The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-09
BOER RESOLUTION SET ASIDE
ATTEMPT TO RUSH ONE THROUGH
 COUNCILMANIC BOARD,

Defeated by a Vote of Is-I1-CounciI.
 man COnlin Wanted tho Fire D.pnr,. mcnt Investigated--An Opinion Asked
 For Concerning FiremeM,s salartcs--
 Other Business Before Lower RrAnch
 ofthe City Legislature.
 The councilmen last night quickly
 buried resolution to extend synpa-
 thy to the Boers in their struggle with
 England. The Boer sympathy lightning
 has been striking all around New Ha-
 ven, and the common councils of many
 cities have passed pro-Broer resolu-
 t1ons, and 1t was no surprise when the resolution was sprung last night. It |, was offered by Councilman Maroney.
 who sent it up to the clerk and said
 not word in favor of its passage af-
 ter 1t had been read. As soon as tho
 reading was finished Councilman Rice
 jumped to his feet and moved that the
 resolution be tabled. Councilman Don
 ovan quickly seconded 1t, and 1t took
 but few moments to carry the motion
 without debate. At the close of the
 meeting a large number of those gen.
 tlemen who voted to table stated that their sympathies were with the Boers
 but that they thought that the matter
 was one concerning which the common council of New Haven or any other city had no business to take action.
 Another attempt that failed and died an easy death was that to rush through resolution for the investigation of the fire department-not to investigate any special part of that department but as broad as expansion and including men, horses, harness, apparatus and in fact everything connected with the de- partment. It was finally withdrawn by the mover.
 The mayors quarterly message, al- l ready printed in the journal, was taken from the table and ordered on file. The report of the sealer of weights and measures for September and October was accepted and ordered on file. Di- rector Troup's recommendation for the erection of new piers and other needed repairs at Tomlinson bridge was re- ferred to the committee on railroads and bridges
 l Councilman Keane said that consid- erable money had already been spent on the bridge and he thought that be- | fore further money was expended there l the matter should De well considered. MT. Keane said that he had found that the Tomlinson Bridge company deeded the bridge to the city for $25,000 and | that the deed on record is a conditional one, by its terms the bridge reverting l to the company if at any time the high way is closed. The question might as we'll be looked into first as last to as- certain if the bridge was personal prop | erty resting on realty owned by thes company. He asked that the communi- cation be referred to special commits tee to look into this question and report | back Councilman Conlin member X of the committee on railroads and | bridges, thought that it would be slap at the committee if the matter was re- ferred to special committee. HeF thought that the railroads and bridges committee could take care of it as we'll as any other committee.
 Councilman Rowland asked If the law was not such as to prevent the railroad company from closing the street leading to the bridge. In reply to this Mr. Keane said that Hazel street, trav- eled for years as public street, had been ordered closed by the supreme court and he thought that the condi- tion of affairs concerning Bridge street should be looked into. He thought that since the railroad and bridges commits tee had not reported on the order for drawbridge at Kimberly avenue and other matters referred to it, the conn mttee must be very busy, and there- fore that a special comp1ittee with no other business to delay should have the consideration of the Tomlinson bridge matter.
 Councilman Conlin said that his conn mittee had been informed by the cor poration counsel that the government order for Kimberly avenue bridge must be obeyed and that this could not be changed in any way by committee re- port It was then voted to concur with the aldermen in referring to the com- mittee on railroads and bridges.
 A resolution was presented by Coun- cilman Conlin providing that the cor poration counsel be requested to give an opinion on the legality of the order passed by the common council, fixing the salaries of firemen. The resolution was adopted and the matter referred to the corporation counsel
 The board concurred with the alder- men III VOllHB lO OIueF lIle pufCudSC uL a national flag for the Westville school.
 A resolution was offered by MT. Con- lin for the appointment of a committee of two aldermen and three councilmen to investigate the fire department. MT. Gallagher moved that the matter be referred to the committee on fire de- partment. MT. Alling amended to table the resolution. The amendment was car- ried by vote of 12 to g.
 A resolution offered by MT Keane directing the committee on railroads and bridges to report at the next regu- lar meeting progress in the inquiry in- to the Tomlinson bridge matter was adopted.
 The proposed ordinance for licensing street cars at the rate of $50 for pas senger cars and $25 for freight cars came up for action on favorable report of the committee. The board voted to adhere to former action in referring back the resolution and to appoint a committee of conference. A Alderman Shepard's resolution for the of a committee to look into the adyisability of the city estab-