The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
HELD LAST EVENING.

mayor gtuaIey's Petition for "a $3.50 Por-
trait of Ex-Mnyor DriseoII-speeiaI
Committee AppoInted-ArtinciaI Lake
Report Placed on FIIe-PetitIon for
Public Hall Lost-Othsr Matters Be
fore the Board.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of aldermen was held last even
ing with a good attendance present.
The first business before the board was
the calling of the roll, after which Al
herman Strong asked if the journal of
the last meeting was to stand as print
ed and on being informed in the affir-
NATIVE stated that there were several
typographical errors in it.
A number of petitions were then read
and referred to special committees. A
petition was read requesting that bull
letin boards be placed at conspicuous
points about the center of the city in
stead Of using the newspapers so much
| in advertising to let the people know
when there was to be public hearings,
| This was signed by Charles A. Rich.
George B. Foley and George NJ. Wal
| lace. 1t was referred by vote to the
committee on retrenchment and reform.
Mayor Studley presented a petition
that $3.50 be expended in procuring a
picture Of ex-Mayor Driscoll to be city
property. Alderman McGuinness made
q motion to lay the petition on the table.
Alderman Corcoran made an amend
ment that picture. of ex-Mayor ]. B.
Sargent be procured also. The amend
Inent was lost, and then on motion of
alderman Logan the petition was re-
ferred to a special committee This
committee. is as follows: Alderman
Frederick, Conway, .Truen1an, Strong
and Lyman.
A vote was then passed to place on
file the committees report favoring an
| artificial lake at the foot of East Rock.
By vote the report in regard to out
of town hack drivers was rejected.
The report of the committee on fuel
was accepted and the same committee
Retained Reports from committees on
| public lighting We're accepted. The re-
port of the sealer of weights and meas
ures and that of the street committee
were accepted and placed on file.
The report of the committee on claims
/ was passed. The report of the commit
/ tee on railroads and bridges was accept
| ed. The report of the committee on re-
trenchment and reform favored that
1.-The room formerly used by the board of
common council be made into a public
hall Alderman Wheeler objected to
the report on the ground that there was
very little spare room in the city hall
at the present time. Alderman True
man said 1t would be a sacrilige to cut
the room up into small rooms and to
make it into other offices.
Alderman McGuinness, Corcoran and
Strong all spoke against using the room
as a public hall.
Alderman Frederick said he doubted
whether this board had right, under
1.-THE city charter, to dispose Of the use
|of the room. Alderman Conway said
there was no question but that the
board had a right to use the room as
they wished A vote was then taken
on the committees report in reference
to this matter and lost, IA to 4. The
/ only aldermen who favored the public
|Nhan were Aldermen Truemen, Minor,
McGill and OKeefe.
The committees report on abatement
|of taxes was accepted. The following
taxes were abated: Anna T. Gilbert,
1920; Bertha Baker, $2O60; Michael Nc
Cartly, $25.61; Catherine Lee, s22.S1 !;
Mary IA. Doyle, $10.67; James Fl. Burn
eham, $685.; Julia A. Blackman, Sal. IS;
Est James parish, $63.75; Julia Wyatt,
$25 Thomas Hynes, $51,10; ST. James
parish, s55; First Presbyterian church,
5000; Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel
@church, interest and lien released; Dora
Schmidt payment extended two years
and interest and lien released; Mary C.
Sherwood, $41.13; Henry and Anna
Brandon, So cents and a two years ex-
tension of time be granted on $3.50 to
catherine and Michael Fischlar.
Alderman Wheeler made motion
that the report on estimates for 1903
from the board of finance, be referred
TO the chairmen of the various standing
committees. This was carried. and the
Following is the committee: Aldermen
Walsh, Bronson, O'Keefe, Hilton, Wheel
Ter, Frederick, Corcoran, Sprightly
Alling, Jacobs. Conway, Trueman, Nc
Gill and Minor.
The matter in reference to voting ma
chimes was again brought before the
Board. Alderman Trueman moved tc
Teseind the former action which was tc
postpone Indefinitely, a motion to adj
here to former action prevailed by q
vote of 16 to 8, Alderman Trueman ask
ing Cor an aye and nay vote.
The report of the committee in refer.
9ence to whether Anthony Carroll was
conlpetent to act as an inspector or not
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