Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-08
Board of Aldermen.

NumerOus Petitions Read and Referred-
 Reports of Com mmIttees-DiscussIOn m Re-
 gardIng the Action of the Police in En-
 forcing the Sunday Liquor Law-Other
 Matters of ofInterest.
 regular meeting of the Board of Alder | men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding. Petitions were read and rsfsrred as fonews:s Of E. Frank Snyder for q crosswsIk across Oak street; of same for gas lamp on Oak street between Howard avenue and Dwight street; of Charles R. Waterhouse for asewer in Park street from George to Oak street; of Caspsr Kipp for sewer in Munson street and Dixwell avenue from Canal to Henry streets; of Frank ShaiI- or for lamp on Hazel street between Shel ton avenue and Newhall street; of H. S. Wooster for 6 change from naptha lamp to gas on Prince street between Hill and La fayette ST teet; of directors of the Home for the Friendless asking that they may be heard on the petition for sidewalk on Pine street in Fair Haven. They claim that the sidewalk is not needed and that 8 large proportion of the expense will come upon the society whi oh is not able to bear the same. motion was
 made to recall the order from the Board of
 Public Works and considerable discussion
 was had on the subject. It was finally voted to refer the matter to the Board of Public Works to give the parties hearing and re-
 port back to the Court of Common Council.
 Farther petitions received were ss follows: Of John P. Thompson, for 8 concrete walk on the south side of Goffs street; of William Keugel for concrete walk on the east side of Burtonia Place; of Bridget Donahue, for concrete walk on the south side of Thorn street; of ". J. Bradley, for a gas lamp. on the west side of Jefferson street; of Mary J Brennan, for 8 sewer in Martin street between Howe and Dwight streets of F. Chilling worth, for 8 curb and sidewalk north side of Stanley street; of Joseph Gutt, for 8 concrete walk on both sides of Visw street between State street and Rock road; of E. A. Beck ley, for gas lamp on the west side of How ard avenue; of Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., for watering trough. on Custom House Square; of Peter McKeever ct. als., for grade and curb and concrete walk on the west side of Carlisle street to Union depot; of George c. Clarke, ct. als., for the accep-
 tance by the city of Ivy, Thompson and Brewster streets; of James Fitzgerald for
 the widening of Liberty street between Washington street and Congress avenue. The petition of Singer Sewing Machine company and large number of merchants asking that the ordinance in regard to avn
 ings be changed so that drop awnings may be | placed within seven feet of the sidewalk in- | stead of nine feet as at present was accom- panied by resolution changing the ordi- | nance.
 Alderman Platt asked that unanimous con- 1 sent be given to the passage of the ordi- l nance
 Alderman Barnes said that while he object ed to immediate action he was willing that resolution should pass instructing the in spector of streets to withhold prosecutions | until the Committee on Ordinances had been | given opportunity to hear parties in interest ' L. Il Council. This plan was agreed to. | Petition of James Whalley and others for 8 brick sidewalk on the south side of Liberty 1 street was referred; also those of P. Noonan ! for compensation for injury to property; of l James Fitzgerald for an ordinance prohibit l ing the blowing of tin horns; of George H. | Bartlett to be appoiBted special constable; of J. H. Starkweather for appointment as spe-
 cial constable (appointed by unanimous con- sent).
 l Resolution appointing the Mayor, Alder | men States, Benton, J. c. Bradley and Kelley l 8 committee to prepare and sign the rate book for 1883 was passed.
 Petition of Ernest Klenke for sewer in l Madison street was referred.
 1 Resolution making an appropriation of l $1, ,0O0 for repairs of the Council chamber | was laid on the table.
 Petition of Marcus B. Baldwin, ad ministra- 1 tor on the estate of Harriet Judson, asking | for an abatement of assessment for street | pavement on Whalley avenue was referred Communication from the Board of Health l urging the necessity of a sewer on Davenport
 avenue from Howard avenue to West river 1 was referred
 | Resolution that Daniel McAdam be given I permission to lay 8 concrete instead of 8 1 brick walk on Liberty street was referred. Communication from B. F. Mansfield re- 1 garding delay of the Board of Compensation 1 in making reports of assess ments owing to | sl1.~1o .-~RI l dersd on file.
 Reports from the Board of Public Works de layout of Fillmore street from Lombard 1 street to Peck street, also de widening and
 strsightening of Munson street from Orchard | to Crescent street were accepted and damages l and benefits ordesed assessed.
 l Report of the Board of Finance de Probate
 court room was referred to the Committee l on Ordinances.
 Petition of Horace Small for appointment ] as special constable was referred. 1 Alderman Coffee again brought up the question of erecting pump at the junction
 of Congress avenue and Lafayette street. He
 said the pump had been ordered and an ap- propriation of $1, 900 had been made. | An investigation by the clerk showed that l while the amount named had been appropri- | ated for pump, no order for it's erection | had ever been passed.
 A suitable resolution was then passed by
 unanimous consent and it is expected the
 pump will be built speedily as possible. Alderman Klenke arose and commenced l speech of censure against Chief Webster and l the police department generally for using what the Alderman thought was undue au-
 thority in the enforcement of the Sunday law.
 He was called to order because he was not
 talking to any question before the Board. He then introduced resolution appoint | ing two Aldermen and three Councilmen to | investigate the action of the police depart l ment. Alderman Coffee moved to strike out | that part of the resolution relating to the
 Sunday liquor law.
 Alderman Baldwin moved to indefinitely
 postpone the whole matter.
 Alderman Klenke made speech in favor of
 the resolution. He said that the chief had
 no business to take policemen off their reg
 ular duty and place them on spe-
 cial duty to watch liquor dealers
 and let many parts of the city go uncovered.
 He said the chief made great mistake and neglected his duty under the direction of a 1 few fanatics who belong to the Society for | the Prevention of Crime.
 l Alderman States said he hoped the motion
 to indefinitely postpone the whole matter
 would prevail. He said the chief acted under
 orders of the Police commissioners and there
 was no reason for the attacks made on him | personally.
 Alderman Benton spoke in favor of the res-
 olution. He said if any member of the po-
 lice department had done wrong in enforcing
 the laws of the State of Connecticut let it be
 known and let the investigation be thorough
 Alderman Baldwin hoped the matter would
 be indefinitely postponed as it deserved to be.
 After further discussion he withdrew his mo-
 tion to indefinitely postpone the resolution of
 Alderman Klsnke and then offered 8 substi-
 tute resolution commenting the action of the
 police authorities in their efforts to suppress l violations of the Sunday liquor law. yea and nay vote was called for. The
 vote resulted in Il yeas and 4 nays, Alder l man Kennedy being excused from voting After the resolution was acted upon 1t was 1 discovered that under the charter it could
 not pass without unanimous consent and
 it was then referred to the Committee on
 Retrenchment, Reforms and Abuses. Reports of the Board of Compensation as-
 sessinR benefits for sewers in Myrtle, Chest
 nut and Lawrence streets were read and as-
 sessments laid as recommended. communication was read from the Board
 of Health asking that ordinances be passed | giving the Board power to compel tenements l to be connected with sewers, that they be
 properly ventilated and trapped and