The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-29
couNclLMEN WERE QUIET
ON-CONCURREN ACTION ON All
PAYING ORDERS BUT ONE.
The Two Boards Agree on the Order for
Temple et-Conference Committees
Called For ON the Crown and Elm
Street Katters-Asphalt Met Small
Favor Last Night.

The councilmen at their special meet.
ing last evening had a very quiet meet.
ing, which compared most favorably
with the session of the aldermen held
on the previous evening. Asa result
of the special meetings held by the two
boards of the common council this week
there is now concurrent action on the
order for the appropriation for and con-
struction Of the Temple street pave
ment There is non-concurrent action on
the orders for Chapel, Elm and Crown
street pavements.
AS soon as the meeting had been call
ed to order last night Councilman KEEL
Ter of the Fourteenth ward presented
an opinion which Councilman Bradley
of the Fifteenth ward had received from
the corporation counsel to the effect
that the members from the outlying
wards had right to vote on the per-
manent pavement orders. The opinion
was read and Mr. Keller then moved
that the opinion of the corporation
counsel be adopted to furnish a rule Of
action for the board during the remain
der of the term. The motion was car
ried without dissent.
The mayors communication request
| ing that permission be voted to order
| Syracuse brick at ninety-two and one
| half cents per yard instead Of Catskill
brick al eighty-seven cents per yard for
the completion OF the Church street
pavement was referred to the special
committee of investigation of the
Church street and East Grand avenue
pavement matters.
The street committees recomm enda-
ton for a granite block pavement on
Crown street was then read. The coun-
cilmen had previously voted to substi-
tute vitrified brick in the order The
aldermen voted to substitute esphalt
block. On motion of Councilman Daw-
son it was voted to adhere to previous
action, Councilman Hofacker alone vot-
ing no. The appropriation order was
amended to provide for vitrifled brick,
and so amended was referred to the
committee on appropriations
The street committees recommends
ton for the repairing of Elm street
with crushed stone was next taken up.
The councilmen had not acted on this
recommendation, but the aldermen had
voted to substitute asphalt block for
crushed stone repairing in the order.
Councilman Harkins moved to substi-
tute vitrified brick in the order and his
motion was carried. The appropriation
order, amended in like manner, was re-
ferred to the appropriations committee.
1t was then voted to call for commit
tee Of conference on the Crown street
and Elm street orders, the same COM
n7ittee TO act on both matters.
The Chapel street pavement orders
were then taken UP, the appropriation
committees report being first read.
This report recommended an issue Of |
$4,000 worth of bonds for a vitrif1ed |
iron shale rock brick, as recommended |
by the street committee. Councilman |
Dawson moved to concur with the al !
dermen in substituting in the order
''vitriffed brick for "vitrified iron shale
rock brick An amendment was NOV /
ed to accept the committee report and |
pass the recommended order. Council |
man Bracken of the Twelfth ward, !
member Of the appropriation commit
tee, took occasion a this point to. maxi,
some logical and sensible remarks. He |
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