The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-14
HOT AFTER THE FIRE BOARD
-ANONHER RESOLUTION FOE IN.
TESTIGATION OF ITS AFFAIRS

| TESZIGAIION OF ITS AFFAIRS
Adopted by the Councilmen Last Night
"A Movement for Public Plny-
ground in tho Northern Part OF tho
| City-Other Busin ess Before the Lower
Board OF the Council.
The councilmen at their meeting last
night made another jab at the fire
board, which just now seems to be
the principal butt of councilmanic and
aldermanic wrath because Of the con-
tempt with which that board treated
the schedule of salaries which the COM
mon council adopted and because OF
other circumstances growing out Of that
incident. Last night the resolution ir-
troduced at the last meeting Of the al
dermen by Alderman Chillingworth ana
calling for an investigation as to what
had been done with the money Ieft
over from tho appropriation made td
| PNJ GoA tiC bdiidilS StllQ cQulQIlGuL OG
the Tenth ward engine house, came up
for action, the amount left over being
in the neighborhood Of $4,000 and is all
legged to have been used for unauthorix-
ed purposes. The councilmen received
| the resolution with open arms and could
not be quick enough in giving unani-
nous consent for it's consideration and
referring it to a special committee to
| investigate.
Then soon after President Miller Of
fered the following resolution:
Whereas 1t appears that some Of the
rules governing the members Of the fire.
department are obnoxious to the menu
bels of said department and tend only
to cause discussion that will eventuallY
demoralize the department, be it
Resolved, That the committee to
which was referred the petition cons
cerning the Tenth ward engine house
be- and is hereby instructed to look in-
to said rules; also that said committee
shall investigate the nature Of the
agreement now existing between the
department of fire service and the
Southern New England Telephone COM
pany, and find whether the same was
made in violation of the provisions OF
the charter, said committee shall also
ascertain whether painting of appara-
tus in the fire department cannot be
done by contract, and thereby be given
to the lowest responsible bidder.
Councilman Walsh moved that this
resolution be referred to the special
committee on the Tenth ward engine
house matter Councilman Alling.
amended to refer it to the regular com
mittee on fire department. Mr.. Walsh
thought that the matter should properly
go to the committee to which he had
referred. He thought that the matter
mentioned in Mr.. Miller's resolution
would certainly stand investigation.
Mr.. Alling said that since the president
of the board, who had offered the reso-
luton, was to be member of the
special committee, the president would
probably prefer that the resolution go
to some other committee. He might
feel embarrassed if it was referred to
this committee. Mr. Miller in reply to
this said that he was much obliged for
the kind consideration of the gentleman
from the Ninth ward but he would as
sure the gentleman that he would not
be embarrassed to sit on the commit
tee which considered the resolution. He
said: "There are some things in the
fire department that need investigation,
and about which I know some things.
I believe that the investigation can be
conducted by the specia! COM
mittee.'
Councilman Tyner thought that after
the presidents statements it was made
more apparent that the matter should
go to the committee on fire department.,
which knows absolutely nothing about
it. The fire department could then go
before committee entirely unbiased.
Mr.. Walsh-"Is man better quali4
fled to act on committee because he
knows nothing?"
Mr.. Conlin-"Both committees have
biased opinions. Some Of the members
Of the fire department committee are
as much biased as my colleague from
The Seventh"
Mr.. Miller-"T noticed little while
ago when the fire commissioners were
before the committee no one was allow
I'd to question them. I want informa-
ion concerning some things, and the
only way to get that information is
through a committee"
NIL. AlliIlS was lOSC ny
IN aye and nay vote of Is to I. Tho
'esolution was then referred to the
special committee, the councilmanic
members of which are Messrs. Miller,
Rowland and Maroney.
Another matter which caused consid-
rable discussion was the COMMITTEES
ecommendation for the passage of an \
ordinance fixing the pay of cartmen at
3 per day for man with one horse,
md at SIS day for a man with team.
Keane moved that the or
finance be adopted. Councilman +. j.
9ice thought that the matter was one
which did not come properly within
he Jurisdiction of the common coun-
ill., He thought that the proper way to
10 would be to let the director of pub
c works hire men and teams as cheap
y as he could get them. He moved to
mend by referring the matter to the
irector of public works.
Mr. Keane objected strongly to this
isposition of the matter. He said:
Is there anyone here who thinks that
8 per day is too much for a man and
horse A moor man can't afford to