Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-17
Municipal Meetings.

Meetings of the Board of Aldermen and Councilmen-Separat and Joint Meet inss-1he Mayors Message Read by the City Clerk--Petitions Referred- Other Matters of Interest.
 Last evening both boards of the Court of Common Council met in their respective chambers last evening for the purpose of disposing of the business before them, and also in joint convention to listen to the Mayors annual message, which was delivered in joint convention. Both boards were pres ent in full force.
 BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
 The Board of Aldermen was called to order at o'clock, His Honor Mayor Robertson in the chair The first business in order was the election of members of the Board of Fin ance.
 The names placed in nomination were AL dermen Law, Mix, Tiesing and Benton.
 Aldermen Clancy and Benton were ap- pointed tellers.
 The ballot resulted as follows: Whole number of votes. IS Alderman Law. ..........................l 10
 Alderman Benton .....-...' D
 Alderman Law was declared elected
 On the second ballot Alderman Mix re- ceived majority of the votes and was de- clared elected.
 On motion of Alderman Doty the clerk wGs instructed to cast the ballot for Alderman Benton for the third member of the Board. It was ordered and Alderman Benton was de- clared elected.
 Resolution declaring the election of mem- bers of the Board of Finance passed.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows For the reappointment of Peter Stanford as Sunday watchman at St. Der nard cemetery of Martin D. Cowles, Rob- ert L. Hazard and J. A. Lovejoy to be ap- pointed special constables.
 Resolution that all business left unfinished by the Court of Common Council at the close of 1881 be placed in the same status before this court as it occupied at said date. Passed.
 Resolution that the Year Book for 1881 be compiled by the Assistant City Clerk was re- ferred to the Committee on Annual Reports.
 Resolution providing for the appointment of joint committee to be known as the "Joint Committee on Manufacturing and Commercial Interests. " Passed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de widening and extension of Temple street to Congress avenue; passed.
 Report of the Committee on Claims on pe- tition of Mary c. and Walstein D. Munson for abatement of sewer assessments was re- ferred back in concurrence to the Committee on Claims to be raised.
 Petition of Charles l. Mitchell and others, that Tomlinson bridge be made free bridge, was referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
 Report of the Committee on Claims ad verse to the report of Emily l.. Flight for abatement of sewer assessment was referred back to the committee.
 Petition of William H. Munson, to be ap- pointed special constable was referred.
 Report of the City Treasurer for 1881 was read and ordered on file.
 Order, that the City Clerk cause the jour nal of the Board of Aldermen to be printed and distributed among all city officers, in cluding the members of the Court of Com mon Council referred.
 Report of the Committee on Municipal Bond Sinking Fund was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the Committee on Streets de widening east side of Dwight street from Chapel to Elm streets was read and referred.
 His Honor the Mayor nominated Alderman Shoninger and Councilman Cushing in place of Alderman Stoddard and Councilman Wool sey (whose terms have expired) as East Rock Park Commissioners. They were elected.
 Aldermen Sheldon and Farnsworth were appointed committee to notify the Board of Councilmen that the Board of Aldermen were ready to meet them in joint convention and listen to the Mayors annual address.
 Soon after the committee reported that they had performed their duty and that the Board of Councilmen were ready to meet the Board of Aldermen in joint convention.
 The Board of Aldermen, preceded by the Mayor, then retired to the Council chamber, where they listened to the reading of the May or's message (elsewhere published).