Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Read and S Seferred-Reports of
 Commitsees-Comm anu n icatiOns Received
 The state Street Horse Railroad As-
 sessment-Last of the Water Question.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Alder men held last evening" His Honor Mayor Robert son presi ling.
 Petitions read and referred as follows: Of James N. States for watering trough laid the table temporarily. Of Dr. William H. Thomson, for sswe East Grand street. from Atwater street to ing the of Stevens alley of Thomas Kennedy, for seweringaand paving of Ashmun street. between York and Munson streets remonstrance against the same; of H. L. Kingsley, for lamp corner of Hill house avenue and Trumbul1 street; of nalter B. Law, for lamp Linwood street; of G. W. L. Be edict, for sewer in oward avenue, between Columbus avenue and Kimberley avenue; of 1ortheriy @rIyon side of Dickerman street, near extremity referred to the committee with of Ferry street. between the New London railway and niddletown avenue of M. F. Keegan to be appoi t. ed ecial constable (elected by unanimous consent of John Gardner for the paving of Dixwell avenue, between Bristol and Munson streets; of J. O. Dono streets and corner of Silver and Butler streets Russell brothers for dis continuing Ferry Path of Fred Weiss to be appointed lumber inspector; for sewer on James street, between Qu1nnipac river and Wolcott street.
 Remonstrance against the widening of Dwight street referred.
 The following 7eports of committees were passed Buildings. in favor of granting Morris Hill permis sion to erect wood addition adverse to granting permission to Joseph Merchant to remove frame HA115 ing resolution de building of wood structure Warren street and giving the committee power giv- ing E R. Whiting leave to withdraw for permit to erect building the triangular piece of land bounded by Lamberton street, Howard and Kimberly avenues in favor of petitions of Moses Seward to erect two frame dwellings Bristol street. and of B. Brandt to erect frame addition to No 149 Grand street.
 Report of Committee Lamps in favor of lamp York street, between Crown an George streets i, lamp on Mill River street for a lamp cofner of Minor and Cedar reets for lamp on High street, Olive street the railroad bridge for lamp the corner of Ashmun and Bristol streets for Imp lamp corner of View and Sycamore streets passed.
 Reports of the Committee Streets were acted both sides of Chapel and Grand streets from East street to Mill river for relay of sidawa on the west sidewalk the east side of Chestnut street from Chael to St. John streets; for re ay of sidewalk on to Whalley avenue for the relay of sidewalk the south side of East Grand street from Poplar to Ferry street from Nico to Nash sreets for the opening sf New street from Grand Pine streets between Ferry water at No 130 Nicon street
 Reports of the Committee on Sewers were passed as follows: In favor of a sewer in Hughes Place from Greene street St.John streetfor sewer Edwards street from State street to Nj oil street; for sewer street from Church street to the Canal rail
 Communication from the City Auditor asking for transfer of funds in the Police department was read
 Communication from the Poard of Finance astingi that S00 be transferred from interest account to that of advertising passed
 Petition for clock in the tower of the new engine house No. was laid on the table for want of funds
 Report of the Committee Claims adverse to the petition of G. & T. filling for the abatement of assessment adopted.
 PetitIon for the extension Fillmore street. from Lombard to Peck streets was referred.
 Report of the Committee Streets, recommending that remonstrants gainst the grading and curbpg of Eagle street have leave to withdraw passed
 Report of the sealer of weights and measures for the two months ending October 18th was ordered on file.
 Report of the special committee of the Board of Aldermen recommending farther abatement of as- of the State street horse railroad for pay ing Church, Elm and State streets was passed
 Communication from His Honor the Mayorsrecom-