Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-04

BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Petitions Read and Referred-Reports
 of Various Committees Acted Upon
 Electric Lights in the Center of the
 City.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding. Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of William Franklin for gas lamp on Trumbull street: of F. L. Loomis for the refunding and abatement of taxes; of Bridget Blakesley for damages to of Joseph T. .Whittlesey for lamp on St. Roman street.
 Report of the clerk of City court for the month of September was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the Board of Finance in favor of transfer of unexpended balances in the Board of Public Works and the sundry department was adopted.
 Estimated expenses of the police depart ment for the year 1885 amounting to $108,- 370 were referred to the Board of Finance.
 Favorable report of the Board of Finance de transfer of unexpended balances in the fire department was adopted
 
 Sewers were adopted as follows: Sewer in Grand street, from James street to the Gainesville bridge; sewer in Gamer street, from Whitney avenue to the proposed exten- sion of Hillhouse avenue; sewer in Whiting street, from Meadow to State streets; sewer in Henry street, between Orchard and Canal streets. The same committee reported ad- versely to the petition for 0 sewer in Palmer street, which was also adopted.
 The Street committee reported in favor of the following improvements: Brick walk on Redfeld street, between Columbus and Congress avenues; curb and concrete walk on First street, be- tween Kimberly and Hallock avenues; con- crete walk on Lynwood street, between Mar tin and Elm streets; cobble gutter on the north side of Commerce street, between Con gress avenue and Temple street; charge of order de grading and curbing of the west side of Sherman avenue; relay of sidewalk on the south side of Chapel street from Park street to 1,162 Chapel street; relay of side walk on the east side of Church street from Crown street to the present fagwalk; relay of sidewalk on the south side of George street from No. 88 George street to State street. re- lay of sidewalk on the east side of Dwight Place from Chapel street to Trinity M E. church; relay of sidewalk on the south side of Broadway, between Park and Howe streets; relay of sidewalk on the east side of Church street, between Elm and Wall streets; relay or sloeWalk on the south side of Sylvan avenue, from Howard avenue to Vernon street; relay of sidewalk on the west side of State street, between Grove and Bradley streets. The same committee re- ported5:adversely to the petition for change of order de concrete walk on the south side of Pire street, between Perkins street and Clinton avenue.
 lThe Committee on Streets reported an or der which provides that the Mayor and cor poration counsel petition to the Legislature for an amendment to the charter that will give the Board of Public Works the control of watering Telford pavements within the limits of the city. Tabled until next meet ing.
 The Committee on Lamps reported in favor of lamps in various localities in New Haven.
 Recommendation from the Lamp commit tee that thirty-ore electric lights be provid- ed for the center of the city in place of gas Iarnps was referred to the Board of Finance to consider and report as to the additional amount that will be required for the same in the estimate for expenses for 1So5.
 Resolution that the Court of Common Council request the Board of Compensation to make report on the petition for building Jackson street bridge over the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad without delay was adopted. Adjourned.