAKING anv onnoint-
,,antc of o,,n,ovas IN their denartmeut
,xoent fron, such nersons as hold certif
,ates nc aforesaid and apv appointment
,,ado Nv cold off,cers In violation of said |
,ho,tor owe NH ar5 void
G rbot soid ALEXANDER Troun dirac-
or ~ ,,,hI,o works nc aforessid ana |
he e,id Iobr prepnar sunarj,terd-
,nt Of etraets nc aforesaid IN vio1atio,
r. tho nrov,eions NJ aid charter Of the /
,itv az Nov, u.yor have ,nnoirtad ora
patrink we,cb as a, amnlave of said /
,tty OF salary of a ooO wear in the |
,anartrs,t of n,bIic works and have
,nnoirted ore Iamos n Minis &c an er,-
nov of said city or q ralary of saqe q
Coz 20 ,a,fo,,,,, ,,o,L IN soid dan,rt
,,ant az rrblio works
: ,tra;+bo, tho sa;d 1uo,o,, 49, .ho
aid Ni1ls hove o,,e,. nassed an exan,ina-
Ia, hefnra Gotta oi,,ii sar,,;ca hoard ,rd