Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-30
Municipality Meetings.

The Boards of Aldermen and CouncfImen
 Hold Their Final Sesston-The Mayors
 VaIedtctory Message Merchandising
 Business for 1899.
 The Board of Aldermen last evening was called to order by His Honor the Mayor. His Honor announced that there was disa greement between the Boards concerning the compiling of the city year book. The Board voted to concur with the Board of Council men in transferring the item of $15O for con- piling the city Eyear book to read Printing and compiling city year book $1, 900.
 The petitioners for a sewer in Prospect street were given leave to withdraw.
 The recommendations of the tax commis- sio in the cases of Elizabeth Kane, Isaac w. Hine, Birdsey c. Lake, Charles G. Kimberly, Antoinette E. Johnson, Theodore A. Futile, Mary Gaffney, and the general recommends tion extending to April 1, 1885, the time for paying back taxes, were read accepted and approved.
 The report of the chairman of the Com mittee on Streets for the year 1882 was read, accepted and ordered on file. The reports of the clerk of the City Court for November and of the sinking fund con- missioners were each read, accepted and or dered on file.
 Orders passed giving the New Haven Water company permission to use supports of the bridge over the Quinnipiac river on Grand street for water main for advertising city estimates; authorizing the Committee on 1 Lamps to contract with the New Haven Gas i company for lighting the streets during the 1 year 1883; resembling the order for closing | the cellar ways at Nos. 131 and 135 Congress | avenue; indefinitely postponing the petition i for band stand on the public squares I scinding the order for layout of 8 new l street from State street to Orange street. be- l tween Chapel and Court streets. 1 resolution was passed in concurrence that it was expedient that the salary of the Assistant City Clerk should be raised to $500 annually, the same to include compen- l sation for compiling the city year book. committee from the Board of Council. men announced that that body was ready to receive the Board of Aldermen, and the Board repaired to the chamber of the Coun- cilmen.
 Alderman Townsend presented the follow ing:
 Resolved, That the thanks of this body are due and hereby rendered to His Honor Mayor John B. Robertson for the faithful, efficient and dignified manner in which he has discharged his arduous duties as presid ing officer of this Board during the past year.
 The resolution was supported by Alder men Townsend. Benton, Mix and Sheldon. Alderman Mix offered a resolution of thanks to James F. Pigott, the clerk of the Board, which was passed unanimously and ! ordered on file.
 
 ] his thanks with much feeling to the Board | for their expression of confidence in him as l presiding officer. Aldermen O'Keefe and Benton were ap- l pointed to wait on the Common Council and l inform them that they were ready to meet | that Board in joint convention. 1 Alderman Townsend was called to the chair.
 On motion three hundred copies of the Mayors message were ordered printed. The reports of the City Auditor and coro- I ner were ordered on file. Adjourned. BOARD OF ooUNC1LAEN.
 The Board of CounciImen held special meeting last evening, President Welch in the chair.
 l The reading of the minutes was dispensed with
 Petition of John Mcclure for a building l on Elliott lane was referred to the next Court | of Common Council. I Reports of the Street committee, City l Auditor, coroner and chief of police for the 1 year 882 were read and ordered on file 1 The president announced that the table l was clear and recess was ordered, Later the Board resumed it's session and l Councilman Cushing introduced a resolution | making the salary of the Assistant City Clerk $75O instead of $500 as formerly. The resolution was favored by Councilman Cushing and opposed by Councilman Twiss. Councilmen l.. E. Munson, Defrees and others favored the appropriation. Councilman Cushing amended his resolu- tion to make the pay of Assistant City Clerk $500, the pay to include the pay for compil- ing the city year book. The resolution was passed.
 A recess was ordered, but soon after the Aldermen announced through committee that they were ready to meet the members of the Board of Councilmen in joint convention The president notified the committee that he would notify the Board of Aldermen in few moments of their readiness to receive the Aldermanic Board. committee was ap- pointed to notify the Board of Aldermen of their readiness to receive them and soon thereafter the Aldermen appeared.
 JOINT CONVENTION.
 Tho joint convention was called together shortly before 9 o'clock and being seated in chairs in front of the Board of Councilmen Sheriff Hollis announced that the Boards of Aldermen and Counoilmen were in joint con. vention.
 His Honor the Mayor then announced that his valedictory message would be read by the City Clerk. MT. Pigott then read the mes sage, which is reported verbatim on the fourth page of the COURIER. The Board then adjourned, which concluded the business for the year..