Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-03

I suppose she could find no other seat except the fatal one. The day previous I saw g locomotive and car off the track. Morton R Doremus, O Mount Vernon, a cousin of Elizabeth A. Crommeline, one of the victims testified and the next witness was Conductor Rood, of the Portchester train. Further testimony was taken in the afternoon.
 Board of Aldermen.
 Numerous Petitions Rend and Referred
 Committee Reports fin Quantfty-Other
 Matters of General Public Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening His Honor May or Robertson presiding. Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of George Faul- haber. for naptha lamp corner of Battery and Frank streets of James Mason, for 8 lamp on Greenwich avenue, corner of Fifth street of John Welch, for lamp on Greene street, between Wallace and East streets of J. O'Donovan, for a lamp on the corner of Lilac and Butler stre ts; of Charles Davis. to be appointed special constable (passed2 of Joseph Burton Hine, to lay out new street from Bishop to Edwards street ; of Charles Mcclure, for & crosswalk on Orchard street, across Sylvan avenue; of Bernard, Murphy, for permission to the New Haven Water company to lay a water main across the Quinnipiac river at Grand street bridge, the same to be laid on the north side. between the walk and road way of the bridge. Referred to the Mayor, Corporation Counsel and City Engineer with power to act
 Resolutions from the Board of Health rec ommending to the Court of Common Council and the Selec men of the town that the alms- house sewer and the Derby avenue sewer be directed into the new channel now being built, so that stagnant waters and sewage may pass of, which in it's present condition is dangerous to the public health; passed.
 The report of the committee appointed to investigate the manner of egress from the galleries of Carll's Opera House made their they appreciate the benefit that P. R. Carll, Esq, has conferred upon the city and it's citizens in erecting, under great and dis couraging circumstances, the fine opera house which so ftly honors his name, yet they feel that certain changes should be made, and to this end they recommend that aisle four feet in width be made in the top gallery, running from front to rear of ! section 5 in said gallery. That the main aisles in the ''dress circle'' be kept and main- tained at width of four feet and four inch es, and that iron stairways be erected from the doorways on each side of the first gallery to the ground, said stairways to be at least four feet and four inches in width with landing at every twelve steps That the windows opening out of the eorri- dor of the first gallery be enclosed and guard ed with strong wire grating. That all exits and aisles from said opera house be des ignated and numbered and that diagram of exits and aisles be printed on each pro- gramme of each entertainment given at said house. That the upper gallery of the Carll Opera House be closed until such time as the above orders are complied with and that all orders hereafter passed in reference to this house are hereby rescinded.
 The report was accepted and resoluti ons adopted.
 Further petitions were read and referred as follows: Of Michael Fahy asking that an order for removal of encroachments on Con gross avenue be reconsidered; of G. A. Basserman for lamp at the corner of Cedar Hill avenue and May street; of Harry J, Barnes to be appointed special constable; of G. w. Butler for flag across Church street of James R. Ruickoldt for compensation for damages to horse and carriage occasioned by defective highway; of W. J. Atwater for the grading of Mechanic street, between Lawrence and Eagle streets; of William A. Kelly for the diverting of surface water on Ferry street in some way, so as not to injure property on Poplar street.
 The special committee on the Carll Opera House matter submitted 8 supplemental r g. port in which they recommended that an ! order be passed that all public buildings print | the diagrams of exits on their programmes } similar to that recommended in the Carl Opera House case.
 Report of the Committee on Claims dt petition of Mrs. William Johnson for com pensation for injury to person was tabled ir ] concurrence
 Reports of the tax committee de abate ment of certain taxes of Annie l.. Cowles Milton Dana. Frisbie & Hart and James Hart were postponed in accordance with the | recommendation of the committed William J. Atwater was given permission I to connect with the Osborn street sewer il
 accordance with petition to the Board o I Public Works.
 Reports of the clerk of the City Court fo, the past eight months were read by title nc referred to the auditing committee. Report of the street committee recommend ] ing that both sides of Elm street, betwee1 Sherman avenue and Norton street, be grad l ed and curbed was passed.
 l Report of the special committee on tho | Mayors message r. lating to the erection O
 statues of public men Elsewhere published l was read, accepted and ordered on file. Report of the committee on nomination. recommending the appointment of Arthur
 W. Judd as special constable was passed. l Order that the sum of 5000 be transferred ! from the accounts of ''claims and damages
 to the account of 'gas, naptha and lamps l was passed.
 Report of the street committee was reat | and passed as follows: In favor of repairing
 Kimberly avenue. between Howard avenue ! and West river, with crushed stone in favo
 of grading and curbing both sides of Green ! wich avenue, between Sixth and Lamberto, | streets; in favor of the extension of Mul | berry street from Sherman avenue k to Elliott street; in favor of 8 sidewall ! on the north side of Chapel street. between ] James and East streets in favor of gradins l and curblng the north side of North Banl
 street, between Foster and Anderson streets in favor of grading Gamer street, betweel 1 Whitney avenue and St Roman street il
 favor of granting permission to the Yal 1 Manufacturing company to erect platforn ! scales; adverse to the grading of the ale, l running from Atwater street to Clinton ave nue.
 Reports of the committee on sewers ! were read and passed follows Fol \ a sewer in Lincoln street, between Bradle, ] and Trumbull streets for sewer in Ander
 son street, between Gamer and Cold Spring l streets; for 8 sewer in Howard avenue, be
 tween Congress and Davenport avenues; ad
 CTS to sewers Henry street, between ! Orchard street and Dixwell avenue.
 The committee on claims reported in favo
 of referring the claim of Samuel H. Crutten
 den, for abatement of taxes; to the tax com
 mittee, and recommend that $1OO be paid t.
 James H. Reilly for compensation for injur
 to person.
 Communication from the Railraod Com
 missioners announcing their decision in re l gard to the railroad crossing at Ferry Pat ! ana James SGreeG was 4a1u on tne LaOle untl | the Corporation Counsel could appear befor
 the Board and make a statement of tn whole matter.
 Resolution that the Corporation Counst
 be instructed to carry out the orders in re gard to Carll's Opera House was passed. Ad journed.
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