The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-14
ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING
FINANCE BOARD HEARS MORE
DISCUSSION ON ESTIMATES.

Principal Subjects Talked About Were
Public Bath Houses, n Public Wharf
and More Fire Protection In Fourth
ward-Many Citizens Appear and Are
Heard.
The board of finance held another
public hearing in the aldermanic cham
Der in the city hall last evening. The
object was to give the citizens of New
Haven a chance to appear and be heard
in regard to the estimates which have
been submitted by the different city
departments. The first person who APP
peared before the board was Anthony
Carroll. He made a review of the diff
ferent estimates and called the atten-
tion of the board to several items which
he thought exorbitant. He desired that
all the items submitted by the board
of health be dropped with the excep-
ton of the amount asked for for the re-
moval of garbage.
Alderman Trueman was the next
speaker. He said he desired to correct
a statement which was made by an al
derman Wednesday evening in regard
to the voting machines in Hartford not
giving satisfaction. He said he took the
pains yesterday morning of calling
Mayor Sullivan on the phone and ask
ing him about the matter and the mayor
said that the machines gave thorough
satisfaction.
Mr.. Seward was the next speaker. He
spoke in reference to an appropriation
being made for a new engine house in
the Fourth ward. He was followed by
ex-Alderman Thomas Brennan, who
said there was a great need for this en-
CINE house.
Ex-Judge Rufus S. Pickett said that
while he was not one of the residents
of the Fourth ward, he appreciated
their needs. He said he appeared prin-
cipally in the interest of the E. A.
Chatfield company. Continuing, he said
that the Fourth ward was one of the
most densely populated wards in the
city, containing seven churches, four
{ schoolhouses, large oyster industries
and several manufacturing concerns.
He made the statement that the West
rivers natural depth was greater than
that of Mill river and that manufact-
uring concerns were awaiting the
chance to establish there. The ward
has the largest voting registration not
only in the city and state, but larger
than any other ward in New England.
There are no engine houses in the ward
and he thought that if suitable fire pro-
lection was provided 1t would make the
Mard much more prosperous. He
thought that it was much more essen
tial that an engine house be provided
than that public lighthouses be pur-
chased.
e. HI. Smith. the oyster dealer at
City Point, said that the nearest engine
house to the Point was about a mile
and half, and that the long row of
wooden buildings on the shore, in case
of fire, would be in great danger and
in case of these being destroyed hun
dreds of people would be thrown out
e of work.
The foreman of the Chatfield compa-
ny also spoke on the needs of an engine
house in the Fourth ward.
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine appeared
in the interest of public baths.
Mr.. Irvine said: I speak in behalf of
a bath house. and in doing so I do not
need to taboo anything else that is
being asked for-all these things are
necessary, but in answer to Judge Pick
EFT, who says we have gotten along very
well for forty years without one-I will
tell you why. Because such men as the
venerable judge and the mayor and the
al fot oil Of hoI fI1I
Of their own. If they had needed them
as badly as the common people did we
would have had them long ago. Mr. r.
vine then told of the bath house move
ment in New Haven and traced it to the
board of health where, he said, it died
because the board was mapping and be-
hind the time. Michael Angelo" said
Mr.. Irvine, "once turned a famous bath
house Of Rome into beautiful church
! I wish, sir, that some archangel might
appear and turn one of our churches in
to- a beautiful bath house. We could
spare one and we desperately need the
other.
The Rev. Mr.. Dickerman of the
Church of the Messiah spoke strongly
4 in savor of public bath houses.
#S" EgA-Aluelllldu w dlSll SdIu tlidL ue
favored more fire protection in the
Fourth ward.
Marcus P. Smith also appeared in
favor of an engine house in the Fourth
ward.
Frank Armstrong spoke in favor OF
the baths.
Chief of Police Wrinn spoke in favor
of more fire protection in the Fourth
ward.
George L. Fox was the next speaker.
u He said: am heartily in favor of the
project FOR municipal bath house in
one of the crowded districts of the city
provided it be properly managed
There are two essentials, however, that
must be considered in carrying out this
project. First let the appropriation be
a modest one by way of experiment
and avoid the extravaganza of other
cities Second, under no circumstances
make it q free bath house. The exam
4 pie of European cities has been quoted
In favor Of this measure very proper
W.. Let us initiate European cities also
In making the bath house nearly OF
quite self supporting. I have visited
the bath houses in good many cities
u In Europe and I never found one that
was free. You should in this matter
adopt the sound economic policy Q!
John Burns, the great English labor
leader, viz: "When the state or city