Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-19
BOARD oF coUNo1LmEN.


 Concurrent Votes with inc Hoard of
 Aldefnieil on sine State House and
 Free library Matters-PetitiOn Re-
 ferred and Resolutions Adopted
 The Table Clear.
 A special meeting of the Board of Coun- cilmen was held last evening, President Wolf in the chair. Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of Hiram Goldbaum abatement of taxes.
 Resolution directing the Board of Public Works to have made curb and grade of Winthrop avenue alongside Evergreen ceme- tery was passed:
 Report of tie Beaver Ponds committee was read and accepted.
 Report of the Board of Finance de trans fer of funds in the sundry department was passed.
 Report of the c Jerk of the City court for October was read and ordered Oh file.
 Adverse report of the Street committee de extension of Second street was continued to the next Court of Common Council in con currence.
 Estimates of the Board of Health for 1886 were referred to the Board Of Finance.
 fOuGlOu Ol w. VI S1O lOT 0At0uSlOu Ol tirns for laying sidewalk on north side of Dickerman street came from the Board of Aldermen on disagreeing vote. The Coun- cil voted to recede from their former action aud concur with the A1defmen in sdhering to their former action ordering the walk to be laid.
 Petition of Mrs. John Hampstead for dam ages occasioned by change of grade on Meadow street was referred to the Board of Compensation.
 Remembrance of John c. Hol1ister against @ sewer in Winchester avenue was referred to the Conmittee cn Sewers.
 Report of the Committee on Nominations in favor of the appointment of Arthur M. Sypher as spssial Constable was passed
 The adverse report of the Committee on Appropriations de appropriation of $25, 900 for repair of the State House came from the Board of Aldermen with a resolution declar- ing 1t inexpedieht to make any appropriation at this time for repairs. The Council con cured with the Aldermen without debate.
 The free public library report, which was acted upon in the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night, wes taken up.
 Councilman Watrous said that he regretted that the matter had been disposed of in the way it had; He had hoped that favorable action would have been taken in the matter, but the other Board had taken different view of the case. He moved that this Board accept IuA repOrt OI eLo COIumltG06 dIO duOpt their recommendation.
 Councilmen Flynn, Gerard and Belcher spoke in favor of concurring with the Board of Aldermen in referring the report back to the committee.
 Counsilman Kleirer said that he was in fa- vor of accepting the report of the; committee, notwithstanding the action of the other Board He thought the offer of the Young Mems Institute was 8 generous one and should be accepted without hesitation.
 Councilman Palmer opposed any partner ship scheias with the Young Mems Insti tute or any other party. He hoped the Council would concur in the reference. Councilman Blakeslee thought the city should accept the offer of the Institute. He favored the motion to accept the report of the committee.
 Councilman Barnes favored the idea of the city starting free public library on it's own hook. Two thousand dollars had already been subscribed for this purpose, he said, why not start now2
 Councilman Mansfield advocated the ac- ceptance of the proposition of the Young Mems Institute. He said if he only had q back room somewhere and few books he would start free library. But here build ing had been offered free of cost, with several thousand volumes, and he would accept that I wish. said he, that the $50, 900 voted by the town had been placed in a memorial building and the library had been there instead of putting monument on East Rock, but this cannot be. He thought the proposition the best that could be made under the circumstances. The committee were in hopes that the gift of the Institute would be absolute and without conditions, but this cannot be.
 Councilman Flynn said that this generous offer of the Young Mems Institute was nev- CT heard of until the city began to talk about a free public library. Why did they not make their offer years agos inquired MT. Flynn.
 The motion to accept the committees re- port was then taken by yeas and nays. There
 Councilman Mansfield moved that the whole matter be indefinitely postponed. Lost.
 The motion to concur with the Board of Aldermen in referring the matter to the com mittee then passed.
 The president announced as the special committee on the part of this Board on the petition of Henry c. Merwin post for the purchase by the city of final plots for de- ceased soldiers, Councilmen Barnes, Embler and Fitzpatrick.
 The president announced that the table was clear and the Board adjourned.