The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-07
The MAYOR AGAIN SCORED
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recommended by the committee Mr..
Norris said: Il am opposed to referring
this to the corporation counsel. Before
l came into this chamber tonight was
approached by His Honor, the mayor,
who said: Il hope you are not going
to vote for the report of the committee
on the Doolittle claim. / replied that l
would vote for it if l thought it was
right. l believe that if this recommen-
dation is passed it will be vetoed and
will come back. l am surprised to
know that the city of New Haven has
an executive officer who will so stoop
down from his executive office as to OPP
pose measure which has not yet been
presented to him for approval. Our
mayor should certainly not attempt to
influence any member of the city gov
eminent in reference to any matter
pending. / speak of this because don't
know how many other members here
have been approached in regard to this
matter. l hope and trust that when the
citizens of New Haven have occasion to
choose another city official they will
choose one honest to the trust reposed
in him and not resort to lobbying. 1t
is"
Alderman Pickett am surprised
that the gentleman from the Sixth
should make here a statement like that
for partisan or any other purposes"
Alderman Norris-"Mr Chairman, l
rise to a point of order. | have not
made any statement here for partisan
purposes. The chair cautioned Mr..
Pickett against making allegations of
the kind to which he had just given
utterance." Mr.. Picket then said: mo
one asked me to vote for this bill or
against it, I don't believe that any
member of this board has been asked by
high or a low city official to stay
away from meetings of the board"
Alderman Norris moved that the re-
port of the committee on the Doollttle
bill be accepted and the recommended
ton adopted The motion was passed
by vote of 10 to 5, those voting aye
being Messrs. Cooley, Corcoran, t.
Brennan, Pearce, Norris Hogan, Staub
Donovan, Chillingworth, Harlem, Froh-
Itch, Kelsey and Madden-13.
Those voting nay were Messrs. Car
ington, Dove, Unger, Picket and Petrie
5, Alderman Chillingworth explained
that he voted aye because he was sat
isfied that the mayor would veto the
bill, and get the corporation counsel to
render an opinion against it's payment.
On motion of Alderman Dewell the
city clerk was directed to send to-day
to the corporation counsel certified cop
les of all the votes passed. directing
him how to act with reference to bills
MI.
structing the corporation counsel to ad-
vocate the passage of the bill giving the
common council concurrent jurisdiction
with the railroad commissioners in or
dering vestibules placed on street hars,
was taken up. Unanimous consent for
the passage of the resolution was ask
ed for but Alderman Pickett refused
consent and the matter was referred to
the committee on legislation. A COM
munication from Mayor Farnsworth In
regard to city affairs was tabled for
printing in the journal.
MAYORS COMMUNICATION
A communication was received from
the mayor, in which attention was call
ed to "a few matters of public interest"
The most important parts of the COM
munication follow:
UNExPENDED BALANCES.
There has been considerable discuss
sion and inquiry about the unexpended
balances of the various departments at
the end of the last fiscal year, and prop
ositions have been made looking to the
expenditure of the same for various
purposes. These seem to be based on
the assumption that the amount appro-
priated for the use of certain depart
ment is handed over to that department
in cash at the beginning of the year,
and that at the end Of the year any bal
ance remaining is handed back to the
treasurer. AS a matter of fact, we all
know that no cash is paid over, hence
no amount is paid back. The income
of the city for each year is estimated,
and each department is authorized to
purchase labor and material in the
name and on the credit of the city to
an amount not exceeding certain sum
which is said to be appropriated for
that department If the needs of that
department demand purchases to the