Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-18
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

1 Action de Free Public LIBrary-Th 1 SGrand Avenue' Question-$6.OO 1 Appropriated For Jackson stree Bridge-$7, 500 For Whitney AveHu The Board Works over other Esti mates.
 The Board of Aldermen held a specia meeting last evening to pass upon the appro priations for the ensuing year. Before tn estimates were taken up several petition were adopted-Of Annie E. Bohan for a nap tha lamp on Downs street, between Colum bus and Cypress avenues; for gas lamp or Cedar street, fronting Rosette street; napthf lamp on Greenwich avenue and Sixth street electric lights at corner of Howard and Con gress avenues; junction of Water street, Co., 1umbus avenue and Lafayette street; Bridge and Water streets; Grand and East streets Grand and Jefferson streets; Orange and Grove streets; Chapel and High streets; Chapel and Olive streets; State street. be- tween Chapel and Grown streets: Broad way, between York and Howe streets; junction of Whalley avenue, Goffe street and Dixweu avenue; Long wharf, opposite Brew cry street. It was also voted that the naptha lamps on Downing street between Pine and Grafton streets and Bristol street between Dixwel avenue and Ashmun street, be CAaiiScO IO gus ldG1pS. I6IlLlOn TOT IeVellQg of Munson street adopted.
 Petition for eobble gutter on west side of Dwight street, between Chapel and George street, reported adversely and petitioners given leave to withdraw; for change of name from Grand street to Grand avenue, tabled; report of the clerk of the City court for No vember was ordered on file.
 Resolution that the corporation counsel present petition in the name and in the be- half of the city of New Haven to the next General Assembly of the State of Connecti- cut asking for such amendments to the char ter of the city &s will empower the city to establish, maintain and provide free pub lie library in this city in accordance with the previous votes of the Court of Common Council. Passed.
 Petitions for sidewalk on the west side of Spruce street, between George and Oak streets, and for grading highway on East Rock Park, Adopted.
 The following resolution was presented:
 Resolved, That the city clerk and the as sistant clerk be and they hereby are instruct ed to insert all city advertising in two and only two daily papers except in such cases as the charter de ordinances otherwise pro- vide; said papers to be designated by the city clerk, one to be published in the morn ing, the other 8 paper in the afternoon The resolution was indefinitely postponed
 Alderman Benton wanted to know what
 
 avenue would have on land titles.
 Alderman J. c. Bradley said it was asked fer by the residents east of Barnesville bridge This is the only street leading out of the city that Is not an avenue
 Alderman Whitney said that the Street committee thought that if the people wanted to live on an avenue they should be allowed to do so, and as it would not make any trou- ble in the land titles, they had recommended that the whole street from State street to the river be called Grand avenue No action was taken.
 Alderman JIG. Bradley said that theWoos- ter street bridge was one of the most dan gerous in the city. During the past twenty years the trusses have been removed at least six times. good bridge should be erected at that point. After considerable debate the item of S1 400 for the Webster street bridge was eraeed from the estimates. The opinion of the corporation council was called up in reference to the Jackson street bridge. The matter has been in litigation for some time. Alderman Hill moved that S6,000 be placed in the appropriations for the Jackson street bridge.
 Alderman Benton favored the appropria- tion, but wanted it laid over temporarily
 Alderman Daley thought that as the prop erty holders had paid their assessments they should have the bridge.
 Alderman Kelley of the Twelfth ward also
 
 The motion was carried and S6 O00 ap- propriated for the bridge
 Alderman Spreyer opposed the appropria- tion of SIP, GOO for the Whitney avenue pavement as something that could be done without for several years.
 Alderman States said that the contract had been awarded and the contract would have to be finished.
 Alderman w. J. Bradley explained that the additional item of expense was caused by desire of the property holders to have Ine .~---~--e si-.-'. -E-er1N- 7" twenty feet.
 Alderman Whitney said that it was in the interest of trade that the road should be put ii proper shane Tbs. .taEgaeEe -nu.asIsfTiil s.ead of coming over bad road to this city.
 We are not building roads for Cheshire, /" retorted Alderman Spreyer.
 A yea and nay vote was taken on the striking out of the item of $12,O0O for the pavement The motion was lost by Il to 5. The appropriation was placed at 57 800.
 The item of S4 300 for pavement on Temple street was stricken from the appropriations Alderman Kennedy moved that the item of $7 900 for the city engineers office be made $6, 6,00O, as the city can do without the street inspector during the winter months. 1 think, he added, we can do without the assistant en- gineers. The amount was fixed at $7, 300.
 The appropriation of $1 Y ,630 for land dam ages for opening, widening and extending streets was stricken out. Alderman Spreyer moved that $2, ,500 be voted for pump at the junction of Columbus and Congress ave nues. The Board appropriated S2, 900 for the land and $500 for the pump.
 The sum of S100,000 voted for the boulevard sewer and $25, 800 for general services. When the item of S3, 900 for a new patrol wagon came mp Alderman Kennedy objected to the expense.
 Alderman Daley warned him that he was breaking faith. Was there a deal on the Third ward pump? The estimates for the police department were passed recon mended by the Finance Committee.
 The Fire, Health and Harbor department estimates were voted as recommended.
 In the sundry accounts the item of adver- Using was raised from S2, 800 to $4, 900.
 Alderman J. c. Bradley moved that $2, 800 be added to the sundry account for bath house in Fair Haven and $500 for keeper. The same were passed.
 Alderman Benton moved that 3600 be add ed to the estimate of S1 200 for maintaining city buildings, which YVES passed.
 On motion $500 was added to the janitor' s salary, making it S1 800 8 year.
 Alderman Spreyer moved that the contin- gent funds be reduced from $7 ,000 to S5,000. Passed.
 The matter of estimates for the Tomlinson bridge was put over to the next Court of Common Council. Adjourned.