Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-23

An Adjourned Meet1ng-PetttIons Read
 and Referrrd-Discussion on the Ordi-
 nances-That Regarding Policy Play
 ing Repealed by a Strict Party Vote.
 An adjourned meeting of the Board of AL dermen was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Robertson presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows For sidewalk on the east side of Cedar street, of Bernard McGivney for permission to shin gle roof (to committee with power); of Watson A. Goodyear for the establishment of lines between New Haven and Hamden em- bracing the town farm.
 Recommendation of the Board of Public Works that no streets be opened during the months of December, January, February and March was referred to tie Committee on Ordinances.
 Resolution committee consisting of two Aldermen and three Councilmen be appoint ed to revise the report of the Committee on Ordinances, and to compare the various chap ters and sections for the purpose of correct ing any omission or errors that may exist therein also that the sum of $15O be ap- propriated to defray the expenses of said committee, was readsand resolution passed
 The petitions of Andrew G. Parker for lamps on Dixwell avenue, between Munson and Bassett streets, and of Robert M Walker for appointment as special constable, were referred
 The letter from the City Auditor recom- mending an appropriation of $1, 200 for 8 band stand was referred to special committee of two Aldermen and two Councilmen to in- quire and report.
 The amendments to the ordinances were then taken up and the changes noted by Alderman Townsend, who read the alterations and explained them to the Board as he pro- ceeded
 Among the ordinances that created eonsid- erable discussion was that in regard to policy playing Aldermen Mix and OKeefe advo- cated striking the law from the ordinances on the ground that the State and the State alone should regulate this question by legislation
 MT. Mix said that the last Legislature was afraid to take hold of this question, and so they threw the burden upon the cities and towns.
 Alderman Grifing said he failed to see any thing so very bad in policy playing. He said it was no worse than guessing at church fairs on the number of apples in a barrel or in- vesting twenty five cents in an arm chair.
 Alderman Mix said that while he thought policy playing curse to any city, yet he thought it should be regulated by the State
 Alderman Studley read from the statutes to show that by an act passed in 1881 cities, boroughs and towns were given the power to regulate this matter.
 Alderman O'Keefe pressed his motion and
  The result of the vote was as follows:
 Yeas--Mix, McHugh, Faulhaber, Klenke, Willis, O'Keefe, Grifing, Kelly-8.
 Nays-Townsend Tiesing, Sheldon, Stud. ley, Benton, Weld-6.
 Absent-Law, Armstrong, States, Clancy, Stevens. Shoninger, Doty, Farnsw orth, Bur we'll, Langley-10.
 The Mayor decided that the section of the ordinance policy playing was repealed.
 A resolution that the special committee on music shall have power to fix the time for holding concerts on the Green was passed.
 Alderman Townsend read various changes proposed in the ordinances, after which, on motion of alderman Benton, the report of the committee except those ordinances that have been stricken out or tabled, be referred to the special committee on revision. Adopt ed.
 The Board then adjourned, leaving con- siderable amount of business on the table un- disposed of