Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-15
Board of CouneiImen

Board of CouneiImen.
 Petitions Read and Referred-Reports Of
 Committees Acted Upon A WrangIe
 Over Special ConstabIes.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Board of
 OounciImen was held last evening, President
 and referred as follows: Of F. A. Munson
 for postponement of assessment for the lay
 ing of Canal street sewer; of the Centeryille
 horse railroad for permission to lay center
 bearing instead of side bearing rails of John
 H. Leeds for change of width of South Wa
 ter street from 60 to 50 feet; of Frank Tyler
 for permission to locate platform scales on
 Custom House Square, also for appointment
 as city weigher; of T. G. ". Jefferson for concrete walk on the east side of Bowling
 street between Pine and Lombard streets; of Charles w. Prindle and others for appoint
 ment as special constable, (passed); of Samuel E. Dibble for grade and curb south side of Edwards street between Orange and Livings- ton streets; of Valentine Boes for compensa- tion for injury to person; of Fl. A. Newton for sewer in Prospect street; of N. F. Hall for flag sidewalk on the east side of Orange street between Court and Elm streets; of Henry Strack for sidewalks and cross. walks on .Munson street; of Owen Reynolds for sidewalks on both sides of West street, between Congress avenue and Davenport
 avenue; of Frank Ryan for concrete walk on Greenwich avenue, between Kimberly avenue
 and Third street; of Bernard Reilly for pur- chase of piece of land on Congress avenue for drinking fountain; of John Clancey for a bath house in the vicinity of the Ce- dars; of H. s. Wooster for a sidewalk on the south side of Prince street, from Hill street to No. 24 Prince street; of New Haven Orphan Asylum for abatement of assessment; of Henry B. Judd and Jacob A. Shelly for rtahI (TaoG dls of James Sullivan for abatement of sewerage assessment; of Jacob Marx for sewer in Hamilton street. between Greene and Chapel i streets; of William F. Stahl for a sewer in Dow street; of Solomon Close for a sidewalk on Wilson street.
 sewer in Dow street. and property holders against sewer in Lamberton and Button streets, were referred.
 Order appropriating $75 for indexing the city ordinances passed.
 Invitation from the Fire Commissioners to the Court of Common Council to review the fire department on Decoration day was &C., eepted.
 Reports of the Committee on Sewers de sewers in East Chapel street, from Lloyd street to James street, and on Whalley ave- nue, from Garden street to University Place were referred back to the committee in con- currence.
 Resolution that the Board of Public Works be requested to submit to the Court of Com mon Council the condition of the Dewitt street bridge, which was ordered built sev- eral years ago. Passed.
 Ordinance requiring departments to report answers to inquiries at the next meeting of the Court of Common Council after such in- quiries are made was ordered printed. Resolution ordering the sidewalk on the west side of Blatchley avenue to be com pleted before July 1st, 1885, Passed. Report of the Committee on Bath Houses de appointment of Timothy Crowley bath was appointed keeper of the Beach street bath house. Owen Kelley was appointed { keeper of the West river bath house in con- currence with the Board of Aldermen. Report of the Committee on Claims recom- mending that the petition of Patrick Mo Dermott for abatement of taxes be referred to the tax committee, passed in concurrence. Petition of Albert Frazier to be appointed special constable was referred. Resolution providing for the appointment of two Aldermen and three Councilmen to consider the advisability of free public and Munson were appointed on the part of this board
 Order that $500 be appropriated out of the contingent fund for public urinals was re- ferred
 Reports of the street committee were &C., cepted and orders passed as follows: For relay of sidewalk on south side of Elm street, from Peabody Museum to York, street for ' relay of sidewalk on the west side of York
 street, from Chapel to George street; for re- lay of sidewalk on the west side of College ' street, from Townsend block to College street church for brick sidewalk on the northeast side of Wilson street, between Lamberton and Resette streets for side walks on the west side of Dixwell avenue and east side of Munson street for concrete sidewalk on the east and west side of Orchard street, from terminus to Munson street; for | brick sidewalk on both sides of West street, from Congress avenue to Adefine street for concrete sidewalk on the south and west sides of Spireworth Square for concrete walk on the north side of Wolcott street, between James street and Blatchley avenue; ; for curb and concrete walk on both sides of Perkins ' street, from Pine street to Shore Line rail road.
 Report of the Committee on Appropria- ! tions in favor of appropriating $2OO to the Grand Army posts for Decoration day, passed \ in concurrence.
 Report de widening of Meadow street from | Water street to Congress avenue was, &C., l cepted, layout adopted and order passed in concurrence with the Board of Aldermen The order for a Telford pavement on Kim berly avenue from Howard avenue to the city line was amended so that it extended to I the westerly terminus of the brick yard in- I stead of to ths city line, and as amended passed.
 The appointment of list of special con- stables consisting of Daniel Loveioy and eight ! others came from the Board of Aldermen ap. proved and the parties elected by unani- nous consent. This was signal sor 8 wrangle which continued for 8 considerable time. Some of the Coun-
 eilmen were in favor of appointing this list as they had been personally approved by mem Iare nf 4G thought that unless the entire list of ninety two names previously presented and referred back were approved that none of them should be. Dilatory motions were made and an effort
 was made to get some individuals on the list appointed. The list was finally referred to the Committee on Nominations.
 Report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas. ures for the two months ending April 18th was read and ordered on fle Report of the Street committee in favor of the relay of sidewalk on the east and west sides of Franklin street was passed; also for relay of sidewalk on the north and south sides of Grand street, passed Report of the Committee on Nominations appointing Edwin B. Sheperd special con- stable, passed.
 Report Of the Committee on Claims in favor of paying Jeremiah Sullivan $10O for damages from injury to person, passed. Report of the Acting City Engineer de removal of encroachments on Limerick street was referred back to the Board of Public Works for further explanations Report of the Board of Public Works for April was ordered on file
 Report of the Street committee in favor of relay of sidewalk on the west side of Con- gress avenue between George and Oak and Rose and Cedar streets, passed Order that all committees report all busi- ness before them during the current year and as soon, after receiving the same, as possible; passed.
 Report of the Board of Compensation as sessing damages and benefits for Telford pavement on High street and for Telford pavement on Howard avenue were received and assessments laid as recommended Ad-
 journed.
 A Birthday SocIabIe. Twenty-one years ago yesterday Mr. Thom.
 as w. Lane was ushered into. life Thomas