Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-11
Board of COuncilmen.

CeunseI-Petitions Read and Referred
 The Assessments for Damages and
 Benefits for East Rock Park-Other
 Matters of Interest.
 regular meeting of the Board of Council | men was held last evening, President Welch | in the chair.
 Communication from His Honor the Mayor nominating Charles F. Bollman city coro- ner was read. The clerk was insts ucted to cast the ballot of the Council for MT. Boil man. He was declared elected and the usual declaratory resolution passed.
 Resolution for the election of Corporation Counsel was read. Councilman O'Brien nominated Cornelius T. Driscoll and Council man w. E. Munson nominated William K. Townsend.
 Councilmen WE. Munson and McQueeney were appointed tellers.
 Whole number of votes. 20 Cornelius T. Driscoll.. oll...................-.19 .19 William K. Townsend. d............-......... 6 | Mir. Driscoll was declared elected by the usual resolution.
 ] The following petitions were read and re- l ferred Of H. w. Crawford for curb and walk on the east side of Atwater street; of l same for concrete walk on the west side of Atwater street; of Murty Bradley for l crosswalk on Walnut street, of w. A. Good l year for settlement of street lines on Dlxwell l avenue; of Matthew Kehoe for a pump or l we'll at the junction of Washington and La- ! ! widening and grading of Limerick street; of ! George l.. Fisher for repairing of pavement ! on HillhOuSe avenue.
 Order that encroachments of steps, cellar
 ways, etc., Congress avenue, between | Commerce and Lafayette streets be removed | before October 1st, 1882, was referred.
 Order that an order heretofore passed re-
 lating to the ordering of a sidewalk on the
 east side of Cedar street, between the railroad
 bridge and Lamberton street, be rescinded, ! was referred.
 I Recommendation of the Board of Public
 Works that no streets be excavated between ! December 1st and April 1st was referred to
 the Committee On Ordinances in concur ! renee.
 Petition of James E. English Wilbur F. ! Day and other prominent citizens for free | public library and reading room by and fo1
 the city, and asking that provision for Its ! support may be made in the taxes for the en ! suing year, was read and referred to special \ committee of two Aldermen and three Coun ! cilmen.
 | Resolution de change of grade and location ! of Ferry Path, on application of the Consoi
 dated Railroad company, was referred to the ) | Corporation Counsel to appear before the \ Railroad Commissioners and represent ths i, city's interest in the matter. and to oppose all change of grade that would create an ex pense to the city.
 Petition of Robert M Walker to be ap , pointed special constable was referred to th' Committee Nominations.
 Resolution that the Board of Public Work report the unexpended balance of approprla tions for sewers and what amount of none. ! is necessary to build the sewers already or dered. Also that said Board make such rec . | ommendation concerning the building of an. ! or all of said sewers this season as in thel = ! opinion may seem necessary. Passed. Fl Petition of William R. Shelton and other T for the paving of High street, between Crow a ! street and Chapel street, was referred. Report of the Board of Public Works d a ! building Lamberton street bridge and askin Q an appropriation of $17, 1000 was read and eS Q ! plained by MT. Sargent of the Board of Put ' lie Works The Council voted the appropr
 ation by 26 to 1.
 The Board of Compensation, to whom wa e referred the order of the Court of Commo !. \ Council bearing date the 3Oth day of Decen s Der, 1880, directing the assessment of a ID damages and benefits accruing to the owner o of all lands situated within the limits of th d city of New Haven effected by the layout ( "a ! East Rock Park and the taking of lands fc ,s that purpose, as the same was adopted b d ! said court, reported the following, damage " that should be assessed over and above a es benefits accruing to the parties named, | is reason of the proposed public improvement