The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-07
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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revision should not be more than $780,
and that the revision ought not to take
place until after June, when the board
! of councilmen will cease to exist. He
! thought that the revision should be-
made under supervision of the corpora
| ton counsel and by persons appointed
| by him.
A communication was also received
| from the mayor in reference to the al
legged insufficiency Of the appropriation
| for street lighting for the coming year
He stated that it had been represented
to him that there would be a deficiency
of SIS, 459 and he recommended that the
matter be referred to a suitable COM
mittee to consider and advise what
lamps should be discontinued and what
if any light could be substituted for
the present lights. The matter was re-
ferred to the lamp committee.
A report was received from Director
Coe to the effect that he had held a
hearing on the layout for the extension
of Blake street ordered by the common
council and was of the opinion that not
Blake street but Fitch street should be
extended. Question as to the province
of the director to do anything but carry
out the order of the common council
and the entire matter was referred to
the street committee.
Director Coe reported an opinion rem
dered nearly year ago by Corpora
ton Counsel Robertson stating that he
believed that the city had no authority
to condemn land for a public play
all
to be established oCbetween Rock and
View streets and between Cold Spring
street and East Rock Park. The mat
ter was referred to the street commit
tee.
A resolution prepared by Councilman
Wohlmaker concerning fire escapes was
offered. 1t provided that the committee
on fire department be instructed to in
quire and report what laws there are
in reference to fire escapes on build
ings, whose duty it is to see that such
laws are observed, if those laws are OBJ
served, and if they are adequate. The
resolution was referred to the commit
tee.
A petition was received from Thomas
+, Molloy claiming $500 damages al
legged to have been sustained by him
because of the failure of the city to
have an isolution hospital. 1t was re-
ferred to the claims committee.
A petition signed by Michael Byrnes
and ten other citizens asking that
water contract be entered into under
which the city should pay the water
company 81 per year should have the
right to purchase the water works at
any time during the continuance of
the contract, and providing that the
schedule of rates to consumers should
be scaled down rs per cent. The petit
ton was referred to the water commit
tee.
A communication was received from
Anthony Carroll alleging that state
ment which he said had been made by
the water committee to the effect that
he had insulted persons who had APP
peared before the committee was UNI
true, that what he had said concerning
a member of the board of aldermen in
reference to the water contract entered
into ten years ago was true, and stat
ing that he never sent in a communi-
cation but what he could back it up be-
fore a fair tribunal. The communica-
ton was tabled
The board adjourned to meet week
from next Monday night,