Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-06
Board of AIdermen.

End to End-Other Business Before the Board.
 Mayor Lewis presided at the stated meet | ing of the Aldermen last evening. A petition from Francis T. Busse for re-
 moval of encroachments on Warren place was referred to the Board of Public Works ! with power.
 Other petitions were referred as fol- | lows: Of Harvey G. Shepard and
 Norton s: Biree to be appointed in
 spectors of lumber; of F. Wayland for l lamp in front of First Baptist branch school on Nash street of John Leary for lamp on Lafayette street of Daniel Lovejoy to be I appointed bath house keeper of Peter \ Sweeney for appointment as bath house keeper at West bridge; of David H. Ferris | for appointment as special constable. | Other petitions of the same natur 6 in favor of Edward H. Hosmer, Edward Hosmer, Press w. Eldridge, Frank M. Ulmer. From Bernhard RogoWsh for building line on Ward street between Sylvan avenue and Davenport avenue; from John H. Hamilton | for building line on Howard avenue and change of building line in Washington street ]; | of Mrs Oliver Hale for permit to shingle | roof No. 19 Dow street; of James Herman | for appointment as bath house keeper; of | John F. O'Keefe for crosswalk on Franklin at William street.
 The petition of Sigismund Bauer for re- | consideration of the action by previous | ! mendation of the tax committee for an | abatement of taxes led to debate. | = Alderman Benton explained MT. Bauer 6 | situation who has been delayed in getting | some pension money with which he hoped to | save his property, in danger of being lost. MT. Benton asked for unanimous consent I to pass resolution of abatement. He said \ Edward Stevens had promised that if the in- \ terest could be paid he would not foreclose and it was pity that MT. Bauer should lose | all.
 Alderman Mix wanted 8 proviso that the ! petition to the Superior court for fore closure should be withdrawn. The proviso II being added the order was passed. | Petition of New Haven Orphan asylum for | abatement of assessment referred. Recommendations from the tax committee \ were read and approved in the cases of the | estate of Antoinette B. Johnson, estate of \ Mary Barnard, estate of William I. Reynolds, | Carter Wright, Timothy Cremin, Connecticut ! Savings bank, St. Francis Orphan asylum, \ Michael Ahern, estate of Zelotes Day, William Fairchild.
 | Ordered, that the Corporation Counsel be \ instructed to go before the Legislature to \ further the proposed city ordinances in order to avoid the necessity for printing them all, as would be required ordinarily to validate | them.
 Alderman Mix explained the situation of the work of making the new ordinances. He ! said an index had to be made.
 Alderman Coffee said that last year $500
 was appropriated for indexing. The order | was passed.
 A resolution was passed for building a ! morgue in rear of the City Hall by the Pc lice Commissioners. It donates the land. An order was read ordering the inspection of hotels, schools and other public buildings,
 as to safety from fire, by the commissioners | of public buildings. \ I oI- kal khn nf the resolution, asking unanimous consent. It was adopted.
 The report of the Committee on Nomina- | tions of the list of joint standing committees, ! heretofore published, was read and adopted. ! Report of widening and layout of Meadow street by the Board of Public Works, with an accompanying order, was read, for an as-
 sessment of benefits and damages. They sug- gested that more widening might be needed | some other time.
 The Mayor explained that these lines of \ layout had been reported in obedience to a
 mandate of former Common Council. He | said not dollar for opening and widening | streets in 1883 was now available from the appropriation. All the appropriation had | been covered already and six times over. | c. L. Baldwin said widening to 55 feet ' was comparatively inexpensive. but when you come to cut of whole buildings 1t might ! cost hundred thousand dollars. The 55 feet recommended might answer for now, by cutting off on1y~R- few old buildings, but five feet wider would be much more costly. The matter was tabled. Report of layout of South Water street &C., cepted and order passed. I Resolution requesting acting city engineer to report the cost of wall maps for the use of the Common Council in each board !; passed.
 Resolution appointing 8 committee of the Mayor and two Aldermen to report to this Board as to what has been done about drain ing Beaver ponds, adopted and Aldermen Townsend and Platt appointed. l Order that North Bank street, Rock La1e, Spring, Talmadge, Veto and Wight streets be numbered and that Brewery, Canal, Chapel, CFown George, Grand, Kimberly Temple and Wooster streets be rOnuabered was read.
 Mayor Lewis said that whsn Chapel street should be renumbered al parallel streets should also be renumhered, so as to make the figures come right at crossings. Alderman Mix moved the acceptance of the report except the Chapel street part.
 Alderman c. l.. Baldwin said property holders should have a chance for 8 public hearing.
 Alderman Barnes did not think it necessa- Ry.
 Alderman States favored the hearing be- fore changes of numbers should be ordered. Alderman Benton concurred with Alder
 ASSSA--~~Se
 Alderman Mix renewed his motion to pass the order exclusive of Chapel street.
 Alderman Barker objected to such course
 and spoke of the confusion in Chapel street
 numbers as they now are.
 Alderman Farnsworth urged the passage of
 the entire order. Sixty days must pass be-
 fore the order could be executed, and the city directory publishers would be embar- rassed by delay for hearing.
 The order was passed.
 Report for January of the Board of Public Works, showing an expenditure of $4,os5.15; accepted.
 Ordered, gas lamp on South Water street and change of naphtha lamp to gas on South Water street and Howard avenue, passed.
 An order reported from the tax committee was read, showing list of delinquent tax payers, with recommendation that the tax collector be released from collecting them. The delinquencies extend through several years.
 It was voted to refer to a committee of three Aldermen to inquire and report. AL dermen Mix, Barnes and Barker were ap-' pointed.
 Annual reports of the city sealer, chief of the fire department, lamp department and Board of Public Works, accepted and ordered on file. Adjourned.