Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-16
Board of Aldermen.

An Exciting SessIon-The Democrats Try
 ing to Make Political CapItaI-They
 Censure the Board of Public worlxE-En-
 ergetIc RemOnstrances OfRepublicans-
 The Democrats Carry Their POint-A
 Barren Victory.
 An adjourned meeting Of the Board of AL dermen was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding. Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of John F. Nolan for concrete walk both sides of Clay street; of George Gsomy for the regarding of side- walk on both sides of Division street; of Margaret Eagan for compensation for injury to person.
 Communication de transfer of unexpended balances in the sundry department was read, accepted>and order passed.
 Resolutions in regard to tho death of Hen ry Farnam came from the Board of Council men passed unanimously by 8 rising vote. Alderman Baldwin moved that the Board of Aldermen concur by a rising vote.
 Alderman Benton thought that there should be farther expression of this Board in regard to the death of this philanthropist. He said that New Haven had lost true friend and but for him EsstiRock Park would not be in that state of advancement that 1t IS to-day,
 Alderman Barker added few well chosen remarks in regard to the noble generosity of Mr. Farnam. Mayor Lewis said that there was no one in this community that had the inter est of New Haven at heart more than Henry Earnam. system originating under his previous ad- mipistration and said that to Henry Farnam was due the advice that eliminated in the en- pioyment of Engineer Cheesborough to lay out the sewerage system of New Haven His Honor then referred to Mir. Farnam's munifcent donations for the extension of the road to the top of East Rock, which he said were SC, GOO during the past year and which would ever be appreciated by rich and poor alike.
 The resolutions were then passed by unanimous rising vote.
 Report of the Board of finance concern ing the issuing of sewerage bonds of $50, 900 payable in yearly installments of $15, 1000 was read, accepted and the order for the issuing of the bonds was unanimously passed.
 Order de transfer of police appropriations for erection of morgue and wall around the Grand street precinct was taken up and the Board voted to adhere to their former action, which voted the appropriation. The Com mon Council voted to refer to the Commit tee on Appropriations.
 Petition that the sidewalk on the east side of West Water street between No. 352 West Water street and Carlisle street be graded and curbed and cobble gutters laid, and also that the Board of Public Works cause suit. able fence to be erected on said side of West Water street and between said points was referred.
 Alderman Law called up the report of the Board of Public Works in reference to his resolution regarding the unclean condition of the streets and the statement of the street in spector. who stated that the contract for cleaning the streets had been faithfully ear ried ont in accordance with the contract. Alderman Law proceeded to read the report and after he was partly through Alderman Benton arose to point of order. He said he did not understand that there WAS any question before the Board of Aldermen or that the question had been properly placed before them.
 Alderman Law said his reading and re- marks were preliminary to resolution which he proposed to introduce and after brief dis cussion he was allowed to proceed. He continued his reading of the report, discussing the different points of the same as he proceeded. He said that the claim of the Board of Public Works that there was not money enough appropriated to keep the streets clean was preposterous, as the facts showed that the streets were not kept as clean as they were under the old sys- tenn when it cost several hundred dollars less. He submitted that the new system had not been 8 success. He said that he knew that the cleaning of the streets had not been en- forced according to the contract and whether the contract could be carried out was ques- tion In conclusion Alderman Law moved the acceptance of the report of the Board of Public Works, and offered resolutions recon mending that the Board of Public Works be requested to return to tue old method of cleaning the streets.
 Alderman Benton moved that the question be divided, and it was so ordered.
 The report of the Board of Public Works was then accepted.
 Alderman Benton, in objecting to the pas sage of the resolutions offered by Alderman Law, said he did so because he thought they should go to committee, aud if that com nnittee found that there were abuses in the Board of Public Works then he stood ready to advocate the resolutions. He claimed that the Alderman of the First Qaw) had made misstatements in regard to the position of the Board of Public Works in asking for Rp- sion Alderman Benton moved that the reso- lutions be referred to the Committee on Re- trenchment, Reform and Abuses.
 Alderman Law replied to the Alderman from the Tenth (Benton) in spirited man. ner, and in conclusion moved that the reso- lutions be referred to g Committee of the Whole.
 Alderman Baldwin said that in public de. cency the resolutions should not be passed by this body when charges are made against an executive board of the city government, without first referring them to an appropri- ate committee.
 MT. Sargent, of the Board of Public Works, asked permission to say a word Permission was given and he said that he thought the statements and figures given by Mir. Law were very misleading, and if the Board were given an opportunity to appear before the Board of Aldermen or a commit tee they would show the falsity of the state- ments made.
 Alderman Law followed Mir. Sargent, in- tisting that his resolution was no reflection