Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-11
Board of CounciImen.

H. Mart, Mrs. Morehouse, Mrs. Kay, 26 cents each. MRS. H. l.. OowLEs, Treas.
 Board of CounciImen. Petitions Read and Referred-Actf0n
 Upon Rep0rts of COmmittees-SeWers and Pavements Ordered-Other Mat ters eff Interest. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Oouncilmen was held last evening, Presi- dent Cooley in the chair. Resolution appointing two Aldermen and three Councilmen to investigate the condition of the old State House was read and passed. The president appointed Councilmen Arnold, Kelly and Cunning on the part of this Board.
 The following petitions were referred: For grading of Linden street for grading of Cedar street for grading and curbing of Hedge tween Cedar street and Howard avenue for concrete walk on Spireworth avenue for brick sidewalk on Chestnut street referring bath house keepers to Bath House Committee (passed); of John Starr for compensation for damages by the grading of Congress avenue i; for relay of sidewalk on southerly side of Grand street, from Artisan street to Olive street for the extension of sewer on the north side of Whalley avenue, from Sperry street to Orchard street.
 Recommendation of the Board of Road Commissioners for concrete walk on the west
 
 Report of special committee on dumping ground near Neck bridge. Indefinitely post
 poned.
 Report of Committee on Claims in favor of paying Ann Doherty $100 for damages by falling on the sidewalk. Passed in concur renee.
 Report of Committee on Claims in favor of abating tax of Horatio N. Prindle, amounting to $27.27. Passed in concurrence. Resolution electing William B. Pardee 8 member of the Board of Supervisors. Passed In concurrence.
 Report of the clerk of City Court for the month of November, 1879, read and lodged on file.
 Report of Commissioners on East Rock Park de layout (previously printed) was read and passed in concurrence. Councilman Klenke was called to the chair. Report of Committee on Sewers in favor of sewer in Lafayette street, from Prince to Silver streets, was read. Councilman Cooley said he should be very glad to vote for this sewer if he was satisfied | that majority of the people desired it. It | did not appear to him that 8 sewer in this vicinity was needed As he understood the | matter, the sewer was asked for by one man who had built block of dwellings, although | there were others who had signed the peti- l ton. While he did not feel like voting against the report of the committee, unless there
 were good grounds for it, yet he could not see that sewer was needed in that locality. Councilman Arnold said, as he understood the matter, large majority of the people on
 that street petitioned for this sewer. The matter had been heard several times before the committee and each time they had report ed in favor of it. He thought the sewer should be Quilt.
 Councilman Todd spoke in favor of the sewer.
 On motion the Council concurred with the Board of Aldermen in recon mending the sewer.
 Report of Committee on Sewers recon. ! mending rebuilding of the sewer in Grand l street, from East street to Franklin street. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Sewers in favor of | sewer on Whalley avenue, from County
 street to Norton street. Passed. Report of Committee on Nominations in | favor of appointing Nathan A. Myers Sunday ! watchman at the Jewish cemetery. Passed. Report of Committee on Sewers in favor oi | a sewer on Whalley avenue, from Garden street | to west line of John Gilbert's land. Passed | in concurrence.
 Report of Committee on Sewers in favor oi | @ sewer on Elm street, from lot of Mrs. Oyn- | thia M. Merrills to Park street. Passed ir | concurrence.
 Report of Committee on Sewers in favor oi a sewer on Union street, from Wooster street
 to Court street. Passed. Adverse report of special committee de hui sance complained of by John CoughIan, oi Hallock street, and giving petitioner leave tc withdraw. Report accepted. Report of Committee on Streets de exten | sion of Fillmore street adverse to same was
 read and petition indefinitely postponed. Report of Committee on Appropriations ir
 favor of paying Admiral Foote Post $1O0 fol Decoration day. Passed. | Report of Committee on Streets in favor ot | paving Water street with Belgian blocks
 from Bridge street to Custom House Square
 or if the appropriation was not sufficient, aE far as Franklin street. Passed. | Reports of Sealer of Weights and Measures
 for the months of March and April were reai and ordered on file. Report of Committee on Claims in favor o
 abating assessment on property of Thomal Baggott for opening of Veto street was read
 Councilman Farnsworth said he would likt
 some light on this subject. Councilman Townsend explained that tn, | opening of the street had never been com pleted, and, as it appeared to the committee it was no benefit to the petitioner, who hat
 been assessed to pay for the same. Report of Committee on Sewers in favor O
 a sewer in Lyon street, from Jefferson stree | to Bradley street. Passed. Report of Committee on Streets de petition
 of Rapid Telegraph Company, postponing in | definitely said petition, and requiring thu Board of Road Commissioners to see that proper and slightly poles are erected, etc l Passed.
 Report of Committee on Nominations 1T | favor of the appointment of Patrick Smitt
 and others special constables Passed. Report of Committee on Streets in favor | of grading and curbing both sides of Wilson l street. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor oi
 brick sidewalk on east side of Kimberly
 avenue, from land of D. L. Dsggett to How.
 ard avenue. Passed in concurrence. Report of Committee on Streets in favor o1 relay of sidewalks on George, Elm, High and West Water streets. Passed. Report of Street Committee in favor oi cobble gutter on east side of Washington street, from Morris street to West river, with l curb. Passed.
 Resolution appointing Michael Fitzpatrick
 member of the Board of Compensation. Passed.
 Resolution that the Corporation Counsel prepare an amendment to East Rock Park charter, limiting the amount to be appropri- ated in any one year to $6,000. Passed in concurrence.
 Petition of William K Townsend and others de watering streets. Referred. Report of Committee on City Charter in favor of having three hundred copies of the codifoation of the charter printed. Passed in concurrence.
 Opinion of the Corporation Counsel de lines of Charles c. Root on Dixwell avenue and correcting the same was made and the recom- mendation adopted. Report of Committee on Bath Houses in
 favor of building tanks available at all times of tide, and recommending that $700 be appro-
 priated for this purpose, was made and pass ed.
 Petition of William McNamara to be ap- pointed bath house keeper. Referred.
 Report of the Clerk of City Court for the month of December, 1879. Read and ordered on file.
 Report of Committee on Building Lines de
 lines on Cedar Hill avenue, from State street to Grace street, was read, and the lines as recommended were adopted.
 Resolution that the City Surveyor report the condition of the extension of Veto street.