The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-26
TO DEMAND INTEREST MONEY
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE
FINANCE BOARD Las NIGHT.

The Corporation Counsel Directed to
Take Steps to Collect from the City
Treasurer-Gas Company's Suggestion
That Gas Lamps be Substituted for
Naphtha-Board of Education II uIes to
be Considered.
The board of finance last night took
action in regard to the inquiry into the
failure of the city treasurer to deposit
city money in the bank of deposit desig-
mated by the finance board. Last night
typewriter reports of the testimony Of
fered at the previous meeting at which
Treasurer Fresenius, eX-Treasurer Mer-
sick and Mr.. Fresenius clerk, Mr..
Foote We're present. Mr.. Curtis of the
board offered the following resolution:
Whereas by an investigation con-
Quoted by the board of finance it ap-
pears that the city treasurer, Henry
Fresenius, in violation of law has de-
posted a large portion of the funds OF
the city elsewhere than in the des1g-
mated city depository, thereby involva
ing the city of New Haven in the loss
Of interest amounting in the aggregate
to about $2,200 therefore be it,
Voted that the corporation counsel be
and he is hereby requested to proceed
at once, by suit if necessary, to make
collection of the sum of $1,000 or what
ever sum may be found to be due from
said Henry Fresenius or his bondlman
and be it.
Voted that the city clerk be and is
hereby instructed to transmit copy
of these resolutions to the corporation
counsel.
After very little discussion the reso-
lutions presented by Mr.. Curtis were
unanimously adopted, the mayor not
voting and Mr.. Atwood not being pres
ent. Next Monday night the members
of the board of finance in office in May
1899, will appear before the present
board to undergo an investigation as to
why city depository was not desig-
mated, as the charter required, before
May, 1899
At meeting of the board a few
weeks ago Mr.. Dewell offered a motion
to require that copy of the rules al
legged to have been agreed to by the |
board of education and the board of |
finance in 1898 relative to the expendit- |
ure of money by the former board be |
transmitted to the board of finance. |
The charter provides that the board of |
education shall spend money under
such rules as the board of finance
makes relative thereto. I had been
stated at a recent meeting of the
finance board that such rules had been
entered into by the two boards. Last
night copy of these rules was trans
mitted by the board of education and
they will be considered and discussed
at the next regular meeting of the
finance board. 1t is probable that some
of the rules will be amended and al
tered.
The special committee which investi-
gated the Church street pavement mat
ter was before the board of finance last
night to be heard relative to a bill sub
mitted by the committee for the hiring
of stenographer to take notes of the
testimony offered at the hearings held
by the committee When the hearings
pGShH IIe COIuIllllG6 requested lHe
board of finance to agree to approve the
bill for a stenographer and it is said
that there was an understanding that
a reasonable bill would be approved.
The amount of the bill submitted Is
$3.50 and the finance board considers
this unreasonable. 1t is said that the
understanding was that $25 would be ,
ample for the hiring of a stenographer.
The bill was tabled last night and will
be taken up at the next regular meet
ing when the stenographer will be re-
quested to be present. A letter was
received by the board last night from
Attorney George D. Watrous, repre-
senting the New Haven Gas Light COM
pany. Mr.. Watrous called attention to l
the fact that 200 naptha street lamps
were being used in streets in which gas
mains are laid and informed the board I
that the gas company was willing to ;
make connections for gas lamps free of /
charge. Heretofore there has been a c
charge for making such connections. In S
he letter it was further stated that if t
The city wished to discontinue naphtha r
amps before January /, 1901, the gas C
company would furnish gas free of
charge until January 1 for the gas
amps substituted for naphtha lamps
The communication will be taken up n
IND considered when the board consid-
RS the estimates for next year
1t is probable that at the next regu-
ar meeting of the board, next Thurs
lay night, the estimates of the various Z
departments for next year will be taken
Up and dates for hearings to the Var-
us departments on the estimates desig-
ated V