Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-22
Municipal Meetings.

Board Of Aldermen-Closing Up the Bus-
 fness of the Year-A DisaGreeing Vote Other EIattsrs-yVOrk of the Board of
 CsunciImen.
 4 special meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding. The object of the meeting was principally to consider disagreeing votes between the Aldermen and Councilmen in reference to different matters pending.
 The Board voted to adhere in regard to the bridge over the east channel of Mill river; to adhere regarding the appropria- tious for Court street pavement and for bath houses.
 The report of the Board of Compensation assessing damages and benefits for the ex- tension of Brewery street came up. Mayor Lewis gave warning that the cost of the pro- posed work, $20, GOO or more, could not come back by assessment until next year. Mir. Sargent advocated the measure, as also did Aldermen Baldwin and Townsend
 The report of the Board of Compensation was accepted and ordered passed.
 Report of the Committee on Licenses on petition of Thomas Ensign $ Son and Brad ley $ Ball were approved.
 Reports of the Committee on Claims in favor of the petition of David Twitchell for compensation for overflow of water; in favor of granting compensation to Margaret Colla- py for compensation for injury to person; ad- verse to petition of E. A. Johnson for com pensation for injury to person were all ap- proved.
 On the suggestion of Alderman Barker the order appointing committee of seven citi- gems to solicit subscriptions for public i- brary was amended so as to make the com- mittee not less than nine or more than thir- teen, of whom His Honor the Mayor shall be one, and as amended passed.
 CaspaE Kipp, who had previously been re- fused 6 license to slaughter in that part of the city known as the Boulevard, was granted license until April first and no longer.
 At this point a recess of ten minutes was taken.
 At the end of the recess it was reported that the Board of Councilmen had disagreed with the action of the Board of Aldermen and they asked for g committee of confer ence. His Honor appointed Aldermen Ben ton and Mix on that committee.
 Order for the transfer of appropriations to the Lamp committee was indefinitely post poned.
 Order for the relaying of sidewalks on East Grand street was indefinitely postponed, as was also an order for transfer of funds for bath houses. The same action was taken in regard to the curbing of grading of James street. sppropriating $3, GOO to buy plot of land on Congress avenue; also in regard to bids for the removal of the old State House, the same action was taken in regard to the watering of streets
 Report of Street committee de relay of sidewalk on Dwight street and of Mary A. Lindlsy for building lines on Warren street were continued to the next Court of Com mon Council.
 Ordinance de city advertising WAS referred to the next Court of Common Council, and similar action was taken regarding the peti- ton for bath house at Lewis bridge.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de unexpended balances was indefinitely post poned.
 Several other orders and petitions of minor importance which have been on the table for year or two were either referred to the next Court of Common Council or in definitely postponed.
 The committee of conference through AL derman Mix reported that the committee had agreed to or compromised on everything except on the Court street pavement, where they could not agree. On motion of Alderman States it was voted to accept the report of the committee of conference, excepting that portion relating to the Court street pavement.
 Alderman States then moved that the estl- mate for Court street pavement be made $4, ,015 making it new item.
 The Board then adjourned.