Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-04
Board of Aldermen.

Friday Evening.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Alder men. was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Robertson in the chair. After the reading of the minutes, the following busi- ness was transacted
 lows: For sewer in Edwards street, from State street to Nicon street j; of August Eucher de overflow of water in Nieoll street i; of Morris Hill to erect 8 frame addition; of Jacob A. Shelly and Henry B. Judd to be ap- pointed special constables; of Hiram H. Thompson for damage to property; of Will liam Schneider to erect stairway to frame dwellings,; of John B. Robertson ct als. for lamp on Temple street of D. F. O'Neil for naptha lamp corner of Nicon and Gamer streets of Henry Trowbridge, 2d, for pass- ing of an ordinance to prevent the beating of carpets within the limits of the city; of P. B. O'Brien for lamp on Elm street, between Winthrop avenue and Sherman avenue of Louisa A. Fox for abatement of taxes; of E. R. Whiting to build 8 dwelling on a triangu- lar piece of land bounded by Lamberton street, Greenwich and Kimberly avenues; of Elizabeth W. Daggett for sewer in Grove street, between Church and Orange streets of Charles Shannahan for delay in the execu- ton of the order for grading and curbing of Monroe street, from Clay to Pine street.
 Adverse report of the Committee on Lamps O0 p0G1bIOn 1OE OA tu0 COIu0E O1 AetW renee and Roman streets was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps in favor of the petition of Russell filling for 6 lamp corner of Shelton avenue and Gibbs street. Passed.
 Remonstrance of Andrew Martin against the grading and eurbing of Eagle street. be. tween Nash and Nicoll streets, twas referred in concurrence.
 Report of the Board of Public Works ir favor of the layout of Jackson street north. erly to State street was read and ordered or file
 Report of the Committee on Lamps ir favor of lamp on Mill River street wal passed.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps ir favor of lamp on the corner of Minor and Cedar streets was passed
 Report of the Committee on Lamps in favor of lamp corner of View and Sycamorl streets. Passed.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers giving c. CDavies permission to lay private drain from his residence to Winchester avenue sewer, passed in concurrence
 Petition for sewer in Hughes Place from St. John to Greene streets was referred
 Report de discontinuance of an ancient highway running north from State street be tween Court and Artisan streets was passed
 The committee on bath houses made theil IopOIG 4OI 1A0 ScdSOn OI 1cO1. LII LQolE I0 port they recommend that the Beach street bath house be removed to Neck Bridge anc that it be made floating tank and that { suitable amount be appropriated for tha1 purpose. They also recommend that a float ing bath be built on the east side of Chape
 street bridge on Mill river, or at such poin whereabouts as will be found most suitable Resolution that committee of three Coun cilmen, consisting of Councilmen Kehoe Benton and Ellers, with three Aldermen ant His Honor the Mayor, be appointed to select in conjunction with the Board of Selectmen janitor for the City Hall Alderman Studley moved that the BoarC proceed to elect the committee on tht part of the Board of Aldermen by ballot, ant
 made Q speech in favor of the same Alderman Drlscon opposed the suggestion of Alderman Studley and favored the usua course, which was the appointment of tn committee by His Honor the Mayor. H, l moved as an amendment the appointment O the committee by the Mayor. The yeas and nays were called on Alder
 man DriscoH's motion, and resulted in vot' of yeas and 12 nays. Alderman Driscoll's motion was declared lost.
 The question then came up on the origina resolution and Alderman Driscou objected ol the ground that the resolution was not il form as required by the amended charter. After further discussion Alderman Drlscol moved that the whole matter be temporaril, tabled in order that other business may b. taken up.
 The motion was lost on the yea and na, vote of 8 to 13.
 Alderman Driscon said he supposed tha the Board had settled for an all night session
 on this matter and he was ready for it. H. said it was an important question, and in hi view of it it set aside the city charter. 4 of 1-a cad r. debate it.
 Alderman Studley objected but Alderman Driscol continued his argument, claiming that it was proposed to set the charter at de fiance as he understood it, and he claimed | that when the passage of resolution was ob jected to on it's merits no action could b, taken.
 After MT. Driscoll had been talking fo l twenty minutes the point of order was raised whether Alderman Driscoll had not spokel 1 more than twice on the question before th' Board. Alderman Townsend insisted on ruling bl His Honor on this question. Alderman Driscon insisted that he had no taken his seat, although he had been repeat edly interrupted during his remarks. He in sisted that he had right to go on. Alder man Driscou continued to talk against hmt for three-quarters of an hour, and at 9:45 h. called attention to the fact that there was no quorum.
 His Honor made count and decided tha there was quorum present. Alderman Drlscon took his seat, when Al derman Studley moved the previous ques tion.
 Alderman Driscoll raised the point of or der that the previous question could not b. called until ruling on the point of order had been made.
 His Honor said he was at loss to decide I,,,& 1o& 1,,k 4Io could not be taken without unanimous con sent under the present charter, and he hoped that ruling would not be insisted upon al this time. Yet he would, being forced to it, decide that unanimous consent must be ob tained.
 Exceptions were taken to the Mayors rul ing, and it was moved that the same be over. ruled.
 A vote was taken and twelve voted in the negative and none in the affirmative, the op- ponents leaving the room because 8 vote was insisted upon.
 The Mayor declared that the chair was not sustained.
 The main question was ordered by yeas and nays, and twelve voted in the affirmative and none in the negative.
 There being no quorum the sheriff was or dered to bring in members sufficient to make quorum.
 The sheriff retired and soon after returned and stated to His Honor that the members in the ante-room refused to come into the hall.
 Alderman Studley moved that a warrant be issued and placed in the hands of the sheriff, which would compel the members to appear in conformity with the city charter. While he was discussing this matter His Honor called Alderman Waddock to the chair.
 Then there was Hull in the proceedings, while the members gathered in the ante chamber and talked excitedly over the pro- ceedings.
 At 1920 Alderman Studley moved that as there was 8 quorum present the previous question be ordered.
 The roll was called and the previous ques- tion was ordered by vote of 12 to 1.
 Alderman Studley said the previous ques- tion was to proceed to nominate committee by ballot, and he moved that the three mem bers of the committee be voted for on one ballot. He then nominated Aldermen Wad- dock, Chase and Stevens as the committee, and stated that he understood that these gentlemen were in favor of the appointment of the present janitor, and those opposed to Mir. Bohan could vote for whom they pleased
 The ballot was then taken and resulted as follows:
 Whole number Of votes. IS