Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-15
Board of Aldermen.

Closing Up the Business of the Year Special Constables Appointed and Pe-
 titiOns Referred to Next Court of Conn mon Council-Other Matters. special meeting of the Board of Alder l men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Bigelow presiding.
 Mayor-elect Robertson occupied a chair on the Mayors right. Petitions were read and referred as follows: For lamp on Cedar Hill avenue; of John Ward for abatement of taxes; of Jane Ann Ward for damages from falling on sidewalk.
 Order for new election for Alderman in Ward 7, where there was tie vote. Passed Petitions of Edward Hosmer, Henry Green, Joseph R. Warren, Harvey B. Dor man, Clark. Peck and Henry w. Ball to be appointed special constables were read and they were appointed in concurrence. Petition of Abram Krauss to be appointed special constable was referred. Order for selling the house and lot of en- zine No. 1, situated on Congress avenue un- der the supervision of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Lamps in favor of lamp on Commerce and also corner of Castle and James streets. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor of pavement on the south side of Edwards street Passed
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor of giving petitioners for raising of horse car track on East Grand street leave to with draw, as the work had already been done. Passed.
 Report of Street committee recommending indefinite postponement of petition for con- crete walk on east side of Wooster Place. Passed Same action was taken in regard to petition for sidewalk on Spring street. Same regarding petition for sidewalk on State street, from Neck Bridge to Rock street. -s- --
 Resignation of George W. Osborne as member of the Board of Compensation was accepted in concurrence.
 Report of Committee Streets in favor of continuing petition for grading and curb ing Dickerman street to next Court of Con- mon Council. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor of referring the paving of Temple street, from Chapel to Elm street, to next Court of Common Council. Passed.
 Report.of Committee on Streets de peti- tion of Edward McGowan for better facili- ties for watering horses was referred to the next Court of Common Council.
 Report of Committee on Printing in favor of giving city advertising to the New Haven Dena0H9Ht was read.
 Alderman Baldwin said that he thought this matter should be fully considered before action He moved that the report be laid on the table.
 This motion was opposed by Alderman Dillon, who said that the advertising was al ready gwen TO German hepuDucan paper, and he thought this paper should be treated in like manner. The report was adopted.
 Resolution appointing Theron A. Hull, William H. Futile, John Kelly and Isaac Mor- ris special constables was referred to the Committee on Nominations.
 Petition for sewer in Norton street, be- tween Chapel street and Derby avenue. was referred
 Report of Charles Webster, Chief of Pc lice, for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1880, was read and referred to the Commit tee on Printing to be raised. Among the more important recommendations of the Chief was one recommending that the pres ent supernumerary force be abolished and 8 new one be created of fifteen men, and that when appointments were made to the regu- lar force that they be selected from the su- pernumerary force and that the men so ap- pointed be placed on six months trial, when, if found efficient, they receive full appoint ment.
 Report of the Board of Finance de ap- propriations for 1881 was adopted in concur renee with the vote of the Board of Council men. Adjourned.