The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-20
The BOARD OF ALDERMEN


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spector for this city on motion Of Al
derman Hosley this was referred 10 a
special committee
Tn" t"H nlittee on streets recommend
ed that new street sixty feet wide be
made from Fountain street To Edge
wood avenue. to be known as Mckin .ey
avenue. The report was accepted
A motion was then carried on recon-
mendation Of the special committee,
that the city pay Thomas II, Manus $40
for the reIeasement of mis- CAIN asainst
the city for injuries received by falling
on slippery sidewalk on January ?.
1902
The next matter considered was the
majority report of the committee on
legislation that the aldermen be paid
$500 per annum. Alderman Alling sub
mitted a minority report against the
paying Of salaries. Alderman O'Neefe
moved that the majority report be ac
cepted. and Alderman Al!ing amended
that the minority report be accepted
The amendment was then lost by vote
Of to H. The majority report was
then accepted. Those who spoke in ia
vor of the payment of aldermen were
Messrs. Dawson. O'Keefe. Trueman,
Hosley, Minor and Strong. Aldermen
Alling and Wheeler opposed the petit
ton. Alderman Alling said that 1t
would be unjust to the taxpayers, that
while at present it provided for but $500
per annum, it very likely would not be
many years before it would he $1,000.
The next business was the considcra-
ton of the corporation cOunseHs OpIn-
ion in reference to the water contract
and the petitions from the various
trades councils. President Wallace
asked Alderman Wheeler to take the
chair, which he did. Alderman Strong
recommended that the corporation
counsers report be accepted and that
the other petitions in reference TO the
matter be tabled.
President Wallace then took the floor
and spoke against this motion. He
said that it was unfair TO the public not
to leave this question to popular vote
and try its validity, as it was one of
vital interest to all.
Alderman Trueman followed with q
spirited speech in which he said that
the question was one which called for
serious consideration. He said there
were a. hummer VI NOlcSC-DICbs wv IL
born silk stockings who tried to defeat
all and any popular measures proposed
in the board, and that when any one
spoke in favor of these methods it took
all their college breeding to keep them
under cover; that when a man attempt
ed to speak they did nothing but
smoker.
He then referred to the corporation
counsers opinion as a hash which was
unintelligible to him. Alderman O'Keefe
said he hoped the petition would not be
indefinitely postponed, as under the Wa
ter contract as it stood, the public. could
not get water from any other source
than that furnished by the New Haven
Water company. Alderman Alling then
took the floor and said: l got my educa-
ton from Yale college and am town
born. We have got along and become
a powerful nation so far without mater
ial assistance from abroad, and 1 think
we can continue to do so. Continuing,
he said there was an opportunity given
the public to be heard in this matter
and he thought they had been fairly
treated.
Alderman Minor made an amendment
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to the committee on legislation for con-
sideration. which was seconded. This
amendment on being put TO vote was
lost by vote OF to T. The whole
matter before the board in reference to
the water contract was then indefinitely
postponed by a vote of to u. The
meeting then adjourned. During the
time the water question was under dis
cussion the remarks of Aldermen True
man and Alling were forcible and spir-
tied.