Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-15
Board of CounciImen.

A Large Amount of Business Considered
 Petitions Referred-Reports Of Com-
 mittees--A New Contract With the Wa
 ter Company-Other Matters Of Inter.
 est.
 regular meeting of the Board of counc ncilmen was o'Keefe Councilman Bento was called to the chair. O'Keefe came in and motioned to Councilman Benton to keep the chair, which he did.
 Of John H. Leeds for clock in tower of engine house No. T; of Charles O. Stevens for change of
 Resolution de clock in tower of steamer house No. l, appropriating s6oo was read and passed.
 Other petitions presented and referred as fol- Ferry Path of James N. States for a watering Keeean be appointed special constable tassed in conslEre1eel of of Fred Weiser to be appointed in ing of Ashmun street, of Calvary Baptist church for ssasd in f abatement of sewer assessment ', on Broad street Communication from the City Auditor asking for
 Rernonstrance of Charles F. Balbier against sewer in Ashmun street; referred. Resolution de extension of Fillmore street re- ferred.
 Remonstrance against the extension of Atwater Communication from Mayor Robertson appointing commissioners of the City Hall sinking fund (previ ously reportedl, passed in concurrence.
 Petition Of John A. Woods to be appointed special constable was read. (eected by unanimous consent
 
 fer of s20O be made to advertising accounts passed Report of the Street committee was passed fol- bard street adverse to Telford pavement in Park street between Chapel and Elm streets in favor of favor of brick sidewalk on the west side of Chest street from Chapel Greene street cast side and of opening street from Grand to Pine street; in favor of repair of sidewalk Olive street in favor Trumbun street between Lincoln street and Whitney avenue; in favor of relay of sidewalk the south Front street. Report of Board of Public Works de Howard aven- ue regarding and paving was read and passed in con-
 Report of the Committee on Streets in favor of lay Ing concretes pavement on Court street between Church and Orange streets, similar to that Hill house avenue; passed in concurrence.
 Remonstrants against grading and curbing of Eagle street were given leave to withdraw.
 Report of the Street committee in favor of laying concrete walks on the lower part of Chapel street passed.
 Report of the Committee on Streets in favor of grading the sidewalk on the north side Of Nicou
 Report Of the Street committee favor concrete walk on the south side of Elm street, from Beers street to Sherman avenue and on the south side fro Patt street to the land owned by J. F. Kettle
 Report the Committee on Streets in favor pay ing both sides of Chapel street from East street to Petition for sewer on Hamilton street, between Walnut and Laurel streets, referred.
 Report of the Street committee in favor of relay of the sidewalk the north side of Crown street from College street to 165 Crown street passed.
 
 of the sidewalk the east side of Dwight street. from Chapel street to 81 Dwight street, tabled in concur renee
 Report of the Street committee favor relay sidewalk the side College street, Elm to Wall streets passed.
 Report of the clerk of the City Court the month of June read and ordered on file
 Report of the Board of Public Works de public uri- nals was referred back to that Board with power to act.
 Reports Committee on Services in favor of giv- ing C. 0. Davies permission to connect with the CT in Winchester avenue by drain in favor of a sewer in Edwards street, from Nico to State street in favor of sewer in Grove street, from Church in Hughes Place. from Greene to St. John street were all passed in concurrence.
 Reports of the Committee Streets favor of bet ter facilities for watering horses in favor of water ing trough at the junction of State and East streets (referred backl; in favor of concrete walk the west side of Ashmun street, from Henry to Gregory streets in favor of sidewalk the south side from Ashmun to Canal streets for brick sidewalk the east side of Cedar street. from Broad street to Con- gress avenue were passed in concurrence. Sundry reports of the special Committee on Water were read and ordered on file. Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the two months ending October 18th, 1884, read and ordered on file.
 of land bounded by Kimberly avenue, Greenwich avenue and Lamberton streets indefinitely post poned.
 Resolution that the joint special Committee on Water ascertain on what ter ms contract be made with the city of New Haven and the New Haven Water company adopted. Sundry estimates of expenses for the 1882 from the different depart ments were referred to the Board of Finance. Petition of G. W. L. Bened ct for sewer in How ard avenue, between Columbus and Kimberly ave- nues, was referred in concurrence. Petition of Russell Brothers for discontinuing Ferry Path referred in concurrence. Adjourned