Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-11


 at 1:1O p. m. The way train that formerly arrived at 5:45 now arrives at 6:10 D. nn and the express that reached here at 5:02 is now due at 4:57. The 8:31 way train now arrives at S:50.
 On the Shore Line road the train that 1 formerly left at 7:55 a. m. now starts at SOS a. m. The 10:35 train that formerly went to New London now only goes as far as Saybrook.
 On the Canal road the train that formerly left here at 1925 now leaves at 11:10 @. m. The time of departure of the 4:1O train has that formerly reached here at 11:55 a. m., is now due at 1:17 p. m. The train that form erly arrived at p. m. now gets here at 4:54.
 BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. l The Usual Number of Petitions Read
 and Referred-ActiOn Upon Reports of COmmittees-The United Church Extension Derby Railroad Other Matters
 A regular meeting of the Board of Coun- eilmen was held last evening, President Gal | lagher in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows ] Of William H. Thompson and Horace Small ! to be appointed special constab1es, (passed i by unanimous consentl; of Middletown Say ! ings bank for compensation for injury to property; of C. w. Kelley for sewer in Elm street; of Bridget Blakesley for com \ pensation for injury to person; of E. T. l Loomis for refunding and abatement ot taxes of Jennie B. Brown for abatement of ' city tax on the estate of William H. Brown, deceased; of Frederick Talmadge to be ap- pointed (passed)
 Remonstrance of Noah Porter ct als. | against the removal of the posts at the en- 1 trance of the public Green and Wooster I Square was referred to the Committee on l Squares.
 Resolution that the Board of Compensation ! make report on the petition for the build | ing of the Jackson street bridge over the N. Y, N H. and H. railroad was passed. Estimates of the lamp department for 1885, amounting to $51, ,932. 75, were referred to the l Board of Finance
 Estimates of the sundry department for l 1885, amounting to $225, ,490, were referred to 1 the Board of Finance.
 Estimates of the Board of Public Works l for 1885, amounting to $311, ,500 and $196, I 200 for services, were referred to the Board of { Finance.
 Reports of the Board of Finance favoring \ transfers of appropriations in the Board of Public Works, fire department and sundry ! department were approved. Estimates of the Police department for the year 1885, amounting to $10S, ,370, were referred I to the Board of Finance. Report of the joint committee on electric lights was referred to the Board of Finance l to inquire and report
 Report of the Board of Public Works de l layout of the extension of Union avenue, from Carlisle to Spring streets, was referred. Report of the clerk of the City court for the month of September, 1884, was accepted 1 and ordered on file.
 The report of the Board of Finance de con- ! oF 4bED nd bp 1iah | ties of the road to the city (previously pub lished) was read in detail by Clerk Crowley. On motion it was voted to concur with the Board of Aldermen in recommitting the re- port to the Board of Finance. ! Report of the Committee on Squares in op- position to giving the United society per ! mission to extend their church by building an addition to the rear of their present l church edifice was read. It came from the Board of Aldermen with an endorsement giving the petitioners leave to withdraw. I Councilmen Goodsel thought the petition | should be father considered before refusing 1 the prayer of the petitioners. 1 Councilman c. B. Blakeslee took a similar 1 view of the matter.
 t! Couneilmen Sargent and Mansfield favor | ed concurrence with the Board of Aldermen | in giving the petitioners leave to withdraw, l Councilman Kent also favored concurrence l with the Board of Aldermen. The Council so concurred. Reports of the Street committee were passed as follows: In favor of relay of walB l on the east side of Church street from Crowr street to the present flag walk; relay of wall | on south side of George street from No. &
 to State street; relay of sidewalk on the wes side of State street between Grove and Brad
 ley streets; relay of sidewalk on east side O
 Church street between Elm and Wall streets
 for concrete walk Lynwood street betwee1 ] Martin and Elm streets; relay of sidewalk oI
 the south side of Broadway between Park ana
 Howe streets relay of sidewalk on south sidt
 of Chapel street from Park street tc
 No. 1,162 Chapel; relay of sidewall
 on the south side of Sylvan
 avenue, from Howard avenue to Vernon
 street; relay of sidewalk east side of Dwigh
 Place, from Chapel street to Trinity M. B 1 church; for cobble gutters the north sid' l of Commerce street, between Congress ave
 nue and Temple street; for brick walk or
 Redfeld street. between Columbus and Con
 gress avenues; for curb and concrete wall
 on First street, between Kimberly and Hal l lock avenues.
 The resolution providing that the city ap
 ply to the legislature for power to contro
 the watering of the Telford pavements in the
 city was passed after brief discussion.
 Report of the Committee on Streets dt
 charge of order concerning the grading anc
 curbing of the west side of Sherman avenue passed.
 1 Adverse report of the Committee or
 Streets de change of order for concrete walk
 on the south side of Pine street; passed.
 The Committee on Sewers reported in
 favor of sewers in Gamer street, Henry
 street. Whiting street, and Grand street | from James street to Gainesville bridge were all adopted The same committee reported | adversely to the petition for sewer in Palmer street, between Broad and Rose streets, which was adopted.
 Resolution passed ordering the pavement to be laid on Pine street, including land in front of the Fair Haven Cemetery assecia- l tion; adjourned.