Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

pointment aS special consta bie, (passed); o
 the American band, for an appropriation fo open air concerts; of Joseph Scoville, fo
 appointment as special constable; of Robert
 M. Walker, for appointment as special con
 stable at the new Union armory; of Jacot
 Mill, for a sidewalk on Liberty street; oi
 Edward Russell for the extension of Fillmore
 street; of Press W. EIdridge, for appoint
 ment as special constable; of James Whately,
 for curbing and paving west side of Liberty
 strest, between Carlisle and Putnam streets;
 of Patrick McDermott, for appointment as
 bath house keeper; of Kate Magnein, for
 compensation for damages received from falling on an icy sidewalk; of Andrew Rutz, for g lamp at the corner of Rock Lane and Everitt street; of Thomas Cunningham, for
 the removal of naphtha lamp on Summer
 Place to the opposite side of the street. The following was presented by Alderman Benton:
 IN COURT OF COMMON CoUNoIL, NEW HAVEN, March 8, 1884. Whereas, It is eminently fitting that this
 body should take official cognizance of the
 heroic act whereby the lives of four sailors
 were recently saved in our harbor; therefore, be it
 Resolved, That we the members of
 the New Haven Court of Common Council desire, on behalf of the city government and people of New Haven, to
 return heartfelt thanks for the services of
 those who participated in the gallant act, and
 to express our high appreciation of the
 manly heroism which led them to defy death
 and endure cruel suffering to preserve the lives of others.
 Resolved, That the city clerk be and he hereby is instructed to present copy of these resolutions to each of the men who participated in the rescue of the crew of the schooner Jane wrecked off the mouth of New Haven harbor, Friday, Febru- ary go, 1884.
 The resolutions were unanimously adopted. The report of the committee to whom was referred the Mayors message was read in which the several recommendations were
 referred to appropriate committees. That portion relating to the city's centennial celebration was referred to His Honor the
 Mayor, six Aldermen, twelve Co1ncilmen. twenty five citizens and as many on the committee as the Chamber of Commerce and
 Historical society see fit to appoint. The other recommendations of His Honor the Mayor were referred to appropriate commit tees.
 | James Morrissey, employed watchman by J. F. Goodrich & Co.,, asked to be ap pointed special constable. It created a great deal of discussion because it was requested
 that he be appointed without the usual reference to the committee. The nomlna
 ton was referred, as was that of others who applied for positions special constables. Petitions were received and referred as follows: Of A. w. Judd to be appointed special constable; of Thomas McWeemY,
 M B Scott and others to be appointed
 special constable; of James Say for abatement
 of taxes; of Hannah Doody for compensation
 for injuries to person from falling on the ice
 The resolution referring to the insurance of
 preferred stock by the New Haven and Der
 by railroad was taken up and discussed. The
 question was whether the interest of the
 city in the stock of the company was to be
 jeopardized by such bill pending be
 fore the legislature being passed, Several motions were made and withdrawn. It was finally voted to instruct the corporation
 counsel to oppose the bill unless it was pro vided that the consent of the Court of Com
 mon Council be obtained previous to the
 proposed act going into effect. Report of the Committee on Nominations
 favoring the appointment of Henry B. Judd
 and fifty others special constables was &C., cepted and the nominees were elected, the
 clerk casting the ballot.
 The same committee reported in favor of Peter Stanford for watchman at St Bernard's cemetery, Charles Albig for Evergreen cem- etery, George B. Miller for City cemetery, Lester w. May berry for Fair Haven cemetery l and Nathan A. Myers for the Jewish ceme- tery.
 Alderman Benton opposed the appointee
 for Evergreen cemetery, and advocated the appointment of John $. DeForest, the pres ent incumbent.
 The clerk then by vote cast the ballot for the other nominees and they were declared elected.
 After discussion on the merits of the two candidates ballot was ordered, Aldermen Benton and Sprague being appointed tellers l The result of the ballot was: s:Albig 6, Deforest 14. Mir. Deforest was declared elected. Report of the corporation counsel on the
 report of tue Board of Compensation for
 the layout and extension of Mulberry street was laid on the table until the next meetjrp Report of the Board of Publis Works de | overflow of Button street and sewers in Lam- berton and Button streets was referred l Report of the Committee on Ordinances providing an ordinance to prevent the build l ing of vaults and eesspools on severed streets was tabled for printing. Report of Board of Compensation assessing 1 for sewer in Wall street between High and l York streets was adopted as recommended. l Report of the Committee on Claims recom- mending that the tax on the estate of Patrick Connolly, list of 1882, amounting to $1O. 35 | be abated, was adopted.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for l January, 1884, was ordered on file. On recommendation of the Committee on Nominations Norton $. Bird was appointed | lumber inspector.
 Report of the Committee en Ordinances de l ordinance concerning signs and show bills
 was tabled for printing.
 An advance report of the Committee on | Building Lines on the petition of Octave | Turcotte for permission to build within three l feet of the street line on Exchange street | was referred back to the committee. Ad- 1 journed,