Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-03
B6ARD of ALDERMEN.

An Apology Charges Preferred
Against Him-Other Matters Of In.
terest.
A regular meeting of the Board Of Alder
men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor
Holcomb presiding.
Petitions were referred as follows: OF s.
E. Merwin, jr. and others asking that the ques-
ton of the removal or repair of the old
State House be submitted to vote of the
freemen at the next city election. Referred
to special committee Of aldermen and coun-
eiiiInerl
OF Benjamin G. Lum for a gas lamp in
York Square street, of jeremiah Smith for a
change In the layout of South Water street;
of Thomas Lyman for appointment as keeper
of the West river bath house; of Andrew
Goodman for appointment special con-
stable; of Homer Munson for compensation
for injury to horse; of Anton Reuss for con-
frmation of title to land on Humphrey
street; of B. F. Mansfield for a sidewalk on
the east side of Norton street between Elm
street and Whalley avenue; of A. E.
Halsted for a sewer in Pleasant street;
of Constant A. Moeller for D. Sewer
in Martin streeti OF William Powers for COM
pensation Tor injury to person; of J. j.
Hoggson for repayment of money paid to the
city under protest; of Butler & Tyler for
merchants; of John Donahue, John Brennan
and Richard Ward for appointment as bath
house Keepers at West river; of Roger New
man for appointment as bath house keeper
at Fair Haven; of Joseph Argan for side
walk on Commerce street; of Julius Lampert
for lamp on Front street; of Isaiah Hall for
lamp on Lawrence street; of Joseph ELY
for crosswalk on Columbusr avenue; of H.
A. Brakeman, Henry w. Ball and David B.
Hosley far appointment as special con-
stable.
Order de preparation and signing rate
book was passed.
Communication from the Board of Fire
Commissioners de purchase of strip of land
adjoining No As engine house was referred
to His Honor the Mayor and president of the
Board of Fire Commissioners with power.
Order de erection of Fair Haven bath
house was referred to the Committee on Bath
Houses.
December 1884, and January, 1885, were Or
dered on file.
Monthly report of the Board of Public
Works for January, 1886, was ordered on
file.
resolution de establishment of public
cemetery was referred to two Aldermen and
three Councilmen.
Petition of Louis H. Bristol and others for
the draining of the Green into the public
sewers was referred.
Report of the Board of Finance de issu-
ance of sewerage bonds and changing rate
of interest to three and one-half per cent.
was passed.
Report of the Board of Compensation de
assessments of layout of South Water street
was laid on the table.
Report of the Committee on Nominations
de appointment of Harvey B. Dorman and
many others previously published) as spe-
eial eonstables was adopted, with the excep-
ton of the names of Charles R. Smith,
Levi J. Waters and Charles D. Jones, whose
names were referred back to the committee.
Report of the Committee ON Nominations
de appointment of Peter Stanford, John S.
DeForest Lester w. Mabrey, George B.
Miller and Nathan A. Myers as Sunday GENE.
terry watchmen was passed.
Resolution appointing a committee on
consolidation of city and town governments
was passed.
Report of the Committee on Nominations
recommending the appointment of Norton S.
Bird as lumber inspector was adopted.
Report of the Committee on Lamps in favor
of relighting gas lamp on Orange street be-
tween Court and Orange streets, in front of
~ F. Halls residence was read. The report
Aldermen being in favor and some opposed
10 the passage of the resolution. The oppo-
sition arose from the fact that the lamp in
question was within the circle of electric
lights, which it was stated would light the
streets sufficiently to do away with all the
gas lamps in such localities. 1t now appears
that in some places the streets are not suffi-
GENTLY lighted, and this place seems to be
one of them. After discussing the matter |
for a half hour the recommendation of the |
committee was indefinitely postponed.
Annual report of the Committee Lamps |
for 1884 was referred to the Committee on
Annual Reports.
Report of the Committee on Claims in fay
or of settling back taxes due from Moritz |
5pier was adopted.
Alderman Bradley stated that his colleague
had apology to make for words spoken in |
1ebate some time since.
Alderman Defrees said that if he used any |
insulting words toward His Honor at a tor |
ner meeting of the Board he was sorry for /
t, yet he did not know as he said anything /
,ut of the way. The Alderman continued for |
short time i'll a similar vein when Alder
nan Benton brought the apologize (0 re-
marks to a sudden termination by moving to
proceed with the regular business.
Report of the Committee on Claims favor
ng the abatement of assessment for grading
Ind curbing walk in front of the premises of
he Home for the Friendless was read. On
notion of Alderman States all but one dollar
If the assessment was abated.
Report of the Board of Compensation as |
,essing damages and benefits for service in |
Washington street between Howard avenue
md Cedar was approved, and assessments or
Tered laid as reported.
The report of the special committee grant |
ng the use of the upper floor of the State
1nuse to the Grand Army of the Republic, |
With the action of Board of Councilmen, was |
cad The Aldermen coneurred without dis |
ussion.
Report of the Board of Compensation as |
essing damages and benefits for sewer in |
Madison street between Bradley and Frank
in streets approved and assessments
'rdered laid as reported.
n favor Of granting the use of rooms in the
Id State House for free public library and
he minority report were read.
Alderman States moved to accept the re-
,orts of both committees and adopt the order
f the minority giving the use of rooms in
ac State House for a free public library. |
'he motion passed.
Report of the Board of Compensation as
essing damages and benefits for a sewer in
orange street between Gamer and Avon
treets was read and assessments laid as rec |
mnended.
Report of the committee de widening and
of Liberty street from Wash.
lgton street to Congress avenue was read.
Alderman Kennedy moved that the street
e widened and not Strengthened. He said
hat the parties, OF many of them, felt that |
hey could lot afford to pay for both widen
lg and Strengthening.
Alderman Spreyer thought the only way TO
u prove this any other street was to do it /
ght on the start. He thought the order
IL both widening and Strengthening was as
should be.
The matter was tabled until the next meet
lg. -
Report of the Board of Compensation as
sssing damages and benefits for a sewer in |
ark street between George and Oak streets
as accepted and assessments laid as recon-
lended. Il
Report of the Board of Compensation as
sssing damages and benefits for sewer in '
I'm street from university Place to Garden {
rect; accepted and assessments laid as |
a
Report of the Board of Compensation as {
,ssing damages and benefits for sewer in /
hamilton street between Coils and Greene {
reefs was accepted and assessments laid as I
Report of the Board of Compensation as 6
,ssing damages and benefits for sewer in | t
artin street between Dwight and Howe Q
reefs was accepted and assessments laid as | Z
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Report of the Board of Compensation as t
ssing damages and benefits for sewer in | ?
tate street from Humphrey street to Mill o
yer was accepted and assessments laid as t
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