Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-02
RoARn oF ALDERmRN.

BO AHD OF AAWkkG6IANNe Petitions Read and Referred-Reports
 fCommfttees-ProPo Ordinances
 consolidating City and Town Widening TOmIinsOn Bridge Draw.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening, His Honor the Mayor presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows: Of Joel A. Sperry and others asking that there be no increase of city expenses over last year on account of the hard times (ordered on f1e); of Thomas R. Trowbridge and others against the dumping of snow and ice on the Green (to Board of Public Works); of Luke Kiernan for naptha lamp on Clark avenue; of Moritz Spier for abatement of taxes; of Jennie B. Brown for abatement of city tax on the estate of William H. Brown, deceased: of Frederick Talmadge for appoint ment as special constable (elected); of Sar- gent & O. ct als. for the paving of Brewery street from the present pavement to Long Wharf; of Cornelius Pierpont for 8 naptha lamp at the corner of Shelton avenue and | Read street; of l.. V. Treat for a gas lamp l on Howard avenue between Davenport ave nue and Park street; of Lawrence English for the removal of 8 gas lamp located in front of 239 Ferry street; of John Gallagher for a lamp on the corner of Mulberry street and Shern an avenue; of N. B. Hoyt ct als. for crosswalks across Lamberton street (to Board of Public Works). Report of the sealer of weights and meas ures for the two months ending November 30, 1884, was ordered on file.
 Resolution providing for survey and lay out of the extension of Union avenue from Carlisle street to Spring street was referred. Report of Committee on Sewers de sewer | in Elm street and Norton street between | Winthrop and Whalley avenues was accept ed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de completion of sewers and pavements in vaTi- ous portions of the city was accepted and or dered on file. . Report of the clerk of the City court for October, 1884, was read and ordered on file. Monthly report of expenses of the Board of Public Works for October, 1884, was read and ordered on file.
 Resolution providing for partial abate- ment of the assessment against the Fair Ha- ven and Westville horse railroad for pave ment on Union avenue and State street was read and after discussion it was tabled. The same action was taken in regard to similar petition from the West Haven horse rail road.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers de re- monstrance against the acceptance of St. Roman street sewer was referred to the Board of Public Works.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps asking permission to contract for lighting the pub lie lamps and buildings was read.
 Alderman States moved that the report be referred back to the committee and that the committee be instructed to contract for cleo tric lights in some portions of the city, sub ject to the order of the Court of Common Council. Passed
 The Committee on Ordinances reported ad- versely to the ordinance respecting the in- spection of hacks. Adopted.
 The same committee recommended that the ho referred to the next Court of Common Coun- cil, adopted.
 The ordinance governing the keeping of swine was tabled for printing.
 The change in the rules making the Lamp committee joint standing committee was indefinitely postponed. E.
 Ordinance de watering streets was indefi- nately postponed.
 Report of the Committee on Ordinances recommending that journal of the proceed ings be printed for the use of the members of the council was tabled for printing.
 Ordinance for detail of fremen at places of amusement was tabled for printing.
 The proposed ordinance prohibiting public worship on the streets or public squares of the city was indefinitely postponed.
 The proposed ordinance against blowing horns on the public streets was indefinitely postponed as recommended by the commit tee.
 The report or the t1nanco cOn1nlCLee on the Derby railroad matter was tabled for a special meeting to be called for next Tuesday evening.
 Resolution that the Board of Public Works be requested to carry out the order for 8 curb and concrete walk on the west side of Pine street was passed.
 Resolution providing for petition to the legislature to compel the Tomlinson Bridge Co. to widen their draw was passed by unan- imous consent.
 Resolution that the corporation counsel be instructed to procure the necessary legislation for the consolidating of the city and town governments of New Haven as far as practic- able was passed by unanimous consent.
 Resolution that the city clerk be requested to ascertain and report to the Board of AL dermen the various statements of assessments that have been granted by the city govern ment in favor of the horse railroad compa- nies, also the amount of assessments, etc, paid by these companies. Passed.
 Resolution that the Board of Public Works place crosswalk on the west side of Oak street, at Orchard street, was referred Ad- journed.