Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-14
BOARD OF CoUNc1LmEN.

BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
Petitions Read and Referred - The
Need of a New Cemetery-RepOrts of
Committees Encroachments of
churches On the Green to be Com
sidered.
A regular meeting of the Board of Coun-
cilmen was held last evening, President GAL
lagher in the chair Petitions were read and
referred as follows: Of Frederick F. Potter
for compensation for injury to horse; of c. 81.
Redfeld for change of order de concrete walk
on the south side of Pine street; of William
Sandalle for brick sidewalk on both sides
of Redfeld street; of Yale college observa-
tory for a sewer in Gamer street from Whit
ney avenue to the proposed extension of
Hillhouse avenue; of E. R. Whiting for a
sewer in Henry street between Canal and
Orchard streets; of Mrs. M. A. Yale for COM
pensation for injury to person; of George R.
Chamberlain for damages caused by overflow
from the George street sewers; of w. H.
Wheeler for a sewer in Palmer street; of
Edward Dillon ct ais. for the extension of
Lombard street westward to Laurel street.
The question of unexpended balances and
their transfer to different items in the same
department came up on petition of Fire and
Board of Public Works departments. Coun-
cilmen Graves, Daley and others advocated
the transfer of all these petitions to the
Board of Finance, and it was so ordered.
Communication from William Luby asking
that he may be permitted to purchase two
feet of land on Nash street at the rear of No.
engine house, and signed by President
Mullen of the Board of Fire Commissioners,
was referred to the Board of Finance.
Order resembling the order for sidewalk
on First street was adopted in concurrence.
Resolution of inquiry regarding encroach-
b. e.
adopted
Estimates of the fire department for 1885
amounting to S86, $50 were referred to the
Board of Finance
Remonstrance of John P Phillips against
the acceptance of the sewer built in st. Ro-
nan street was referred.
Report of the Board of Compensation in
correction CT assessment for Meadow street
widening was accepted and ordered on file.
Favorable reports of the Street committee
were read and accepted as follows: Relay of
sidewalk on the south side of Congress ave-
nue., between Meadow and Lafayette streets;
relay of sidewalk ON the north side of
Whalley avenue, from Howe street to No.
2O5 Whalley avenue; cobbling of the road
way of Gregson street, between Chapel and
Center streets; relay of sidewalk on the
north side of Center street, between
Temple and Gregson streets; cobble gutter on
the east side of View street.; curb and con-
crete walk on the north side of South Water
street between Sea street and Howard ave-
nue.; relay of sidewalk on the south side of
Grove street and cobble cutters; concrete
walk on the south side of Lamberton street
between Kimberly and Clark avenues. The
same committee reported adversely to a con-
crete walk on the east side of Burtonia Place:
to concrete walk on both sides of Lynwood
street; to grading and curbing both sides of
Winthrop avenue between Sylvan and Dav-
export avenues.
Report of the clerk of the City court for
August was ordered on file.
Report of the sealer of weights and meas
ures for the two months ending September
80 was ordered on file.
Report of the city auditor de indebtedness
of the New Haven and Derby railroad to the
city of New Haven was ordered on file.
Order that the Board of Public Works
cause the band stand and liberty pole on the
Green to be removed before January 1, 1885,
was referred to the Committee on Squares.
The following resolution was introduced
by Councilman Daley.
Whereas: Il appears that the time is not
distant when the interests of humanity re-
quire that provision shall be made for addi-
tional cemetery accommodations for the in
terment of New Ravens dead; therefore,
Resolved, That a special committee of two
aldermen and three councilmen be appointed
to make full enquiry into the subject and re-
DOfG GQo COlllIOn COullCl1 DIS W Iue 6A p6ul-
ency and propriety of having the city gov
eminent take action toward the ownership
and management of public cemetery, with
in reasonable distan ce from the center of the
city.
The resolution was referred to a special
committee consisting, on the part of this
Board, of Councilmen Daley, Merrick and
Goebe1.
Report of the Board of Public Works de
expenses for August, 1884, was ordered on
file.
The Committee on Sewers reported in IA
vor of a sewer in St. Roman street and adj
versely to sewers in Bishop street, Nicoll
street, Wallace street and Palmer street.
The Committee on Claims reported in ia
vor of paying John Burns $500 for damages
for injury to person and adversely to claims
of Gloson Hall, Patrick Noonrn and Mrs D L.
Ogden. The reports were adopted
The petition of T. D. Woolsey and others
for the granting of the extension to North
church and the remonstrance against the
same signed by Eli w. Blake and four hun
dred and fifty others were referred to the
Committee on Squares.
Councilman Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr..
opposed any encroachments on the Green by
any of the churches and said that the petit
ton of the United society or any other
church society should be seriously considered
before it was granted.