Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-10
BOARD OF ooUnoILmEn.

A regular meeting of the Board of Coun-
 cilmen was held last evening, Pres ident
 Wolfe in the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows:
 Of H. C. Long ct al. for geological garden at
 East Rock Park; of w. J. Weld for an ex- tension of time for laying walk on the north side of Dickerman street; of E. B. Richard son for 6 sewer in York Square entrance from Broadway to York Square; of Richard Bradley for 8 sewer in Winchester avenue
 and Sachem street; of J. H. Foy for cobble gutter on the west side of Dwight street; of Patrick Smith for appointment as special constable (elected by unanimous consent); | of Milton Stewart for compensation caused | by change of grade of State street between | Mill River street and Neck bridge; of Will I liam H. Thompson for change of name of East Grand street to Grand avenue; of c. W. Hine for permission to lay brick or flag ! walk on Arthur street; of Joseph Berry for | appointment as special constable. | Estimate of expenses of Board of Super ! visors of Steam Boilers for 1886, amounting | to $150. %, was referred to the Board of Fl- | nance.
 Estimate of expenses of the Board of Fire 1 Commissioners for 18S6, amounting to $S9,- I 750 %, was referred to the Board of F1- | nance.
 \ Estimate of expenses of the Board of | Public Works for 1886, amounting to $427,- | 1000, was referred to the Board of Fl- | nance.
 Estimate of expenses of the Committee on Lamps amounting to $52, ,642. 75 was referred \ to the Board of Finance.
 l Estimate of expenses of the Police depart ment for 1886, amounting to $109, ,335. 50, was rsfel red to the Board of Finance. Adverse report of the Committee on Ap- propriations to transfer $2, 500 from item for Fair Haven bath house to contingent ex- penses for the purchase of lands for pump at the junction of Congress avenue and Washington street was referred. Resolution paying the widow of the late City Clerk Crowley the salary that would have been due him until his successor is se- l lected was passed by unanimous consent. Order for special election to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of the late city clerk, Timothy J. Crowley, was adopted. Communication from the Board of Public Works de transfers in department of public works was passed.
 Monthly report of the Board of Public Works for October, 1885, was ordered on fle
 The contract made by the Lamp commit tee with Thomas Brennan for lighting that ! portion of the city where naptha lamps are in use came up on resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign the contract in concurrence with vote of the Board of Aldermen. Councilman Kleiner moved that the mat ter be referred to joint special committee | of seven to be raised to consider and report ! President Wolfe ruled that the motion was out of order from the fact that the Commit tee on Lamps, composed of Aldermen only, had the right to make such contract, authori- ty having been given them. Councilman Kleiner appealed from the decision of the chair.
 The Council sustained the chair in his rul- ing.
 The motion to approve the contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign the same then passed.
 Communication from Acting City Clerk Loomis asking for a transfer of $500 from contingent fund to the item of 'sfuel" was referred to the Board of Finance with power to act.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de extension of Cottage, Linden and Willow streets was approved.
 Adverse report of the Committee on Sew CTS de sewer on the south side of Whalley avenue, between its present terminus and Orchard street, was approved. The same committee reported in favor of sewer in Day street, between Chapel and Martin streets. which was also approved. Report of the Board of Public Works de grading of highway in East Rock Park was passed.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for
 the month of September, 1885, was ordered
 on file.
 Reports from the Street committee were
 adopted as follows: Referring resolution de
 watering Telford pavements to Committee on Ordinances; for relay of sidewalk on west
 side of Liberty street between Portsea and
 Putnam streets; also for relay of sidewalks on the following streets: On west
 side of Chestnut street between Chap
 ell and Wooster streets; north side and sreets curp east sds af Howe street, between George and Oak streets; raising and widening of sidewalk on
 west side of Howe street, from Chapel street to land of Philando Armstrong; relay of walk on south side of Wooster street. from Union street to Prindle alley; relay of walk on south State streets; relay of sidewalk on south side of Center street, between Church and Temple streets; relay of sidewalk on the west side of Prindle alley from Woes
 ter to Fair streets; cobble gutters on both sides of Munson street; layout of Rock Lane; relaying the sidewalks on both sides of State street from Fair to Water streets; relays on Center, State and Elm streets and Sylvan avenue; relay on both sides of Grand street between St. Patrick's church and railroad track. For permission to Sargent & Co. to erect a bridge over Wallace street. The same committee reported adversely to the extension of Second street and also adversely to the re- monstrance of J. B. Hine against the layout of Burtonia Place, both of which were adopted.
 Resolution that His Honor the Mayor be requested to call a special meeting of the Board of Councilmen to consider the report of the joint special committee on a public library and such other business as may come before it, on the evening of November IS, 1885, or on some evening when such report may properly come before this Board, was adopted.
 Councilman Watrous said that as it was yet early he would suggest, as the printed free library reports were now before the members of the Board, that short time be used in informal discussion of the matter, so as to save time on the evening when the report shall come up for final discussion and action.
 It was voted to devote 8 half hour to the discussion.
 The clerk then read the report of the com mittee and the discussion commenced.
 Councilman Watrous opened with brief statement of the work of the committee in reaching the agreement between the Young Mems Institute and the city committee.
 Councilman Mansfield explained more in detail as to the work of the committee and said the committee had hoped to gain some what more favorable terms from the Institute than they had been able to do, but as finally agreed upon it was quite sa isfactory to both sides.
 As there were no other members that ap- peared desirous to discuss the question last evening the Board adjourned.
 Police Notes.
 Elisha Robbins, the brakeman on the Con- solidated railroad who was arrested yester- day by Detective Reilly for stealing an over coat last week from 8 passenger on the train, acknowledges his guilt.
 Edward A. Judd, who is well known to the police, having been arrested several times, was again arrested yesterday for defrauding his boarding mistress, Mrs. Rudkea, on Meadow street.
 George Green, a colored man who is em- pioyed by Chatfield & Grant, was arrested | yesterday for nou-support of his wife.
 Detective Brewer yesterday went to Bridge | port and arrested Samuel Simmons, who has | recently been employed in Mains eating sa- loon on Church street, and brought him to this city. Simmons is charged with not | supporting his wife.
 Chief Bollman has issued an order giving the patrolrnen strict orders to look after can dy and cigar stores which keep open on both Saturday and Sunday and report them to headquarters, that the proprietors may be made t0 ahida bv the law in this matter