The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-07
FAVOR SUNDAY BALL
Aldermen Empower Legislative
Committee to Ask Local
Option.
BUILDING LAWS ADOPTED
Two Requests Made to illuminate
the Green Again This
Summer.

Several matters that have been
occasionipg much comment locally
during the past few months, came up
before the regular monthly meeting Of
the board Of aldermen last night.
Among them was the pill ordinance
which in amended form was presented
as favorable report from the ordi-
nance committee and was given a first
reading. 1t will now have to wait a
month before II can be definitely act
ed upon.
Sunday baseball also received a
slight boost by the action of fhe
board. The report of the committee
favoring the appearance of the cor
poration counsel before the next
meeting Of the state legislature to ask
that the matter of Sunday sport be
made Il subject of local option in
stead OF as present amendable to
state statute was accepted and re-
ferred to the legislative committee.
Alderman Mulvey introduced rcso-
luton which was passed empowering
the legislative committee to appear
also on behalf of the city before the
legislature on the same matter.
The new building ordinances were
adopted without one word of discus
sion of their contents and without
many votes on the separate sections of
which there are forty-hve. They win
now become a part of the city ordi-
nance in place of the building laws
which have been in force
A petition put in by Director of
Public Works Foley for permission to
purchase a horse to cost over $3.50
without advertising for bids created a
ripple. Unanimous consent was at
first refused for the discussion of the
matter, but It was banded a bout
despite that fact until finally the one
man who refused consent gave In and
the matter was taken up after which
1t was passed. Mulvey drew paral-
lei between the granting Of the same
permission to the fire commission and
asked what difference there was be-
| tween that and the request of the di-
rector, that the latter should he refus.
cd. Then Alderman Cunningham
arose and stated that he was the man
who had refused consent, but he had
since learned that the horse was fol
Mulvcy's use and that put another
light on the matter so he would
change his vote II he had chance. Ii
was givcn him.
Two requests for illumination of the
central green during the summer
along the line Of the illurination las
summer was presented and both are
with the appropriation committee fol
hearings. ono Is tho request Of Tho
A. Q. IT, during their state parade anc
convention which Is to be here this
year and the other Is from the T. A
and B. societies which arc to have {
national convention here in August
Each promise a concert or concerts I
tho illumination is granted
More trouble from West Rock par
appeared II seems that OH some o
the lard owned by the city there is 10
Gated paint mine which outside partie
haVetNe rlRnt 10 WORK. VI late I'M
has not been worked. and was consider
cd dead. but yesterday, according {
President Blake of the park commits
Sion someone started work ther
again The object as he construed I
was to make the city pay q big pric
to buy off the right, as It has been le
gally decided in court that the owner
Of the right can lawfully work 1t. M
Blake declares that it Is injurious {
the park and wants It condemned an
the city to pay what the bureau
compensation considers the correct va
un Of 'he land.
: Alderman Kenna asked for unan
nous consent, but this was refused, an
the matter was referred to the commits
(f'Cntinupl on Second papaA