Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-21
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RoARnoF ALDERMEN.


 Numerous Reports of Committees
 Petitions Presented and Referred F A New Band Stand on the
 Green Asked For-Other Matters
 of General Interest.
 A special meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Holcomb presiding.
 Petition of William H. Brewer for ordi- nance regulating newsboys and bootblacks (published elsewhere) was referred to the Committee on Ordinances. Reports of the Committee on Streets were read and adopted as follows: Resetting of curb on both sides of Chapel street from Wooster Place to East street; cobb1e gutter on both sides of Howard avenue from Sea street to South Water street; resetting of curb on east side of Dwight street from Mar tin to Elm streets; relay of sidewalk south side of Grove street from York to Temple streets; for sidewalk on north side of Pine street; grading and curbing of Cedar street between Columbus avenue and Wash ington street; sidewalk on Edgar street east side; sidewalks on Lombard and James streets; sidewalk on east side of Commerce street; grading Division street and curb on south side between Shelter and Dixweu ave- nues.
 The paving of Meadow street with trap rock pavement came up disagreeing vote. The SOnInOu COunCl1 QaQ VOU6Q to adopt the report of the committee recom- mending trap rock and the Board of Alder men had amended by making the pavement granite blocks. The council voted to ad- | here to their former action and the paper came back to this Board for further consid- eration.
 l Alderman States moved that the Board of Aldermen adhere to their former action and l ask for committee of conference. Alderman Kennedy moved to amend that I the Aldermen recede and concur with the Board of Councilmen.
 After discussion the motion of Alderman | Kennedy prevailed.
 Alderman States gave notice that he should move for reconsideration at the l next meeting of the Board. Additional reports of the Committee on Streets were adopted as follows: Paving Howard avenue, from Congress to Sylvan avenues; grading and curbing Starr street, between Shelton and Winchester avenues. In favor of referring remonstrance against | widening of Franklin street sidewalk. The same committee reported adversely to the following: Remonstrance of F. H. Bradley against curbing and concreting the north side of Pine street; adverse to sidewalk on the south side of Commerce street, from Con gress avenue to Broad street; adverse to order de sidewalk on east side of Commerce street.
 The Board voted to adhere to it's former
  The Board receded from it's former action regarding sidewalk on the west side of Ar thur street, from Lamberton to Rosette streets, and curb and grade on the east side thereof, and concurred with the Council in passing the order.
 Report of the Street committee on the lay out of Blake street as recommended by the Board of Public Works was passed and lay out adopted.
 The report of the Street committee in favor of a sidewalk on the west side of Stevens street, between Sylvan and Daven- port avenues, was adopted.
 Reports of the Committee on Claims were adopted as follows: In favor of abating the assessment of Mrs. George Aylwin; ad- verse to the abatement of assessments against T. B. Carpenter; adverse to the petition of William Powers for compensation for in- jury to person Preferred back to committee); adverse to petition of Bridget Blakeslee; in favor of abating the taxes of James Lena han; in favor of abating the taxes of Mrs. Thomas Lane; in favor of paying Betsey Holt $100 for loss of horse; in favor of abating sewer assessment against Abraham
 Reports of the clerk of the City court for the months of May and June were read and ordered on file.
 Monthly reports of the Board of Public Works for May and June, 1855, were read and ordered on file.
 The Committee on Lamps reported in favor of lamps in the following localities: Lines street, between Frank. and Washington streets; Bassett street, between Shelton and Dixwell avenues; Prout street; Arch street, between Congress and Davenport avenues; Frank street, between West and Barclay streets; Co]lis street, between Franklin and Hamilton streets; Brewery street, between Water street and Long wharf; York Square; Goffe street. between Dixwel avenue and Spring street; two electric lights on Wooster Square; two electric lights on Congress ave- nue; one on corner of Chapel and York streets; one at Broadway, junction of York and Elm streets, and one at junction of Grand with Artisan and St. John streets. The recommendations of the committee were adopted.
 Reports of the Board of Compensation were adopted as follows: Assessing damages and benefits for change of layout of South Water street; adverse to the petition of Edwin R. Whiting; assessing damages and benefits for the western boulevard.
 Reports of the Committee on Sewers were adopted as follows: For a sewer in Ed wards street between Orange and Nicell streets; granting permission to George s. Arnold to connect with the George street sewer; adverse to a sewer on Webster street between Ashmun street and Di1weH ave- nue; adverse to sewer on Palmer street between Broad and Rose streets; in favor of sewer in Washington ct between Cedar and Liberty streets.
 Resignation of Charles F. Bollman as police commissioner was accepted to take eff feet when his successor is appointed.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows: Of the Peoples mission for the ap pointment of Arthur M. Sypher as special constable; of John L. Disbrow for & change of building line on the east side of State street, between Chapel and Wooster streets; of J. F. Gilbert for gas lamp on Norton street, between Goffe street and Whallev oe r fn nShi hi "Mechanics' telephones" of Philip Menges for an ordinance closing barber shops on Sunday; of George B. Martin for the dredg- ing of the channel at the Chapel street draw.
 Remonstrance of Jeremiah Donovan street. was referred.
 Invitation of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Connecticut to review their State parade August 5, 1885, was accepted.
 Resolution appropriating $2, 800 for band stand on the Green, to include waiting room for women and children, was referred to the Committee on Squares.
 Order for taking S2,000 from fund for grading streets for the grading of John street was referred to the Committee on Squares.
 Proposed ordinance regulating the water ing of Ts4ford pavenents was referred to the Committee on Ordinances.
 Communication from Aaron s. Hill de privies on Dwight street was referred to the Board of Health.
 Petition of Joseph Sperry for hack l- cense was referred to the Committee on Li- censes.
 The following petitions were also referred: Of Thomas Forsyth for naptha lamps on James and Lombard streets; of Sperry & Barnes for an electric light at the junction of Long wharf and Brewery street; of Henry Munson for an ordinance regulating the keep ing of COWS and other animals within the city limits. Adjourned.
 Police Notes.
 Samuel 0. Davidson, of Starr street, was arrested last evening on warrant charging