The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-29
CONSIDER NEW ORDINANCES
ADOPTED IN MAIN WITH FEY
 CHANGES BT ALDERMEN.


 once of Building Inspector Created
 Lengthy Discussions over Some
 Polnts-Attempt to Do Away With
 Projecting celIarways Defeated
 sidewalk Sign Posts Must be Re-
 moved-Four Chapters stiII Remain
 for oniciaI Adoption.
 With but few important alterations the major portion of the new ordi- nances as reported by the ordinance committee was adopted last evening by the board of aldermen at their special session. The board agreed to consider the ordinances by chapters.
 The first five chapters were passed with but one minor change. The first discussion of consequence arose over. the section on Cellar doors projecting into sidewalks" under the chapter on Buildings
 Aldermen Langley and Smith were desirous of making the section read so that no cellar doors or doorways should be constructed projecting Into tthe sidewalk, nor shall those existing be permitted to remain provided that notice to discontinue be given by the inspector of buildings. They desired to do away entirely with such construc- Itions. Alderman McGuinness insisted lthat such action was Impossible, as many of the merchants in the center Of Ethe city had no way to get things into their stores except from the front. All lderrnan Alien suggested that the cellar lentrances could be constructed as we'll inside the buildings as outside. The amendment did not meet with the ap- Eproval of the board, however, and the section was retained in it's original form, allowing such cellar ways as are lconstructed or maintained with approv- Ial in writing of the inspector of build- l8ings.
 The next section that came in for prolonged discussion was the. second under the chapter of buildings creating lthe office of inspector of buildings.
 The enormous duties which would de- IvoIve upon the fire marshal if he was 1required to perform the duties of build- ling inspector as we'll would make his Hduties too manifold to execute with eff l ficiency.
 I Alderman Spreyer spoke regarding the condition of public buildings in an endeavor to impress upon the board the need of building Inspector There is hardly church in New Haven to- lday," said he, where there is a safe egress. 7
 The board seemed unanimous regard ing the necessity of the appointment of such an officer, but Alderman Minor Insisted that it should be done by an amendment to the city's charter, not 1 by an ordinance. The board finally passed the section with one amend ment, viz, that the salary of said in- ispector be such as "the board of al- dermen may determine in place of the words the board of finance may ap- 8 prove. The inspector Is to be ap~ pointed by the mayor.
 I For the section on Electric Wires was adopted a substitute section intro Eiduced by Alderman Minor providing { that electric wires be Installed and maintained in full accordance with the rules and. regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. At the close of the chapter on Police 5three additions to the closing section introduced by Alderman Spreyer were | adopted extending. the protection al ready afforded to the fire telegraph ser Evice so as to cover the police telegraph F also
 Perhaps the most radical section in l the revised ordinances is section 511 ] which provides for the removal of all ling beyond the street line. All those 4 for which permission has previously l been obtained must be removed before 8K January 1, 1906, and those which have sE been erected without official sanction sl must be removed immediately. I Alderman Minor characterized the l section as a move, for the public good and the board seemed to feel in about 1.-the same spirit. The section was rati- =I fled by vote of the board.
 A Owing to desire on the part o1 one of the aldermen to investigate in to the rates provided for under the si heading of Cargo Wharfage" the chapter on public works was left open i < Under the subject of trade Alderman l Chadwick introduced an amendment tt a section prohibiting the possession ot I nitro- -glycerine so that this compound jt1nay be kept by licensed druggists fol medicinal purposes in quantities not tt exceed one-half a pound at time 1T I the same place of business. The amend 5l ment was adopted.
 On Alderman Weiss amendment the I section relating to the quantity o1 I kerosene that can be stored in place I licensed therefor was changed iron l three to fiv ebarrels The hange wal I unanimously agreed to.
 \ With the alterations noted, and z 5I small number of minor amendments I the remainder of the ordinances were
 adopted with the exception of the las sequence comparatively, and were GU I off by adjournment. They will prob ably be adopted at tn enext regular meeting of the board.
 It was voted that the regular meet ling for January should be held oi Tuesday next, the third. instead of tn, Irregular day. Monday.