Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-29
M. A. Notes.

The association will keep 'sopen house. l New Years day as usual All young men are { invited to call. Refreshments will be served / in the evening from to 10 o'clock.
 An informal reception will be rendered the new general secretary. MT. Henry O, Will Hams, on Thursday evening. January 3. On account of the limited capacity of the rooms the ladies are not invited. Christmas Entertainment at the Church
 of the Messiah.
 The Sunday school children of the Church of the Messiah gave 8 Christmas entertain ment at their church last night. There was a large audience present. The exercises con sisted of addresses by Judge Sheldon, John | G. North and the pastor, Rev. N. H Tough ton; also recitations by members of the school and singing by the choir and school John Mccarthy conducted thN, exercises which were of an interesting and enjoyable character. Mir. Houghtop made ths closing address, after which the children repaired to the Sunday school parlors where they were treated to fine colIation. Much credit is due to the ladies of the troh and also to Frank Hermance. John Mccarthy and the teachers for the admirable manner in which the children deported thelhselves.
 Christmas Festival at Germania Hall.
 Two large Christmas trees heavily loaded with gifts stood in all their splendor near the stage of Germania Hal last evening. They were soon despoiled of their treasures, and the children of the fsmilies represented in the Teutonia MssnnerChor, which organiza- ton prepared the tree were made happy by the pretty offerings, ae candy, apples, etc. A large number of tEam were present with 1 their parents and fEsnds. The committee of arrangements consisted ot Theo. .hnlpp- ing. John Mscheleidt H. u. Scharf, J. w. Aupur, H. Jaworskj Joseph F. Kreizer, A. Schmitz. Henry Koepler, F. Henninger. The Masnner Chor holds 8 public ball at l Germania Halle, Nd dlday evening. County tommiss1Oners. The county commissioners were in session yesterday. George R. Bill, who is in the 1 employ of the S. PIJ., was looking over the books to see who lad applied for licenses l with the view of oposing certain applicants Upon two of thespplications MT. Bill made l an entry giving note that the issue of the licenses asked for vEuld be opposed. Frank l J, Heany's applicaton for license to sell at 121 George street iobjected to on the ground
 that the place is within fifty feet of the George street Methodist church, and is not in
 fact hotel. Thsapplication of P. F. Del
 aney to sell at ], 36 State street is objected
 te on the grou5l that the applicant has
 violated the Suatay law.
 To-day the county commissioners will for
 ward to the Selk ktmen of the several towns of
 the county 8 Citulsr notifying them that the
 temporary hon for poor children in Tyler
 City will be peled next Tuesday. The act
 of the legislatuts providing for these county
 homes providE for the admission of chil-
 dren between tie ages of two and 16 who are
 'waifs or stra a7s. the offspring of drunk ards, prisoneB or paupers, or are neg
 lected, deserted or poorly treated by their
 parents.''
 The law applies more particularly to chil-
 dren who may be inmates of almshouses, al-
 though not restricted to this class. In the
 New Haven almshouse there are at the pres-
 ent time less than half 8 dozen children to
 whom l5a s;s5utl g applicable. With scaFcs- iy au exearsIoE lhaiS psEeats are confirmed i trunksrds- TAs enunIy commissioner who, l with Dr. E1nton e she State Board of Char
 itiss and Prof. Brewer of ths State Board of ] EtesIEh. constitute the board fer the arrange ! mem oi the 2asae, ase of the opinion that the law gives them l2p power of commitment.
 Childr.n must bs 5 t to the institution l through the poor ove. -7 of the different ] towns, sho are iu rssl Selectmen.
 ] BEuDiclpa2 gOaHts of Aisserrl%n- szl-An Agreement Z"iGzE5 4 zGszartG-
 t1E GLe C3sy ions TIas
 CDurtsTiII ssttIa ASRsrencss.
 Meetings of the 3osrL of Aldermen and ! JoanciIman were called 0y the Mayor for last evening. Previous to tho 1neetinge tns 1 Committee of conference OF Sne disagreement 1 rsgasd;og .Le Court street pavement vas l held in zoouaa Ic and Il. 1 After rsadi4g tue minutes in the Bossa of ! Aldermen. ia which Mayor Lewis presided, ! business proceeded as follows: ! The L eAs.eer's report for the year 1885 ] was read sn5reIerre3 to the committee on ennu.-! y4pers 70 he raised. i Report [ tne muuicipai bond sinking ! fand oon4.1 sioneEs vas read and referred to 1 the oonma.ss on annuai reports to be 1 raised. Report oIthe commissioners of the sew l craze sinkig fund bonds was read and re- ferred to tie committee an annual reports. Report 6 the committee on ordinances de
  bles in tn sFirst ward and recommending that it be indefinitely postponed was passed.
 Alderma States from the committee of l conferenc on the Court street pavement re- ported tht the committee had agreed to the following
 That tue items for Court street pavement of $4,OO and the State street pavement of $12, GOO be stricken from the estimates as reportedby the Board of Finance, and that the ite5 Paving Streets SIG, ,OoO'' be in serted i lieu thereof, provided that no part of the $1G,OOO shall be used for paving Court kreet, unless it shall be decided by the courts hat the order for paving the street is solid and binding.
 Petition of B. Rogowski for the re-num- berinso of Whiting street was referred to the next Court of Common Council.
 Refolution giving St. Aloysius T. A. B. society permission to place a fair banner acros Chapel street was read, and the peti- tiones were given leave to withdraw. It was understood that if the banner was put out no touble would be made regarding the samt if weights were not placed upon it.
 Report of Committee on Ordinances de of express wagons on Center street, and recommending that paragraph 3. section I4, of the printed ordinances concerning public conveyances be amended by striking 'ut said paragraph and inserting in lieu hereof the following ''Chapel street. forth side two hundred feet, commencing at point twenty-five feet west from Temple treet." The ordinance was tabled for ,rinting. Communication from Corporation Counsel | )riscon giving it as his opinion that both oards must agree in passing the annual es- ( mates was read and ordered on file.
 BOARD OF coUNoLNrEN. The Board of CounciImen was called to or ( CT by Assistant City Clerk Crowley. Councilman Gallagher was appointed presi- ent pro tenn in the absence of President preyer. The order regarding the filthy condition the streets was indefinitely postponed. The order relating to the appointment of Gnitor of the City Hall by the Auditor was definitely postponed. 2 Councilman Sargent, from the conference ommittee on the Court street item of 4, ,Ooo, and the item for State street pave C
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