Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-07
Board of Alderman.

A Large Number of Petitions Presentet
 and Referred-RepOrts Of COmmitties-
 Action on the Division of City HnlI-
 Other Matters.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Boart of Aldermen was held last evening, Hi Honor Mayor Bigelow presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred asfollows For band stand in Broadway; of Car Schilf, for pavement on Ashmun stree west side, from Gregory to Henry streets Remonstrance against the occupation of lot or open space bounded by Rowe, Peck English and Ferry streets for school build ing, was referred.
 Petitions were referred as follows O1 George F. Peckham for abatement of taxes of John B. Haines for grading and curbine north side of Dickerman street, and for { concrete walk from No 93 to Orchard street of A. H. Bartlett, to raise @ frame. build ing; for an ordinance establishing stand for express wagons; o1 Michael Callahan, for lamp; of William F. Damn, for walk on Edwards street, between Whitney avenue and present terminus for z fire alarm box on Monroe street, between Pine and Ferry streets; for lamps on Sher man avenue; for 8 lamp on north side ot William street of Edward c. Billings fo1 partial abatement of taxes of A. H. Bartlett, to raise frame building al 190 Orange street of Willis Blakeslee, aDaC0menG or GaX0S or hG1RQ CC HUG, IOI the abatement of nuisance near the corner of Wall and State streets of Henry Fox to raise roof of frame building No. 13 Brown street :. of Charles F. Shaefer for sewer on extension of Silver street to Washington street, in Howard avenue of Luzerne l. Thomas to erect frame addition in rear of 269 West Water street; of Robert Crane to raise frame addition to No. 213 Orange street; of Mary E. Hale for permit to raise frame addition to house No. 19 Dow street for a lamp corner of James and Castle streets; of Thomas Keegan for sidewalks on both sides of Carlisle street for two lamps on Woolsey street, between Lloyd and James streets; of William Gleason to remove building I'll State street to rear of lot; of J. s. Bromley for permit to build small addition to house II Brown street of Cormick Shields for walk on Hamilton square of Michael McCurtin for the restoration of a spring at the june tion of Washington and Lafayette streets and Congress avenue of Edward Welch for re- funding of moneys for opening Dewitt street.
 Order for the ipdexing of city records which have not been already properly in dexed was referred.
 Report of Committee on Ordinances amending fee for opening streets and mak- ing them uniformly fifty cents was read and passed.
 Report of Board of Compensation assess ing damages and benefits for sewer in High land street was accepted ana aSSeBSnenGS laid; of same for sewer in Whitney avenue, between Highland and Cannon streets, same action.
 Report of Street Committee, in favor of 8 brick sidewalk on the north side of Goffe street in favor of a concrete walk on the east side of Kimberly avenue; in favor of walk on the south side of Whalley avenue, from Winthrop avenue to County street, were all read and passed.
 Report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas ures for two months ending August 18th was read and ordered on file.
 Order that His Honor the Mayor and one Alderman be appointed committee to con fer with the Railroad Commissioners and pro- cure the passage of such measures as will Company to erect and maintain suitable gates at the crossings of Liberty, Hill and Lafayette streets were passed.
 Communication from the Board of Fire asking permission to use un- balances when needed was granted similar request came from the Board of Health, which was also granted.
 The committee appointed to confer with he town authorities in regard to the re- division of the rooms in the City Hall re- ported in favor of granting two rooms in the old State House for the use of the Historical Society, and that said society be notified to Vacate their rooms, and thereafter that the rooms now occupied by the road department be vacated by them and be given over to ,he uses of the town, and that the road com missioners be permitted to use the rooms now occupied by the Historical Society when vacated by them. Alderman Dillon was ap pointed on the part of this Board to see that he foregoing orders are carried into effect.
 James C. Mcclure petitioned for damages from the overflow of a sewer on Sunday, Au- gust 29th The petition was referred.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers con ,erning surface water near the corner of Winchester avenue and Hazel streets was by striking out that part of the or Ter requiring property owners to fill the low land on the easterly side of said avenue, be- tween Hazel and Highland streets. Ad- burned.