Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Read and Referred-Appoint- nient of CommissiOners-The Water Question Under Discussion-It is Laid on the TabIe-Other Matters. An adjourned meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Robertson His Honor the Mayor nominated the following gen. tlemen as commissioners of sewerage bonds sinking fund Wilbur F Day, James C. English, George A. Butler Joel A. Sperry, Thomas Trowbridge, jr.. Petitions were read and referred follows: Of John Phillips for street lamp; of the Yale Uni versity club for wood addition for laundry; of ". A. Beers for lamp York street; of John H. Riley to be appointed special constable passed by unanf nous consent); of Rolling Mill company for sidewalk from will river East street of A D. Goodyear for widening Dwight street, between Chapel and Elm streets of william T. Porter for layout of new street, from Grand to Exchange streets of S. T. Gil bert for naptha lamp on Blake street; of State
 Remonstrance of Andrew Martin aga nst the grad ing and curbing of Eagle street, between Nash and Nicoll streets, was referred
 Resolution offering two Gatling guns to the city for safe kee ping was referred in concurrence.
 blocks, between tirange and Church streets, came from the Board of Councilmen indefinitely postponed Board of Public Works with power to act.
 When this question came up there was 8 motion made to appoint & committee of conference, and general discussion followed, similar to that which took place at tne last meeting. Aldermen Baldwin, Driscoll Studley Sheldon and Fauhaber took part in the discussion considerable personal feeling was exhibited in the matter During the discussion the
 The facts as developed were that committee had been to Providence since the last meeting and ex- that city and until that committee reports it was urged that no action should be taken.
 Aid rman nriscon mov"d to lay the matter on the table until the next meeting and it ordered.
 communication from the Board of Public Works stating that the upper part of State street, to few rods beyond Lyman street in bad condition from heavy travel, and recommending that it be paved the Committee on Streets in concurrence
 Petition of E. A. Munson for lamp on High street was referred.
 Report of the Board of Public Works in reference to the matter of hardening Howard avenue with light Telford pavement read, and in substance a follows That after extended hearing from property holders that avenue, they found that what was apparently wanted vas slight stone pavement. The the fact that it had contrary to their rules to recommend pavements ommending light pavement as asked for they asked that be laid in of the side streets leading out of this avenue, according to the general plan proposed for the sewerage of the city.
 In reply to question by Alderman Sheldon MT. Pond, President of the Board of Public Works, said the light pavement proposed would cost about one dollar per running foot.
 After discussion it was voted to refer the matter lating to sewers to the Committee on Sewers This was agreed to in concurrence.
 On the matter in reference to paving, it voted to reconsider their action pass order for paving Howard avenue with light Teford-paye ment.
 Report of the Committee on Streets in favor of ex- tending Fillmore street far north as Lombard street was read.
 Alderman Landers moved that the order be changed so as to make the extension to Peck street.
 Alderman Studley said that such an order would be invalid the extension to Peck street had not referred to a committee.
 Alderman Ianders' motion rejected and the order as recommended was passed.
 Order that the Board of Public Works cause lay out of Veto street that will be credit to the city passed in concurrence
 Adverse report Of the Committee Streets on De- tition for Telford pavement Park street, from Elm Chapel streets read and the petit given leave to withdraw.
 The matter of contracting a steam fire epqine house Division street, resolution which was tabled time since. taken up and passed in concurrence and then referred to the Board of Finance, and report of the joint committee on water called from the table and read
 A motion made to table and yea and nay vote was called for which resulted as follows:
 Nays-Bald win, Townsend Stoddard Fulton, Stevens, Redmond, Sheldon, Landers and Lang ley-9.
 Yeas-Armstrong, Dillon, Faulhaber States, Dris- coll. Klenke, DCty, irs, Peck, Studley-9. solv the tie, motion made to adjourn and on this question there good deal of argument to whether such motion order before ihe decla- ration of the vote. Then another ballot called for and resulted as before Before the vote de- cared Alderman States changed his vote to no, and the vote to lay on the table was lost.
 A motion to adjourn and yea and nay vote re suited in yeas and nays and His Honor declared the Board adjourned.
 The recommendation of the special committee on water that the time of voting the purchase of the rights and franchises of the Water company be changed from November Sth to December 9th, the regular town election, on the ground that the mttee appointed by the Superior Court to decide the price be paid by the city would not be able make their report in time to have the citizens vote November S,