Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-12
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Read end Referred-The Old
 State House-The I-anabert0n Street Bridge-The Free Librnry-The Fight Over Hixwell Avenue Sidewalk.
 special meeting of the Board of Alder
 men was held last evening, His Honor May or Robertson presiding
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows Of Dexter Alden to erect frame
 addition.
 Order concerning the removal of the old
 State House and order that it be sold at pub lie auction was referred. Petitions were referred as follows: Of George B. Fisher for repairing pavement on Hillhouse avenue; of o. s. White for 8 gas lamp corner of Church and Elm streets of H. w. Or -wford for curb and concrete walk on the east and west sides of Atwater
 street. of Munty Bradley for crosswalk on Walnut street of Lawrence English for the
 widening and grading of Limeri street; of William R. Shelton for the paving of the l roadway on High street between Chapel and Grown streets. Order de removal of encroachments on Congress avenue between Commerce and Lafayette streets was referred. | Resolution inquiring of the Board of Pub l lie Works the cost of sewers already ordered, | etc., was passed in concurrence. Report of the Board of Public Works de l grading walks North Front street was passed in concurrence.
 
 | building of Lamberton street bridge came | up, and it was voted to make the appropria- 1 tion by unanimous vote ln concurrence
 with vote of the Council | Resolution appointing special committee | to consider the erection of a free library was | passed in concurrence, and Aldermen Law
 and Farnsworth were appointed on the part | of this Board.
 Report of the Committee on Claims ad-
 verse to compensation to James McGowan
 for injury to person was adopted in concur | renee.
 Petition of John F. Moore for naphtha l lamp corner of Mansfield and Munson streets; 1 passed.
 Report of the Committee on Nominations | de appointment of city ju iors was confirmed | in concurrence. Monthly report of the Board of Public Works de expenses for June, 1SS2, was read l and ordered on file. The grading, curbing and paving of Shel- ton avenue between Hazel street and Dixwell | avenue came up and the anticipated fight on | the question was earnestly commenced. A motion to concur with the Board of Alder
 men in indefinitely postponing the order
 brought Alderman Sheldon to his feet. He was interrupted by Alderman Benton, who 1 sad 8 motion to indefinitely postpone was not dsbatable. His Honor decided that the question was not debatable and ordered 8 roll call.
 Aeu a1Oerudu SuolOOu udn0 WAS CdllSQ he proceeded to explain his vote, at the same l time arguing the question that he had q right to explain his vote. The motion was carried by vote of 10 to 2.
 motion for the previous question was carried by a vote of II to 1. The question then came up on the motion to concur with the Board of Aldermen to in definitely postpone in concurrence with the Board of Councilmen. The yeas and nays | were called, and there were 1 votes in the affirmative and in the negative On motion it was voted to concur with the Board of Councilmen in the grading of Porter street at the citys expense. Report of the Board of Compensation de benefits accruing from layout Of East Rock Park was read and passed ill concurrence. Patrick Short was appointed special con- stable by unanimous consent Reports of the Committee on Nominations de appointment of special constables read and adopted. Report of the seaer of weights and meas | ures for the two months ending June 10th was ordered on file. Report of the Committee on Claims de resolution concerning the collection of city taxes was adopted in concurrence. At o'clock it was discovered that there l was no quorum present, and the Board ad- | journed.
 After the adjournment there was great deal of loud talk among the members, but no blows were struck, and everything passed off peaceably.