The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-25
THE LOWER BOARD CONCURS
THE FLAGPOLE ACCEPTED AND
ORDERED ERECTED ATONCE.
Schedule to u Special Comrntitee-A
Resolution to Adopt the Salary List
First Asked For-speoiaI Committee
Appointed by President Miller.

First Asked For-speoiaI Committee
Appointed by President Miller.
The councilmen in special session last
night concurred with the aldermen in
referring to another special committee
the whole matter of schedule of fire.
mems salaries, and in accepting the new
hagpole in behalf of the city and order
ing it erected in the band-stand site
within thirty days.
| The mayors communication inform-
| ing the board Of the arrival of the flag
pole was read, received and ordered on
| file. A resolution of acceptance of the
pole, a vote of thanks to the donor and
a provision requiring the director of
public works to erect the pole in the
! band-stand site within thirty days were
then passed in concurrence with the al
dermen.
The resolution for the removal of the
band-stand from it's present site to a
site just south Of Center church was
referred to the committee on squares in
concurrence.
The Grand Army communication re-
questing that the pole be placed on the
Grand Army plot was received and Or
dered on file.
The petitions for macadamizing Grove
street, for a brick pavement ON Chapel
street between Olive and York, for a
brick pavement on Temple street. for q
brick pavement on Elm street between
York and State, and the resolution to
pay city street laborers $1.75 per day
were all referred to the committee on
streets in concurrence.
Anthony Carroll's communication de
alleged violation of the ordinances by
city officials was referred to confer
ence committee, there being non-concur-
rent action by the two boards.
The recommendation of the committee
on claims for payment Of damage
claims was adopted and the necessary
order for the drawing of checks was
passed.
Councilman Burton's resolution for
the erection of more lights on Chapel
street, to be lighted during night hours
when the business places are closed,
was referred to the lamp committee.
The proposed ordinance providing for
certain police books to be thrown open
for public inspection, and providing a
penalty for mutilation of the books, rec
commended by the committee in conse
quence of communication from An
thony Carroll, was referred to a COM
mittee of conference, there being nom
concurrent action.
The communication of Attorney w. s.
Pardee concerning the damage claims
of Alfred and Mary Hughes was refer
red to the committee on claims.
The order of the secretary Of war re-
quiring a drawbridge to be built over
West river on Kimberly avenue was
read and referred to the committee on
railroads and bridges in concurrence
with the aldermen.
The resolution for an ordinance pro-
viding for notices to all property owners
on streets where Improvements are con-
templated was referred to the commit
tee on ordinances.
The resolution of Alderman Atwater
for an appropriation of $4,000 for an en-
fund was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
The resolution for an investigation as
to whether or not city officials have ex-
,eeded their authority and spent more
han they were authorized to in the
erection of the Willow street bridge was
'eferred to special committee, the
same action having been taken by the
aldermen
Alderman Donovan's resolution to
lave all back taxes collected, introduce
ID at the meeting of the aldermen on
Monday night, was referred to the tax
collector in concurrence with the alder
nen.
The mayors message accompanying
ries passed by the common council was
cad, and Councilman Dawson moved
o concur with the aldermen in referring
he whole matter to special committee
o invite the mayor, fire commissioners
nd firemen to appear and be heard,
nd in ordering the special committee to
eport within fifteen days. Councilman
Seane seconded.
Councilman Gallagher thought the !
ommittee on fire department was the
roper committee He said that the
chedule suited all the fremen except
ne man, who wanted to run things.
councilman Keane thought that to eX-
edite matters the proper course was to
oncur in referring the whole matter to
special committee and have the COM
littee report back within fifteen days.
otherwise there would be a delay. He
aid that delay would allow wire-lay-
lg and allow communications suppos-
d to come first before the common
ouncil to be given out to the press first
, help the wire-laying along.
Councilman Walsh favored reference
, the special committee and thereby
icilitating matters.
Councilman Rice favored sustaining
lie mayor and offering new resolution
be referred to the fire commissioners.
[r. Keane raised the point that the
uestion was not debatable, and the
oint was ruled well taken. Chairman
FILLER ruled that motion to sustain
lie mayor was out of order until a vote
as taken on the motion to concur. An
We and nay vote on the motion to con-
ir was called for. The vote resulted in
for concurrence and 4 against. The
embers voted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Hillman, Beecher, Ma
,ney Mead, Bohn, O'Meara, Keane,
agoohan, Maley, Burton, Tyner, How
nd, Gerner, Rice, Alling, Johnson,
-alsh, Holiday, Dawson, Cronan and
owe-N.
Rice of the First ward,
nollmeyer. Gallagher and Greenfield