Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-15
Board of COuncilmen.

Petitions Read and Referred John c.
 Ritter Appointed One of the City Burial
 Ground COmmittee-Reports of Commit-
 tees Received and Acted Upon.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Councilmen was held last evening, Presi- dent Cooley in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows Of F. A. Curtis for sewer in Elm street, between Garden and Kensington streets; for continuance of Compton street to the recent layout of Canal street and dis continuance of old Canal street Qaid upon the table9; of Joseph H. Carr for a wa ter supply on Davenport avenue; of Bartholomew Healy for damages to his prop erty on Congress avenue; of Samuel Peck for sewer in George street. between Day and Orchard streets; of Charles Dudley for sewer on Lombard street of Thomas For syth for sewer in State street, between East street and Mill River street of Erwin Barnes for abatement of tax of Anson Hatch for abatement of tax.
 Communication from the City Surveyor concerning surface water corner of Winches- ter avenue and Hazel street was read and re- ferred.
 Petition for the appointment of William J. Atwater as one of the committee for city burial ground, signed by over one hundred mittee on Nominations.
 Report of Committee on Nominations in favor of appointing John c. Ritter one of the committee of the city burial ground, as passed by the Board of Aldermen, was read.
 Councilman Todd moved that the report be referred back to the Committee on Nom nations with the petition just read. He said he thought the one hundred lot owners who had petitioned for the appointment of MT. Atwater should be heard.
 Councilman O'Keefe opposed the refer ence and moved to concur with the Board of Aldermen in the appointment of MT. Rit- ter. He said every opportunity had been given parties in interest to appear before the Committee on Nominations.
 Councilman Townsend opposed any return of the report to the committee. sHe said the petition had been laid on the table at form CT meeting of the Board of Aldermen, and the Board of Directors of the cemetery had been given an opportunity to suggest anoth- CT name if they so desired and they had de- cided that the nomination of MT. Ritter was tho best that could be made. He said the matter had been floating around for some months, and now comes petition for the appointment of some other person, which he hoped would be tabled.
 The vote to appoint Mr. Ritter was taken by yea and nay vote, and he was appointed by 8 vote of 15 yeas to II nays, as follows:
 Yeas-Tyler, Townsend, Lutz Cooley, Lawton, Coogan, Meigs, O'Keefe, Hancock, Edwards, Crane, Jacobs, Bishop, Harrison, Kelley-15.
 Nays-Johnson, Arnold, Burns, Magic, Stevens, Beckley, Farnsworth, Foster, Todd, Benton, BurweIl-11.
 Excused-O'Connor.
 The remaining members of the Board were absent.
 Report of Board of Compensation assess ing damages and benefits for sewer on High street accepted, and assessments laid as rec commended.
 Report of Street Committee in favor of 8 relay of sidewalk on south side of Grand street with flag where needed. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Claims in favor of postponing collection of assessment on property of Antoinette J. Wilkinson, assessed for straightening View street Passed
 Report of Street Committee in favor of a concrete walk on east side of Summer Place Passed.
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor sof grading Whittemore avenue at discretion of the Board of Road Commissioners. Passed.
 Report of Street Committee in favor of concrete walk on the north side of Gregory street. Passed.
 Report of Street Committee in favor of concrete walk on the west side of Meadow street from West Water street to Union avenue. Passed.
 grading and eurbing both sides of Hedge street. Passed
 Reports of the Clerk of the City Court for the months of January, February and March 1880, were read and ordered on file.
 Report of Committee on Ordinances in fa- vor of charging fees for opening streets, and requiring the City Clerk to notify the Road Department of accidents to persons by fall ing on sidewalks were tabled for printing
 Report of Board of Compensation assess ing damages and benefits for paving State street. between Water street and Union ave nue, was read and assessments laid as recom- mended.
 Report of Committee on Streets recom- mending that the paving of Congress avenue, between Cedar street and West river, be con- tinued until next year. Passed
 Resolution appointing committee to con- sider the petition of G. N. Hopkins to make a draft of the city map was read, and Council men Lawton, Shoninger and Benton were ap- pointed a committee on the part of this Board
 The grading and curbing of Water street, south side, between Custom House Square and Bridge street. was ordered.
 Order for grading Water street was passed
 Order for 8 broken stone pavement in Court street and relay of walks as recommended by the Street Committee was passed
 Report of the Committee on Streets in ia vor of grading Linden street and grading and curbing the same Passed.
 Report of Committee on Streets in favor of resembling the order for laying drain or cuIvert under Lamberton street. Passed.
 Report of Committee on Claims adverse to
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