The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-12
.Td Special Election June 2s.

Ward Special Election June 2s. The board of councimen held q regular meeting last night, at which routine mat ters occupied about all the time. Council men Gilbert and Schollhorn, who were aD- sent from the special meeting at which the board organized were sworn in last night. The first matter of business to come up was the request of the Fourth of July commit tee for permission to let the contract for furnishing the fireworks for the Fourth without advertising for bids. The commit Zee was not appointed until so late that 70 arrange for the celebration and prepare for 1lfeWorks the time was so short that to be obliged to advertise for bids for furnishing the fireworks would greatly hinder the com mttee ill making preparations. The alder men voted to grant the request and to all low the awarding of the contract without advertising for bids.
 When the matter came up in the board of councilmen last evening, unanimous con sent for it's consideration was asked for, but was refused; Councilmen Wheeler, Nil nor and Browning refusing assent. Later, however, when the conditions were explain ed to them they withdrew objection and the board cOncurred with the aldermen in granting the request.
 A communication was received signed by simon Kaufman and others complaining that b00tblackS were plying their business Sundays in violation of the Sunday obsery ance law, and asking that steps be taken to see that the law was enforced. The com munication was tabled. Later in the meet ing Councilman Mansfield of the 14th ward protested against this action. He said that barber shops were compelled to close on Sundays and he thought that consistency demanded that bootblacks should be pre- vented from working on Sundays. He thought that there were too many laws which were not enforced.
 t'.1ttft tlttNlY +1t -tt1 introduced resolution for the repairing of Franklin street between Grand avenue and State street and asked that unanimous con sent for Its consideration be given. Unan- Messrs. Minor and Browning objecting, and the resolution was referred to the street committee to be raised.
 Anthony Carroll sent in petition asking that all papers presented by him to the last common council and tabled by that body be taken from the table and referred to ap- propriato committees. The board voted to grant the petition, and a motion for the ap- pointmcnt of q special committe to consider all matters from Mir. Carroll did not pre- vail
 The resolution for an investigation into the feasibility and advisability of the city establishing public wharves on the water front, introduced at the last meeting of the aldermen by Alderman Weiss, was referred to special committee in concurrence.
 communication was received from Mayor Driscoll ill relation to the order for the erection of a drawbridge at Kimberly avenue issued by the secretary of war. The order requires that the bridge be completed by October 1, 1900, and provides a penalty of 5000 for every month thereafter until the bridge is completed. The mayor called attention to the fact that he transmitted to the old common council copy of the order but that nothing had yet been done in re- gard to the matter. He recommended the Fb on of 'sS n bridge m % nd a'cf of 6Gf soaa the sale of bridge bonds to an amount sufficient to pay New Haven's share of the expense. The proposed order for construction was re- ferred to the committee on railroads and bridges, to be raised, and the appropriation order was referred to the committee on ap- to be raised.
 On recommendation of the mayor an or der was passed for the holding of q special election in the Thirteenth ward on June 2S to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- nation of Councilman M J. Welch.
 A petition for the hardening of Munson street was referred to the street committee and petition for sewer in Edgehill road to the sewer committee.
 The board concurred with the aldermen in giving the Park commission permission to purchase two pieces of land at the foot of West rock. z
 A most unusual request, and one for which there was probably never before oc caslon in the board of loquacons and ora The members of the new board are still q little timid about speaking up in meeting, and Councilman Mansfield, who sits in one of the rear seats, requested that the mem bers speak louder in offering motions and speaking from the floor so that they can be heard In the rear of the chamber.
 President Stoddard announced that he would be ready to announce committee np- pointments next Monday night, and at his request the board adjourned until that date.