Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-14
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TUESDAY Morning. Feb. IA. 1852.
Board of CounciImen.


Board of Councilmen.
Petitions and Remonstrances Read and
Referred-The Tomlinson Bridge Mat
ter-An Invitation to Manufacturers to
Locate in New Haven-Other Matters
of Interest.
A regular meeting of the Board of Council
men was held last evening" President WEIGH
in the chair.
Petitions were read and referred as follows
For curb and grade on both sides of Walnut
street for concrete walk on Walnut street
between East street and the railroad; of
jeremiah Sullivan for 5000 damages from
falling on the ice; of G. H. Wells for re-
funding of assessment for Strengthening of
Fair street of MAgnus Manson for sewer
on Liberty street of Willis Smith for curb
and grade on east and west sides of Howard
avenue, below Kimberly avenue. p, z.
Remonstrance of Mariner Beecher ct al.
against building sewer on Davenport av-
enue was read and referred
Petitions of Maria PERT ct al. for sewer on
Hillhouse avenue for curbing and grading
on Whalley avenue, between Norton and
Pendleton streets of Charles Albee for a
brick sidewalk on Orchard street of Joseph
Mallory for an abatement of assessment for
St. John street sewer of William A. Jewell,
for sewer on Davenport avenue; of James
B. Blair, for q sewer on Dixwell avenue, be,
tween Bristol and Henry streets; of G. L..
Mitchell ct al , to make Tomlinson bridge a
free bridge; of Bernard Oberkehr, to be ap-
pointed bath house keeper; of Daniel Love-
Joy, to be appointed bath house keeper; of
Charles W. Skiff for abatement of taxes; of
Louis I'll. Bristol, for abatement of assess
ment of Patrick McDermott, to be appoint
ed bath house keeper, were all referred in
concurrence.
Remonstrance of Massena Clark against a
sewer in Daggett street was referred.
Petition of w. Fl. Munson for appointment
as special constable was referred.
Report of Committee on Printing adverse
to report in favor of printing and binding
seventy five extra copies of the City Year
Book for 1881 passed in concurrence.
The same committee reported in favor of
the printing of two hundred and fifty copies
Of the journal of the proceedings OF the me
Court of Common Council to be distributed
among the members of the Court of Common
Council and city officers
Councilman Gushing offered an amendment
that the printing should not exceed twelve
pages for each meeting; passed.
Communication from the Corporation
Counsel de Tomlinson bridge and resolu.
ton from Councilman L. E. Munson asking
that the city of New Haven unite with the
towns of New Haven and East Haven, or one
of them, upon such terms as may be just and
1 equitable, to purchase or otherwise acquire
title to said bridge property and franchises
for the purpose of making it free bridge.
This, with other matters relating to the same
subject, was referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
Petition of Justus S. Hotchkiss against
dumping snow and rubbish on Wooster
| Square was referred to the Board aof Public
Works.
Report of the Committee on Annual Re
ports in favor of having the City Year Book
/ compiled by the assistant city clerk under
| the committees direction. Passed in con-
currence
Resolution offered by Councilman L. E.
Munson providing that the collector OF the
city taxes be and he is hereby authorized and
| directed to receive and acceptln full payment
and satisfaction of said delinquent city taxes,
| the original sums respectively assessed against
said property, together with the sum of sls
per cent per annum as interest thereon from
| the time said taxes became due and payable
| up to the time of payment thereof, and the
| farther payment of any lien or liens thai
have been put upon said property IN lieu Of
| all other sums now claimed to be- due, and te
discharge any lien or liens that may have
been upon said property, SO assessed provid
| ed that said payment be made on or before
the first day of August, 1882. And provid
| ed further that if such payment be not made
within said time, that said taxes, Or the SUM
due thereon, shall not be effected by thu
resolution The resolution was sent to tn
| Committee on. Claims
A resolution was presented by Councilman
| i. E. Munson providing that manufacturer
| locating within the borders of the city shall
be exempt from taxation for five years.
| The resolutian was supported by Council
| men L. E. Munson and Twiss and on motiol
| referred to the Committee on Commerce ant
Manufacturing Interests.
Resolution appropriating So, 500 for pur
| poses of free vaccination was amended o.
/ motion Of Councilman Brown SO as to max
| the amount $500 The amount appropriate
by the Board of Aldermen was $1,000.
A resolution providing maps of the city TO
| the use of the Court of Common Council wa
indefinitely postponed
Order that one hundred copies of the pro
| posed Ordinances and bylaws be printed a
| an expense not to exceed 5000, for the pur
pose of assisting the committee in revising
the same, and also for distribution to tn
committee, the Court of Common Council
the heads of departments and parties inter
ested therein. Passed.
Petition of jeremiah Sullivan for damage
by injury to person was referred.
Resolution, etc., consolidating city an
town and appointing a committee consisting
of His Honor the Mayor, Alderman Mix an
one Councilman, was filled by the appoint
ment of Councilman T. Attwater Barnes.
4 Resolution appointing George B. Miller
William DEF Peter Stanford, Lester w
| Mabry and Nathan A. Myers, Sunday watch
men at the several cemeteries, passed in con
currence.
i The annual report of the Sealer of Weight
and Measures for 1881 was read and ordere
on file.
Report of the Committee on Nomination
in favor of the appointment of Fred Wiser a
Lumber Inspector was passed in concur
renee.
i Report of the Committee on Nominations
recommending that John A. Lovejoy an
seventy others be appointed special consta
bles, was passed in concurrence.
4 The annual reports of the Board of Publ
Works, Chief Engineer and Fire Mashal wer
read and referred to the Committee on Ar
nual Reports.
Resolution appointing a committee OF hi
Honor the Mayor, two Aldermen and tw
Councilmen to secure such legislation as wi
enable the city to issue bonds for the con
struction of sewers in the city was passed
and Couneilmen Platt and Wheeler were az
pointed on the part of this Board
i Resolution that members of the last Coun
Gil be requested to return city maps take
from the desks when their terms expired wa
passed.
Report of the Committee on Buildin
Lines, establishing building lines on War
street. was tabled until the next regula