Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-02
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Read amd Referred-Reports Of |
 Committees sApprOved-Changeo of Street l
 Pavements Suggested-ObjectiOns to
 Electric Light Poles-other Matters of
 Interest.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening, Acting Mayor Waddoek presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows Of Mrs. Margaret Dwyer for abate- ment of taxes of c. c. Davies for sewer on Division street; of John Kay for lamp on Barnes street; of P. s. Manville for sidewalk on Elm street; of estate of T. T. Hotchkiss for abatement of tax; of E. s. Greeley for abatement of taxes of New Haven Car conn pany; of B. Reilly for sidewalk on Cedar street; of George H. Fowler for lamp on Humphrey street, between State and Pleasant streets.
 Resolution countermanding the order for Telford pavement on Grown street between Church and Temple streets and Belgian pave- ment in Court street between Orange and State streets, and giving the Board of Public Works the power to order such pavements as they may deem best for the public inter ests, was read
 Alderman Baldwin opposed such reference unless the Board reported back to the Court of Common Council for final action in the matter. Alderman DriscoH thought the matter should be referred to some board or committee for action, in view of the fact that ! l among property owners on these streets re- l garding the kind of pavement that should be laid. He thought the matter should be re- ferred to the Board of Public Works with I power to act.
 The motion to refer the matter to the Board of Public Works to inquire and report passed by yea and nay vote of 8 to z.
 Resolution inquiring as to the expediency l of erecting pole on the old Green for an electric light was referred.
 | Reports of the board of assessment for sewers and pavements, laying assessments for sewer on State street, between East and Mill | River streets for sewer in Water street, be-
 tween Bridge and East streets: for sewer on 1 Union street. between Wooster and Court
 streets. were read and assessments ordered as recommended.
 Report of Board of Public Works de ex- penses for the month of July was read and ordered on file.
 Report of Board of Public Works asking
 that the order in regard to paving Monroe
 street be altered so that it may be more plainly understood was referred to the City
 Clerk to amend.
 Report of the Committee on Streets ad
 verse to grading North avenue was read and
 passed.
 l Reports of Committee on Streets in favor | of grading Grant and John street for grading
 and curbing north side of Dickerman street
 and sidewalk on north side of same street | from No. S3 to Orchard street; that the city
 had no jurisdiction regarding the outlet ot
 Gamers pond that the name of Rose Cour be changed to Palmer street in favor o
 concrete walk on Wooster Square in favor
 of Belgian block pavement between ant
 two feet each side of horse railroad track o1 Church street; in favor of side walks on Minor street, from Cedar to Libert,
 street; adverse to concrete walk on all side
 of Irving Park; in favor of paving east sid
 of Greenwood street from Sylvan avenue t. , Oak street. All passed as recommended Resolution instructing the Board of Publi
 Works to see that the Electric Light com , pany place their poles so as not to obstruc } the light of the street lamps was read and af l ter discussion was referred to the Board 0 Public Works to inquire and report.
 tEReports of Committee on Streets in favo of concrete walk on west side of Winthrop ) avenue from Whalley avenue to Elm stree
 in favor of brick sidewalk on east side o
 Arch street. in favor of a new layout of tn
 extension of Veto street; in favor of directin;
 the Board of Public Works to cause tn 3 roadway on Congress avenue from Howar
 avenue to Cedar street to be hardened wer all passed as recommended
 Adjourned.