The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
THE SPRINKLING CONTRACT
CONSIDERED LAST NIGHT.
Former Action I'm Asking for New Bids
Adhered to-Street Committees Re
concentrations Adopted-A Special
ton for an Artificial Lake at Foot of
East Rock.

East Rock. t .
The board of aldermen held a special
meeting last night to act on the report
of the special committee concerning the
contract for sprinkling streets in which
there are car tracks. The committee
sent in two reports, one majority re-
port recommending that the contract be
let to Forbes & Mortell, the lowest bid
ders, and minority report holding
that the sprinkling Of streets on which
there are car tracks could only be done
legally by the car sprinklers, since the
appropriation was made for that pur-
pose and recommending that the en-
tire matter be referred back to the di
rector of public works to advertise for
new bids.
The aldermen at a previous meeting
voted to accept the minority report and
adopt the recommendation made there
in. The councilmen adopted the minor
ity report awarding the contract to
Forbes & Mortell. Last night Alder
man J. J. Walsh moved that the board
adhere to it's previous action and Alder
man Moyle seconded. The motion pre-
vailed, there being no opposition. Later
In the meeting, however, Alderman Say
ers, of the Fourth ward moved to re-
consider and Alderman o. Connell, of the
Fifth, seconded. A rising vote was
taken, the vote resulting in a tie, I'LL.
Alderman Hall, who was presiding as
temporary chairman, declared that the
motion to reconsider was carried AL
derman Sayers then moved to recede
and concur with the councilmen. The
vote stood I'LL, tie, which the chair
man pro tenn dissolved by voting
against the motion to recede and concur.
Aldermen Moyle and Corcoran were APP
pointed members of a conference COM
mittee on the matter.
The street committees report on sew
eral petitions on which hearings were
held few days ago was submitted last
night and all the recommendations
were adopted, including recommended
tons for brick pavements on George
street. Ferry street and River street.
A communication from ex-Alderman
Henry Donovan asking for an inquiry
to ascertain whether the street railway
company is sprinkling the portion of
streets in which there are car tracks
which the law requires it to sprinkle
was referred to the special committee.
The special committee on the pur-
chase of land to add to West Rock park
recommended that portion of the land
in Westville recently purchased from
the Hartford Insane Retreat be sold to-
L. Wheeler Beecher for $500. The rec
ommendation was adopted.
Alderman Atwater moved that spe
cial committee to consist of two alder
men and three councilmen be appointed
to take under consideration the resolu-
ton introduced some time ago con-
corning the creation Of an artificial lake
at the foot of East Rock. The motion
was adopted and Aldermen Atwater and
Beecher were appointed members of the
committee.
Alderman Miller moved that the city
clerk be instructed to notify the COM
mittee on cities and boroughs that the
board of aldermen disapproved of the
bill now pending before that commit
tee to eliminate the board Of council
men. Chairman Hall decided that
unanimous consent was necessary for
consideration Of the motion. Alderman
Miller said that since the gentleman
who drew the bill, Alderman Wright,
was present ana WOulQ PROBABLY Iot
give consent for consideration Of the
motion, he would not request unani-
nous consent and the matter was
dropped.
Mr.. Miller moved that committee Of
three be appointed to Arrange with the
councilmen to have joint reunion and
that the members of the incoming
boards be invited to participate The
motion was adopted.