The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-10
THE BOARD OF C0UNCILM EN

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 each member of the commission shall
 receive not more than s5O0 Council
 man Logan moved that the committee
 report be accepted. Councilman Booth
 moved to concur with the aldermen. | The question was first taken up on the
 aldermanic amendment to give the ap- pointing power to the mayor. Coun- | cilman Davis speaking on this, said | that the mayor had enough power and | that the ordinance committee was full | ly capable and competent to appoint the commission. With all due respect | to the mayor he opposed giving the 1 power to him. He said: If this is left | to the ordinance committee they will do | it and not fulfill promises made ten
 months ago, as the mayor would prob ably do. Leave this in the hands or
 people not tied down to any party and
 they will be pretty nearly right in their
 judgment"
 Councilman Logan said that the may or had not sought this power, but that
 it had been sought for him by gentle
 man who hoped to profit by it. and that
 a great deal of lobbying had been done
 by that gentleman already
 Councilman Elliott replied, saying
 that committees of legislative bodies
 were not organized to have the appoint
 ing power. That was an executive act
 and the executive department ought to
 do it. He said: New Haven now can
 boast of g man in the chief executive
 office who can use good judgment in
 making appointments
 Councilman Logan called for an aye
 and navy vote on the aldermanlc
 amendment. The vote resulted in the
 defeat of the amendment by vote of IS to IT, the members voting as fol- lows:
 Ayes-Messrs. Ingersoll, Hausman Flames, Gussman. Hosley, Lubenow Wells, Manning, Harper, Elliott, Hine Booth, Bristol, Brown, Russell, Boyer Hughes-17.
 Nays-Messrs. Frederick, Wirweiss, Farrell, McGrai, Habersang, Kehoe, Pauly, Dwyer, Brophy, Logan, Conlin, Huber, Davis, Coyle, Wohlmaker, Har- kin, Bracken. Kelly-1S.
 Councilman Frederick's amendment to the committee recommendation was next taken up, and Councilman Conlfn asked how a man could set price on something about which he knew noth ing.
 Mr Frederick said that $2,0o0 had been appropriated to pay the expense of revising the ordinances including indexing. He said that if the entire s20OO was expended for the revision there would be an extra bill for index ing. He thought that 1,5O0 was enough to pay for the revision.
 The amendment was then adopted and the report as amended accepted and adopted by viva voce vote. Mr Elliott of the Tenth ward, doubted the vote as announced. and a rising vote was then taken, twenty-two voting for the adoption of the recommendation as amended and nine against it.
 A communication was received from Alderman A. A. filling, of the Ninth ward, suggesting that Belgian blocks 1 would make better gutter paving than the cobble stones now used on some streets. and suggesting that the blocks taken from streets from which such blocks have been torn up to make way for other pavements might be used for | that purpose. He also suggested that the director of public works be request ad to report to the common council in | October as to what disposition had been | made of the Belgian blocks thus far re- moved from the streets, together with m opinion as to the relative merits of l such blocks and cobble stones for gut .er paving material The board con- ,urred with the aldermen in unani- adopting the suggestions con- aimed in MT filings communication.
 The resolution to recall from the of ice of the director of public works the ,rders for street pavements not yet tarted upon, and concerning the status if which there has been some dispute, ailed to receive unanimous consent for immediate action, as was given by the aldermen. The councilmen referred 1t o the street committee.
 The board concurred with the alder nen in referring to the committee on 'ailroads and bridges the petition of he Winchester Repeating Arms com ,any for permission to lay narrow ,auge tracks on Argyle street and on avenue in referring to the ordinance committee the petition for mendment of the ordinances concern ng nusances, and in adopting the fol- owing recommendations of the lamp committee for placing new street lights md changing old ones: That the elec- ric light at the corner of Olive and Court streets be removed to the south vest corner; that a Welsbach light be ,laced on Prospect street north side, co feet north of Hillside place, and that he present lamp on Prospect street lear Edwards street be moved fifty eet north; that an electric light be ,laced on Kimberly avenue between the wo bridges over branches of West riv- r; that a Welsbach light be placed on he east side of East street between 3each and Walnut streets, that WelS- 'ach light be placed on Avon street, vest of Orange street; that an electric ight be placed just west of No. en- inc house; that a Welsbach light be ,laced on Bishop street, west of Or nge street; that Welsbach light be laced on Dixwell avenue near Munson treet; that Welsbach light be placed n Park street between George and Crown streets; that a Welsbach light e placed on Batchley avenue midway 'etween Pine street and the old Shore 4ine tracks,
 The recommendation of the special committee on isolation hospital that onds to an amount sufficient to pay