The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-13
A WRESTLE WITH ASPHALT.
COUNCLLMEN FAVOR PAYING OF
TEMPLE STREET WITHXT

Owners-Fire Commissioners Asked to
Explain Their Disregard of the Coun-
CLIPS Order-Anthony Carroll wins q
POint-Paving Matters Came In for
Extended Discussion,
The councilmen at their meeting last
night had mighty wrestle with asphalt
with Trinidad asphalt,w with which it is
proposed to pave portion of Temple
street. and Trinidad won. But the end
is not yet, and another struggle Of III
tans Is inevitable when the matter
comes up again in the board Of alder
men, further action on the matter by
that board having been made necessary
because of non-concurrence as to some
minor portions of the paving order by
the councilmen. The meeting last night
was a breezy one, of course loquacious,
as all councilmanic meetings are bound
to be. Asphalt was the question up
instead Of sidewalks, or the other
weighty matter Of state which usually
engage the attention of the city's states-
men. But besides this there were oth-
er things of which anon.
The first part of the meeting was de-
voted to hearing petitions for cross-
walks, sidewalks. and unimportant PEI
titions. There was however, the petit
tion for the paving of Church street and
Whitney ovenue with brick, between
Chapel street and Sachem street, and
this was referred to the street commits
tee in concurrence with the aldermen.
Like disposition was made with
petition for the top dressing OF Sumn1er
Place
The petition of L. j. Matthews for
construction of public pier at Oyster
Point was on motion of Councilman
Conlin referred to the committee on
squares. The petition Of Mr.. Matthew'S
for the establishment Of public baths
at City Point was referred to the com-
mittee on bath houses.
Anthony Carroll's communication
concerning the alleged violation Of the
city charter by Director Troup and
asking that the charges be referred to
a committee for hearing, was read.
Councilman Conlin moved that it be
referred to special committee to hold
a hearing. Mr.. Maroney moved that
the matter be indefinitely postponed.
The aldermen referred it to the COM
mittee appointed some time ago to act
upon all communications from Mr.. Carr
roll. On an aye and nay vote the mo-
tion to postpone was lost by vote Of
20 to r. The motion to refer to
special committee was then carried.
A. communication from the mayor
enclosing a statement Of the controllK
showing the financial condition Of fhe
city in detail was received and placed
on file.
A communication was received from
Troup accompanying the re-
port of the bureau Of compensation on
assessments for permanent pavements
already laid. 1t was tabled for printing
in concurrence. A report from the
same source on assessments Of benefits
and damages for sewers which have
been laid was accepted, the orders
passed and assessments laid as report-
ed, this being concurrent action with
the aldermen.
President Miller called Councilman
Dawson to the chair and took his seat
upon the floor A resolution was then
read providing that the fire commis-
sioners be requested to communicate to
The common council their reasons for
refusing to act upon the schedule OF
salaries which the council passed
Mr.. Miller referred to the failure Of
he fire board to pay any attention to
he salary order passed by the common
council in pursuance of legislative au-
hority. He asked that unanimous
be given for Immediate consid-
,ration of the resolution. Councilman
Walsh scored the fire board for it's ig-
loring of the common councils action
tfter that action had been authorized
~ the legislature. He urged that the
natter be attended to at once and that
unanimous consent for consideration OF
he resolution be given.
Councilman Tyner spoke in favor OF
unanimous consent being given. What
ver reason the fire board had for re-
using to pay the schedule of salaries
ixed by the common council
ourtesy, If nothing more, demanded
hat the fire commissioners should com-
nunicate those reasons to the common
ouncil.
Councilman Conlin thought that since
% courtesy had been shown to the CONF
aon council by the fire board the coun-
IL should take no particular pains to
xtend courtesy to the fire board, but
hat the council should at once take
teps to see that the schedule of salaries
7as paid.
President Miller again took the floor
nd said that the fire commissioners
ad seen fit to carry out in some re-
poets the schedule which the council .
dopted They had raised officers sai-
ries in accordance with the schedule,
hey raised the salaries Of those men
hose salaries they saw fit to raise.
lie said: "If they think that our action
ras illegal, they are not the judges.
his resolution, if passed, will secure an
yplanation from the fire commissioners
n explanation that they should have .
iven before"
Unanimous consent was then given
nd the resolution was adopted.
Another resolution provided that the
,rporation counsel be requested to in-
,rm the common council whether there
as any legal reason why the salary
,hedule should not be paid. Unani.
,ous consent was also given for the
,nsideration of this resolution and 1T
as passed in concurrence with the all