Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-11
The Poor ChIIdren's Excursion.
Board of CounciImen.

Petitions Read and Refsrred-Remon-
 strances Take their Usual Course-A
 Judgment satished-The Erection of
 Iron Bridges Over Railroads.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Councilmen was held last evening, President Spreyer in the chair. Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of William Smith for concrete walk on both sides of Frank street, between Columbus avenue and Bar clay street; of John D. Gallagher to be ap- pointed special constable; of H. A. Barnes for grading of Greenwich avenue; of Henry Bronson for permission to open new street; of R. W. Law for grading of Sea street; of J. W. Nichols for sewer in St. Roman street; of A. G. Rausch for a sidewalk on the north side of Cedar street, between Prince and Washington streets; of H. B. Per ry for a sewer in Elm street, be- tween Garden street and University Place ; of Henry 2. Nichols for the abatement of in- terest; of P. B. Futile for 8 sewer in Orchard street, between Whalley avenue and Gofe street of Patrick Clark for cobble gutters on west side of South Front street, between Grand and Exchange streets of George Ed. mondson for 8 sewer in Bishop street of Patrick Dowd for sidewalk on Sachem street; of Mrs. J. l.. Ward for abatement of taxes j; of J. W. Rose to be appointed special con stable of Nathaniel Smith for resembling part of order for flag sidewalk in Orange street between Elm and Court streets.
 Remonstrances were referred as follows Of J. Burton Hine against an improved Tel ford pavement on State street of Michael J. Ryan against petition for 8 sidewalk on Frank street.
 Order appropriating $4, 1925 to satisfy judgment rendered in the case of Batholo- new Healy vs. the City of New Haven and that the auditor draw his order on the oity treasurer in favor of Ann Healy, executrix sAI-. J,zL --Sn kocka 1R 1oSl &Ho lomew Healy, for said sum, was passed.
 The petition of J. W. Rose to be appointed special constable, which was referred to the Committee on Nominations, was taken from the table on motion of Councilman Gallagher. MT. Rose was appointed, Councilman Ullman withdrawing his objections
 Resolution that Councllmen Hill, Brown and Falsey be appointed committee to act with the Board of Aldermen and the Select men of New Haven in the appointment of 8 ianitor of the City Hall for 1884 was passed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works in regard to the necessity of building new iron bridges over the railroad tracks at Fair, Court and Grand streets was read. The ne- cessity of making 8 new bridge at Fair street the entire width of the street was shown in the report. .
 Mr. Sargent, of the Board of Public Works, explained that there was no doubt but that the railroad company could be con- pelled to maintain suitable bridges over all streets where their road passes. It was plain, however, that they could not be com pelled to erect anything more than . wooden bridge so long as it was made the entire width of the street. Iron bridges were, how ever, more desirable and the question arose whether the city should not bear 8 small proportion of the expense rather than to have the unsightly wooden structures remain. He said that the city would have to pay perhaps B per cent. of the cost of the superstructure, or, he thought, such an ar- rangement could be made with the railroad company. If the city did not pay but 25 per cent. the entire cost to the city for the Fair, Court and Grand street bridges would be about $2 $50.
 Councilman Graves argued that it was the duty of the railroad company to maintain suitable bridges, and he doubted the proprie ty of compelling the city to aid rich cor poration to maintain bridges when they bJ law are compelled to do this work Hethought 1 that the matter should be referred to com mittee in accordance with a vote of the Board of Aldermen.
 Councilman Gallagher asked Mr. Sargent 1 what kind of iron bridges it was proposed tC | build.
 Mr. Sargent replied that the bridges wou Id he presumed, be similar to the Chapel stree bridge without any trusses above the brid g. although no plans had been presented. l Councilman Swift favored the proposi ton to build the iron bridges, while Council man Hill and Goering opposed. It was voted to concur with the Board o | Aldermen in the appointment of committe' and Councilmen Hill, Kellogg and Wheeler l were appointed.
 Resolution giving the Seiectmen power tC construct sewer through certain streeti | was referred.
 Petition of P. F. O'Brien for partial abate ment of assessment for Congress avenue | pavement was referred.
 Report of the Committee onStreets in favol ! of grading Cedar street, between Prince ana 1 Silver streets; for concrete walk on tht I west side of Poplar street, between Eas Grand and Clay streets; and raising walk or I the south side of Bradley street, between State and Orange streets to grade of stree
 were read, accepted and orders passed. Recommendation from the auditor for th' transfer of certain amounts in the sunday de
 partment to accounts already overdrawn wa laid on the table for one month. Order for the transfer of $100 to the ac count of bath house keepers was indefinitely postponed.
 Resolution giving the police commission CTS power to use unexpended balances fol the erection of a $3. 900 barn was read 4 motion to lay on the table was lost. Councilman Ullman moved to indefinitely l postpone the resolution. He said he could | not for the life of him see the necessity ot building barn at cost of $3,000 for the I care and maintenance of two horses. He thought 1t was an absurd proposition, and he 1 thought he voiced the sentiments of the whole city when he opposed it. l Councilman Kelly opposed the transfer l He said he did not believe it right. The
 money was intended for the pay of police men, and if their pay had been withheld wher they had been sick, it was wrong to use the | money for building barns.
 | Councilman Sargent thought the depart ment had got along for many years without \ 8 barn and he doubted the propriety oi changing these balances unles it was absolute 1 ly necessary:
 The motion to indefinitely postpone wa. | passed unanimously.
 The order for 8 watering trough at Clay and Jackson streets and Ferry Path WAS ta
 ken up on recommendation from thu Board of Public Works that the city accep
 8 quit claim deed of the triangular piece O
 land intended for the tank or trough. Th'
 Board also asked, in view of the fact tha
 there was no sewer in that section to carr.
 of the overflow water, whether it would no
 be advisable to postpone the construction o
 the tank.
 l counoilmen Kent, Kelly and Gallagher sd