The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-29
C0UNCILMEN IN AN UPROAR
IN EDIFYING SPECT1CLE AT THE
 MEETING LAST NIGHT.

| the Chairman's Decision--May be Another Meeting Tonight Called by | the Mayor.
 | A special meeting of the board of
 councilmen was held last night, al-
 though to a stranger unused to the ways
 of New Havens solons in action, it
 might have seemed that a dog fight
 or a bear batting was in progress, while
 at times windy oratory, a misnomer,
 perhaps, on every conceivable topic but
 the question at issue, might have re-
 called to the onlooker visit to the vio-
 lent ward of the state institution in
 Middletown. Filibustering was the rule,
 and about the only rule parliamentary
 or otherwise that was observed. And
 the cause of all this was the game be-
 tween the asphalt faction and the anti
 asphalt, or, as it is called by some, the
 brick faction. Everything was going
 along peaceably enough until Assistant
 City Clerk Martin picked up paving
 order to read. When he came to the
 word pavement" instantly every mem
 Der pricked up his ears, and the word
 was to them as a red blanket to bull.
 The first paving matter taken up was the recommended order for the paving of Elm street, between State and York, with vitrified brick This matter walked up the members a little, but the height of their frenzy was not reached until later when the Crown street paving or der was taken up The aldermen at their last meeting voted to refer to the committee on appropriations the order for Elm Street. while the councilmen voted to refer it to the committee on streets to be raised. Councilman Walsh | last night called for the records of the common council of 1895, and when a copy of that record had been produced | by City Clerk Norris, MT. Walsh read | from it to show that the common coun- | cil of that year voted that no money | from the sale of paving bonds should | be appropriated except for a list of | streets enumerated of which Elm street | was not one MT. Walsh held that in view of these facts no appropriation could legally be made for paving Elm | street with brick
 Councilman Dawson moved that the | board reeede from it's former action and concur with the aldermen in relation to Elm street. The point vas raised by | Keane that since the alder men had appointed committee of con- ference on the matter the councilmen | could not do otherwise than appoint members of the conference 
 Councilman Miller ruled the point well taken, and refused to entertain an ap- peal from the decision of the chair, which Councilman r. J. Rice desired to take.
 After the reading by MT. Walsh of the action taken in 1895 Councilman Tyner moved that conference com- nittee be appointed and instructed to 'eport last night. Chairman Miller said hat this could not be done as he pro- posed to appoint on the conference committee members who were not pres- mt. He said that he did not see how he common council could take any ac- ion contrary to the order passed in S95. He ruled that the conference committee could not meet while the 'oard was in session. MT. Tyner ap- )ealed from the ruling of the chair, and he appeal was sustained by vote of 4 to 12
 MT Tyners motion that the confer nee committee meet and report at once ( vas carried by a vote of r to 15. dessrs. Magoohan, Keane and Chase were appointed members of the confer nee committee and after announcing 1.t,,Ao | hat he desired to inform the members f the committee that they need not meet unless they received notice of a committee meeting. MT Keane said hat he served notice that he would not cave the meeting and that he refused 0 serve on the conference committee ntil at the end of six hours MT, Ma Oohan made the same announcement i . 'hile Mir. Chase said that he would be eady to meet with the committee at ny time after midnight All this was ccompanied with forensic effort which dded much to the entertainment. No lrther discussion of the Elm street or CT was had and it was allowed to drop, ne attempt to squelch it having been uccessful
 MT Chase then called up the pro- i, Osed order for an appropriation for the aving of Grown street MT Walsh loved a reconsideration of the matter. J. Rice raised the point that it had cen reconsdered once and could not Q reconsidered again under the rules. he chair ruled that there could be a of the vote to recon- der. MT Rice jumped up to appeal om the decision of the chair and he :. louted: 'I appeal from the chair,'' 1t Chairman Miller hurriedly called lv 1T the vote and after those in favor of had been counted he cognized MT. Rice, but said that it as then +oo late to appeal, as the vote as being taken. The motion to re- ,nsider was lost. This attempt having been blocked, r. Chase took the floor and said that e act of the legislature which author T ed the issue of paving bonds provided | II at no appropriation from the sale of VI, ch bonds could be made except by a l " ,te of tWo-thirds of the members ab- mt and present. He read the act in pport of his contention. He held that l
 Hess it appeared from the record that | oh a two-thirds vote was had on the