Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-23
he Green was referred to the Committee on

Squares.
 Resolution de appropriation to satisfy
 judgment in favor of the estate of B. Healv
 against the city was passed.
 Resolution fixing the salary of the assistant
 city clerk at $500, including compiling the
 city year book, was passed.
 Resolution that section 30 of the city or-
 dinance concerning fires be amended by strik-
 ing out in the fourth line the word "two'
 and inserting the word t'three," strike out h
 the seventh line the word ''three" and insert
 the word -four" and strike out in the ninth
 line the word "four'' and insert the word
 Give" Referred to Committee on Ordi-
 nances.
 Estimates of the fire department for the year 1884 amounting to $88, ,025 were read and referred to the Board of Finance
 Recommendation for circular corners at each of the four corners of Chapel and State streets was passed
 Monthly report of the Board of Public Works for the month of September, show ing expenses to have been S16, SOY CT, was read and ordered on file.
 Reports of the clerk of the City court for the months of July, August and September were read and ordered on file.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de extension of Rosette street to Cedar street, and recommending that it be laid out straight and desiring further instructions, and recom- mending that it be referred to the Committee on Streets for further consideration, was so ordered
 Report of the Committee on Lamps in favor of two naptha lamps on Spireworth Square, two naptha lamps on Columbus avenue, be- tween Meadow and West Water street, and one gas lamp on George street, between Con- gress avenue and Temple street, was adopted.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de watering streets, especially the Telford pavement. which was referred to them and that the same be done under the direction of the officers of the Board of Public Works, was read.
 Alderman Baldwin thought it a matter that needed investigation. He said that there were no better roads in Europe than those made of Telford pavement He thought that ordinances might be passed in regard to the excessive watering that would remedy the evil. On motion the matter was referred to the Committee on Ordinances.
 The Committee on Squares, to whom was referred the report of the Committee on Wa ter, recommending the purchase of plot of land and the erection of pump thereon at the junction Of Congress avenue, Washington and Lafayette streets, and for an estimate of the cost of the same, reported that said plot of land could be purchased and properly laid out land said pump erected at cost not ex ceeding $3, ,000.
 Alderman Coffee advocated the purchase of the land. He said that if the land was not purchased now the present owner would make improvements on the property, and then it would cost the city thousand dol lars more.
 after remarks by Aldermen Baldwin and Ben ton on rising vote.
 Alderman Law moved to reconsider the vote, which was carried and on his motion the matter was laid on the table for one month.
 Report ofthe Committee on Squares against B public park on East Grand street was adopted.
 Report in favor of the layout and exten- sion of Thorne street from West street to Columbus avenue was adopted.
 Report de layout and extension of Jackson street was laid on the table until next meet Ing on motion of Alderman Law.
 The order for accepting land at the juno lion of Ferry, Path, Clay and Munroe streets and erecting watering tank thereon, was passed in accordance with vote of the Court of Common Council
 Report of the Committee on Streets in favor of first-class asphalt pavement on Wall street, between Orange and Church streets, as petitioned for was, passed.
 Reports from the Street committee were further adopted as follows: In favor of 8 1 concrete walk on both sides of Clay street be- l tween Haven and Ferry streets; in favor of | ,obble gutter on the west side of South Front l street between East Grand and Exchange l 'treets; in favor of concrete walk on both 1 tides of Front street between Columbus ave | a1e and Barclay street; in favor of grading l and curbing Division street between Shelton | and Winchester avenues; in favor of relay l of sidewalk on York street between Chapel | and Grown streets; in favor of cobble gutter 1n west side of Spruce street between Oak and George streets; in favor of grading of Greenwich avenue between Sixth and Sea streets; in favor of grading Sea street between Howard and Greenwich avenues n favor of sidewalk on the east side of Ce- | lar street, between Washington and Prince l streets; in favor of curb and concrete walk l on the east side of Maltby street, between 1 Grafton and Lombard streets in favor of opening new street from Winchester ave- 1 nus to Mansfield street in favor of the re moval of encroachments on old Canal street. |
 The same committee reported adversely to 1 by J. Burton Hine against an improved Telford pavement on State street
 Reports of the Committee on Sewers were adopted as follows: In favor of a sewer on Elm street, between University Place and Garden street. Also adverse to sewers in Orchard street, Gofe street and Sherman avenue adverse to sewer in Orchard street, between Goffe street and Whalley avenue also adverse to sewer in St. Roman street; also adverse to sewer iu Bishop street, be- ;ween State and Orange streets.
 Reports of the Board of Compensation lay ng assessments for damages and benefits were adopted as follows:
 For sewer in Dixwell avenue beween Eaton md Henry streets; for sewer on Foote street between Ashmun street and Dixwell avenue; Tor sewer in Howard avenue between Daven | port and Congress avenues.
 Report of Committee on Building Sewers, 1 fixing lines on Ward street between Daven- 1 port and Sylvan avenues; on Howard avenue l between Gilbert and Washington streets; on | both sides of Hallock avenue between Lam | oerton and Sea streets, were all adopted.
 Report of the Committee on Nominations 1 n favor of the appointment of David B. Crit | ;enden as city weigher was adopted.
 Report of the Committee on Nominations 1e appointment of Andrew P. Hemingway 1 md several others as special eonstables was passed. The same committee reported ad- | verse to the appointment of Albert Frazer IS special constable.
 The Committee on Claims reported in | favor of the partial abatement of an assess nent against St. Mary's church, which was adop ed.
 The same committee also reported in favor l of the petition of James Hayes for compen- Iation for injury to property; also in favor 'f the petition of Christ church parish for he abatement of assessments; also in favor ,f petition of St. Johns Episcopal church Or abatement of sewer and pavement assess nents. The committeesalso reported adverse 1 y to the claim of William H Kenyon for of portion of an assessment; ad- | verse to claim of Emil Schonberger for com oensation for injury to person. also adverse o claim of l.. E. Munson for the refundiDg l ,f portion of an assessment; also adverse | @ the petition of T. Mettler Cox for the l nf A aaWer aGseaarnent Adjourned. |