Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-10
Board of COunciImen.

Board of Councilmen. Petitions Read and Referred-Reports of Committees Acted Upon-A Proposed Soldiers Other Matters of Interest.
 regular meeting of the Board of Council men was held last evening, President Welch in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows Of James Kennedy for concreting of Main street; of Thomas R. Trowbridge for side- walk on the north side of Grove street; rec ommendation from the Committee on Opera Houses that modes of exit be printed on the programmes; passed in concurrence.
 Further petitions were referred as follows; Of Patrick Folsey for cobbIe gutter on Clay street of Charles Ruickholdt < Go. for con- pensation for injury to property of Edward H. Hosmer, Charles Davis, A. W. Judd, Frank Ullmer and Henry J. Bowers as spe- cial constables (passed in concurrence) of Wm. G. Butler for permission to suspend flag across Church street; of William A. Kelley for relief iron, surface water on Ferry and adjoining streets of New Haven Water company to use support of bridge over Quin- nipiac river on Grand street for water main Preferred to the Mayor, corporation counsel and city engineer in concurrence). Reports of the Committee on Streets were passed follows: Recommending side walk on the north side of Chapel street, be- tween James and East streets; in favor of curbing both sides of Greenwich avenue, be- tween Sixth and Lamberton streets; in favor of the extension of Mulberry street, from Sherman avenue to Elliott street in favor of the curbing and grading of both sides of Elm street, between Sherman avenue and Norton street in favor of repairing Kim berly avenue, between Howard avenue and West river with crushed stone; in favor of the grading of Gamer street, be- tween Whitney avenue and St. Roman street :; 1 in favor of granting the Yale Manufacturing ! company permission to erect platform scales; in favor of grading and curbing the north side of North Bank stre ct between Foste, | and Anderson streets adverse to grading o1 the alley running from Atwater street tc 1 Clinton avenue Preferred back to the com | mittee
 ! Contamination from the Board of Public Works asking for the transfer of funds from ! the amount recently appropriated for build | ing sewers to the appropriation for cleaning 1 sewers, crosswalks, grad ng of streets, parks | and trees, etc. President Pond said that il l order to carry out the orders of the Court o1 l Common Council the transfers asked for are
 much needed and unless the transfers asked l for granted the improvements pc
 He said that $a,5oo was asked for the stone crusher. The present ston, 1 crushers had been run to their utmost capac l ity and another crusher was needed A nev
 engine to run the crusher would also be need | ed in year or two. great deal of 6n | stone had been used for the Telford pave
 ments during the past year, and these pave
 ments, which were luxury to the citizens I were yet expensive luxury.
 On motion of Councilman Spreyer tn | transfer asked for was made and orde
 passed.
 Report of the Committee on Claims rec
 ommending that James H. Reilly be paie
 $1oo for damages for injury to person
 passed of Samuel H. Cruttenden for abate ! ment of taxes, referred to tax commission
 Communication from Councilman Gushing
 asking to be excused from further service O.
 the special committee on ordinances wa
 read.
 | Councilman l.. E. Munson hoped that tn
 resignation would be withdrawn, MI
 Cushing was very valuable member of tn
 committee.
 The communication was tabled. Councilman Spreyer was called to tn
 chair, President Welch remarking that
 was not feeling we'll
 Reports of the Committee on Sewers wer ! read and passed in concurrence as follows
 In favor of sewer in Lincoln street betwee
 Bradley and Trumbull streets in favor of | sewer in Anderson street between Gamer an
 Cold Spring streets in favor of a sewer
 Howard avenue, between Congress and Da'
 enport avenues; giving William J. Atwate l permission to connect with the Osborn stree sewer adverse to petition for 8 sewer i
 Henry street, between Orchard street an ! Dixwell avenue.
 Application of the Board of Health for
 transfer of appropriations was passed.
 The report of the special committee o
 that part of the Mayors message relating t
 statues of eminent citizens (publishsd las week. was read and ordered on file. Communication from the Board of Healt 1 relative to the present bad sewerage systel flowing into the old bed of West river VI l referred to the Committee on Sewers. Report of the clerk of the City Court fe several preceding months was read by tit and ordered on file.
 Resolution transferring $6O0 from clain
 and damages to gas, naptha and lamps WI passed in concurrence.
 The following resolution presented t Councilman Jefferson was adopted: Resolved, That special committee of tU Councilmen and two Aldermen be appointe by your honorable body to act in conjunctio with His Honor the Mayor and citizen committee of four to be appointed by H Honor to take under consideration and, :, found expedient, to provide for and ere upon the public square suitable and appr'
 priate soldiers monument in memory of tt
 brave and heroic soldiers and sailors who el listed from the town of New Haven and die
 in defense of country's flag in the la ! civil war.
 } Provided that one half of the cost of tI } proposed monument be raised by privat } contributions
 Petition of Eli Whitney for bridge ov,
 Mill river at Rock Lane was referred. A , journed.'