The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-16
ON NEV ENGINE HOUSE.
TO HOLD ANOTHER
HEARING THIS WEEK.

Report Referred Back by the Board of
aldermen Last Evening-Bennett Be-
quests Accepted and an Expression of
Appreciation to be Sent His Family
other business Transacted.
a special meeting of the board of all
lermen was held in the city hall last
evening. The chief business Of the even
ing was the report of the special COM
lmittee appointed to report on the mat.
ter Of No. Us engine house. There We're
also number OF petitions and commu-
lications, some of which, as at the last
meeting, were thrown aside as not be-
Ing within the province of the board.
When the meeting was called to order
alderman Elliott moved that the mat
Der on pages n to Sc Of the journal be
Pxpunged as not having been passed.
The matter referred to was commu-
|lication from Anthony Carroll, present
ed at the meeting of July 5. The journal
Showed that it had been moved to refer
ne TO committee and an amendment
had been offered that it be tabled for
printing. It further reads that the
amendment was carried, but there is no
record that the motion was voted on.
Mr.. Elliott's motion that the matter be
Ixpunged was carried. The original mo-
ion as amended was then put and lost,
rs Mr.. Elliott said the communication,
z1Thich was about the police inyestiga-
ion, did not come under the jurisdic-
ion Of the board.
& Petitions that Crown street be extend
bed to Union street and for an extension
IA the time Of payment Of the assess
&hent for the new sewer on Munroe
Street were referred to the standing
Committees.
e Unanimous consent was given for
Electric lights iii Riverside park and
Bil the east side of the public wharf. It
88vas also agreed to direct the board Of
finance to appropriate sufficient funds
Tor erecting these lights.
A communication was received from.
Mayor Studley requesting that the
board accept the requests of the late
BPhilo s. Bennett to the city, one of IS, 900
B$or the library and one Of $4,000 for al
ublie drinking fountain at the south
last corner OF the green, and that the
& Jerk Of the board be directed to ex-
Fess the thanks of the board to Mr..
Bennett's family This was carried and
was also voted to appoint commit
Zee of three to draw up document ex-
PRESSING the thanks of the city Of New
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Mr.. Bennett. Mr.. spreyer also NOV.
Ia that the committee be directed in
edition to place q commemorative tab
III on the fountain Alderman Mont
omery suggested that the park COM
1issioners would naturally do this as
e. part of the equipment Of the fountain.
Il ne motion was lost. The committee ap-
ointed by the president is composed of
ldernen Spreyer, Montgomery and
TcGuinness.
A The report Of the special committee on
3. rs engine house was then read. This
eport recommended that the proposed
Exchange with the railroad be carried
Et, but was signed by only two menu
ers of the committee, Aldermen Hotch-
iss and Elliott. Mr. Spreyer moved
hat the report be referred back to the
omnittee for the committee to hold
mother hearing Mr.. Spreyer gave as his
sasons that two petitions had come up
pc new engine houses last night and
nat the Business Mems association
Fished to be heard on the matter Other.
sasons were that the only ground Of
ered in exchange was that proposed by
he railroad company, although Chief
ancher considered other property bet
Pr, and the public had not been heard
b the matter. Mr.. Elliott claimed that
he property offered need not necessari-4
& be used for an engine house, although
ldernlan Spreyer contended that that.
mas the ostensible purpose. An amend
& ent that the report be tabled for
cinting was lost and the original mo-
& ION was carried
4 The meeting then adjourned to one
Il eek from last night, SO that the spec.
A ! committee on No. rs house will have
\ hold another public hearing some
SINE this week.
M After the session of the aldermen a
zee ting Of the standing committee on
Nj ilroads and bridges was held, the
embers going over the plans for the
foposed improvements in the cut with
Die city engineer. The committee will
old a public hearing on this matter
riday evening In rooms 10 and II in
. ty hall. The state railroad commits
oners will come here to-day to look
ser the cut and investigate the pro-
Psed changes. It,