The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-17
CONTROLLER ROWE'S REPORT
AS THE FUEL FERNISHER FOR
 THE CITIZENS.

Says That He Cannot Buy Wood nt the Price That Would Give citizens the Benefit tAntIcipated-OnIyF Four ApPit- cants for ueI-VOto of Board of Alder men Rescinded.
 The board of finance at it's regular meeting last night received report from Controller Rowe on the matter Ot furnishing fuel for the city. MT. Rowe said that the wanted to be freed of the custodianship of the s5O0O which was voted at the meeting last week, and that he believed that the vote of week ago should be rescinded. After the re- port was read it was accepted and or dered placed on file, and the vote as mentioned by the controller was re- scinded.
 The report was as follows:
 To the Honorable Board of Finance
 Gentlemen-Under date of October ', 1902, at a special meeting held by your honorable board a vote was passed au- thorizing the controller to purchase NCOu, lO all dIllOullL tiOL LO N<NSS$A A+' thousand dollars, to sell to the citizens of New Haven at cost, pursuant to the provisions of a resolution approved by the board of aldermen October 5, l9O2, and in reference to which would re- spectfully submit the following state ment:
 In accordance with the vote above mentioned 1 at once started negotla- tfons for the purchase of wood by an advertisement in the daily papers, in answer to which I received many pro- posals. I also visited several localities where wood was likely to be found in quantities. But after Investigating the conditions under which the city could secure a quantity of wood l am forced to the conclusion that as purchasing agent in this instance it is not possible for me to buy wood at such prices as will enable the city to give it's citizens the benefit anticipated by the original resolution as adopted by the honorable board of aldermen. Notwithstanding that it has been very generally pub lished in the newspapers that the city would in all probability have wood p sell it's citizens at cost, only four per- sons have made application to be fur nished, which to me indicates that the people are getting their wood through the regular channel of supply, and the demand for wood through the city's agent is not as great as was expected. would further add that if it was the intent of your honorable board to have me purchase wood to the amount or five thousand dollars, to be stored and sold as required in the future, l think that. in justice to my position in the matter, your vote should more clearly define my action, as at the present time and in consideration of the high price the city must pay for suitable wood you can readily see that to dispose Of this commodity without loss to the city, md in such small quantities as many would no doubt have to purchase, pre- sents a problem not easy of solution. Tn view of which I would respectfully recommend that the vote of October ' above mentioned be rescinded, and that five thousand dollars in the isolation hospital account be transferred to the contingent in sundry accounts the same to he held intact in said contingent ac- count for the purpose of supplying fuel to the clIIZeTS Ol luG clLy dS may NC come necessary, under the supervision of any committee appointed by His Honor the Mayor, or the board of al- derrnen, or through the Department of Charities and Correction.
 Respectfully submitted,
 JONATHAN N. ROWE,
 Controller.
 Tax Collector Anthony appeared be- fore the board last night and wanted advice concerning the lists that were presented to him covering the South school district in the Fifteenth ward. He said that he didn't know that the lists were the official ones. but he was advised to go ahead with his work.
 The regular bills were approved and the matter of estimates was not men tioned.