Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-06

1 l w. J. Bradley ............................ B | H. E. Benton: ...............-............- James N. States. ......t.-...-..-.....-.. i
 Alderman Bradley was declared elected
 president of the Board for the ensuing year
 by resolution.
 1 On motion of Alderman Spreyer the clerk | was instructed to cast the ballot of the Board 1 for James H. Burnham for page. The usual
 resolution followed.
 l The election of assistant city clerk was | next in order; Seymour c. Loomis and 1 Theodore H. Mcdonald were placed in nomi-
 nation. The ballot resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes. 24 | Theodore H. Mcdonald. d..-...-..-...-..-..-.-.- 8
 Resolution declaring Mr. Loornis elected l assistant city clerk was passed. 1 Election of corporation counsel was next i ordered. c. T. Driscoll and William K. l Townsend were placed in nomination. The l ballot resulted as follows:
 l Whole number of votes .24 l c. T. Drscoll l William K Townsend. d......................... 8
 Resolution declaring MT. Driscoll elected 1 corporation counsel was passed
 The Board then procee1ed 5 the election ] of a director uf the Derby railroad. Thomas l R. TIewbridge, jr., and J. J. Kennedy were 1 placed in nomination. The ballot resulted l as follows:
 J. J. Kennedy ...i5 Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr. jr................-.-.. ] The usual resolution declaring Alderman 1 Kennedy elected director was passed 1 Next in order the election of members | of the Board of Finance to serve for two 1 years.
 | Alderman Brown moved that the two l members to be elected be voted for on one 1 ballot, and the two receiving the highest l of ho11 Ia 1o pl,a l motion was lost.
 1 Aldermen James N. States and Charles E. l Graves were placed in nomination. The l ballot resulted as follows:
 Whole number uf votes. .................e e4 James N. States. r l For the second member of the Board of Finance Alderman William A. Kelly was | placed in nomination. Alderman Brown said as he read the charter Alderman Kelly could not be elected, as the charter provides l that the members of the Board of Finance should be elected for two years. On motion of Alder.aan Kenne- dy recess of ten minutes was ordered that the Democrats might consider the dilemma that they were in and nominate a new member in place of Mir. Kelly, who has only one more year 10 serve. They retired to the ante-room and after an absence of about fifteen minutes they returned to the hall. Alderman J. C. Bradley then placed AL derman Hughes, of the Fifth ward, in nomi- nation for the second member of the Board of Finance.
 The ballot resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes. 8
 William Hughes s.....................-....
 Chas. E. Graves ......................---..
 The usual resolution declaring Alderman States and Alderman Hughes elected was then passed.
 Resolution appointing His Honor the Mayor, Alderman w. J. Bradley and the city auditor a committee to borrow money was passed.
 Resolution appointing five Aldermen and twelve Councilmen to act as the joint stand ing committee on nominations for 1885 was passed. The Mayor appointed Aldermen J. c. Bradley, Benton, Kelly, Monson and SpIeyer.
 His Honor the Mayor announced the fol lowing standing committees:
 On Buildings-Alderlnen w. J. Bradley Daley and Strouse.
 On Lamps-Aldermen McGann, Trow- bridge and States.
 On Licenses-Aldermen Hill, Riley and Kennedy.
 On Numbering Streets-Aldermen Graves. Bowen and Defrees.
 Alderman Defrees took exception to being placed on the committee on numbering streets. He said he wanted to be on the committee on lamps, where he had been be- fore, or nowhere. He said he would not ac- cept any place that His Honor might now give him anyway.
 Alderman Kennedy called Mr Defrees to order.
 The Mayor then nominated Alderman Hol- finger in place of Alderman Defrees.
 Resolution that all business pending in and unfinished by the Court of Common Council of 1884 be placed in the same status before the Court of Common Council Of 1885 as it occupied in said Court of Common Council of 1884 at the close of the last municipal year, was passed.
 Mayor Holcomb nominated Lucien w | Sperry and A. E. Winchell, M. D., as mem bers of the Board of Health The nomina- tions were approved unanimously.
 Resolution continuing the rules of the | Board of Aldermen for 1884 until otherwise | ordered was passed.
 Resolution that committee of three be | appointed to revise the rules of the Board of | Alderman was passed.
 The following petitions were referred to | the appropriate committees to be raised Of | Paul Jente for lamps on Henry street; of l William H. Johnson for partial abatement of l taxes; of Frank H. Hart for lamp on Will | liam street.
 Monthly report of expenditures of the | Board of Public Works for December, 1884, | was ordered on file.
 Report of commissioners of the sewerage 1 bond sinking fund was referred to the Com E1lttee on Annual Reports.
 Resolution de ordinance providing for the fitting of cannons on Custom House Square i was referred to the Committee on Ordi- nances.
 The agreement between the city and the New Haven Gas Light company and the Electric Light company referred back to the Committee on Lamps.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de | layout of the Boulevard along the easterly bank of West river was read. The report provided for the assessment of damages and benefits.
 On motion of Alderman States the report was laid on the table until the next meeting
 Report of the Board of Public Works pro viding for new layout of Dixwen avenue from Munson street to the city line was read. 1 On motion of Alderman States the report was referred to the Committee on Streets to be raised.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de layout of Blake street was referred to the Committee on Streets to be raised.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de 1 layout of Liberty street and straightening and l widening the same from Washington street to Congress avenue was laid on the table un- til the next meeting.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de Second street extension referred to the Committee on Streets to be raised.
 Report of commissioners of the municipal bond sinking fund was referred to the Com nittee on Annual Reports to be raised
 Councilman Spreyer offered a resolution a special committee of two Alder nen and three Councilmen to hear parties n interest and to make 8 thorough investi- | sation of the locality known as Beaver ponds md report the result of their labor with such in their opinion will remedy he existing evil as soon as possible to the Court of Common Council.
 James w. Shubert petitioned to be ap- pointed special constable and he was so ap- pointed. A similar petition from Charles R. Smith was referred to the Committee on Nominations.
 The Board will meet again on next Monday 'vening to elect commissioners on the vari- 1 ,us Boards.
 Death of Harvey HI. Hale. h
 Mir. Harvey H. Hale died at the hospital t about o'clock last evening. He went to f he hospital New Years day, being i'll with and pneumonia set in, causing is death. He was native of Woodbridge nd n son of MT TOsenh Hale for many l