Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-19
BOARD OF CoUNCiLNEN.

Presentation Eo President wolf-EX- pression of Good yyfshes-The Es- inmates For 1886 Agreed To In Con currence With The Board of Alder men-esOOd Bye.
 A special meeting of the Board of Coun- cilmen was held last evening for the purpose of considering the estimates for 1886, Presi- dent Wolf in the chair.
 After the minutes were read Councilman
 Mansfield moved to go into committee of the whole.
 President Wolf called Councilman Blake
 slee to the chair On taking the chair the
 president pro tenn, asked the committee to
 bring forward any business they had. Councilman Martin rising in his place
 stated that the duty had fallen to him to pre-
 sent slight testimonial of the regard and es
 teem of this Board to their esteemed president
 Councilman Wolf. He said that his fellow
 members had provided for this purpose two volumes of ''Cooley's Blackstone" and four
 volumes of ''Kent's Commentaries" which
 he asked the page to pass to President Wolf.
 In closing Councilman Martin paid a tribute
 to President Wolf's worth as q presiding off cer.
 Councilman Mansfield followed with com
 plimentary remarks to MT. Wolf He said
 that if there was anyone who had any doubt one year ago that MT. Wolf would not fill the position of president of the Board satisfacto- rily these doubts had all been cleared away ard all were now ready to testify to the abil- ity, the impartiality and gentlemanly bear ing of their retiring president. He said he believed he expressed the wishes of all when he hoped that his future would be bright and prosperous.
 President Wolf in replying said: For this open manifestation of your appreciation oT my official acts l am truly thankful. Whom I assumed the duties of the office of presi- dent of this Board had many doubts about my being able to fulfill tho duties of the office to your satisfaction. I have tried to do those duties impartially and to the best of my ability. That you appreciate my ser vices this beautiful aud appropriate gift full ly satisfies me. I can assure you, gentle men, that l shall ever appreciate it free will offering, given in true spirit of appre- citation. Our official relations are soon to be severed, perhaps forever; hut I can assure you that I shall ever appreciate the kind feel ings and genuine friendships that have al- ways existed in this Board.
 A resolution of thanks to Assistant City Clerk LoOmis for the very able manner in which he had fulfilled his duties as clerk of this Board was then passed by Q unanimous rising vote.
 The committee of the whole then rose, President Wolf again took the chair and business proceeded as follows:
 Petition of Lamp committee for permission to make contract with the New Haven Gas company read and permission granted
 Report or the committee on public library oe petition to the next General Assembly for amendment to charter that will enable the city 1bs to establish public library Bas adopt
 inc estimates Tor lSSo were then taken up6 the items in each department being read be the clerk. After reading the estimates fof the Board of Public Works. they were taken up in detail. When the item of ''grading streets" was reached, Councilman Whately moved to strike out S2, 100 of that item, but afterwafd withdrew it.
 The amendment to the Public Works esti- mates Of S2, 900 for land and $500 for a pump on Congress avenue amended in the Board of Aldermen was taken up.
 Councilman Mansfield moved to table tenn porarily, which was lost.
 Councilman Martin said if by this estimate it was intended to pay man (Starr) for land damages, he thought il better to say so. He d1d not believe pump was needed in that locality and he thought the community would be better oil without it than with it.
 Councilman Flynn asserted that the pump was needed and it's establishment at this ] locality was not intended as payment for | land damaged to anybody
 Councilman Mansfield said there was no | doubt in his mind but that this was intended | for the payment of land damages to certain person who felt agrieved over the amount of i benefits he had received for damages to his property by change of the grade of the street.
 Councilman Embler opposed the appropri- ltlon as not necessary and as not being for he health of the community. He said if all 'f the wells of the city were filled un if 1 would be better for the health of the Dnb- 1 1c. |
 Councilman Noonan said there was no in- entlon to benefit John Starr by passing this tenn Ill the estimates. Pure water was what he people wanted in this locality and they ught to have it.
 Councilman Grinnen said he was surprised hat the other Board should have voted 2,oUo for luxuries and then cut down the ue- ! essities. l The motion to add the 8, 500 for pump | nen passed by rising vote of 13 to II. The Items In the police department were len taken up.
 Councilman Flynn moved to add S4OO for unday watchmen at Evergreen and St, Ber- ard cemeteries. On motion of Councilman Kleiner the mo- T. on was laid on the table, z The estimates of the police department ere then adopted in concurrence.
 The estimates of the fire department ,vera l 5 len read and adopted in concurrence. d '" hen the health department was reached l ounc1lman Blakeslee objected to the item l sanitary inspectors" but afterwards with ew his ojections, and the estimates were o opted in concurrence
 No change was made iE the estimates for e harbor department '' The sundry account was next reached and l Is estimates as amended by the Board of re ldermen were agreed to-
 The estimates for 'tgas and naptha lamps" :, salaries of city officers were then pass C. Tn concurrence without debate. lI me other changes made by the Aldermen 1 IT re then concurre4 in and the estimates ac 1ei vhole were agreed to.
 This concluded the labors of the Court of |, mmon Council for 1885.