Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-08
Board of of.Aldernen.


 Petitions Referred ts Appropriate Com mfttees-Appointmen to the Health | Roard-Reports of Committees = Other | Matters.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening" Alder | man Holcomb (acting Mayor) in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- l lows Of H. B. Smith for a permit to erect frame addition on Howe street; of F. G. 1 Cooper to move frame dwelling.
 It was voted to refer the walk across Spire- worth Square to the Committee on Squares.
 Petitions were referred as follows For the continuance of Compton street to old Canal street of Jeremiah Daily to be ap- pointed special constable at the town farm of John Starr for compensation for land taken for streets; of John Warner for ex- tension of sewer on Whalley avenue from Sperry to Orchard streets of William K. Townsend for more uniform watering of streets.
 Recommendation of the Board of Road Commissioners for sewer in Union street, from Chapel to Fair streets, was referred to the Committee on Sewers.
 Message from Acting Mayor Holcomb recommending the appointment (with the ad- vice and consent of the Mayor) of Professor Brewer and s. Henry Bronson as members of the Board of Health for three years was ap- proved.
 Report of Committee on Ordinances rec
 
 City Clerk shall notify the Board of Road Commissioners when the city receives notice of damages received by persons from falling on sidewalks or streets. Tabled for print ing.
 Report of Committee on Ordinances favor ing an ordinance that shall make the fees for opening streets fifty cents, and making them uniform, was referred back to the committee to designate the different kinds of excavations which will come under the proposed ordi- nance.
 Report of Committee on Numbering Streets, recommending that East, Mill River, Broad, York Mansfield and Christopher streets and Whalley avenue be renumbered. Passed. Report of the Board of Compensation for assessment of sewers and pavements, recom- mending the assessment for building sewer in Garden street; for pavement on Meadow street, from Water street to Union avenue; for sewer in Collis street; for pavement in State street, between Water street and Union avenue; for sewer in High street, between Chapel and Library streets. Recommenda- tions adopted and assessments ordered laid. Report of the clerk of the City Court for the months of February and March were read and ordered on file: Report of the Committee on Nominations, in favor of appointing John c. Ritter mem Der of the City Burial Ground Committee, | was taken from the table. Alderman Tiesing moved that the name of William J. Atwater be substituted for that of MT. Ritter.
 l Alderman Sheldon favored accepting the 1 report of the Committee on Nominations. Alderman Bartlett seconded the nomina- l tion of MT. Atwater, on the ground that Mr. Ritter was in the marble business. Alderman Armstrong spoke in favor of l MT. Ritter's appointment. He said he saw no good reason why the report of the Con- mittee on Nominations should be rejected. The Board proceeded to an election. MT. Ritter received eleven votes and Mir. Atwater Is. MT. Ritter was declared elected. 1 Petition for a sewer on George street, be- tween Day and Chapel streets. Referred. Petition for extension of water mains on | Davenport avenue to West street of J. B. Sargent for lamps on West Water street. | Referred
 ..Remonstrance against curbing both sides l ofHedge streets was read and tabled. | Report of the Committee on Streets in favor of grading and curbing Hedge street was passed.
 Resolution appointing two Aldermen and | three Councilmen to consider the application | of G. M. Hopkins for permission to make traeings from the city map was read and passed.
 l Aldermen Harmon and Robertson were ap- pointed on the part of this Board.
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor | of a concrete walk on south side of Meadow 1 street, from Union avenue to Water street | | concrete walk on Summer Place; for con- l tinuation of the grading of Whittemore ave l nue for grading and curbing Linden street; l for flag walk on south side of Grand street, | from Artisan to Olive streets Passed. Petitions for paving Howard, Congress and | Kimberly avenues were continued until 1881 | on recommendation of the Street Committee l Report of Committee on Streets in favor of grading Watson street at the convenience of the Board of Road Commissioners. l Passed
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor of broken-stone pavement on Court street | Passed.
 Report of Committee on Claims in favor | of postponing the collection of assessments against Antoinette J. Wilkinson for grading 1 View street. Passed. l Report of Committee on Claims recon mending that John Starr be given leave to withdraw his claim for damages by the grad l ing of Congress avenue. Passed.
 Report of the Committee on Streets recom- mending that East Water street, from Gus tom House Square to Bridge street, south side, be graded and curbed. Passed
 Resolution that the City Surveyor be in- structed to prepare and transmit the condi- tion of the strengthening of Veto street and the reasons for suspension of the work. 1 Passed.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps ad- verse to lamps on Hedge and Bristol streets. Passed.
 Report of the Committee on Appropria- tions recommending paying Admiral Foote Post $100 for Decoration day purposes was | read.
 The vote was taken by yeas and nays AL dermen Bartlett, Armstrong and Landers | voted in the negative. l Both Aldermen Bartlett and Armstrong ex- l plained their votes. They were of the opin- ion that the principle of appropriating mon ey for any outside purpose was wrong.
 ! H. L q I a strong speech in favor of such appropria- tions. He said he regretted that any member should vote against this resolution. | Alderman Armstrong said that as it re- 1 quired one more vote to make the necessary fve-sixths he would change his vote to the l affirmative. In doing this, however, he de- | sired it understood that his views were not changed in regard to appropriations of this l character.
 Report of Committee on Buildings giving 1 Charles Mix permission to move building on Water street. Passed. Adjourned. A Bird Dogs Escape.
 On the Naugatuck road, the other evening, a bird dog found an approaching train close upon him, and, instead of jumping one side, lost his self possession, as many human beings would have done under the same circum- stances, and stretching himself on plank awaited his fate. The pilot struck and tossed him into the river, from which he swam the next moment unharmed.
 Many babe is unknowingly hurried out of the world by the powerful opiates so ire quently given to them. Mothers, use Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup, the safest, cheapest and l best baby medicine in the world. l | Big Bargain. l We shall offer this week ten dozen of ladies fine kid opera toe slippers with half | French heels at $1.25.