Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-16
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Read and Referred = Large 1 Acted UpOn-Reperts of Other Commit l tees-The Charleston Guests and Fourth | of July. A special meeting of the Board of Alder 1 men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor l Lewis presiding. 1 Alderman States called from the table the | report of the Committee on Sewers in regard 1 to sewers in Lamberton and Button streets which was tabled at the last meeting.
 Alderman Klenke said the remonstrants against these sewers were very numerous and that was the reason the committee acted as they did.
 Alderman States moved that Mir. Sargent of the Board of Public Works, who was present, be heard on the question. The mo- tion was carried.
 Mr. Sargent then produced map, showing the land where sewer was needed ana the land it is proposed to drain by the proposed sewer. He explained that owing to the grad ing of Lamberton street and building the bridge over said street. it had caused the wa ter to set back. He said that until the trunk sewer through Lamberton street was built none of the lateral sewers on the side streets could be built. As it is now, he said, the city is liable every winter, from overflow of water, for damages and would be until th1s sewer was built.
 Alderman Mix moved to refer the whole matter back to the Committee on Sewers to review their action and get report from the city engineer.
 Applications for exemption from taxes and assessments as recommended by the Iax committee were approved as follows: UT SalIie Colin, William H. Hutchinson, stephen A. Peck, William Gay, George M. Downes, | (obiected to) James H. Platt, estate of Morris Isbel, William J. Root, Herbert E. Smith, Henry D. Phillips, William Eagan, George | H. Bostwick, Edwin D. Swift, Stephen B. Mead, Clark Adye, James Devlne, Catherine Deming, Mrs. H. c. Wells, James Sullivan, | William Reyes, Mrs. Jacob Cramer, Anneth | Wilkinson, John c. Hollister, trustee for Sarah F. Armstrong, John Reynolds, Frank l S. Andrew, A. A. Goodsell, Patrick McDer- mott.
 At this point Alderman Law moved that | tbe tax collector be requested to remove the | lien on the property of Michael K. Enscoe, as recommended by the Tax committed. Passed Other recommendations of Tax committee Il for partial abatement of taxes were aP- proved as follows: Bernard Quinn, VII l liam D. Brinley, George B. Lewis and Ben iamin Fabrioue. Daniel Healy, Bridget Mar 1 low, Patrick McDermott, Bernard Reilly, the | Baldwin Corset company, William Miller, | Michael Donegan, Charles R. Waterhouse, | George L. Ives, James Harney, Jacob F. Richards, Maria Carberry, Eliza A. Haml' | ton ct. al., Frank s. Andrew, Abraham l Cammerer, Patrick Hogan, Curtis s. Hinman l by F. s. Andrew, George W. Hicks, Francis ! Maloney et :ux Mrs Whiting S. Sanford, Thomas Burns, Stiles Mansfield. Adverse to petition of Patrick McDermott and E. Louise | Beecher.
 l Renort of the Committee on Water in fav- or of locating we'll and pump at the june tion of Congress avenue and Washington street. which includes the purchase or @ building and the location of public park, was read.
 | Alderman Benton thought there should be further explanation before the report was accepted and adopted.
 ty could not be condemned except for pub lie park If taken it would only make room enough for pump.
 Alderman Baldwin thought tine Court ot Common Council should know what the property was to cost before action was taken: Ken.
 The matter was tabled until the next meeting.
 Report of ths Board of Public Works de walks on the south and west sides of Spire- l worth Square was read with the recommen- dation that the walks be curbed before the walks are laid. The matter was referred to the Committee on Streets.
 ! Communication from the fire marshal was read stating that building was being erect ed on Chapel street by w. l.. Bennett that l encroached on the atreet line four feet and contrary to the permit granted by the mar shal The matter was referred to the Corpo ration Counsel to inquire and report as to the Chapel street building lines.
 1 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows: Of M. J. McMahon for sidewalk on the east side of Orange street; of Emil Schonberger for compensation for injury to person.
 Resolution appropriating $1, ,0OO for ce1e- brating the Fourth of July came from the Common Council amended, making the sum $500.
 It was moved to adhere to former action, which was lost.
 Alderman Benton moved to indefinitely postpone the whole matter. Alderman Baldwin objected. He said he did not believe it would be to the credit of the city to let the day go by without making some sort of demonstration.
 Alderman Barker favored concurrent ac- ton with the Board of CounciImen.
 After remarks by Aldermen Benton and Law, the Board voted to concur in the vote of the Councilmen.
 Communication from the Board of Public Works recommending that $50, ,000 in sew craze bonds be issued, 1925, 900 to be used in CT, was referred to the Board ofIFinance to re- port on the whole matter of issuing sewerage bonds.
 Report of the Street committee in favor of concrete sidewalk on the east side of Down- ing street, betweeen Pine and Lombard streets, was passed.
 On the suggestion of his Honor the Mayor the order for an appropriation for the Eng 1 fish street bath house WAS recalled and ta- bled The Mayor stated that there were no funds to build the bath house this year.
 The Committee on Streets reported in flaw or of the following Improvements which | were adopted For concrete sidewalk on the south side of Prince street, for concrete walk on both sides of Greenwich avenue be- tween Third street and Kimberly avenue, for relay of sidewalk on the west side of Hamil- ton street from Grand street to Railroad | hnf1 fo,no nT0 cFr (adverse) for sidewalk on both sides of West street between Congress and Daven- port avenues, for grading and curbing south side of Edwards street between Orange and Livingston streets.
 The Committee on Claims reported in ia vor of the following: For the abatement of assessment of James Sullivan for indef- nite postponement of claim of estate of James Reilly; in favor of the abatement of assessment against the General Hospital so- ciety; adverse to petition of James Cum mings for damages from injury to person. The reports were adopted.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de expenses for May was read and ordered on file.
 Resolution providing for pump on the southwest corner of Wooster Square was re- ferred.
 Report of the Committee on Buildings de removal of fence on the west side of La mar block was referred to the Corporation Counsel.
 Petition for a crosswalk across Shelton av- enue at Division street was referred to the Board of Public Works.
 Adverse report of the Street committee de sidewalk on the northwest side of Wilson street was adopted.
 Resolution de memorial building came from the Common Council referred to spe- cial committee. The Aldermen voted to ad- here to their former action referring the same to the special committee on removal of the State House.
 The resolution appropriating $1, 500 to en- certain guests of the city from South Caro-. lima, who come with the Washington Light Infantry, came from the Council on disa- greeipg vote.
 Alderman Benton said that while be should favor concurrence, yet he desired to say that if guests were coming from Charleston New Haven could not afford to refuse an appro- priation to entertain them. He said there had been great deal of newspaper talk on the matter and it was qu ite evident that there was disposition not to en- certain the distinguished visitors becoming