The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-30
THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
ADHERED TO PREVIOUS ACTION ON
STREET SPRINKLING.

At the Special Meeting Held Last Night
Several Claims ACCOMPLISHMENTS
pher Roberts and Clerk Manning May
Get Their Pay-Printing of Corpora
ton Counsel's Opinions Tabled
Owing to the hardness of a quorum
appearing the special session of the
board of councilmen did not open last
evening until $3.50. It adjourned at ex-
actly $780, Several petitions were pre-
sented for crushed stone pavements,
and curbings, all of which were referred
to the committee on streets. A petition
for a sewer in Exchange street, from
East Pearl street to Ferry street was
referred to the committee on sevewrs.
The following claims were passed unan-
imously: James Mulvey, $3.50 for injur-
les received from slipping on an icy
sidewalk; George A. Leland, $3.50, and
Edward ], eastman, $125, for injuries
| received from like cause E. p. Judd's
claim for SIS for return Of license fee,
also passed, as did also the claim of
Jno. e. Kennedy for $675 for injuries re-
| ceived to his horse from slipping on a
defective pavement.
The claim Of Charles F. Roberts for
$l25.32 for services rendered as stenog-
rapher to the special committee which
investigated the charges preferred
against Engineer Kelly by Anthony
Carroll. was much debated, but finally
passed. Objection to this claim was
made by Councilman Wheeler of the
First ward, and he was seconded by
Councilman Minor, of the same ward.
Mr.. Wheeler stated that Mr.. Roberts
had been warned by the hoard of
finance not to render his services to
the special committee, as it had no au-
thority to hire a stenographer Coun-
Gilman Sullivan of the Third ward,
member of the committee ON claims,
said that the corporation counsel APP
proved of the bill, and opined that the
committee had right to engage Mr..
Roberts Messrs. Minor and Wheeler
were the only members voting in the
negative. The $3.50 claim of John Can
non for injuries received last winter
from slipping on an icy sidewalk pass
ed but the report of the committee on
claims giving City Engineer G. w
Kelly leave to withdraw his claim
$625.32, for expenditures encurred rel
alive to the investigation of Anthony |
Carrolls charges against him caused |
quite a discussion. Councilman Daw-
son though that the claim should be |
paid Mr.. Wheeler of the First ward !
stated that the corporation council said |
that Mr.. Kelly was not entitled to reim- |
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could not pay the claim If 1t was pass |
ed without the corporation counsePs |
endorsement it would be useless for the |
council to take other action than was
recommended by the committee The |
report of the committee was adopted.
The recommendation that Anthony I
Carroll be given leave to withdraw his
claim for expenses in relation to the |
above investigation was adopted
The abatement of interest charges on
the assessments on the property of
Mrs. d. Kinney of 1T View street. and
an extension of time to pay the princi-
pie recommended by the committee on
abatement Of taxes was ordered. The
claim of John r. Manning for 1910 for
salary as clerk of the special tax abate-
ment committee was allowed, although
there was some objection to it. A res
olution authorizing the city clerk to
have 500 copies printed and distributed
among the members of the common
council and other city officials of the
opinion of the present corporation coun-
sci and his predecessor relative to the
of the new city charter,
was referred to the committee on ordi-
nance. The money has already been
for the collection and
of these opinions. The report
of the conference committee on the
award of the street sprinkling contract
on streets where car tracks are laid
created quite an animated discussion.
The majority Of the councilmanic COM
mittee disagreed with the committee
from the board of aldermen. The
members of the commit
tee favored awarding the contract to
Forbes & Mortell, who were the lowest
bidders, thus adherng to former ac-
ton Councilman Wheeler offered an
to the report of the COM
mittee instructing the director of public
works to withdraw all former bids and |
ask for new bids, specifying that the
streets where car tracks are laid should
be sprinkled by car service only under
such specifications as the director of
public works may call for All
new bids to be submitted to the
common council. Councilman Baldwin
If the Eighth amended the amendment |
BY moving that the words "by car SER
vice ONLY" be stricken out, and leave
he competition open to all corners. This
was accepted by Mr.. Wheeler, but was
ost by a vote of 10 to Is. The origi-
lal amendment was lost by the same
vote, and the matter now stands where
t did before the special meeting was
,alled.