Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-08
Rnard of Aldermen.

Honor Mayor Robertson pres1dlng
 Petitions were read and referred as follows: of Andrew e. Smith for sidewalk on east side of Cedar street of William A. smith for a sewer on Ed street; of Cormack Shields for lamp on Hamilton Square; of Adniral Foote Post for an spproprlatlon of S1OO for Memorial day services; of Henry 0. Kirkland for naptha lamp on Inrd street; of Thomas Colwen to be appointed bath house keeper; of Anna A. Cook for damages to person; of Bernard Riley that no more money be expended on East Rock Park; of Daniel Lovejoy to be appointed bath house keeper of James A. Wood for building lines on Howard avenue; of Brid- get Mcfarland for the abatement of assess ments for the widening of Summer Place of B. l.. Lathrop for brick sidewalk on Orchard street.
 Remonstrance against the widening of Fair street was laid on the table.
 Petitions of D. ". Albee for damages to | person :: of Bridget Mcfarland for damages | to person; of Thomas l.. Ensign for lamp | on Commerce street of l.. B. Hinman for | building lines on Ward street; of Mrs. Garret | Riley for abatement of taxes of James Mor- risey to be appointed bath house keeper of | First Church Home to connect with sewer on | High street of Moses Knowlton for dam | ages to person; of New Haven Steam | Heating company for discontinuance of an- cient highway northerly side of Court street near Union street, which was dis 1 continued years ago of Benjamin h. Lathrop for lamp on Orchard street of Charles W. Blakeslee for lamps on Whal- ! ley avenue, on Sherman avenue, between Whalley avenue and Goffe street; of Charle L. Joyce for sidewalk of Mrs. Daniel Kim ball for abatement of assessments for side walk in Trumbull street; of w. H. Brewer for sidewalk on the north side of Trumbull street, 129 feet between Prospect street and the walk already laid of William D. Thorpe for abatement of sewer assessments of Min nie s. Hubbard for damages from injuries to person; of Philip OBrien for sidewalk on the north side of Willow street, between Orange and Nicon streets of Patrick Falsey for cobble gutter on Commerce street; Of First Church Home to connect with High street sewer (passed); of Thomas Nolan for damages by overflow of surface water; of Annie J. Cooke for damages to person by falling on sidewalk of John Mclaughlin for damages to property by defective sewerage; of Joseph l.. Joyce for sidewalk on west side of Norton street, between Whalley avenue and Elm street.
 Report of Committee on Nominations, recommending Joseph Scoville and several others special constables, was passed
 Report of the Committee on Streets, recom- mending the numbering and re-num bering of various streets, was passed. Report of Committee on Claims adverse to granting petition to Catherine Krauss for damage to person. Passed. Report of Committee on Claims, in favor of granting petition of John Ward fox abate- ment of taxes on list of 1879. Passed. Report of Committee on Claims, adverse to granting abatement of taxes of James Goodwin. Passed.
 ! Report of Committee on Nominations, recommending appointment of Sylvanus But | Ter as a member of the Board of Assessments | on Sewers and Pavements. Passed. | Report of Committee on Nominations, de | II | constable, came from the Board of Council | men passed. The Board of Aldermen voted | to adhere to their former action to refer the 1 petition back to the Committee on Nomina- l tions.
 | Report of Committee on Claims in favor of refunding to Cedar Hill Mission twenty ! dollars for amount paid for license. Passed. \ Report of Committee on Claims in favor of \ giving R. M. Burwen leave to withdraw his petition for refunding of interest on the Minor street assessment. Passed | Report of the Committee on Claims in favor of giving John Devlin permission to l withdraw his claim for damages to person. | Passed.
 1 Report of Committee on Claims in favor of | giving Mrs. Richard Burke permission to | withdraw her petition for damages from in- | jury to person. Passed.
 | Report of the Committee on Sewers in favor of sewer on Elm street from Garden
 
 Report of Committee on Sewers in favor of sewer on Clark street from State street l to Orange street. Passed. :.
 Report of Committee on Claims giving Jane Ann Beers leave to withdraw her pc. tition for damages to person. Passed. Resolution instructing the Corporation
 Counsel to oppose the bill now before the
 Legislature for the extension of Fair Haver Cemetery was passed.
 l Report of the Committee on Claims paving
 John Nugent forty dollars for injuries te
 person from falling on an icy sidewalk ! Passed.
 Report of Committee on Claims in favor o
 paying Charles A. Dorman fifty dollars dam
 ages foc injury to person. Passed. Report of Committee on Claims adverse tt petition of James Goodwin for abatement o
 assessment de extension of State street 1 Passed.
 Reports of the City Clerk for December
 1SsO and January, 1881, were read and re
 ferred to the City Auditor.
 Communication from the City Surveyor d.
 pond on Gamer street. and stating that tn
 outlet had recently been obstructed on Will
 low street by property owners, referred Alderman Baldwin presented the follow ing: Resolved by the Board of Alderme,
 of the city of New Haven, That we favo
 and recommend the passage by the Legisla
 ture of this State of general law whicl
 shall prohibit what is known as policy play l, ing in all its branches and that the Corpor
 ation Counsel be and he hereby is instructed
 to promote the passage of such law at thi
 session.
 | His Honor the Mayor announced the fol l lowing as Commissioners of Public Build l ings, and the nominations were approved Henry Austin, Philo Chatfeld, George Au
 gur.
 Report of the Board of Road Commission
 CTS for the month of February was read anl 1 ordered on file.
 Communication from Chief Engineer Hen
 drick calling attention to the dangerous con
 dition of the crossings of the New Have1
 and Northampton Railroad company in New
 hallville, above Division street, on account O.
 the track not being planked inside and out ! side the rails, was referred
 Communication from Fire Marshal Ken
 nedy relating to dangerous building located
 rear of 10S Orange street was ordered or
 file, 1t being reported that improvements ha6
 been made that rendered the building safe. Report of the Sealer of Weights anG
 Measures for February was ordered on file.
 Alderman Dillon introduced a resolution
 instructing the Corporation Counsel not tc
 oppose the measure before the Legislatur.
 giving the Court of Common Council power | to grant benefits to persons injured by dam
 ages from the grading of Congress avenue.
 The resolution was opposed by Aldermen
 Townsend and Langley.
 Alderman Dillon asked that Colonel Wright
 be permitted to present the case on the par
 of the petitioners to the Board.
 This was opposed by Alderman Baldwin a,
 an ex-parte affair.
 Alderman Dillon then suggested that the
 Board go into a committee of the whole
 which he afterward withdrew.
 Report of the committee to whom was re
 rerred the petition for the annexation of the
 borough of East Haven was reported on ad
 versely unless the strip of land on the east
 shore should be added to the town of New
 Haven or included in the petition now pend
 ing. The Corporation Counsel in this repor
 was instructed to oppose the bill except un
 der these conditions. The recommendation
 of the committee was adopted.
 The same committee reported ad
 versely to the proposition for tn, city of New Haven and town of Eas
 Haven to assume the responsibility and car, of Tomlinson's bridge, and the Corporation Counsel was instructed to ascertain the fact in reference to the liability of the Tomlin sons Bridge company tomaintain said bridge : and to secure such legislation as shall bes , accomplish the desired results.
 Alderman Driscon moved that the Corpo ) ration Counsel be requested to oppose tn .