The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-15
THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
b BUSINESS TRANSACTED At LAST
NIGHTS MEETING.

| huaNcE INV AAosUAusAohA
Concerning Steam Pipes Through the
streets-An Ordinance for Licensing OF
Ticket Speculators Asked For.
The board of councilnlen at their reg
ular meeting for October last night
disposed of considerable amount Of
business, including a number of recon-
mendations from the lamp committee,
the sewer committee, the street commit
tee and the committee on ordinances.
Some of the members had thought that
the matter of the mayors veto of the
order of the common council affirming
it's former action in locating the con-
tagous disease hospital at Springside
farm would be considered but 1t was
not. An opinion was received from
the corporation counsel however, to the
effect that the board of councilmen
could not properly consider the veto un-
til after the aldermen had considered it.
| The aldermen will consider the matter
at an adjourned meeting to be held to-
night.
The board concurred with the alder
men in granting to Major Edward M.
| Clark permission to erect a marquee
or portco on the Grown street side Of
the Washington building, and also in
regard to the Pearl street extension
matter.
The petition requesting that the Fair
Haven and Westville Railroad COM
pany be required to widen Townsend
| avenue, near Burr street or remove
crossover which has been built at that
point, was referred to the street COM
mittee in concurrence.
A petition was received asking for
| the passage Of an ordinance to impose
license fee for ticket spectators. This
petition has the endorsement of the
|, Yale football and baseball manage
ment and of Captain Cowles of the de-
tective bureau. It's purpose is to pre-
vent the undesirable gathering here at
the time of football games and other
affairs which bring large crowds to
New Haven of crowds Of spectators
who buy up blocks of tickets and sell
lleIH dl greatly ddNeiliCCu PiitcH. L nv
detectives believe that in these crowds
of Spectators there are often danger
Gus characters. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on ordinances.
A petition from Councilman Davis
for the erection of a sea wall at Quin-
nipiac park was referred to the COM
mittee on squares The matter of pro
viding ordinances to regulate the use
of and fees for use of the new public
wharf was referred to the committee
on ordinances to draft suitable ordi-
nances.
Councilman Logan of the Seventh
ward presented resolution providing
that the New Haven Steam Heating
company be required to so fix their
steam pipes running through the
streets that pavements VIII not be in
jured by escaping steam. Unanimous
consent for immediate consideration of
the resolution was given and it was
adopted.
The ordinance concerning stands for
public express wagons the licensing of
dances and the posting at city hall of
advertisements for bids for contracts
were adopted in concurrence.
Report was received that the alder
men had adhered to previous action in
voting to give the mayor authority to
appoint a commission to revise the or
dinances and had called for a commit
tee on conference. The councilmen had
already voted to adhere to their former
action in voting to authorize the ordi-
nance committee to appoint that COM
mission, and President Harkins said
that he would later in the meeting an
nounce the appointment of the council
manic members Of the conference COM
mittee.
lust before adjournment Councilman
Rooth of the Tenth ward asked what |
had been done about the matter and |
President Harkins explained the status |
of the matter to him. Mr.. Booth then |
moved to recede and concur with the |
aldermen, but the motion was declared
out of order since the board had al
ready voted to adhere. President Har-
kins appointed as members of the con-
ference committee Councilmen Kehoe, |
Russell and Kelly
The board concurred with the alder
men in granting the petition of the
Winchester Repeating Arms company
permission to build a narrow guage
tramway in Argyle street, and in au-
tharizing the committee on lighthouses
to select and purchase a site for new
public bathhouse.
Councilmen Mason, McGrail and
Wells were appointed members ofs the
committee on extension Of time for
payment of sewer assessments.
Just before the close Of the meeting
Councilman Browning announced that
registration for the Yale bi-centennial
would begin on Friday, October 49, and
that the registration office would be
open from a. m. to p. m. He said
that members Of the court of common
council and other city officials could
register and upon registration they
would receive badges which would en-
title them to admission to the various
functions. 3s