The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
AN ADJOURNED MEETING HELD
 LAST EVENING.

The Board indefinitely Postponed a Ps-
 tition Presented by Alderman True
 man Requesting That the so-CaIied
 '.EternaI Water COntract'' be Con.
 tested in the LsgisIsturs-AnOthe Meeting to be Held on the Subject.
 The board of aldermen held an ad- journed meeting last evening. A peti- ton from the First Universalist church society for an abatement of assessment for street paving on Orange street was presented by Alderman Minor and was read and referred to the committee on | abatement of taxes.
 The following petition was then pce- sented by Alderman Trueman and read:
 The undersigned petitioner respect fully submits to your honorable body the fact that the contract now pending between the city of New Haven and the New Haven Water company, com monly known as the Eternal Contract uOCO 4iOI IGpItSC1lL lILG uCSIIGS O1 ti4- great majority of our citizens; that it only reached it's present stage by ;he most determined opposition to the cX- pressed wishes of the people, and an utter disregard of their petition; that the contract itself is directly in opposi- tion to all modern ideas and all on the side of the company, as against the city.
 And as the fifteenth section of said contract states that said city and said Company will unite in an application to the general assembly, at its next ses- sion, for the passage of an act making the terms of this contract obligatory upon both parties, as though specifical- ! ly authorized in their respective char l ters,' therefore, be it
 1 Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the president of this board to appear before the legislature and protest against this contract being made obligatory until it has been sub- mitted to a popular vote.
 l (Signed) Alderman Trueman."
 After the petition had been read by 1 Assistant Clerk Martin, Alderman Trueman made motion that the peti- | ton be given immediate consideration, and the motion was seconded by Alder man Frederick.
 Alderman Strong offered an amend ment that action be indefinitely post poned. This was seconded by Alder man Wheeler.
 An aye and nay vote was first taken and then, a rising vote being taken, It was found to stand eight in favor of an indefinite postponement, against six for
 immediate action. The motion was therefore lost.
 The six who voted in favor of the
 motion were Aldermen O'Keefe, True man, Frederick, McGill Moran and To- gan. Those opposed to the motion were Aldermen McGuinness, Minor. Wheeler, Maley, Corcoran, Strong, Dawson and Baldwin.
 Alderman Corcoran made a motion that the estimates for 1903 for the dit- ferent city departments be accepted as submitted, which was passed.
 Alderman Foote submitted petition for the abatement of the taxes of a citizen in his ward This was referred to the committee on the abatement of taxes.
 The testimonial which was voted by
 the board at special session held on
 July r, 1902, to be presented to the
 family of their late associate, Alder man Beecher, now deceased was shown
 to the members. It will be presented to the family, in behalf of the board,
 on Sunday afternoon by the president, George Wallace; Aldermen Logan and lO'Kaefa and Clerk Martin
 After approving of the testimonial
 the meeting was adjourned, After the
 adjournment a petition was given to President Wallace, signed by several of the aldermen, requesting that spe- cial meeting be called for next Monday levening. which will be done. It is call ed for the purpose of taking another lvote on Alderman Trueman's petition, on which definite action was postponed last evening. Alderman Corcoran said he had misunderstood the motion and had voted against it, when he desired to vote in favor of it,