The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-09
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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untdFlly assume -Lnelr Just snare or Lfl6 municipal tax burdens and to lower. fares to the rates now enjoyed by the most favored localities.
 Tenth-Ascertain if the business of conducting street railways should be municipalized in New Haven, and if it is possible under the law for the city to acquire the properties and rights of company. And also to ascertain if an effort should be made to secure from this corporation reduction of fares.
 Eleventh-Ascertain if the company, or companies conducting street railway business in New Haven will sell to the city, and if so, at what figure.
 Alderman Walsh moved that the reso- lutions be referred to a special com mittee, saying that they were impor- tant and for the good of the city and public. Alderman Strong said that the resolutions should be tabled for print ing, but before any one had chance to second that motion Alderman Wheel CT said that the road has a franchise: obtained from the legislature and that the city of New Haven had nothing to do with that part of MT. Trueman's resolutions. He also said that he was greatly opposed to municipal ownership. and that there were several sections of the resolutions that should be taken separately and for that reason there was no hurry in referring them to a special committee. Aldermen Walsh and Trueman spoke in favor of imne- diate action on the resolutions and said that when @ committee was ap- pointed their work should begin at once even if the strike should be settled dur ing the evening.
 After the remarks of MT. Truenlan the question was called for and the resolutions were adopted. The commit tee later appointed by Chairman Wal lace was as follows: Messrs. Trueman, Lyman, M.nor, O'Keefe and Jacobs.
 A communication from Mayor Stud ley was received and accepted, suggest. ing that a committee be appointed to meet President Roosevelt when he comes to New Haven later in the month. The communication follows: To the Honorable Board of Aldermen: Gentlemen-The Hon. N. D. Sperry has informed me that the president of the United States will on the 22d day of August pay an informal visit to our city. His stay will be brief, and am unable to say just how long he will be with us. It gives me pleasure to call your attention to this matter in order , that the city may take proper steps to pay it's respects to the president. would suggest that the city govern- ment and a committee of citizens meet him at our station and escort him through the principal streets, and show him other marks of respect that his linn ited stay would permit, his pleasure in the matter being consulted. l I suggest that a committee be ap- pointed with authority to provide hacks necessary for the accommodation, and empowered to do any other acts that shall appear proper under the circum- stances without calling another meet | ing of your board. ,. It seems fitting that the city officers and the members of the board of alder men, with committee of citizens, greet the president upon his arrival; s2. .9 Respectfully submitted, ., John P. Studley, Mayor. The committee that was appointed was as follows: President Wallace and Aldermen Conway, Strong, Wheeler and filling.
 A communication from Attorney J. F Donovan was read announcing the ap' pointment of a committee of five at the citizens mass meeting in Music hall or Thursday night to confer with the bus. mess men on the strike question, an6 the communication was received in the usual manner.
 Immediately after this Clerk Martin read communication, presented by Alderman filling, asking for the ap. pointment of a committee that would investigate the trouble that existed be. tween the Fair Haven and Westvillt road and the former employees. This resolution was as follows:
 Resolved, That the president of the board of aldermen appoint committed of five aldermen to investigate and con. slider all the conditions and circum. stances surrounding the present labor difficulties now pending in the Fair Ha, ven and Westville Railroad company as a result of which a strike is now. 1T force. and report to this board theil recommendations in the premises.
 There was discussion lasting ten o fifteen minutes as to whether or not tn resolutions should be left to the com mittee that was appointed to handle MT Trueman's resolution. Some were ii favor of it and others wanted the mat ter referred to a special committee t be named, while still others were of thu opinion that the matter be tabled. I was finally voted to refer the matter t a special committee which was named as follows: Alderman Logan, Walsh McGill, and Sprightly.
 The other matter that took up the in terest of the members and others wa the communication sent in by Alderman Walsh asking for the appointment of committee to examine each applican who applies for a position as motor man or conductor. This was as fol lows:
 "Inasmuch as public safety demand the employment of careful and eff1cien motormen and conductors to man an, and all trolley cars within the city o
 New Haven, and,
 Whereas, for said public convenienc it is necessary that none but those ac quainted with the names and location 0 streets on said lines should be employ ed. and