Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-07
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERmEN.
Petitions Read and Rcferred-Reports
of Committees-The Band Stand and
Liberty Pole to be Removed-A New
Bath House Ordered-Other Mat
tiers.
A regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men was held last evening, His HonorsMayor
Holcomb presiding.
Petitions were read and referred as follows:
OF James Lenahan for the abatement of city
tax: of George A. Matthews for a concrete
walk on Lawrence street; of John Shuster
| for the abatement CT assessment for State
| street pavement; of John j. Brennan for
| concrete walk on Pine street; of Alfred P.
| Munson for appointment special consta-
| BILE (passed by unanimous consent): of Ida
| E. Barney for grading and curbing of Poplar
| street between Exchange and Wolcott streets;
| of Thomas Coleman for a naphtha lamp cor
ner of Rowe and Limerick streets; of John
| R. Graves for lamp on Winter street; of
| Grand Army of the Republic for an appro-
priation of 5000 for Memorial day; of Frank
| w. Benedict for gas lamp on
Howe street between George and
| Crown streets; of David O: Twitchell
for curb and concrete walk on both sides of
| Arthur street; of John P. Phillips, for per-
mission to construct lane through his own
| land of Patrick Murphy, for a curb and
l brick walk both sides of Winthrop ave-
| nue., between Davenport and Sylvan avenues;
| of John Fl. Leeds, for concrete walk on the
| southerly side of Spring street between
| Washington and Dewitt streets; of Elizabeth
| A. Farran, for damages by changing grade
| of Maltby street; of. William Thompson, for
appointment as special constable; of trustees
of Court street synagogue, for a gas lamp in
| front of said church; of Charles A. May
nard, for constable passed by unanimous
consent); of Mrs George Aylwin, for the
| abatement of an assessment; of Mrs. George
Edmundson, for sewer in Bishop street,
of Lyman N. Treat, for the curbing and grad
ing both sides of Commerce street.
Report of the Committee on Building Lines
de change of building line on Exchange
street, which came over from the last Court
of Common Council, was referred to a like
committee of this board
Report of the Committee on Squares recon-
mending that the granite posts at the various
entrances to the Green and Wooster Square
be removed, was read.
Aldermen Daley, Brown, Graves and J. G.
Bradley opposed the removal.
Aldermen Munson, Kennedy, TrowbEidge
and Hill favored the removal.
The report of the committee was accepted
and the recommendation adopted by vote of
II to 10.
On motion of Alderman Dickerman the
1t was then voted to lay the matter on the
table until the next meeting
Adverse report of the COMMITTEES on Streets
de extension of Greenwood street was passed.
The same committee reported in favor of q
cobble gutter on Gamer street; in favor of
sidewalk on Commerce street from Congress
avenue to Water street; in favor of a cross
walk across Columbus avenue from Hedge
street to West lane; in favor of a sidewalk
on east side of Norton street, between Elm
street and Whalley avenue. All were accept
ed and passed.
I The Committee ON Squares reported in
favor of the removal of the flagstaff and band
stand on the Green.
Alderman Daley offered an amendment
that his Honor the Mayor, the city auditor
and the city engineer cause a suitable band
stand and liberty pole to be erected on the
public Green at a cost not to exceed fifteen
hundred dollars.
Alderman Benton said that there was no
money appropriated for this purpose, and he
moved that an appropriation of 81 800
be made for the purpose named. This
was lost, five sixths vote being required for
this purpose.
The order as presented by Alderman Dai
ley was then lost
A resolution was then passed ordering the
removal of the pole and band stand under
the direction of the Mayor, auditor and city
engineer.
Report of the Committee on Ordinances
adverse to the remonstrance against the
present express stand on Chapel street west
of Temple street was accepted.
Report of the Committee on Nominations
recommending the appointment of Lewis w.
Barnes and twelve others special constables
was adopted, the clerk casting the ballot.
The same committee reported adversely to the
petitions of Charles r. Smith, George D.
Jones and Leven J. Waters for appointment
as special constables, and the petitioners
were given leave to withdraw.
Communication from the Young Mems In
stitute and committee to raise funds for a
public library was referred to committee of
concurrence.
Report of the Committee on Numbering
Streets de NUM- boring of Lloyd street was
passed.
Recommendation of the Board of Public
Works for regarding, recurbing and repairing
walks on Meadow street was accepted and
order adopted. The same
Board also recommended the grading of the
same street, which was likewise adopted.
Alderman Benton moved that the rule reg
ulating the pay of bath house keepers be re-
ferred to the Committee on Ordinances to re-
port at the next meeting; passed.
The bill of John Kelley for balance due as
bath house keeper amounting to $4414 was
ordered paid, the Board of Finance having |
no authority to order the bill paid owing to
the appropriation for this purpose being ex-
hausted.
Report of the clerk of the City court for
February was read and ordered on file
Reports of the Board of Public Works for |
the months Of February and March were read |
and ordered on file. |
Report of the sealer of weights and meas |
ures for the two months ending March 81, |
1885, was ordered on file.
Report of the Board of Compensation de |
az for INV o,aI
sewer in Poplar street was accepted and as
ordered laid as reported
Report of the Board of Public Works de !
extension of Union avenue from Carlisle |
street to Spring street was read, report ac-
cepted and order passed.
Petitions were referred as follows: OF Mrs
Thomas Lane for abatement of taxes; of es-
tate of o. F. Winchester for Telford pave
ment on Whitney avenue; of II. @. Kingsley
for abatement of sewer assessments against !
Thatcher B. Carpenter; of Thomas Brennan
for appointment as bath house keeper.
Remonstrance of Andrew Martin against a
sewer on Pleasant street between Pearl and
Clark streets was referred
Report of the joint special committee on
communication of Joel A. Sperry de pnblic
library was read and the disagreeing action
between the two boards referred to a
committee of conference.
The resignation of Alderman Hughes as a
member of the Board of Finance was read
md accepted.
A recess of ten minutes was ordered on
notion of Alderman States.
The Democrats held caucus in the ante
DOM and when the Board was again called
o order Alderman Kennedy nominated Al
lerman Gnbel for the position made vacant
" Alderman Hughes resignation.
Alderman Munson nominated Alderman
)ickerman for the position.
A ballot resulted in the choice of Alder
nan Goebel.
Several matters coming over from the last
Jourt of Common Council were referred to
he appropriate committees.
Order for the erection of bath house on
he northwest side of Lewis bridge in Fair
Iaven at cost not exceeding $500 was
dopted.
Ordinance providing that the Chapel street
rawbridge be closed for the purpose of
ublic travel from $40 a. m. to a. M,
rom 10 m. to 1920 p. M, from 1910 p M
D p. m. and from 6 p. m. to $50 p. M
vas referred to the Committee on Ordinances. f
Ordinance de guarding of entrance to
levator wells was referred.
Petition of Adeline B. Whiting for dam
ges to land by the building of Lambe1ton