Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Aldermen.

LOCAL NEWS.
 Board of Aldermen. Numerous Petitions Presented-RepOrts 1 In Abundance-Diseussion on Various Matters-Final Report of the Tax Com. 1 uufttee-Other Matters of Interest.
 regular monthly meeting of the Board ot l Aldermen was held last evening, His Honor
 Mayor Lewis presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows: Of Thomas Cunningham for removal 1 of lamp on Summer street of s. E. Brown ct l als. for the extension of Sherman avenue to Henry street; of Thodon Stecher ct als. for a sewer on Ashmun street, from Eaton to Webster street; of W. A. Waterbury ct als. | for park on East Grand street; of Henry 1 0. Covert ct als. for sewer on Osborne street of David O. Twitchell for damages and Button streets; of F. G. Barnett for the removal of encroachments on old Canal | street; of Margaret B. Tyler for layout of a new street from Howard avenue to Cedar street; of F. Mettler Cox for abatement of sewer assessment; of Dwight Chipman for
 naptha lamp on west corner of Maltby and Pine streets; of John P. Phillips in aid of
 the petition for an extension of Lloyd street; of David Strouse ct. als. for the more perfect
 hardening or paving of Congress avenue of Walter H. Larkins ct. als for sewer on Orchard
 street between Goffe street and Whalley ave-
 me; of Preston w. Eldridge to be appoint ed special constable; of s. l.. Blatchley & Sons for the extension of Lloyd street; of James O'Regan ct. als. for 8 concrete walk on the west side of Poplar street, between Clay and East Grand streets; of Charles R. Smith for appointment as special consta- hle.
 Remonstrance of w. A. Waterbury ct als against the extension of Lloyd street was referred
 Report of the Committee on Lamps for lamps on Prospect and State streets was adopted. The same committee reported ad- versely for lamps asked for on Winthrop ave nue and Goffe street.
 The Board of Compensation for assess ment of sewers and pavements reported damages and benefits for sewer in Grove street between Church and Orange streets for sewer in Audubon street between Orange street and Whitney avenue; for sewer in Lincoln street between Trumbull and Bradley streets; for sewer on H1llhouse avenue between
 rrumbull and Sachem streets. The reports were accepted and assessments laid.
 Order for an asphalt pavement on Court street came from the Board of Public Works
 with recommendation that if asphalt was aid at all that it be Trinidad" or other first class pavement. The recommendation was adopted.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers in fa-
 vor of a SC wer Hamilton street between Greene and Oollis streets was read
 The report created considerable discussion
 between Aldermen klenke and Barker, the latter favoring @ reference back to the Com
 mittee on Sewers for another hearing. The motion to refer back did not prevail and the report of the committee was adopted. The remonstrants to the proposed improvement were given leave to withdraw. Report of the Committee on Sewers in favor of a sewer on Chestnut street between Grand and St. John streets was adopted. Reports from the Street committee were adopted as follows In favor of relay of the sidewalk on the south side of Chapel street from High street to No. 492, for relay of sidewalk on the west side of Franklin street between Wooster and Chapel streets; for relay of walks on Chapel street in front of the Insurance build. ing; for sidewalk on the south side of Colun- bus avenue from West Portsea street to West street; for concrete walk on the south side of Spireworth square; for grading and curbing west side of Monroe street between Clay street and Blatchley avenue; for water ing troughs at the junction of Monroe, Jack son and Clay streets and Blatchley avenue; for sidewalk on the north side of Elm street between Winthrop and Sherman avenues: for the extension of Thorne street from West street to Columbus avenue, for the extension
 
 Whitney avenue; for sidewalk on the east side of Orange street between Willow and Cottage streets; adverse to locating plat form scales on Custom House square. Petitions of William H. Kenyon for abate- ment of assessment, and of A. Werzburg for the curbiHg and paving of the gutter on the west side of Spruce street, between George and Oak streets were both referred. Report of the clerk of the City court for the month of June was accepted and ordered on file.
 Report of the Board of Public Works fla
 voring the payment of small compensation to Patrick McGovern for damages from the constructing of sewer in Washington and Daggett streets was passed Recommendation of the Board of Finance | that bill of $10. 50 due George $. Thomas I for printing be paid was passed. Communication from the Board of Public Works asking that the amount standing to the credit of straightening West river be l transferred to the amount assigned for clear I ing catch basins was adopted. Communication from tho Board of Fire Commissioners asking for a transfer of cer- tain appropriations from stated iteAs to others where needed was adopted. Report of the Street committee in favor of relay of the sidewalk on York street, be- tween Chapel and Grown streets. was read and referred back to the committee. Report of the Board of Public Works de order for sidewalk on the Grove street side of the City cemetery and stating that the as | sociation declined to do the work and asking l for further instructions was read. The mat l ter was referred to the corporation counsel Resolution that committee be appointed | to carry out the provisions of section 5, page l 136, of the city ordinance in reference to the preparation and signing of the rate book was passed
 Report of the Committee on Water de pur- | eE IL .E xI- Washington stl eet and Congress avenue for 8 pu blic park and pump was referred to the Go mmittee on Squares to inquire as to the cost of land and report.
 Order for the appointment of committee 1 to inquire as to providing conveniences for the judge of probate in the now county court | building was passed in concurrence. Report of the Committee on Fire Depart | ment de petition for larger steamer in place l of the present No. was accepted and re- ferred to the Board of Fire Commissioners. Communication de grading of John street
 came from the Board of Public Works asking for further instructions
 The Board was instructed to defer the grading until the Lamberton street sewer was built
 The original layout of the extension of South Water street at sixty feet wide was adopted.
 Report of the Tax committee in favor of
 abating all back taxes against the Carll Opera House was read.
 Mir Hotchkiss of the committee, who was
 present, made strong statement in favor of
 the report of the committee. He said that | the building had been public benefit; it had beer. lover assessed, and if Mir. Carll was relieved from the present taxes he would be able to hold the property and no benefit 1 would be derived from the adoption of this report to anyone but MT. Carll himself. He thought matter of justice that the re- l port should be adopted.
 Alderman Mix moved that the report of | the Tax committee be adopted. Alderman Townsend moved to table the matter until the next meeting Alderman Law seconded the motion on the ground that he desired to satisfy himself as to the fact whether this abatement would