Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-07-15
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Numero Petitions STANDARDIZATION
ON Reports of COmmittees-A Batch
of Proposed Ordinances KIlIed-Or-
ders for SevVers-Other Matters.
A regular meeting of the Board of Coun-
cilmen was held last evening, President Gal
lagher in the chair.
Petitions were read and referred as fol-
lows: Of the General Hospital society for the
appointment of J. H Starkweather as spec
ial constable (passed); of Horace Small for
appointment as special constable; of James
Fitzgerald for an ordinance to prevent the
blowing of tin horns; of Singer Manufacture
ing Co, ct ais for amendment to awning Or
dinance; of James Fitzgerald for the widen
ing of Liberty street; of T. II. Fulton for
building lines on Dewitt street; of George H.
Bartlett for appointment as special consta-
BILE; of Bridget Donahue ct ais. for concrete
walk on south side of Thorn street; of E.
Frank Snyder for a crosswalk on Oak
street; of James Whaley ct ais. for brick
sidewalk on the south side of Liberty street;
of Peter McKeon for a concrete walk
on Carlisle street, of Joseph Quit
for concrete walk on both sides
of View street; of Robert Nu1ty for brick
sidewalk on both sides of View street between
Oak street and Sylvan avenue; of Andrew ].
Patience ct ais. for a curb and concrete walk
on both sides of First street between Kimber-
ly and Howard avenues; of Charles B. Water
house for sewer in Park street from George
to Oak streets; of Mrs. Mary J. Brennan for
sewer in Martin street between Howe and
Dwight streets; of Caspar Kipp for sewer
in Munson street and Dixwell avenue; of
Ernest Klenke ct ais. for sewer in Bradley
street between Williams street and the New
York and New Haven railroad; of Ernest
Klenke ct ais for sewer in Madison street;
of P Noonan for compensation for injury to
property; of NJ. E. Baldwin for abatement of
pavement assessment.
Remonstrance of managers of the Home OF
the Friendless de concrete walk in Pine street
was referred to the Board of Public Works.
Communication from the Board of Health
de tenement house system was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances
Communication from the Board of Health
de sewer in Davenport avenue was referred.
Report of the Board of Public Works to
lay out extension of Fillmore street was &C
copied, layout adopted and order passed.
Report of the clerk of the City Court for
month of May was readl and ordered on
file.
Report of the Board of Public Works de
construction of walks on the approaches to
GAINESVILLE bridge. Passed.
Report of the Board of Public Works de
widening and Strengthening Munson street
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Report of the Board of Public Works for
June was read and accepted and ordered on
file.
Reports of the Board of Compensation as
sessing damages and benefits for services in
Myrtle street, Chestnut and Lawrence streets
were read and assessments laid as recon-
mended
Reports of the Committee on Sewers rec
ommending sewers in Grand and James
streets; in Prout street, three hundred feet
easterly from Meadow street, and in Wash
ington street, between Cedar street and
Howard avenue, were all passed in concur
renee.
The recommendation of the committee for
a bath house to be erected near Lewis
bridge was continued to the next Court of
Common Council.
The claim of Edwin R. Whiting for COM
pensation for injury to property was referred
to the Board of Compensation.
Reports of the Street committee were read
and accepted as follows: For repairing of
old highway from Orange street to opposite
Rock Lane; for grade and curb on Eddy
street, for concrete walk on the south side of
George street, between Sherman avenue and
Elliott street; for layout of Dixwen avenue
from Munson street to city line; for curb and
concrete walk on south side of Munson for
curb and concrete walk on the south side of
Henry street; for grading and curbing both
cid IF 1oa1 CIR
of Canal street between Sachem and Lock
streets; for grade and curb on the west
side of Sherman avenue between George
and Oak streets. The same committee re-
ported adversely to the grading and curbing
of State street between James street and East
Rock Park.
The Committee on Ordinances reported ad-
versely to the following: Ordinance concerning
the ringing of door bells; ordinance to pre-
vent boys from lettering about theaters or
dinance reducing license for trying grease;
ordinance relating to the thickness of brick
walls; ordinance concerning city advertising;
ordinance de prohibition of games of chance;
ordinance relating to express stands; ordi-
nance de meetings of the Court of Common
Council.
The committee reported in favor of an Or
dinance taking the power of granting build
ing permits from the Board of Fire Commits
sioners and transferring it to the Board of
A1u0rI40H. 1u6C0 Was COuS1Il0TdD10 OppOSl-
ton to the ordinance and motion to indef-
initely postpone was carried by large major
ity.
Resolution amending the ordinance relating
to canvas awnings was referred to the Com
mittee on Ordinances.
Amendment to the ordinance relating to
steam boilers was referred in concurrence
Order for erection of band stand on the
Green was referred.
Resolution approving the action of the
police department in reference to the Sunday
law was referred to the Committee on Re
trenchment, Reform and Abuses.
Resolution ordering pump at the juno
ton of Lafayette street and Congress avenue;
passed.
Resolution permitting Daniel McGahy to
lay a concrete instead of a brick walk was re-
ferred.
Resolution temporarily suspending opera
ton of the ordinance regarding awnings;
passed.
Resolution de investigation of the trans
actions of the city with the Derby railroad
was tabled.
Resolution de trunk sewer from Oyster
Point to Congress avenue was referred to the
Committee on Sewers.
A number of old papers were taken from
the table and indefinitely postponed, leaving
the table clear.