Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-02
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the petition to the appropriate committee m order that the parties in interest may be heard.
 Alderman Barker also favored reference to committee, as did Alderman Brown.
 Alderman Platt thought it would be very discourteous to pass snap judgment on this matter. He thought it should go to the usual committee for a hearing and when the committee reported the Common Coun- cil could act inteligent1y
 The motion to indefinitely postpone was taken by yea and nay vote, and was lost by vote of IA nays to 5 yeas. The petition then went to the Committee on Squares Resolution appointing His Honor the May or, Aldermen Kelly, Benton and Klenke to act with committee of the Councilmen and the Board of Selectmen in the selection. of a l jGnitor for the City Hall was passed. Resolution providing for an ordinance for bidding the firing of cannon on the Green in ! the future was referred to the Committee on | Ordinances.
 Remonstrance of Patrick McAveny against a sewer in Wallace street was referred. Resolution de settlement of accounts be- l tween N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. and the | city was referred.
 Resolution de layout of piece of land at ! the junction of Washington street and Con, I gress avenue for public park and pump | with the report of the Board of Public l Works on the same subject, was referred to | the Committee on Streets. Resolution de power of auditor to appoint janitor and referring the question to the | corporation counsel was discussed at length l and then the resolution was indefinitely post | poned.
 Resolution calling upon the auditor to re- port the amount of indebtedness of the New Haven and Derby railroad to the city was passed by unanimous consent. 1 Ordinance prohibiting public worship 1n ] the streets or on the public squares was re- l ferred.
 Resolution referring adjustment of salaries ! of bath house keepers to the Finance com mittee.
 Petition of Martha Tiesing for change oi building line on Humphrey street was re I ferred
 Report of Committee on Lamps in favor of lamp on the corner of Temple and Commerce streets passed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works dc strengthening of West river from Martin street to Whalley avenue and accompanying ! order was passed. A report from the same | board in reference to the building of trunk sewer from Sea street to Davenport avenue and the building of boulevard was also ! read and ordered on file.
 Report of the clerk of the City court fol the month of July was read and ordered or file.
 On recommendation of the Committee o1 Bath Houses John Kelly was appointed keep CT of the West bridge bath house.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers d. ! Boulevard sewer and sewer in Davenport ave nue was tabled.
 Report of the Board of Public Works d, layout of St. Roman street was passed. I The ordinance relating to the keep ing of swine within the city limits was re ] ferred back to the committee in concur renee.
 Report of the Board of Public Works d. l discontinuance of old Canal street was re ferred.
 l Adverse report of the Committee ol Squares de layout of piece of land in Fai Haven for public park was adopted. | Ordinance fixing the distance of awnings a l seven and one-half feet from the sidewall instead of nine feet was passed. ! Report of the committee on award Of ] medal to Timothy Crowley for his efforts Il saving life and recommending an appropria tion of $50 was adopted unanimously. l Report of the Street committee in favor o the grading and curbing of the west side o Stevens street and for curb and concret walk on both sides of First street, between Kimberly and Howard avenues, were passed | Adverse report of the Street committee t relaying sidewalk on the east side of Spruc street was adopted. The same committe 1 also reported in favor of a brick walk O. l both sides of View street, between Oak stree and Sylvan avenue, which was also adopted
 The committee also reported adversely to tn grading and curbing of the south side c
 State street, between James and Lyma
 streets. Referred back to the committee
 Adjourned.
 The Steamer Philadelphia Excursions
 The steamer Philadelphia has carried
 very large number of passengers this season and has proved a great accommodation to tn
 public. A pleasanter trip than this to tn | Thimbles and return it would be hard to devis
 one more replete with attractive scenery b sea and land People from a distance takin the trip for the first time, are loud in prais ! of it, and think that New Haven people ar