Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-03
Board of Aldermen.

bOaTO OI AkO0TmOns Regular Meeting-PstitIons Read and Referred-RepOrts of Committed s-Dis- cusston on the Centennial ApprOprta- tt0n-Other Matters of Interest. A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows: Of s. A. York for lamps on both sides of Whitney avenue between Saohem street
 and city line; of Edwin R. Whiting for com
 pensation for injury to person; of Francis
 Haley for grade and curb on both sides of
 Jackson street; of Gibson Hall for abate-
 ment of assessment; of s. I. Gilbert for the
 grading and curbing of Blake street, north
 side, and that it be paved from Whailey
 avenue to Osborn avenue; of John Waters for sidewalk on Henry street between Dixwell avenue and Canal railroad tracks; of Samuel l.. Johnson ct al. for sewer on Grand and James streets; of c. c. Blatchley for rebuilding highway from Orange street to opposite Rock Lane: of c. M. Loomis ct als. for gas lamp on Center street between Orange and Church streets; of Dennis ONeil for the curbing
 and grading of the south side of State street between James street and point opposite the entrance to East Rock Park; of Charles
 Havey for appointment as special constable; of Louis H. Frost to be appointed special
 constable; of John J. Hanrahan for abate-
 ment of taxes; of s. H. Strul & Go. for an abatement of taxes on stock of goods in stock in 1881; of Benjamin R. English for gas lamp on Church street between Wall and Grove streets; of E. Fl. Sperry for sewer on Prout street.
 Remonstrance against locating 8 public urinal on Chapel street between Chucrh and
 Temple streets was referred.
 Communication from B. R. English, presi dent of the Board of Selectmen, asking for creation of joint committee Of three to whom can be referred all petitions relating to abatement of town, city or school taxes, to obviate delay occasioned by such petitions, was referred to the Board of Finance to in- quire and report and make such recommeh- dations as they dsem best.
 The Street committee reported in favor of the following: Repairing of Mulberry street, between Day street and Winthrop avenue; relay of sidewalk on the west side of Olive street, from No. 9S to St. John street; relay of sidewalk on east side of State street. be- tween Hamilton and East streets; concrete sidewalk on the north side of Warren Place, between Cedar Hill avenue and State street. repaving of Orange street, west side, between the Tradesmen's bank and Orange street; relay of sidewalk, north side of Audu- bon street, between No. and Orange street; grade and curb on south side of Munson street, between Dixwell avenue and New Haven and Northampton railroad; relay of sidewalk, south side of Wall street, between Orange and Church streets; concrete side | walk, south side of Pine street, between Per | kins street and Clinton avenue; grade and 1 curb, north side of Commerce street, be- | tween Congress- avenue and Broad street; | relay of sidewalk on west side of York street, | between Chapel and Elm streets; concrete | sidewalk on south side of George street, be- l tween Elliott street and Sherman avenue; | changing the name of portion of Lock l street to Prospect Plsce; extension of Second | street, from Haliock avenue to tide l water; concrete walk on the west | side of State street, between Ed | wards street and East Rock Park: | curb and concrete walk on the west side of | NH River street hetween Walnut and Laurel | streets; concrete walk on west side of Gedsx Hill avenue between Grace and State streets |
 Report of the Bosrd of Public works recommending that granite specification block pavement be laid on Court street was l rsterrsd to the Committee on Streets to in- quire and report.
 Recommendation of the committee on een- tennial celebration that $1 ,500 be appropri- sted for the celebration was passed.
 The resolution appropriatiug an additional GI ZOO for celebrating the Fourth of July came from the Board of Councilmen indeh- nitely postponed.
 debate of considerable extent followed, in which Alderman Baldwin opposed the ad- ditional appropriation as contrary to the spirit if not the letter of the charter, which says that not more than $1 800 shall be ap- for any one object or in any case. He thought it stretch of authority to make this additional appropriation.
 Alderman Townsend spoke in favor of the resolution He said that the merchants would get but little benefit from the cslebra- ton and they should not be called upon to pay the bills, but it should be divided equally among the taxpayers.
 Alderman States fayored the appropriation, IS did also Alderman Kennedy. pF
 Alderman Coffee said he was willing to vote for She appropriation if they could get over the charter, which said that only $I BOO ,ouId be appropriated in any case.