The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-08
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
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NNSAlAAUEu A4b1tA F tSA T a6Esl
 Gentlemen: Last year vetoed an or
 der to the court Of common council di-
 recting that the ordinances Of the city
 be revised at an expense not exceeding
 two thousand ($2,000) dollars, because l
 regarded the tune as inoppOrtune inas-
 much as the board of councilmen would
 go out of office in the June following,
 and because I considered the amount of
 the appropriation as excessive.
 The supply of copies of the printed or
 dinances is now exhausted and there is
 need of them. would suggest to your
 honorable board the passage of an order
 providing for the revision of the city
 ordinances at an expense not to exceed
 eight hundred C$SO0) dollars, and that
 the work be done under the supervision
 of the corporation counsel by persons
 to be selected by him. The corpora tion counsel is the city's legal adviser,
 and in my opinion the work would be properly done through his department.
 I therefore urge your honorable board to take this matter into consideration
 and to adopt this suggestion or make such other order in the premises as you
 may deem wise under all the circum- stances.
 This communication was referred to
 the committee on ordinances, after short discussion as to whether the sum of $500 named in the communication
 was too high. Alderman Minor said | that the ordinances had been revised
 before for the sum of $500 and saw no
 reason why it would cost as much as l $500.
 The report on the action of the com mittee handling the communication of the park commission in regard to the | ordinance for prohibiting automobiles in | East Rock, West Rock and Fort Woes | ter parks was received and it was voted | to table it for printing.
 H. J. Rathgeber presented petition | for an ordinance requiring licenses for
 engineers and operators of steam boil CTS and this, too, was referred to the l committee on ordinances.
 Another communication from Mayor Studley was received as follows: Gentlemen: have been requested by several citizens to take steps to cause
 an investigation to be made into the
 merits of the different types of voting
 machines, with view to their possible adoption for city election purposes. They have been tried in number of cities, and wherever tried appear to
 have given satisfaction as to economy, accuracy and the promptness with l which the result of the vote had been l determined and announced. I would suggest that your honorable | board take this matter into considera- l tion with view to ascertaining what
 the facts are, and having determined l them take such furthet action as may [ seem eXpedient in the premises. This communication was referred to l the committee on retrenchment and re- | form. Reports of the committees on | claims, street, water, and sewers were heard and the usual course was taken
 in each case.
 Alderman filling presented a petition asking for the board to determine upon | the boundary line between the land of 1 c. w. Blakeslee & Sons and that of the West Rock park. He said that there | was a slight dispute over the boundary of a few feet, and the matter was re- ! ferred to the committee on the sale of l land.