Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-11
Board of COuncilmen.

A Large Numher of Petitions Presented
 -Quantities of Resolutions -- The
 Strengthening of West River-Reports
 "f Commtttees-Matters of Public In-
 terest.
 regular monthly meeting of the Board of Coun- rilnen held last evening" Pr, sident O'Keefe in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of
 harles Shannahan for delay in laying of sidewalk Jackson street voted 10 adhere to former aetion of H H Street for cobble gutter on east side of Te- pie street If Henry T owbrdge ct als for an ord1- to prevent carpet beating within the city linn it's; of Elizabeth Daggett for Grove street. between Church street and Orange street of Michasl Flynn for a .e between State street and Nicoll street Of Edgar Ives for in Hughes Place between Gree @ street and St. John str ct ; ot August sueher asking for change of grade on
 icon street to prevent overflow of water; of W'r T. Porter public street to be laid out from to Exchange street of A. D. Goodyear the widening Elm streets of Jacob A. Shelley Henry B. Judd to be appointed special consables (eected of Lou isa A. Fox for abatement of taxes of Hiram H. Thompson for damages to property; of New Haven Rolipg Mill company for sidewalk on both sides of irand street, from ast street to Mill river of has 0. Davis for building lines Lamberton street, of John B. Ward for building lines Kimb rly avenue: of Thomas Brennan for building lines on Greenwich venue of Joseph Goebel for abatement of sewer .sments on Spruce street.
 Mouroe street be conti ued to May, lSs2 indef- | initely postpone in concurrence.
 Resolution that the paving of Court street be laid with asphalt blocks between Church and Orange streets was indefinitely postponed. Resolution that the City Engineer cause survey to be made in regard to running tracks of Derby rail road alongside tracks of New York and New Haven Resolution that the city accept the offer of two datng guns from the colonel ot the Second regiment vas laid on the table, not being endorsed Communication from the Board of Public Works, recommending the hardening o pa ing of State street. beyond Humphrey street to Cedar Hf far city line, was read and explained by President ond of the Board of Publi, Works. MT. Pond said
 hat this street. like many others entering the city, sho1ld in the view of his Board, be hardened or paved He said that this hardening could formerly easily and cheaply obtained from East Rock, and provided permission could be obtained to take the stone from the Park Commissioners The matter referred to the Committee on Streets.
 Report of the Committee Claims adverse to aim of G. & T. filling x Co., for abatement of sewer assessment Adopted.
 Report of the Board of Public wtrks for expenses n the month of September amounting to si5,635 65 read and ordered file.
 Reports of the Committee Claims were passed in vor of deferring collection of taxes of Mrs Elln heehan in favor of abating the sewer assessment of Julia Wyatt in favor of the abatement of the sewer ass ssment of William D. Thorpe in favor of ,aying Mary Simmons S200 for auages to person :; in of abating assessment of Charles Fabrlque n property West River in favor of deferring
 oliection of sewer assessment of Jewish Synagogue on William street.
 Re oIu ion that all sidewalks around the original .ine squares laid with flag walk hereafter Passed Report of the Board of Compensa ion assessing damages and benefits for the widening and straight ening of Fair street read and passed.
 Resolution that the city receive two Gatling guns and place them in police headquarters referred the Mayor and Chief of Police with power act.
 Communication from the New Haven Water com pany offering to furnish the city with water tain rates (previously publishe was referred the joint standing committee on water in concnrrenc
 Report of the commission City Hall sinaing fund, showing s6O.O0O paid and balance of cash on hand to be B, 52, read and ordered on l'
 Report of the Board of Finance asking transfer of s1OO from the Lamp committee to advertising ac- ,ount and contingent fund, $500 to each, passed.
 Order for the hardening of East street referred to the -oard of Public Works.
 Order that light Telford pavement be laid Dix well avenue, Howard avenue, Kimberly avenue and other streets was referred to the Board of Public Works with power.
 Communication from the Board of Fire Commis- sioners asking the transfer of ain to that those deficient was read and assed.
 Communication from the Board of Public Works de reference of strengthening of West river from Martin street to Derby avenue, and recommending that the same be done in conjunction with the Board of &c., lectmen. provided that one-haf shall be paid by the city and half by the town the center of the channel to be the dividing line between the city and town, was read, and an accompanying resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen giving the Board of
 eIectnen full power to straghten. was read In ad- dition was read recommendation from the Board of Selectmen favoring the proposed sraghtening which tnaG t1s GiIy slouu pay M IIe eA over the new channel when made.
 The report was accepted and the recommendations adopted.
 several adverse reports from the Committee Claims previously publshed) were read and ordered on file.
 Report of the Board of Public Works in favor of cobbe grtters and sidewalks on the westerly of Howard avenue, between Congress avenue and Wash ington street. Passed.
 Report of the Board of Public W rks giving the proposed line of extension of Jackson street to State street and recommending the assessing of damages and benefits was read and passed
 Report of the Committee on Bath Houses was read ard referred to the Committee on Annual Reports
 Res pution that the Board of Public Works cause layout of Veto street that would be creo1t TO the city Offered by Councilman Farnsworthi was read Councilman Farnsworth favored the resolution on ground that the layout had been ordered the par ties living t. street had been assessed and the had not been done. He was afraid that some or afraid to act in this matter account of MT Doolittle He thought. however, that the matter should be acted upon and promptly 
 The resolution adopted.
 light TeIford pavement harde' ing of Howard ave- nue. between Congress avenue and Kimberly avenue and recommending certain sewers in streets con- necting with this avenue was read President Pond of the Board of Public Works ex- pIaned the improvement asked for. He said that the taxpayers had ntimated their willingness to pay their proportion of this hardening and his Board preferred that the Court of Common Council should in the opinion of his Board the sewer, not only in Howard avenue but also in other streets should be laid before the paving Is done, according to the gen eraI plan a= ado ted throughout the city. Councilman Twiss thought the sewers should be built before Howard any of the streets Mr Pond said that of these trunk sewers would ever be built if the Court of Common Council Councilman Maltby moved to accept the report of the Boar Public Works ordering the sewers laid This motion was opposed by Councilmen Benton and Blakeslee. that part of report relating to sewers be re erred to the Committee Sewers and that part in regard to hardening avenue to the Committee on Streets.