Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-08
Board of Aldermen.
A Tilt between Aldermen-Large Num-
bers of Petitions Read and Referred
Numerous Reports from the street Conn
mittee-Other Matters of interest.

A regular meeting of the Board of Alder |
nen was held last evening, Acting Mayor
States presiding.
Alderman Studley moved that any matters
objected to be temporarily tabled until the
regular business was disposed of.
Alderman Sheldon opposed the motion on
the ground that there other matters
partly considered which should be disposed
of referring to the Shelton avenue side
walk. He hoped this matter would first be |
disposed of and then regular business would |
proceed smoothly.
Alderman Klenke thought the Shelton ave- |
nue. matter should be disposed of if any mem
Der so desired. He thought the Board should |
be lust to everybody, and he therefore hoped |
the motion of Alderman Studley would not |
prevail. A rising vote was taken, and there
were eight in favor of Alderman Studley's
vote and seven against.
Alderman Townsend offered his resi- gnat1on
as a member of the special committee on or
dinances
Alderman Griffing moved that the resigna-
ton be not accepted
Alderman Townsend, in reply to the mo-
ton, said he had worked almost his entire
time for the past year and had tried to get
the ordinances acted upon but had thus far
failed. He said he was to be absent from
the city for some time and he thought 1T I'M
portant that the ordinances should be COM
pleted before the present year.
Alderman Sheldon hoped that Mr.. Town
considered it very important that the gentle
man should continue to hold the position I'M
til the work is finished.
Alderman Klenke said he hoped that the
Alderman from the First would withdraw his
resignation.
Alderman Townsend said his only purpose
was to simply resign from the Committee on
Revision and not on the general Committee
on Ordinances.
The resignation vas laid on the table tenn
porarily and afterward accepted.
Petitions were read and referred as fol-
lows: Edward P. Judd, to move wooden
barn of William Konold for the grading of
an alley running from Atwater street to Gin
ton avenue; of Mrs. Luigi Roberts to erect
frame addition of William X. Townsend to
erect brick addition of Mrs. M. Jansen
for compensation for injury to person.
| At this time an attempt was made to stop
the proceedings by Alderman O'Keefe, who
| thought the same were entirely irregular
He called for a yea and nay vote, and the
motion 10 refer the last petition was carried.
Petitions of Timothy Crowley to be ap
pointed special constable elected by unani
nous consent). The same action was taken
| in regard to Frank Hickman. The applica
| ton of Arthur w. judd to be appointed
special constable was referred. Other petit
| lions were referred as follows: Of John L.
Disbrow, for a sewer in Howard avenue,
| from Congress avenue to Davenport; of w.
J. Miller, for sewer on Henry street, be-
| tween Orchard street and Dixwe1 avenue !;
of New Haven Heat Supply company. to
erect a coal scales in the proposed extension
| of Temple street of Michael Donovan
to be appointed special constable ;
of Frank Clark tor lamp on Vine street; of
| John Street, for appointment as special con
| stable; of John E. Bassett, for grading and
| curbing on the east side of Shelton street of
| John M. Emmerick, for the extension and
| opening of Mulberry street of r. M. Ever
| lit, for q sewer in Anderson street, between
Gamer and Cold Spring Streets of Joseph
Lawrence, for the grading and curbing of
| North Bank street.
| Communication from the Board of Public
| Works asking that unexpended balances in
their hands may be appropriated as they see
| fit was read.
| Alderman Farnsworth moved that the
Board use unexpended balances for the
building of the Dixwell avenue and Audubon
street sewers, and then to use any balance
remaining as they see fit.
| AID rman Benton favored the tabIing of
the order until the Board of Public Works
could come before the Court of Common
Council and explain what they wanted to do.
Alderman Faulhaber thought if this reso-
luton passed giving the Board of Public
| Works such liberty it would stop all city
| work.
Alderman Griffing said there had already
been resolution referred to the Board of
Public Works asking them to report to the
common COunc11 IN regard TO tnelr Hnex-
pended balances, which they had not replied
to.
Alderman O'Keefe moved to lay the COM
munication on the table, which was lost.
The motion requesting the commissioners
to make report was then passed
Order giving the Board of Fire Commits
sioners power to use unexpended balances
was read.
| President Mullen, of the Fire Commission
ers, explained the balances unexpended and
said there were items of expenses that had
been overpaid
Alderman Studley thought the expenses
and balances should be itemized and specified
before granting the request of the Board.
| President Mullen then made an itemized
statement of the appropriations and expendi
| lures
The matter was tabled temporarily.
| Report of the tax commission in favor of
reduction of the interest on past taxes due
previous to 1882 to six per cent. if paid be
fore November l, 1882, passed. The
recommendation had previously passed the
Board of Selectmen and now goes to the
Board of Education for their action.
The order for the extension of Webste,
street easterly to Winchester avenue and dis
continuance of old Canal street referred
to the Board of Compensation for the assess
ment of damages and benefits.
The matter of using unexpended balances
by the fire department was again taken up
| Auu dlGoT OK plftuhtlOu ny IEeSluouG MuleI
| was passed unanimously.
Monthly report of the Board of Publ,
| Works was read and ordered on file.
| The Committee on Streets reported as fol
lows: Adverse to location of hay scales o,
Park street as petitioned for by G. Pierpont
in favor of concrete walk both sides of Fill
more street, adverse to remonstrance O.
Charles Shannahan against the grading ant
| curling of Monroe street; in favor of
new street from Prospect to St. Ronal
streets; in favor of sidewalk on the ives
side of Church street, between Church ant
Grown streets in favor of the regarding, re
| curling and repair of sidewalk on the ives
side of Jefferson street in favor of the re
grading, RECURRING and repairing of sidewall
on the east side of Broad street in favor O
the relay of sidewalks on FAR street, be
tween State and Union streets; in favor o.
the relay of sidewalk on the south side O
Elm street between York and Park streets
| in favor of the grading of Willow street; il
favor of the relay of sidewalk on Bradle.
street, from Grand street to the RAILROAD
bridge in favor of the layout of the widen
ing of Dwight street between Chapel ant
| Martin streets; in favor of the curbing ant
paving of Blatchley avenue be
tween Wolcott street and Saltonstall ave
| nue.; in favor of the grading
and curbing west side of Monroe street be
tween Lombard and Jackson streets i,
favor of a crosswalk across Wooste
1 street at Brown street; adverse t,
the extension of Hurlbut street (referret
back to the committee) in favor of a rela.
of sidewalk on the west side of Wallace
street, from Grand street to the railroad
bridge; in favor of grading and curbins
| sidewalk South Water street, in favor o
the extension of Main street to Peck street
in favor of the relay of sidewalk on Hamil
ton street, from Grand street to railroad
bridge in favor of the grading and curbins
, of Poplar street; in favor of curb ant
grade on both sides of Downing street IL
favor of curb on the north side of Martin
street, from Beers street to Sherman avenue
A communication from the standing com
n-ittee of the proprietors of the New Havel
City burial ground read stating tina
there was a vacancy occasioned by the deatl
| of John G. Ritter.
Alderman Mix nominated James Il. Mix t.
! fill the vacancy.
Opposed by Alderman Farnsworth and thu
matter was temporarily tabled
Adverse report of the Committee on Claim
| to petition of Dana A. Bradley for compensa
ton for damages was read and the recon-
mendation was adopted
Of thaS re vNnSry to oy,I