The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-23
The WARRANTS NOT NEEDED
COUNCILMEN HAD Il QUORUAT WITH
OUT CITY SHERIFF,S AID.

rum-PresiientN MI iller Offers some Il X
planntions-Fourth of July Commit
tee Appointed.
The trouble anticipated by the mayor
in securing a quorum of the board E
councilmen for the specia! meeting
called for last night diG not ma aterialtzo
and the warrants which had been is
sued for service upon absent members
were not used, no necessity for their
use arising. At $50 when the board
was called to order by President Miller
thirty-tthree members, quorum and
more, too, were present. Tabled mat
ters were taken up and hustled out of
the way in quick order until the Crown
street paving matter was reached.
when brick and asphalt again locked
horns and delayed matters 1t will be
remembered that the aldermen have
voted to pave this street with brick
while the councllmen at previous
meeting voted to refer the matter td
the incoming common council. Last
night Councilman Greenfield moved td
reconsider the action already taken.
Councilman Chase didn't see any
reason for reconsidering. He didn't
see what could have occurred to have
caused the members to change their
minds. Councilman Dawson raised the
point that the motion to reconsider was
not debatabe and the point was de-
clared well taken. Mr.. Chase asked the
privilege Of the floor, but his request
was not granted and the motion to re-
consider was passed, Mr.. Chase remark
ing that he would like to remain con-
sistent until he left the board. Coun-
Gilman Keane moved to adhere to for
mer action and send the Crown street
order to the new board. He thought
that the order should not be passed un-
til 1t had been ascertained what was the
best kind of pavement. The motion was
ruled out Of order and Mr.. Keane then
moved that the matter be referred to
the committee on streets of the incoming
board. Councilman Rice raised the
point that this was practically the
same disposition which had been voted
against on the vote to reconsider, but
the chair declared the motion in order.
Mr. Keane speaking on his motion said
that there was no resolution before the
board to substitute asphalt for brick
in the Grown street order and that the
only reason in postponing action on the
matter was that the board might deter
mine what was the best brick or other
pavement. He said that there were no
asphalt men in the common council SO
far as he knew and at this some of the
members smiled aloud. He said that
if all the paving money was appropri-
ated for brick pavements the new court
of common council would have nothing
to do. He thought that it would be
well to pass the matter along and let
the new common council appoint COM
mittee to look into the relative merits
Of paving materials.
Mr. Chasc then took the floor He
said that all the members knew where
he stood. He said: "In order to earn
the money that has been paid to me by
the asphalt people in various parts of
the United States | feel obliged to say
few words about this. The public
wants brick and nothing else. The pub
lie is insane on this subject Speaking
further, he said: II don't believe that
a man could honestly advocate anything
here without being insulted by the pub
lie press. 1t has been insinuated that T
have been accommodating fortune here
in this board. I defy anyone to ques-
tion my motive concerning any of these
matters. Anyone who has accused me
I accuse in return The point was
raised that Mr.. Chase was not combining
himself to the question. Mr. Chase said
that he was combining himself to the
question "as an orator on the floor
should He hoped that the Crown
street matter would be sent to the new
committee on streets and then "per-
haps some other fellow would be re.
tanned by the asphalt company and will
think that asphalt is best :" The mo-
ton to refer to the new committee on
streets was then lost by vote of 1921,
the members voting as follows: Nays
Messrs, Hillman, f. J. Rice, Mead,
Knollmeyer, Brown, Tyner, Howland,
Gerner, Alling, Walsh, Holiday, Daw-
son, Cronin, Greenfield, Rowe, Casey,
Bradley, Hopkins, Mcclure, Keeleri
Barnes-21. Ayes-Messrs. Chase,
Bohn, Gallagher O'Meara, Harris,
Keane, Stein Magoohan, Cartier, Ma.
ley, Burton, Rauseh, Douglass-13
Councilman Dawson then moved tt
concur with the aldermen Council
man Keane moved to table and his mo.
ton was lost by vote of 19-14. Coun.
Gilman Gallagher moved to adjourn. but
the motion was lost by a vote of 14-19,
The board then voted to concur with the
aldermen and a motion to adjourn mad&
by Mr.. Dawson was carried. After adj
journment some Of the members held
that the vote to concur was on the APP
and not on the paving or
der on which there was therefore still
action. President Miller
said that the vote had been on the an
order. In case this is true
The order for paving Crown street will
90 to the new common council and eff.
sorts to pass it last night We're In vain
Previous to adjournment the resolution
for the appointment of a COM
nittee to arrange for the expenditure OF
the money appropriated for a Fourth
If July celebration was passed. Thu
members appointed By
President Miller are MeSsrs. Bohn, Con.
in and Tyner The mayors veto of 50
much of the order for the paving of
Edgewood avenue with crushed stone as
for the paving of the avenue
between Winthrop avenue and West
liver was received and despite the
strong argument of Councilman Walsh
n adhering to former action the veto