The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-11
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
 ALDERMANlC BOARD
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 through as prearranged and officers
 were elected as follows:
 President-Alderman John o. John
 son.
 Assistant city clerk-A. Oswald Pall-
 man.
 Member of board of fnance-Alder-
 man Henry H. Townshend.
 Page-Hawley Lincoln,
 Member of special tax commission
 Alderman Hubert L. Dickerman.
 Scully.
 Then, on motion of Alderman Wood 1ord, 1t was voted to adopt the same rules as prevailed in the previous poard and that all business pending at
 the last meeting of the 1906 board should have the same status as at that
 meeting. The president of the board was next empowered to appoint the permanent committees for the year.
 The board then considered the mat ter of a special election in the Four teenth ward to elect a successor to AL derman Brown, and the temporary in- cumbent, Berne Russell. On motion of Alderman Custiss Tuesday, February 9 was appointed for the election.
 The board then took up the regular course of business. Alderman Wond- ford fired the first gun by entering a resolution that the petition concerning the contagious disease hospital which was laid on the table by the last board De taken up by special committee which should report to the board at an early date. Unanimous consent was granted to the hearing of this resolu- tlon, and it was passed. The special committee consists of Aldermen ToWnshend, president; Molloy, Curtis, Davis and Maxwell.
 Later in the meeting a petition sign- ed by Charles J. DeForest Dr. Henry w. Ring and others was read, asking that bonds of $100OOO be issued and a contagious disease hospital be built on Water street, between Chestnut and fFanklin street. Consideration of this petition devolves upon the named committee
 Attorney Isaac Wolfe entered a peti- tion to prohibit the selling of theater tickets on the streets. This move is against the spectators and many will | hope for it's passage.
 The petition was referred to the or dinance committee when named
 Alderman Woodford obtained unani- mous consent for a petition asking that Nathan B. Whitfield be allowed to extend his building near the corner of Park and Elm streets. The petition was allowed
 l e. Hoadley petitioned for perrnis- sion to extend building beyond the building line to the street line on Haz- el street This was referred to the proper committed.
 The bill for the extension of Crown street was returned to the board with the mayors veto. He explained that the measure was not legally adopted. and he advised that it be laid on the table until a bond issue is available Tor carrying out it's provisions. The petition of Dr. Brothers mod orator of the First ward, in the last election against whom suit was sasughr by Henry T, Blake, because sAAle latter's balloS was rejected, asking T that the corporation counsel be in Il structed to defend him when the case . comes to trial was also returned with the mayors veto. The corporation V counsel finds that the defense of MT. Brothers is beyond his duty, and that ? constitutional question is involved. The mayors communication was ac- e cepted and the matter wasl aid on the ' table. Il Report of the board of finance on the Il matter of the extension of Yale avenue . was accepted.
 The board has appropriated $36Oo for this extension and the aldermen voted that the extension should be made.
 A notice signed by Frederick w. Orr and others stating that the legis- a ature had been petitioned to annex a a portion of the town of Hamden to the s 1ity of New Haven was received, and a ordered printed in the journal. e The board voted that a special com tt nittee be appointed to act with the s board of health and the park commis- 'ion and to bring in plans for the lake p md drive at the foot of East Rock. q The same committee will confer with l. he board of education with reference a lo the spending of $3O,0OO of the bond D ssue for play grounds. N The members of this committee are Aldermen Woodford, chairman; Max we'll, ToWnshend, Loos and Marlowe. 1T lQp m \ DNDnnNAT