The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-06


and submit them to the finance board
If the work can be done for a reasona
BILE price it is probable that sufficient
amount will be allowed. Mr. Lee was
asked If the estimate for the sundry
account in his department included an
amount for the pay for the gold
badges purchased some time ago for
the chief and for the clerk and replied
that 1t did not. A letter from Attorney
j. B. ullman, representing S. Goodman,
who furnished the badges, was read.
Mr.. Gilman stated that he had refrain
ed from bringing suit and wished the
board to include q special item for the
amount of the bill. Mr.. DeweH of the
finance board said that he would never
sign the bill unless the badges were
returned to the city, melted up, and sold
and the proceeds for the sale of them
returned to the city. Mr.. Curtis called
attention to the fact that the police
commissioners were told last year that
if the bill was paid 1t must come from
the departments sundry account. The
general opinion Of the members of the
board of finance was that although the
bill was legal one suit should be al
lowed to be brought and the RESPONSE
bility for contracting the bill placed. Tt
was decided to leave the matter as it is
for the present, until the bill comes up.
While Mr.. Lee was before the board
there was some discussion about en-
forcement of the law against disturb
ances, by students on York and High
streets, it being alleged that the law
was not enforced. Mr.. Lee, when ask
ed about the matter, said that the po'
lice could not secure the cooperation
of the college authorities.
Rev. DR.. Lines appeared to represent
the public library board. This board
asks for $1S, Last year $4,000 was
asked and $4,000 was allowed.
Dr. Fleischner and Health Officer
Wright appeared to represent the board
of health. Included in that boards es
Inmates is an item of $4,000 for the es-
tablishment of a plant for the disposal
of garbage and the buying of horses
and specially built carts for removing
garbage. DR.. Fleischner stated that
there were two practicable methods for
the disposition of garbage in sanitary
manner. One was by cremation and
the other was by turning it into fer
tiliZer. The cost Of cremation would be
about forty cents per ton, but If 1t was
turned into fertilizer company would,
If given the material, dispose of 1t free
Of cost. He thought that it would only
be matter of time when a law would
be passed to prevent the disposition of
garbage in the present unsanitary
method.
Another item in the estimates of the
board of health is $4,000 for medical SUI
pervision in the public schools, an en-
tirely new item. DR.. Fleschner laid
especial stress on the need of such gu
pervision and said that a committee of
physicians representing the New Haven
Medical association would appear be-
fore the board and speak for the es-
adjustment Of such a system. Dr.
Fleischner considered an expenditure
for this purpose very necessary and
even more necessary than an expendit-
ure for the disposition of garbage.
The bill of Joseph r. Manning for
searching the public records was ap-
proved The bill from Charles S. SEQ
vile of $50 for expert testimony in tax
appeal cases was returned to the cor
poration counsel with the opinion that
the bill was exorbitant. AS Mayor
Driscoll is to attend a meeting of the
Mayors association next Monday the
meeting of the board, which was to have
been held then, has been postponed I'M
til Tuesday night