Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-06
Board of Aldermen.

The First Meeting of the New Year
 Election of President. Assistant City
 Clerk, Corporation Counsel, etc
 Nominations of the Mayor for the
 Various C0mnnissfOnG-OGheF Matters.
 The first regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the year 1880 was held last evening, His Honor Mayor BigeloW presi= ding.
 The clerk read the certificates of the newly elected members, and the oath was admins tered to them by His Honor the Mayor.
 On motion the Board proceeded to an cleo ton of president for the year ensuing Al derman Harmon was nominated by the Re- publicans, and Alderman Holcomb by the Democrats.
 The roll was called and Alderman Holcomb was elected by strict party vote of 13 to 10. Alderman Bison (Republican) was absent.
 On motion of Alderman Harmon the elec- ton of Alderman Holcomb was made unani- nous, and the accompanying resolution de- claring him elected was passed.
 The election of Assistant City Clerk fol lowed. Charles Fl. R. Mott and James F. Piggott were placed in nomination. The roll was called, and MT. Piggott was declared elected by vote of 13 to 10. The vote was 8 partisan one, as in the first case.
 The election of Page was next in order, and Horace Sanford and John J. Lane were placed in nomination. The result of the roll call WAS the election of John J. Lane by vote of 13 to 10.
 The election of Corporation Counsel was announced, and John W. filling was placed in nomination by the Republicans and Henry Stoddard by theDemocrats. The roll call re- suited in the choice of MT. Stoddard by vote of 13 to 10.
 Sealer of Weights and Measures was next announced, and Peter Carberry and William T. Cannon were placed in nomination, the former by the Democrats and the latter by the Republicans. Mir. Carberry was elected | by a vote of IS to 5, a number of Republicans voting for him.
 His Honor the Mayor announced the fol- lowing nomination on the various city boards \ to serve for three years from February 1st ' next: Robert A. Brown and William Fuller | to be Fire Commissioners in place of Benja- ! min R. English and John Ruff. Ph1lo Chat \ field and Michael Coleman to be Road Oom- missionere, the former in place of himself \ and the latter in place of Francis Donnelly. | William J. Atwater and Frank Fl. Hooker to ' be Police Commissioners, the former in place | of Carlos Smith and the latter in place of | Charles B. Wooster.
 The nominations of the Mayor were con- \ firmed by unanimous vote. | resolution that five Aldermen and five ! Councilmen be appointed on nominations was passed, and the Mayor appointed Aldermen | Robertson, Harmon, Driscoll, Farnam and Chase on the part of this board Resolution that all unfinished business re- ' \ Common Council be referred to the present court passed.
 Resolution that the joint rules of the last Conrt of Common Council be adopted as the | rules of the present court was adopted. | Resolution that the rules for the govern ! ment of the last Board of Aldermen be adopt | ed by this Board passed.
 Resolution that H. B. Bigelow, kMayor
 Charles Kimberly, Auditor, and Alderman ! Holcomb be committee to borrow money ! sign notes, etc., in accordance with the city
 ordinance passed.
 Resolution that the Committee on Ordi-
 nances shall prepare revision of the city or ! dinances and make such amendments as may
 be necessary, and that they be empowered tt | employ suitable person to do the clerlca ! work of the committee, was read and th' ! resolution was adopted.
 ! Resolution that a committee of seven, con
 sisting of His Honor the Mayor, three Alder
 prepare revision of the city charter va | adopted.
 Report of the Committee on Claims show | fpo the work accomplished by them durinI
 the past year was read and referred to tn | committee on annual reports to be raised. Petition of John E. Lewis to be appointed
 special constable was read, and he was ap pointed by unanimous consent.
 Petition of William Sheffield for permission | to publish the orders of the city in the "Shor
 Line Times" was referred
 Il Petition for lamps on Quinn1piac street, il
 the vicinity of Dover and Peck streets, wa ! referred.
 Report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas ! ures for 1879 was read and ordered on file. ! On motion of Alderman Driscon specis
 committee of five was appointed to nominat
 Aldermanic committees. The Mayor appoint ! ed Aldermen Bartlett, Woodhouse, Stoddard Dillon and Peck.
 N Report of the Police and Fire department
 for 1879 were referred to the committee O
 annual reports to be raised. Alderman Baldwin introduced resolution
 terminating the contract between the city an Joseph Lawrence for the removal of garbag ! at the end of the year for which the contrae
 was made, which will be about the 1st of Au 1 gust. The resolution passed. On motion Aldermen Baldwin and Wood
 house were appointed members of the Boar \ of Finance
 On motion Alderman Holoomb was unan l mousIy elected director of the Derby railroad
 Adjourned.