Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-24


to deliver a course of four lectures at Miss
Motifs school, on Monday and Friday after
moons, beginning March End. The subject
treated on tbs first and second afternoons
will be ''The Poetry of the Nineteenth Cen
fury compared with that of the Eighteenth"
and 'Tennyson. The third and fourth af-
ternoons will be occupied by readings from
Shakespeare. These lectures will begin at
half-past four O'Clock
Colonel d. N. WEIGH.
Colonel Deming N. WEIGH, eldest son of
e1-Mayor Welch, died in Dresden, Feb. II,
aged AZ years. While he has not made his
home in this city for many years he was well
known here and will be sincerely mourned.
His title came from service during the re-
bellion, having achieved an especially credit
able record during the largest operations
of the army in the West and down the
Mississippi. He was quartermaster at St.
Louis, where his services in purchasing and
dispatching supplies were of great value to
the country. Overwork in business ruined
his health about five years ago, and he
has since made one voyage to the West In
dies and two to Europe in vain effort to
regain it.. During the past year his suffer
ings have been intense and death has many
times seemed imminent. While abroad he
has always been accompanied by at least one
member of his family, and one of his sisters
was with him at the time Of his DEATH
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
The Layout of the West River BouIe-
ward Agreed To-The Grand Army
to occupy the Old State House-Re-
port of the Committee ON Free Pub
lie Library Approved.
A special Meeting of the Board of Council
men was held last evening for the purpose
of considering the layout of West river bou-
levard and the petitions of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the free public library
to occupy certain portions of the old State
House.
The Board was called to order at 8 o'clock
by President Wolfe.
Petitions were referred as follows: Of
Jeremiah Smith, for change in the layout
of South Water street; of Thomas Lyman,
for appointment as keeper of the West river
bath house, of Horace Munson, for compen-
sation for injury to horse; of Henry B.
Leete, for abatement of taxes; of Andrew
Goodman, for appointment as special con-
stable.
Order for the erection of a bath house on
the north side of Lewis bridge at a cost not
exceeding 800 was referred to the Com
mittee on Bath Houses.
Report of the Board of Public Works de
layout of West river boulevard and the order
for the same was read as it passed the Board
of Aldermen.
President Wolfe called upon Engineer Hill
to explain the layout from the map which
was suspended in front of the presidents
desk.
The engineer explained at length and very
clearly the proposed route from the harbor
line to West bridge, which is the first section
of the proposed boulevard and trunk sewer
to be built He said all that was required
now was layout and then the land could be
secured. This would not cost to exceed
$4,000.
On motion of Councilman Young it was
voted to concur with the Board of Aldermen
in ordering the layout.
The report of expenses of the Board of
Public Works for the month of January was
read and ordered on file.
Report of the clerk of the City court for
| the months Of December and January was
read and ordered on file.
Order suggested by the Board of Finance
that the sewerage bonds be placed at 81 per
cent. instead of four per cent. as previously
ordered was passed.
Report of the Board of Compensation as
sessing damages and benefits for the layout
of South Water street was accepted and as
| sessments laid recommended.
Report of the Committee on Nominations
| naming Harvey B. Dorman and several
| others previously published) as special con-
| stables was read and the appointment made,
| the clerk casting the ballot.
| Order that special constable shall qualify
at the Mayors office before receiving badge
| from the chief of police was passed.
| Report of the Committee on Nominations
1 he int Of Dat
| Stanford as Sunday Waterman at St. Ber-
nard cemetery, John P Deforest at Ever
green cemetery, Lester w. Mabrey at Fair
| Haven cemetery, George B. Miller at New
Haven city burial ground and Nathan A.
| Myers at the Jewish cemetery was read and
! the appointments made as recommended.
Report of the committee on consolidation
| of the city and town and recommending that
| the petition be Withdrawn from the General
| Assembly was adopted.
| Report of the Committee on Nominations
recommending the appointment of Norton
| S. Bird as lumber inspector was adopted.
Report of the special committee on rules of
| table until next meeting.
The report of the special committee to con-
slider the petition of the Grand Army posts
| for permission to occupy the old State House
| were read There was majority and minori-
| ty report, tbs former favoring a reference of
| the whole matter to special committee to
| consider whether the old State House shall
| be retained or torn down before granting
| permission, said committee to report on or
before April LIST. The minority report fav-
| ored the unconditional granting of the Pc
| tition.
A motion was made that the majority re-
| port be accepted.
Councilman Redmond opened the discus
| sion by advocating in spirited manner the
| ,,,;noritv renort and was follovad in tho o,,,,.