The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-03

to them remote or contingent profits anticipated by the said owners.
 It is my opinion also that the rights of the owners of those flats are subser- vient to the public rights of navigation, the fee of the soil being in the state. Under the statute the harbor commis- sioners have the general care and SUI pervision of the flats flowed by the tides, and no filling of the flats or wharfing can be done except with their approval.
 I believe that the assessments have been made as though the owners were possessed of the fee, and were not lim- ited to the special interests which they have in the flats.
 In regard to the assessment against the street railroad company some very serious legal questions arise, which, l am informed, will very likely be settled by suit now pending in another case between the city of New Haven and the street railway company.
 I would therefore recommend that this whole matter be referred back to the bureau of compensation for their further consideration under the advice of the corporation counsel.
 Respectfully submitted, l (Signed) John P. Studley, :, Mayor. l The following communication was also received by the board from his honor the mayor, and Alderman Mc- Guinness motion that a committee of five be appointed for the purpose. of 1 holding another public nearing on the subject was unanimously carried:
 To the Honorable Board of Aldermen,
 City Of New Haven
 Gentlemen: Tn regard to your order of March 23 recommending that fire alarm bell tower for the Eighth ward 1 be placed on the piece of land bounded by State, Mechanic and Lawrence streets. and approved by me on March 24, would respectfully recomend that the matter, so far as the location of said bell tower is concerned, be refer red to committee for further hearing in regard to the location of the tower. l Many citizens of the Eighth ward be- lieve that some other place would be better for the purpose, and urge that they did not originally understand the matter fully enough to offer suggestions on that point.
 l I would recommend that the matter be given further hearing and that if in l the opinion of your honorable board a better place can be found the the tow CT that the recommendation be changed ! in that respect.
 Respectfully submitted,
 Signed: John P. Studley,
 Mayor.
 The reports of the committee on pub 1 lie lighting were unanimously adopted as were other minor petitions which came before the board for considera- 1 tion.
 The report of the special committee in reference to the erection of the sol- dirs' monument at the corner of Whit ney avenue and Trumbull street was read. The committee recommended that the soldiers be given permission to erect their monument in accordance with their request. About this time another communication was sprung on the board signed by number of the residents in the vicinity of the Broad way green. The communication stated that inasmucN as there was some ob- ljection to the erection of the monu- ment on the proposed site that the res idents of Broadway would like the mon- ument to be erected in the green near their homes, and the petitions also ask ed that the action be delayed until the 1 petitions have a chance to be heard. Alderman Wheeler moved that the original petition be recommitted to the committee so that the people of Broad way be given a chance to be heard Al derman Minor seconded this motion. AL derman Elliott asked that the petition of ] the Broadway residents be heard at the same time, and Alderman Wheeler agreed to have this embodier in his motion.
 | At this stage of the proceedings sev- eral of the members engaged in a some- what animated discussion as to wheth- CT the matter should not be definitely settled immediately or not, and some of the remarks made were somewhat of personal nature. It was finally voted to refer the entire matter back to the committee and the committee will hold another public hearing on the matter probably next Thursday evening. ETrNIrTo AT OE T aENTS TIA N(I