Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-05
Board of Aldermen.

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 Board of Aldermen. Petitions Read and Referred-Derby
 Railroad Accounts to be Alphabetically
 Ordinances Presented and Adopted
 Other Matters of General Interest.
 regular meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding.
 Alderman Baldwin said that there was 8 question in his mind as to the legality of the vote accepting the joint standing committees as reported by the Committee on Nomina- tions He said that unanimous consent should have been given.
 Alderman Spreyer said that he had antici- Committee on Claims, but as the alderman from the First had been appointed he would not say anything farther.
 The motion to accept the report of the Nominating committee was then approved
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows: Of Octave Tureotte, for permission to build within three feet of street line on Exchange street; of John F. Ryan, for ap- pointment as bath house keeper; of Matthias Roach, for lamp corner of Lombard and Rowe streets; of Charles Albig, to be ap- pointed Sunday watchman at Evergreen cemetery; of Edgar I. Thomas, for naptha lamps on Peck street; of Phillip Roller, for appointment as special constable; of Mar garet Mcfarland, for compensation for inju- ry to person; of Timothy Crowley, for ap- pointment as keeper of the Beach street bath house, of Julia Cummings, for compensation for injury to person; of Maggie Blackvood, for compensation for injury to person; of Thomas Lyman, for appointment as special constable; of A. J. Edwards for appoint msnt as special constable; of Thomas CalIa- han, for abatement of taxea of Peter Stan ford, to be appointed Sunday watchman at St. Bernards cemetery.
 Resolution changing the name of Congress and Whitney avenues to Church street was referred in concurrence. Remonstrances against the proposed change of names were also referred.
 An order was introduced by Alderman Spreyer calling for layout and map of the proposed West river boulevard and an ap- proximate estimate of the expense to the city of the proposed boulevard and sewer. Re- ferred.
 Resolution that committee consisting of two Aldermen and three Councimen be ap- pointed to take into consideration the recom- mendations of inc Mayors message and re- port the proper reference of the various matters thereon was read. Aldermen States and Barnes were appointed on the commit tee
 Order presented by Alderman Spreyer that the tenement house system be investi- gated, especially those known as Italian quar- ters, and report the same to the Court of Common Council, was referred to the Com mittee Mayors message
 A DotItiOD from committee of the Derby railroad consisting of Charles Atwater, F. B. Harrison and J. H. Bartholomew, asking that committee of the Court of Common Council be appointed to consider the adjust ment of the accounts Of the city with the railroad company in accordance with the message of His Honor the Mayor, was refer red to the Committee on Mayors Message.
 Petition of John Burns for compensation for injury to person was referred.
 Report of the committee to ascertain the expense of repairing the chamber of the Board of Counclmen was accepted as report ed. The estimated expense is $7OO.
 Report of the Board of Compensation of assessments for the extension of Elliott street from it's present southerly terminus to Mulberry street was read, accepted and as sesSments ordered laid.
 The same board reported in favor of pay ing the Connecticut Savings bank $500 for land taken in the extension of Mulberry street which it was claimed was overlooked by the Board of Compensation in assessing damages and benefits.
 On motion of Alderman States it was voted to refer the whole matter to the Cor poration Counsel for his opinion.
 Alderman Baldwin moved to reconsider the acceptance of the report of the Board of Compensation in regard to their report assessment of damages and benefits for the extension of Elliott street, and it was so ordered.
 Alderman States said that it was very strange to him that one or two parties were to receive damages for the opening of Elliott street and no one was to pay benefits for the same.
 Alderman Benton said that if the streets were to be opened at the expense of the city then they should not be opened at all. It was generally understood that these streets were opened for the benefit of property owners.
 It was voted to invite the chairman of the Board of Compensation to make 8 statement in regard to Elliott street.
 B. F. Mansfield, chairman of the board, appeared and stated that the board considered in most of the cases named that benefits and damages were equal. Many of the parties contributed their land and they did not con- sider that they should be assessed. The other parties who were assessed damages had their property hopelessly injured.
 It was moved to lay the report of the Board of Compensation regarding Elliott street on the table
 Report of the Board of Compensation de extension of Thorne street was read and laid on the table until the next meeting
 Report of the Board of Compensation in favor of paying Isaac UIiman $175 for dam- ages to his property occasioned by building the Lamberton street bridge was read and order passed.
 Resolution by Alderman Townsend that the Mayor and Corporation Counsel notify the railroad commissioners of the action ta- ken by the Court of Common Council in re- gard to placing fsgmen or gates at grade crossings on the Canal and Shore Line rail- roads was passed.
 Report of the sealer of weights and meas ures for 1883 was read by title and referred to the Committee on Annual Reports.
 Report of the Board of Public Works for 1883 was read by title and referred to the Committee on Annual Reports.
 Reports ef the chief engineer, superintend- ent of fire alarm telegraph and fire marshal were read by title and referred to the Oom- mittee on Annual Reports.
 Alderman Townsend submitted an amend ment to section 27, page 149 under the head of Fire. First insert Board of Aldermen in place of Fire Commissioners. Also to amend section 56, third paragraph, 10th and 16th lines, by inserting Board of Aldermen in place of Board of Fire Commissioners
 Also to add to cotton 56 as follows: If such applications are for any such purposes mentioned in sections 24, g, 26 and 27 under the head of pqisapees fpaees 79 and so) the fire marshal shall submit it to the Board of Aldermen.
 Alderman Coffee presented the followinst
 Resolved, That page 123, section 63, of the ordinances relating to show bills or show boards of any description whatever, or any goods, wares or merchandise for show or sale ppop any street or sidewalk in said city, be amended so az to read tswithout the permis- sion of the Mayor"
 The following was passed:
 Be it ordained by the court of Common Council of the city of New Haven,
 That paragraph 3, section 14, of the printed ordinances concerning stpublic con- vsyanees, is hereby amended by striking out said paragraph and inserting in lieu