Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-11
R0ard of Councilmen.

Board of Councilmen.
 Petitions Read and Referred-Transfers
 of fApprOpriatfons-Sund Claims Com
 sfdered-ClOsing up the Business for the
 Year.
 regular meeting of the Board of Coun- cilmen was held last evening, President Spreyer presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows: Of James Clark for change of the name of Meadow street to Church street
 of Isaac Ullman for compensation for injury
 to property of Mary H. Bassett for dam-
 ages from injury to property. Order de transfer of appropriations in po- lice department was referred to the next Court of Common Council. Proposed ordinance de ringing of door
 bells was referred to the Committee on Ordi- nances.
 Adverse reports of the Committee on
 Claims were accepted as follows: De peti- ton of c. l.. Bradley for damages from in- jury to person de claim of Margaret Eagap for injury to property. The same commit tee reported in favor of the petition of the trustees of the old town farm for abatement
 of taxes; also in favor of the abatement of
 sewer assessment as petitioned for by the
 General Hospital society. The petition of the Trinity church society for the extension of the rear of their church fifteen feet to make room for 8 chanceI came from the Board of Aldermen approved. Councilman Ullman opposed concurrence
 with the Board of Aldermen. He thought no
 church society should be allowed to farther encroach on the public domain of the city. Councilman Brown said that all Trinity church asked was to build 8 chancel in the l rear which would be ornamental and give the church the right which they were entitled to before the church was actually built. Councilman Mealia said that the committee were unanimous in the opinion that the l church should be allowed to build the addi- tion. A vote was taken by yeas and nays l and there were 30 yeas and nays. Report of the City Auditor de transfer of unexpended balances in the sundry depart ment was passed.
 Adverse report of Committee on Claims de petition of Henry z. Nichols for abatement l of interest on an assessment was adopted. Resolution de transfer of appropriations | in the fire department was read and passed. Report of the Committee on Appropria- tions de erection of public urinals was read and recommendation adopted. Report of the Committee on Sewers refer ring the building of sewer in Lamberton and Button streets was referred to the next Court of Common Council. The same con- mittee also reported in favor of catch basin on the corner of Elliott Lane and East street, which was adopted. The same com- mittee reported in favor of referring the peti- tion for sewer in Prospect street between Division and Sachem streets to the next Court of Common Council Report of the Committee on State House de removal of that building and ad verse to such removal was adopted. The petition for sewer in Oak street, be- tween Day street and West river, was referred 1 to the next Court of Common Council in concurrence.
 Order for curb and oobble gutter on the ] east side of West Water street, from No. 352 ! ell odo fod Resolution de erection of & memorial l building came from the Committee on State 1 House, recommending that the petitioners be 1 given leave to withdraw. Adopted. Report of the Board of Public Works re- l garding the ownership of lands at Barnes vile bridge on what is known as Ball Island l was adopted.
 l Report of the Board of Public Works de 1 completion of sewers and pavements was re- ferred to the Board of Compensation. 1 Report of the Committee on Streets de grading of St. Roman street; de extension of Hillhouse avenue from Munson street to Su.
 burban street; de substituting concrete in- stead of brick walk on the north side of Lam berton street; de grading and curbing of | Munson street, between Orchard and Cres- cent streets, were all adopted in concur 1 renee.
 1 The report of the Committeee on Public l Library came up and Councilman Graves, of
 
 provided that a committee of nine be ap- pointed by the Mayor to solicit subscriptions | to the amount of $125, ,000 to secure lot
 and erect building for public library. He argued that there had been no disposition on | the part of those to whom the town had ap- propriated $50, 900 to have the funds divert ed and it was not right to demand this amount or to divert 1t from it's usual course, which was to erect a soldiers monument. Councilman Wheeler, of the First ward argued in opposition to the amendment of 1 fered by MT. Graves and earnestly supported the report of the committee. Councilman Munson argued in 8 similar vein, as did also Councilman Swift, both of whom were strongly in favor of the report of | the committee.
 The amendment of Mir. Graves and an ad- ditional amendment offered by Mir. Ullman were lost and the original report was then ] adopted as passed by the Board of Aldermen. Order for concrete walk on both sides of Carlisle street between Liberty street and Howard avenue was read and the time fixed for completion of the same as July 1st, 1884.
 Annual report of the Committee on Streets
 was read and referred to the Committee on Printing.
 Report of the Committee on Streets in fa-
 vor of the extension of Rosette street was adopted. The same committee reported ad-
 versely to the petition of w. G. Fisher for permission to use watering tanks for adver- G1S1Qq purposes; alSO aQV0rS0 10 p0G1C1OQ tor change of name of East Grand street to Highland avenue; also adverse to repairing Humphrey street between Pleasant and Orange streets; also adverse to the extension of Button street to Putnam street. The same committee reported in favor of referring the extension of Second street to the next Court of Common Council Similar action was taken in regard to the extension of Sherman avenue from Goffe street to Henry street.
 The extension of Munson street from Mansfield street to Whitney avenue was read, accepted, layout adopted and order passed in concurrence.
 Petition of Henry G. Lewis for expenses of establishing his title to Mayor was re- ferred to the Committee on Claims in con- currence.
 John B. Freysinger was appointed special constable by unanimous consent.
 The estimates for 1884 were read by title and tabled for printing.
 Report de extension of Elliott street to Mulberry street was read, accepted, layout adopted and order passed.
 Report de layout of new street from Winchester avenue to Mansfield street was read accepted and layout adopted.
 Adjourned after an announcement from the president that the table was clear.
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