Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-09
The Horse Trot.
Board of Aldermen.

Petitions Rend and Referrsd-Reports OF
Committees-The South Carolina Visf-
tors to he Entertained-An Approprfa-
ton OF Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of AL
dermen was held last evening, Alderman
States, president pro. tenn, in the chair.
Petitions were read and referred as fol-
lows: Of Lucian 81. Arnold to be appointed
special constable; of the New Haven Bicycle
club for the removal of fence near Lamar
block on Crown street; of Mrs. Miles Darker
et ais for sidewalk on Greenwood street;
of Michael Scally for the curbing and grading
of Monroe street; of L. E. Munson for re.
bate and refunding of Canal street sewer as
sessment.
lie buildings, to whom was referred the reso-
luton requesting the examination of certain
public buildings and make a report regarding
their safety from and means of escape in
case of fire, report as requested to the first
meeting of the Court of Common Council in
July was passed.
Report of the Committee on Railroads and
Bridges in favor of gates on the
Shore Line road at Perkins street, Clinton
avenue, Atwater, Pine, Rowe, Ferry, Poplar,
Fillmore, jackson and Monroe streets and
Ferry Path. The report was approved.
Report of the Committee on Railroads and
Bridges de petition for a bridge over Mill
river at the foot of Rock Lane, and refer
ring the same to the next Court of Common
Council, was adopted.
Report de layout of Dwight street on the
east side from Chapel to Martin streets, was
taken from the table and adopted.
Petition of the American band for an ap-
preparation for free open air concerts was
taken from the table and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
Petition of the wardens and veStry of
Trinity church to extend the rear or western
wall of said church was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Parks.
Petition for gas lamp on the northwest
corner of Stanley avenue and Ellsworth ave-
nue. was referred.
Order that section IA of the ordinances
concerning public conveyances be amended
by striking out the sixth, seventh and eighth
lines was referred to the committee on ordi-
nances.
Resolution de erection of public urinals
was referred to the Committee on Apprepria-
tons.
Report of Street Committee recommend
ing relay of sidewalk on the north and
south sides of Grand street before August,
1884, was passed in concurrence.
Report of the Committee on Sewers in
favor of sewer in East Chapel street, from
Lloyd to James streets, was adopted.
The following ordinance was taken from
the table and adopted without discussion
Be it ordained by the Court of Common
Council of the City of New Haven:
1t shall be the duty of any department of
the city government, or of the heads of such
departments, of whom an inquiry shall be
made by either or both boards of the Court
of Common Council, to answer the same in
writing at the next regular meeting Of the
board making such inquiry.
Resolution requiring the Board of Public
Works to inquire If any compensation was
due Patrick MeGovern for running a sewer
through his property was passed.
Report. of the clerk of the City court for
March and April was read by title and or
dered on file.
Report of the Committee on Lamps ad-
verse to the petitions of Thomas r. Trow-
bridge. o. Il. White, George NJ. Downes, r.
T. Merwin, H. P. Hubbard ct ais, was read
and report adopted.
Ranort of Committee on Lamps in favor of
the erection of lamps on George, Lamberton,
Henry and Orchard streets was passed.
Report of the Committee on Buildings in
favor of granting John Sweeney permission
to erect a frame addition was passed. The
same committee reported adversely to the
petition of Bernard Reilly to allow his barn
to remain in the rear of No. 81 York street.
Report of the Committee on Bath Houses
in favor of bath house at the foot of Eng
lish street Fair Haven) at a cost of s., 300.
the amount to be taken from the contingent
fund.- was passed.
Report Of the Bath House committee in
favor of appropriating $1,000 for bath
house at the Cedars was read
The question was discussed in favor by
President States, Aldermen O'Keefe, Plat
and others.
Alderman Barnes moved that the mater