Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-09
Board of Counctlmen.

Petitions Read and Refer
 rea-SeSvers Ordered Laid-WOrk on
 the City Charter Suspended = other
 Matters
 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Oouncilmen was held last evening" Presi- dent Cooley in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of Bernard Oberker to be appointed bath house keeper for brick sidewalk on east side of Kimberly avenue; of John Ooghlan for re- moval of nuisance near his premises on Hal lock street. (This was referred to special committee of three consisting of Councilmen Burns, Ellers and Edwards). For water tank corner of Quinnipiac and Houston streets; of James Noonan to be appointed bath house keeper: of Chatfeld & Grant for sewer on Lyon street for sewer on Whalley avenue
 between Garden and Orchard streets; of
 Wm Fl. Thompson for grading and planting trees on Clinton Park; for concrete walk in
 Summer Place; of John Kelly to be appoint
 ed special constable for new pump, junction
 of State and George streets; of Edward Mc-
 Govern for facility for watering horses; for
 extension of time for grading Whittemore
 avenue; for paving and sewering Court street
 from Orange to State street; of Thomas H.
 CoIwell, Edward Ward and Joseph Cunning
 ham to be appointed bath house keepers; of
 Frederick Kellaher to be appointed special
 constable Che was appointed in concurrence )
 of William Nolan, John Gallagher and Mi
 chael Kean to be appointed bath house keep
 CTS; of Martin Pfuderer to be appointed
 special constable.
 Councilman Crane moved that any other
 applications for positions as bath house keep
 CTS at Beach street be laid on the table. Lost
 Petitions of Michael McCarten and Charles
 Halinger to be appointed special constable j; of F. s. Andrew for sewer on Winthrop ave-
 nue between Whalley avenue and Gofe street were referred.
 Remonstrance of John Leary ct al. az ainst a sewer in Lafayette street was read. Councilman Tyler moved that the remon- strants be given leave to withdraw, and that the report of the Committee on Sewers in ia vor of the sewer be accepted. Councilman Townsend thought the remon- strants should have an opportunity to be heard before action was taken upon the peti- tion.
 The motion of Councilman Tyler was lost, and the report and remonstrance were referred back to the Committee on Sewers. Report of Committee on City Charter, rec ommending that work on the revision be suspended for the present, passed. Petition for grading Watson street between Bassett and Daisy streets; of John Warner for sewer in Putnam street, from Howard avenue to Meadow street, were referred. Report of Board of Compensation assessing damages and benefits for the extension ot Henry street was read, report accepted and assessments ordered laid
 Report of Committee on Sewers in favor of sewer on Whalley avenue between Winthrop avenue and Norton streets, passed. Report of Committee on Sewers in favor of sewer on College street between Grove and Wall streets, passed.
 Reports of Clerk of City Court for the months of September and October, 1879, were read and ordered on file.
 Report of Committee on Sewers adverse to sewer on Ashmun street. Report accepted. Monthly report of the Board of Road Con- missioners for February was read and or dered on file.
 Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures for February was read and ordered on file. Resolution appointing John 0. Ritter on the standing committee of the New Haven E city burial ground was referred to the Com mittee on Nominations. Adjourned