Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-05-05
RoARD OF ALDERmEN.

BOAR OF ALDkCk&m EN-
Numerous Petitions Read and Re.
ferred-The State House Question
once More-RepOrts of Committees
ON Various ImprOvements-An In-
vesrigatfen of the Police Depart-
ment Asked For.
A regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor
Holcomb presiding. Petitions were read
and referred as follows: Of James Nc
Queeney, for appointment as special consta-
BILE; of Mrs John Hampstead, for compensa-
ton for land taken fer the widening of
Meadow street; of Frank Hogan, for side
walk on the south side of Second street be-
tween Greenwich street and Howard avenue;
of Charles c. Hall, for appointment as
special constable; of Betsey Holt, for COM
pensation for loss of house; of Abraham
Couch, for a partial abatement of the Poplar
street sewer assessment; of ]. M. Lee, for
lamps on Elm and Norton streets; of Charles
Basserman, for appointment as special con-
stable; of George Throm, for naptha lamp
on Frank street between Portsea and West
streets; of John Fl. Starkweather, for APP
pointment as special constable (rule sus-
pended and appointment made); of James ID.
Foy, for sidewalk on Dwight street
between Chapel and George streets, to be
widened and raised; of Charles l.. Bradley
for sewer in Fair street from State street to
the railroad bridge; of Joseph Pearce tQr ap-
pointment as special constable; of Charles
H. Skinner for ordinance establishing stand
ard measures: of James Wood for establish
ment of building lines on Ward street; OF r.
S. Hamilton for concrete walk on eotn sizes
of Grand street from Railroad avenue to
James street; of George j. Faulhaber for
watering trough at the junction of Columbus
avenue and West street; of Frank McHugh
for sidewalk on north side of Thorn street,
between West and Eddy streets; OF Chatheld
& Grant for the grading of John street; OF
James Bennett for concrete walk; east side OF
Foote street. between Di1well avenue and
Winter street of L. V. Treat for paving
Howard avenue from Congress avenue to
Sylvan avenue.
Communication from His Honor the May
or nominating DIR. James K. Thacher as a
member of the Board OF Health, vice LIZ.
Bartlett resigned. was read anu tnS nolAln1
ton confirmed.
Communication from the Board of Public
Works de change of layout of South Water
street near Greenwich avenue. The report
was accepted and layout adopted
Communication from the Board OF Public
Works relating to the dangerous condition OF
Cedar street between Washington street and
Columbus avenue was referred.
Report of the clerk of the City court Tor
March, 1885, was read and ordered on file
Communication from the Board of Police
Commissioners asking that $500 be approprl-
ated from the contingent fund for the pur-
chase of horse was read, and after discus
sion a vote was passed permitting the com
missioners to make transfer of the amount
needed from their pay roll allowance.
Report of the Committee on Lamps In
favor of naptha lamps on corner OF Shelton
avenue and Read street; on Mansfield street;
corner of Crescent and Munson streets; on
Ann street; corner of Sherman avenue and
Mulberry street; on Henry street between
Dixwell avenue and Ashmun street; gas lamp
on William street between Olive and Osborn
street.
Adverse report of the Street committee de
grading of Clark avenue and John street was
adopted.
The Committee on Ordinances reported adj
yersely to ordinance de issuing license to
plumbers; adversely to taxing nonresident
merchants; adversely to ordinance detailing
fremen at places of amusement. The same
committee reported that the ordinance regu-
lating the pay of bathhouse keepers should
be referred to the Committee on lighthouses,
also adverse to an ordinance changing the
time of meetings of the Court of Common
Council The Recommendations were adopt
ed as reported.
The Committee on lamps reported in favor
of lamp on Howe street between George
and Crown streets; also adversely to petition
for lamps on Elm and Mott streets. Passed.
Resolution that the corpo1a alton counsel be
instructed to procure such legislation as is
necessary to remedy the evil complained of
in the petition of Butler & Tyler for an Or
dinance de transient tradesmen. Passed.
The committee of conference on disagree
ing votes de public library reported an order
referring the matter to the joint special
committee appointed to confer with the
Young Mems Institute. Adopted.
Report of the Committee on Ordinances
de ordinance regulating sprinkling of streets
tabled Tor printing.
Report of the Committee on Sewers IN ia
vor of sewer in Martin street, between Ken
singten and Orchard streets, was referred
back to the committee, as was also remon-
STRANGE against the same. The same COM
nittee reported in favor of a sewer in Pleas
ant street, between Pearl and Clark streets.
Passed.
The Committee on Claims reported in ia
vor of suspending the collection of taxes
from Lucy g. Thompson for one year, and in
favor of the abatement of taxes against Sam
uel NJ Hammond; adverse to abatement of
tax of Harvey B. Leete; in favor of abating
the taxes of William S. johnson. The rec
concentrations were adopted.
The Committee on Appropriations report
ed in favor of granting three hundred dol
lars to Grand Army posts for Memorial day.
Passed.
Report of the Committee on Bath Houses
nominating Timothy Crowley for bath house
keeper at Beach street, John Brennan for
West river and Roger Newman for Fair Ha-
ven was read A ballot was ordered.
Alderman States moved to subs titute the
name of Richard Ward for John Brennan. A
ballot resulted in the choice of Messrs. Crow
lev and Ward. The election of bath house
keeper for Fair Haven was tabled until such
time as keeper shall be needed there.
Resolution providing for a committee to
consider the cost of removal or repairs to
the State House was referred to tho State
House committee.
Petition of Roger Newman to be appointed
special constable was referred.
Petition of G. E. P. Sanford for sewer in
Kensington street between Martin and Elm
streets was referred; also petition for renum-
bering of Bishop street; also petition for
repair and relaying of sidewalk on the west
side of Beers street from Chapel to Martin
streets.
Petition of Lawrence Curtis to be appoint
ed special constable was passed, the clerk
casting the ballot
Petition of John Brennan for appointment
as special constable was tabled.
Communication from Admiral Foote post
stating their purpose not to take part in the
present controversy regarding the removal or
repair of the State House was ordered on
file.
Majority report of the committee on State
House recommending that the petitioners for
removal of the State House have leave to
withdraw, and minority report in favor of
the removal of the structure were both Ia
bled for two months.
Remembrance against grading, curbing and
concreting north side of Pine street was re-
ferred
Remembrance against the widening of the
sidewalk on the east side of Franklin street
was referred.
Petition for a naptha lamp on Washington
street between Morris street and the salt
meadows was referred.
Resolution authorizing His Honor the
Mayor to execute correct deed for proper
ty purchased from the city by James Bou-
cher in 1867, said deed being defective, was
adopted.
A series of resolutions calling for an inves-
tigation of the management of the Police de-
partment was introduced by Alderman Ken
nedy The resolutions recited the various
rumors af1oat on the streets and concluded
with resolutions providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate.
Alderman States said that if he was mem
Der of the Board of Police Commissioners he
should court an investigation. He thought,
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