The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-04
THE BOARD OF FINANCE


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was held up last week. The amount of
the bill held up is $9b.75 and the reason
for the holding up is that the finance
board alleges that by this amount the
collector exceeded his appropriation for
clerk hire. Mr.. Anthony stated last
night that extra clerical force was nee
essary because of the military enroll
ment and he thought extra necessary
expense incurred in this way should be
paid. The bill was again tabled for
/ further consideration.
| The bill of Contractor Brazos for
work on the Grove street pavement has
been tabled several times until Mr..
/ Brazos threatened to bring suit unless
! the bill was approved by January s..
In view Of this state of affairs the
board requested Director Hugo to APP
pear and inform the board regarding
the matter The bill is for work which
was done during Director Troup's term
OF office and Mr.. Troup refused to ap-
prove the bill, claiming that the work
was not done according to specifica-
tons. When Mr.. Hugo took office he
approved the bill, but the board OF
finance In view of the circumstances de-
cided to hold the bill for further in
vestigation before approving it. Mr..
Hugo said that in his opinion the work
on Grove street was satisfactory ex-
cept in a place near York street which
would probably need re-rolling in the
spring and that Mr. Brazos p d agreed
to attend to this. He thought that the
bill should be paid.
Anthony Carroll, who was inspector
of the Grove street job, also appeared
and said that the work was not done
according to specifications. He said
that the work was not finished at the
time provided for in the contract, Oc-
tober 81, but was finished November 21.
He said that the contract provided that
the contractor should forfeit So for ev-
cry day after October 81 required for
The completion of the job, but that no
attempt had been made to collect the
forfeit. The board sent for a copy of
the contract, and ascertained that Mr.
CARROTS statement concerning a forfeit
was correct. Later the board decided
to approve Mr.. Brazos' bill for the
amount over and above Is per cent,
WHICH uuu0J llt CpHlI dGL ~ " DG Will
held for a time. A bill for this Is per
cent. also came in last night approved
by Director Hugo, and it was returned
to him to correct in accordance with the
forfeit clause of the contract.
A delegation of ladies. consisting of
representatives Of the w. G.. T. u, the
Kings Daughters and the Rescue
league appeared before the board last
night and requested that the board APP
propriate from the city's money an
amount to assist in the rescue mission
work among fallen women. They rep
that because of lack of funds
st. Faiths house, home for rescued
women, had been closed and that finan-
cial assistance was needed to enable
them to carry on the work. One lady,
a representative Of the Kings Daughs
tiers, stated that four years ago there
were at least 1900 girls street walking
in New Haven. At this statement
Mayor Driscoll remarked: What; 1900?
hope that during the past two years
you have not noticed 50 1manyl' mo. !
do not think that there have been so
many since I talked with you con-
corning the NATTER responded the |
lady.
The board informed the ladies that /
the appropriations for the ensuing year
had already been made and that while |
t considered the rescue mission work a |
good work the way of appropriating for |
he purpose did not now seem clear. !
rhe ladies were advised to bring their
'equest before the board next Novem-
Der when the appropriations for 1902 |
Will be made up
Payrolls of the fire and police depart
nents for the week ending January 1 |
we're approved. The board figured that
It the rate at which the fire depart
nent payroll for January | was made
'ut that department would during the
rear expend only $175,000 of the $751; 500
appropriated for the payroll
Willard D. Warrens bill of 1921 was