The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-05
MOVE FOR PUBLIC WHARVES
RESOLUTION INTROD UCED IN THE
BOARD or ALDERMEN

BY Alderman w eiss of tho Sixth Ward
East and Chestnut street Propostd-
Another Attempt mt Adoption of
Schedule of FIremen's Salaries.
| The regular meeting of the board of
aldermen held last night was brief
session. 1t was thought that possibly
President Conway would announce his
committee appointments, but he had not
completed the list, and the announce
ment went over to the next meeting.
The most important matter that came
( up last night was resolution presented
| by Alderman Weiss of the Sixth ward
concerning the wharf property on the
citys water front. The resolution was
az follows:
Whereas The necessity and import
ance of establishing and maintaining a
public wharf by the city of New Haven
is fully appreciated by a large number
of citizens of our city, they realizing the
great disadvantage to our commercial
/, interests by the failure of the city 70
provide suitable wharves for our COM
merce, which should receive the atten
ton and cons Iteration that is due so i'm
portant part of our business interests.
| Our shipping interests would be largely
increased by the almost free use of the
proposed public wharf, where it has suf-
fered so long by the restrictive charges
by private ownershipn
1t Is a standing dfsgrace to our city
to allow almost our entire water front
to be owned by private and corporate
interests, which is not tolerated in any
other seaport town In the country. The
great commercial interests Of the coun-
try is now being directed toward reviv-
ing and building our shipping interest.
and, whereas. the United States con-
gress has contributed literally to the
improving Of our harbor for the public
benefit the city should do its duty to-
ward the contamination of this great
work so well begun, the Importance Of
which cannot be underestimated.
Be it therefore, resolved, That a
committee of two aldermen and three
councilmen be hereby appointed to in
quire into the feasibility of establishing
public wharf at point between East
street and Chestnut street, on Water
street, and to report their findings to the
honorable court at their earliest con-
venience.
The resolution was referred to a spec
ial committee of two aldermen and three
councilmen
Alderman Miller Of the Seventh ward
presented petition signed by several
thousand names asking that the com
mon council consider the matter of es-
tablishng public bath house on
Franklin street between Grand avenue
and Chapel street, or in some other place
easy of access from the Fifth Sixth
and Seventh wards. The petition was
signed by a list of names covering
about twenty-seven feet of foocap pa
per. The petition was drawn up by
the Neighborhood club a club in the
Sixth ward, conducted by Yale stu
dents, and the signatures We're secured !
by members Of that club. The petition |
was referred to the committee on bath |
houses.
Alderman Miller again last night !
brought up the old matter Of the fire.
mems salary schedule, which was adopt /
ed by the common council last year. !
Mr.. Miller called attention to section 40 |
Of the charter, as amended at the last |
legislature and which provides that II |
the court of common council at any
time by an affirmative vote Of two
thirds of all the members of each |
board shall resolve that it is expedient
to increase or decrease the salary of |
any city official to a certain specified |
NJ u.
ed by the next common council in the
succeeding year by like vote then
said court may proceed to enact an
ordinance increasing or decreasing said
salary to the sum specified.
He argued that in view of the provi-
sion and in view Of the fact that the
last common council voted by a two
thirds vote to increase the firemens sal
aries if now the present board, by a
like vote, decides to do the same the
increases, under the charter will be
legal. He offered resolution providing |
70 rthe adoption of the same schedule |
as was adopted by the old common
council. and asked unanimous consent |
for its consideration without reference
to committee.
Alderman Walsh of the Twelfth ward |
thought that before such action was
taken the corporation counsel should be
requested to give an opinion on it's le-
gality. Other members of the board, in
Guiding Alderman Baldwin, thought
the same, and unanimous consent was
refused, The resolution was then refer
red to the committee on fire department,
to be raised.
A petition presented by Alderman J.
j. Walsh of the Tenth ward, asking for
the location Of an electric light in front |
of the JAIL was referred to the lamp
committee. On motion of Alderman
Miller it was voted to adjourn to June
u.s.