Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-11
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Read and Rsferred- Reports Of Committees - Abatement of Taxes on Recommendation of the Conn mittee - Walks Ordered Laid - Other Matters.
 An adjourned meeting of the Board of AL dermen was held last evening. His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding. Petitions were read and referred as follows Of H. s. Wooster for 8 sidewalk on the south side of Prince street; of New Haven Orphan Asylum for abatement of assessment; of James Sullivan for partial abatement of sewer assessment; of John Sweeney for permission to erect @ frame building on Chestnut street; of Henry B. Judd and Jacob A. Shelly for appoint. ment as special constables (passed) of Ed ward Lawrence for lamps on Humphrey street, between Orange and Pleasant streets.
 Remonstrance of Elisha Dickerman and others against sewer on Dow street was re- ferred.
 Petitions were further presented and re- ferred as follows: Of John Miller for per- mission to remove building (granted); of P. JacobsMax for sewer on Hamilton street be- tween Grand and Chapel streets; of William E. Stahl and others for 8 sewer in Dow strest.
 Communication from the Fire Commis- sioners inviting the Court of Common Coun- cil to be present at the annual review of the fire department on Decoration day, May 3Oth, was accepted.
 A communication was received from the Corporation Counsel in regard to the decis- ion of the Railroad Commissioners requiring that James street and Ferry path be tun- nelIed under the Shore Line railroad track instead of bridging over the same. He asked whether under the right of appeal to the Superior court he should oppose the layout or withdraw the appeal.
 Alderman Baldwin thought the Court of 6@,, ,,SI I-l, H. plan and thus settle @ matter that had taken up good deal of the time of the Council.
 Alderman Mix moved that the communi- cation be referred to the Board of Public Works to inquire and report the situation of affairs Passed.
 Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the two months ending April 15 was re- ceived and ordered on file.
 Report of the Committee on Claims in ia vor of abating assessment against La- dies Seaman's Friend society and
 The New Haven Orphan asylum was adopted The same committee also reported adversely against the petition of Mrs. Will liam Aylwin for abatement of assessment, which was approved.
 The order for the grading of Limeri ok and other streets was returned to the Board of Aldermen with communication stating that Limerick and many other streets or alleys in the city were private property, or had never been acceL ted by the city, and many such streets or alleys had been protected and were now on the map that had been made. The whole matter on motion of Alderman Mix was referred back to the Board of Pub lie Works for positive opinion in conjunc- tion with that of the Corporation Counsel as to what should be done in the matter.
 Report ofSthe Street committee in favor of curb and concrete walks on both sides of Perkins street from Pine street to Shore Line railroad; passed.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps in fa- vor of lamps on Frank, Leonard, Daggett and Lafayette streets and on Whalley avenu c was accepted and order passed
 Report of the Street committee in favor of a concrete walk on the north side of Wolcott street, between James street and Blatchley avenue; for concrete walk on the south and west sides of Spireworth Square in ia. vor of concrete walk on the east and west side of Orchard street; for brick sidewalk on both sides of West street, from Congress avenue to Adeline street in favor of side. walk Sn the west side of Dixwell avenue and east side of Munscn street, were approved and orders passed.
 Resolution empowering the Committee or Ordinances to expend $75 for compiling the index to the revised city ordinances was passed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de
  was adopted and referred to the Board o1 Compensation to assess damages and benefits Report of the Committee on Streets, rec ommending brick sidewalk on the north east side of Wilson street; for relay of side walk on the west side of College street from Townsend's block to College church also for relay of sidewalks on the south sidt of Elm street from Peabody museum to YorI street; also for relay of sidewalk on the west side of York street from Chapel to George streets; also for relay of sidewalk on tht north and south side of Grand street; also fol relay of sidewalk on the east and west side of Franklin street; also for relay of sidewalk on west side of Congress avenue between George and Oak, Rose and Cedar streets were passed as recommended. Report of the Committee on Appropria tions recommending $20O for Memorial daJ was passed.
 Report of the Committee on Building granting I. W. Hine permission to repair building. passed.
 Order that all committees be instructed tc make reports of all matters referred to them during the current year and as soon as prac- ticable after consideration was passed Report of the Board of Public Works for April was received and ordered on file. Report of the Committee on Claims ir favor of paying Jeremiah Sullivan $1OO fo compensation for injury to person; in favor OA AOAo4AAA5 bAAO PSIAGAOh OA | oSSAASA uASDCA- mott for abatement of taxes to the Commit tee on Taxes, were adopted.
 Report of the Board of Compensation assessing damages and benefits for Telford pavement on High street and Telford pave ment on Howard avenue was adopted.
 Petition of John Clancev for bath house at the Cedar, and of J. K. Benham for g gas lamps on Grove street between College and High streets, were referred to the SD. propriate committees.
 Alderman States in the chair.
 Report of the Tax committee in favor oi abating the following taxes and assessments in whole or in part were adopted Congre- gation B'nai Scholem, Temple Street Con. gregational church, Timothy Mulcahy, William J. and IT. J. Atwater, William J. Atwater, H. G. Lewis. Francis Taylor, Mrs Thomas Cunningham. Harriet Whitmore, Catherine D. Mansfield, Henry s. Allen. C. s. Jennings, William W. Bromham, Whit neville horse railroad, Centerville horse railroad, John Starr, James Riley, Mrs. Han nah Potter, Elizabeth Adams, David Renfrew Darling & Newell, A. l.. Swift. heirs of Francis Warner. John Peckham, Mrs. James Say, estate of Isaac Turner, Mary M. Carter, Michael 0. Lane, B. B. Warner, George W. Smith, estate of John Rourke. Joseph c. Newell, Charles Flynn, William Jones' estate of Charles E. Fowler, Francis Maloney. Ad- journed.
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