Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-06
street. between Crescent and Orchard street

street, between Crescent and Orchard street, F for gas lamp on Center street; of A. 0. Raymond in opposition to express wagons standing on Center street; of Charles L. Bradley for damages from erecting building | No, 70 Fair street; of trustees of the old almshouse for abatement of taxes and assess ments; of Patrick Campbell for abatement of city tax on list of 1883 of Casper K1pp l for license to slaughter animals rear of 482 | Dixwen avenue of Mayor Henry G. Lewis for legal expenses in contesting the office Of Mayor as claimed by Frank s. Andrew.
 Ordinance that Ho person shall hereafter be allowed to use or maintain any wooden building as livery, sale or boarding stable within the limits of the first ward of this city was referred to the Committee on Ordi- nances.
 An order5that the Board of Health be di- rected to issue licenses to Sperry & Barnes for the purposes set forth in sections 70 ana 27, page 80, of the printed ordinances under such proper restrictions as said board may direct. Referred.
 A petition of s. E. Merwin $ Son was pre- scented asking for permission to repair and erect buildings for purposes of slaughter on Henry and Munson streets The pet1- tioners said that they would not use the slaughter in the summer time, but would | sell in the spring to anyone who wanted It.
 Alderman Grifing moved to refer the mat | ter to the Committee on Licenses, and back ed up his motion with strong speech. I | matter to the Board of Health whom he
 thought had full power to act in the prem 1 ises.
 The matter was referred to the Committee
 on Claims
 Order for catch basin on Elliott street was referred.
 Petition of George Lutz for sewer on Day street between Oak street and West river was referred.
 A. OH. Coffee sent communication offer
 ing to keep the watering tanks in the city
 painted in "good oil colors'' provided he was
 allowed to use them for advertising purposes
 Referred.
 Petition of Judson Brothers Packing com
 pany for license to render lard at 505 and
 507 State street was referred.
 Application of Porter Rice for license for
 the removal of night soil was referred. | Report of the SeaIer of Weights and
 Measures for the two months ending October 18th, 1883, was read by title and ordered on
 file.
 Communication from the Board of Public
 Works, asking that surplus monies be trans
 ferred to supply deficiencies in that depart
 ment passed.
 Reports of the Committee on Claims in fa-
 vor of paying Valentine Boes $50 damages
 for injury to person, and $100 to Margaret Breen for damages from injury to person, were passed.
 ' The everlasting question of condemning 8
 piece of land with building thereon, at the , junction of Congress avenue, Washington and Lafayette streets, was taken up and as
 usual created considerable discussion.
 Alderman Coffee strongly advocated the project. He said he was willing to let tht matter go over until next year, provided thli Board will vote to instruct the Board of Eli nance to make an appropriation of $3, 900 ol . l what was necessary to purchase the plot O. land and erect pump.
 Alderman Barnes said he ventured to sa. sG AL, vnT71f l be opposed by the Board of Health as injur = ious to the health of the people in that vi F oinity.
 Alderman Baldwin moved that the who'll : matter be referred to the next Count of Com A mon Council.
 Alderman Benton characterized the whol ,. matter as an appropriation to John Stars fo s piece of property that WAS of no use t 6 him and which he was glad to get rid of. n Alderman Coffee said if he owned th property of Mir. Stars he would not tak n $5. 900 for it. He said the property wa @ cheap at the price named for 1t. He move y that the motion to refer to the next Court o y Common Council be laid on the table. Losl l. The vote to refer to the next Court 0 ' Common Council was then taken by ye l. and nay vote. The vote resulted in yeas 1S @ nays 6. The resolution was then referred. e A resolution appropriating $3,0oo for tn 8 purchase of plot of land at the junction C @ Congress avenue, Washington and Lafayett 'f streets and that it be referred to the Board c l. Finance was passed.
 1t Adverse reports of the Committee O IS Claims de petitions of Louis Osterman fo n abatement of tax; de petition of F. E. O'Brle l. for the partial abatement of assessment; q n petition of Mrs. J. l.. Ward for abatement ( l. tax on bank stock; de remonstrance Of Davl
 Strouse against being assessed for pavement sr Congress avenue between Congress ayenu r. and Daggett street; de petition of Davl D. Strouse for the abatement of city tax were g 'r adopted.
 'f Adverse report of the Committee 0 s, Sewers de petition of Theodore Stecher fC h 8 sewer in Ashmun street between Eaton an 'r Webster streets was adopted. Y Adverse reports of the Committee o ld Lamps on Orange, 1Ialtby and Summ' iu streets were adopted.
 ?. Estimates of the police departm f e. 1884 amounting to $111, ,G71, were referred 'e the Board of Finance.
 as Estimates of the Board of Public Worl for 1884 amounting to SS776, 764, were referr' 'a to the Board of Finance. at Report of the Board of Compensation r H. commenting that $525 be paid to Adolr 10 Hoffmeister and that Michael and Ellen Rea -n don be paid $375 for damages sustained 1e them occasioned by the building of u r. Lamberton street bridge, was adopted. IT 1g Sewer committee reported in favor of payiI
 Mary E. l.. Merrick $500 for damages o r. casioned by the widening of Dwight street.
 Report or the COun1lGEe0 Ou S4udEoS HI
 vor of giving the wardens and vestry of Fri sn ity church permission to extend the re H. walls of their edifce on the Green thirty fe or was read, and Alderman Baldwin moved tn m it be laid on the table for one month. I os made speech in favor of his motion. B. Aldermana Benton favored the report of u ne committee, as he understood that the pla ao of the committee would be an ornament
 the Green rather than otherwise.
 Alderman Barker said he was not oppos' to the project provided he knew just wh . the vardens and vestry wanted, but othe to wise he was in favor of putting the matt to over until next month.
 i'll On motion of Alderman Benton the matt ,s was referred back to the committee to inqui
 and report farther and more in detail as nc the wants and needs of Trinity church. r. Communication from the Board of Publ te Works do strengthening of West river al le recommending 6 petition to the legislatu oe for the purpose was referred to the Boal al of Public Works and Corporation Couns st with power to act.
 'n Report of the Committee on Sewers in G. vor of 8 sewer in Madison street betweC D. Franklin and Bradley streets was passed.
 Recommendation of the Board of Publ
 Works that the walk on the north side
 Chapel street from the railroad crossing ne B. East street to the Chapel street drawbridl Ia be relaid was passed. Adjourned.
 Rescued from Death.
 Sunday night as the train for Hartford fro ', Rockville was coming out of the yard "
 man was seen bv- -fhe enoinear lying aero