The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-04
NO TROLLEY BOOKS
Committee Reports That Man ager Smith Calls Leigh's
 Plan Impossible.
WOULD NOT ADVERTISE
Fire Department Asks for Permission to Buy Horses and Oats With
 out Publishing Ads.

me pOdT0 0l alueTMen last evening attended to number of committee re- ports and assigned as. many matters more to various other committees, al- ready in. existence or to- be appointed. A number of petitions for the abate- ment of taxes were read and turned over as usual to the proper committee for reports. The following complaint was read from Walter Leigh in refer ence to car No. l3S. on which he clans there is no vestibule to protect the mo- torman:
 To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
 The undersigned came from Fair Haven, East this morning on the 7;So car. The number of tho car was 1s9 There were no vestihules on 1t, and the car looked like one of the old horse cars, The motorman was compelled to stand on the platform in the cold, bit ter air, not being dressed any warmer than if he had been put on a closed car. Has not this state enacted law that all cars shall he closed in? The car was ono. of the oldest on the road, a short Jumper. The indicator had been runs up 10 fifty.nine fares. the pns- sengers packed in like sardines in a box. want to inquire if oirr corpor- ation counSel should nu, be instructed by you to enforce the law?
 WALTER LEIGH
 It was moved by Alderman Healy to refer the matter to the corporation counsel for his consideration This was done fN
 A petition of Alderman Mellen which proposed that all ash carts be so con structed that they cannot spill their contents on the streets was read and on that aiderman's motion was referred to the committee on ordinances
 A petition from Anthony Carroll was read complaining that he could not in- duce City Clerk Devine to give him the specifications of the Bennett me- moriaI fountain It was referred 10 the committee on retrenchment and re- form.
 A committee of five was appointed for the consideration of location for the new hospital for contagious dis! eases as follows: Miller, chairman; Burke, vanacore, Foley and Jacobs.
 A petition was read from Fire Chief Faneher asking for permission 10 pur- chase horses and oats for the depart ment without advertising for bids, 1t being claimed that nothing is gained by doing SO The horses cannot well be compared on the prices mentioned in bids: there are individual qualifi- cations Of each animal to be considered and they cannot be put down on pa- | per As for the oats when they are bid for on futures the prices are us- ually of the highest Then, too the de- partment has little room in which the store them in. The matter was refer red to committee composed of the following aldermen: Leonard, chair man; Berman, Chandler, Cunningham and Healy.
 The petition of Walter Leigh in the matter of trolley ticket books at re- duced rates about which there has been considerable interest was report. ed on by the committee of railroads and bridges to which 1t had been re. fcrred The committee reported that | had conferred with A. F. Smith. tho traffic manager of the Connecticut company, and that he had said that the institution of the scheme in. New Haven would be an impossibility.
 The report of the bureau of com pensation of assessments made public it's recommendations in the matter o the extension of Pearl street from point of the westerly side of Orang, street. nine feet north of the boundar, line between the property of the es tate of James Fellowes and the New Haven Lawn club through to Whitne, avenue where it will come out betweel the property of John B. Carringtol and the lawn club
 The figures on damages decided oi bv the bureau were as follows: Estat of James Fellowes (James T Moran attornev) s7oO: New Haven Lawn clut s7oo. and Mrs. Francis E. wayland sls, ,sSo, all totaling to s2lSSo,
 Alderman Loos proposed that a com mittee of five be appointed to take u
 the matter of a lake under East Roc and of playgrounds about the city. Flo the former the legislature bonds to tn , amount of s75.GoO have been authorize and for the latter bonds of s5o.e50. Tn following were appointed on the com mittee; Aldermen Marlow, Mulvey stanton. Jansen and Loos.