The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05
TO HOLD One MORE HEARING
ON THE CHdRGES PREFERRED
AGAINST CITY ENG INEER KELLY.
The Committee Has Decided to Hurry
Matters Along Mr.. CarrolI's Objection
Concerning the Committees Inspcc-
the Stand Two nd Three-Quarters
Hours Last Night.

The specia1 committee which Is inves-
tigating the charges preferred against
City Engineer Kelly and Anthony Car
roll held another hearing last night
ONLY one witness, Mr.. Jackson, was
called and he was on the stand for two
and three quarter hours.
| As soon as the meeting had been
called to order by Alderman Fertman,
chairman of the committee, Mr. Carroll
arose and said that he had duty to
perform. that was to save his character.
He referred to the visiting of the Grove
street pavement by the committee and
said addressing the committee You
visited that pavement and said to the
PRESS that the committee waited four
hours for me-
Chairman Fertman-'That is not So
We waited nearly an hour, and that
was what the papers said"
Mr. Carroll-"Did the committee give
me any intimation of their intention
to visit Grove street?"
Mr., Fertman-"Yes; I sent word by
Alexander Troup, jr, last Saturday"
Mr.. Carroll-"I saw young Mr. Troup
at IL o'clock last Wednesday and he
told me that the committee was going
to view the pavement, and when | ask
ed what time the committee was going
he told me to go and pound sand. 1
had no notice, good, bad or Indifferent,
concerning the investigation of the
pavement"
Chairman Fertman, when Mr.. Carroll
called a witness, ruled that the witness
to be called first was Mr.. Jackson, who
was on the stand when the last previous
hearing closed. Mr. Jackson was the
foreman employed on the Grove street
pavement work by Contractor Brazos.
Mr.. Carroll offered objection to this.
Chairman Fertman had informed him
that the committee would hold another
hearing next Tuesday night and said
that the committee desired that Mr..
Carroll would by that time conclude his
presentation of evidence. After this an
nouncement was made Mr.. Carroll OBJ
Jected to calling Mr.. Jackson, saying
that If the hearing was to be concluded
next Tuesday night he desired to call
the most important witnesses in the
time that was allowed, The committee
insisted that Mr.. Jackson should be
called, however, and he was put on the
stand The witness was shown the box
of stone which Mr.. Carroll has offered
as fair sample of the stone used on
the Grove street pavement. Witness
said that he did not think that the stone
was fair sample of that used on Grove
street He thought that the sample
Shown by Mr.. Carroll contained more
dirt than the stone used on Grove street
and that the pieces of stone in the sam
pie We're smaller. He said that all the
stone used on the street was screened
and cleaned and that the concrete was
mixed to Mr.. Carroll's satisfaction he
FOR II was spread upon the street. and
that no brick was placed in the cutters
of the street which was not passed nv
the inspector.
The examination by Mr.. Carroll and
the cross examination by Mr.. Elv conn
sci for City Engineer Kelly, lasted nm |
til l1:15. and entered into the details |
IF the work on the pavement