Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-29
Municipal Meetings.

uACOCAOSCs The Boards of Aldermen md COuncilmen
 i'm session-Mayor Lewis Annual Mes
 sage-Business of Both Boards. -
 The Board of Aldermen was called to or-s der by Mayor Lewis.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows: John J. Byrne for appointment as keeper of the East street bath house. of Thomas w. Congdon for permission to remove night soil; of J. G. Clark ct al. for change of order de Court street pavement and for 8 new hearing on the same; of Elm City Boat club for per mission to erect building at the foot of Saltonstall avenue; of Francis Merwin for a naptha lamp on Fillmore street; of James J. Harney for appointment as keeper of the Beach street bath house; of Conneetic Savings bank for compensation for land taken in the extension of Mulberry street; of Lawrence Curtis, Edwin B. Shepard and James Mcoaeernan for appointment as spec ial constables Report of the clerk of the City court for December, 1883, was ordered on file.
 Ordinance to prohibit policy shops or any place where games of chance are carried on was submitted by Alderman Baldwin. The ordinance provides for a fine not exceeding S1OO, and an imprisonment of not more tban six months or both.
 Resolution that the Mayor and Corpora ton Counsel, one Alderman and one Coun cilman be appointed to represent the city In the General Assembly regarding the consoh d4tion of the city and town governments Said committee are to have authority to take such action as they shall deem for the best interests of the city.
 Ordinance providing that section p of the printed ordinances concerning licenses and permits bs amended so as to make the amount for wholesale license for dealing in petroleum fifty cents, instead of $1O as at present, was referred. The amendment was offered by T. Atwater Barnes. Aldermen Barker and Baldwin were ap pointed 8 committee to notify the Council that the Board of Aldermen was ready to meet them in joint convention. Alderman Barker was appointed chairman of the committee on annual reports ln place of Alderman States resigned. The Mayor appointed Harmanus M. Welch and Walter R Bartlett M, D., members of the Board of Health and their appointment was approved.
 Dr. Cheney, whose second term of office ex- pired, had declined renomination rendered him by the Mayor for a third term, on &C., count of the claims of his private practice.
 The following Aldermanic committees were appointed:
 On buildings Aldermen Barker, Platt and Jefferson.
 On Lamps-Aldermen Armstrong, Water bury and Defrees.
 On Licenses Klenke, Munson and Jefferson.
 Numbering streets - Aldermen Coffee, Brown and Strouse.
 The Mayor appointed Eli Whitney, jr., and Henry F. Goehel as members of the East Rock Park commission and their appoint ment was approved. CoUNCILMEN.
 At the meeting of the Board of Council men last evening President Gallagher pre- sided.
 A resolution was introduced changing the names of Congress and Whitney avenues to | Church street. It was referred. The pro- posed amendment to the ordinance relating to public conveyanees, changing hack and express wagon stands from Centre street to the north side of Chapel street above Church street, was tabled.
 l proposed amendment to the ordinances concerning fire was passed.
 Assessments of damages and benefits on the extension of Thorn street, the extension of Elliott street and damages to Isaac Ull- man for the extension of the Lamberton street bridge were read and passed, l Report of the committee on nominations naming the joint standing committees for 1884 was read and the appointments made as reported.
 ! Report of the special committee on repairs | to the Council chamber was taken from the table, and after discussion again tabled until the nsxt meeting.
 A committee from the Board of Aldermen D announced tbat their Board were ready to meet the Board of Councilmen in joint con vention. A like committee was sent to the 1 Aldermapic chamber to inform them that the Councilmen were ready to meet them in joint | convention.
 The petitions of Thomas Lyman and A. J. Edwards to be appointed special constabIes 1 were read and referred.
 Petition of Maggie Blackwood for injuries received from falling on the ice in Grand | street on December 31st, 1885, was referred to the Committee on Claims.
 JOINT SESSION.
 The Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen met in the Councilmanic chamber at 8:45, l when His Honor the Mayor proceeded to read his annual message (published eIse- | where
 The Mayor read the introduction to bis message and then called upon City Clerk Pigott to read the closing part.
 On the conclusion of fine reading President Gallagher of the Council presented serles of resolutions thanking Lieutenant Rhooes for his bravery in attempting to save the lives of the unfortunate people on the ship wrecked steamer City of Columbus. The resolutions included an invitation to Lieu tenant Rhodes to accept the hosp1taley or the city at his earliest convenience. The Alder men then retired and President Gallagher 1 called Councilman Clark of the Ninth to the chair.
 President Gallagher from the committee m improyements in the Council chamber ex- pIaiped what WAS proposed, which was to l partition of the rear of the Council cham Der. frescoing the walls, etc.
 It was voted to accept the report of the committee except so far as the partition is concerned, at an expense not exceeding $7OO.
 It was also voted that a committee be ap- pointed to carry the resolutions into effect, | and President Gallagher and Councilman Graves were appointed.
 Resolution ordering 500 copies of the Mayors message printed was passed in con- currence with the Board of Aldermen. Councilmen Martin, Earle, Redmond Clark and Dailey were appointed to receive and entertain Lieutenant Rhodes. Ad- | journed. Fair Haven Items. The attendance at the meeting of the Sec 1 ond chur ch society held last evening in the chapel. was not as large as was expected ow-