Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.
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Board of Aldermen.

Board Ot Aldermen Numerous Petitions Read and Re- ferred-RepOrts of C0mmittees-The c RevI.iOn of the City Charter Laid Upon the Shelf for the Present. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Bigelow presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows :: Of New Haven Turner Society to have Fred erick Holyer appointed special constable at Turn Hall Che was appointed by unanimous consent); of Joseph Cunningham to be ap- pointed bath house keeper at the foot of Beach street; for public lamps corner of Crescent and Henry streets, and corner of Crescent and Goffe streets; of John Warner for a sewer in Putnam street; of William Fl. Thompson for sewer around Clinton Park ; for gas lamp on Adeline street; for lamp on Tyler street of F. s. An drew for sewer on Winthrop avenue; for lamp on WhalIey avenue; for new pump on George street, near the Austin House; for lamp on Bond street; of Ed ward Ward to be appointed bath house keeper; for a concrete walk on Summer Place; for lamp on Davenport avenue, between Oak and Cedar streets; for 8 lamp on Cedar street for the grading of Whittemore avenue; for the grading of Watson street for more wa tering fountains in the city, especially over flow fountains for 8 lamp at southwest cor ner of Ashmun and Bristol streets; of Michael McCarten to be appointed special constable; or John Kelly to be appointed special constable; of Edward Malley to repair frame building; of Ladies' Seaman's Friend Society to erect frame building; of G. K. Whiting to erect wood building; of town of New Haven for sewer on Martin street; of Orlando l.. Fisher and Alvin L. Willoughby to be appointed special constables; of Mccormick Shields to be appointed bath house keeper.
 Communication of Albert B. Plant, asking for damages sustained by running into an ex- cavation, was referred to the Committee on Claims.
 Communication from Joseph Parker ct al., for the paving of Court street, between Or ange and State streets referred. Communication from the Board of Road Commissioners, asking for revision of the ordinance relating to fees for opening streets; referred.
 Report of Committee on Sewers in favor of a sewer Whalley avenue, from Winthrop avenue to Morton street passed. Report of the Committee on Sewers ln fa- vor of sewer on Lafayette street, between Prince and Silver streets, was read. This report lead to considerable discussion. Alderman Dillon asked that the report be re- ferred back, as he understood there were number of remonstrants against the proposed sewer.
 Alderman Bartlett said the matter had been twice considered by the Committee on Sew CTS, once last year and once the present year.  The report of the committee was passed Report of Committee on Lamps adverse to petition of Mark Bailey for a lamp on Ten- pie street, between Trumbull street and Canal railroad bridge. Report accepted and peti- tioner given leave to withdraw.
 Report of Committee on Lamps in favor of lamps on Winchester avenue, between Sachem and Compton streets Passed
 Report of Committee on Lamps adverse to petition of B. w. Green for lamps on Grove Il n port accepted and petitioners given leave to withdraw.
 Report of Committee on Lamps adverse to petition for lamp on Quinnipiac street. Re- port accepted and petitioners given leave to withdraw.
 Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the months of January and February was ordered on file.
 Application of Thomas Colwel to be ap- pointed bath house keeper. Referred. The following was presented by Alderman Farnam
 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL,
 CITY OF NEW HAVEN,
 March 1st, 19sO.) Whereas, It will be impossible for the Con- I1on Council to take action upon the report of the Charter Commission in time for presenta- tlon to the Legislature now ln session, and Whereas, The supply of printed copies of the present city charter is exhausted, Resolved, That the Charter Commission be empowered to report simple codifcation of the present charter and amendments, and have the same printed for the use of the mem bsrs of the Court pending action by tho Coun- oil and the Legislature.
 The resolution was adopted and on motion the Mayor was instructed to have the pro- posed charter withdrawn from the Legisla- lure. Adjourned.
 At the funeral of the late Mrs. Collins [l7 Howe srset) among many delicate manifestations of af- lection for the departed, touching than the words "Rest, Mother,' formed with flowers on pillow of vnes-an being of emblematic charac- ter.
 "REsT, MOTHER"
 The storm beat wild without that night
 Which was thy last;
 At morn, for thee all earthly cares
 And storms had passed
 Rest, Mother.
 We make thy pillow of the flowers
 Thou loved'st so well;
 With softer voice they speak of all
 We may not tell
 Rest, mother.
 And Oh down into thy calm
 Dead face gaze,
 One thought above all tender thoughts
 Of other Cays-
 Rest, mother.
 Dear hands /! stiU beautlfuz in death
 Fast fall our tears;
 How shall miss them through
 The coming years r.
 Rest, mother. New Haven, March l, 1880. E. H-z. oR