Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-23
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Holcomb presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of George A. Matthews for gas lamps on Orange street between Cottage and Gamer streets; of Fred A. Morse for an electric light, junction of Washington and Dewitt
 streets; of F. J. Morgan for concrete walk
 on west side of Orange street between Ed
 wards and Eld streets; of Charles A. Bald win for new liberty pole on Broadway; of Bunnell & Scranton for layout of streets crossing Hamilton Park; of J. M. Lee for survey and layout of a park in the western part of the city.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for the month of October was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the committee on consolidation of lamp and sidewalk inspector was laid on the table until the next regular meeting. Report of Committee Sewers recom-
 mend1ng that petition for 8 sewer on Nash
 street be referred to next Court of Common Council was passed.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers in favor of sewer in Prindle street betw cen Wooster and Fair streets was adopted. Report of the Board of Public Works de
 relay of walks on north side of Chapel street from the railroad tracks to draw bridge was received and ordered on fle Report of Street committee in favor of a new street from Dixwell avenue to city line, 263 feet from the north line of Dorman street, was adopted. The same committee also reported in favor of an extension of time for laying the sidewalk on the east side of Greenwood street until May 1, 1887, which was adopted.
 Report of the Board of Compensation as- sessing damages and benefits for the layout MI II, r1xyo f1 Wha1ley avenue was read and assessments laid as recommended
 Report of the Board of Compensation aR- sessing damages and benefits for the layout of Burtonia Place was read, and assessments laid as recommended.
 The report of the joint special committee, appointed to consider the charges made by J. B. Sargent regarding the Court of Common Council of 1884 and it's alleged bribery by the Derby railroad, was taken up, the report having been printed and placed on each members desk When the matter was taken up Alderman Martin offered series of reso lutions favoring the striking out of all that part of the committees report censuring J. B. Sargent, and proposing in it's stead sim pie resolution finding that no member of the Court of Common Council was bribed or
 received money or any other Vala-
 vote This opened the ball for a gen.
 eral argument on the whole question, and the entire subject was again gone over, Alder
 men Martin, States, Daley, Graves and Whit
 more taking part in the discussion. Alderman States offered an amendment
 providing for the adoption of the preamble to
 the committees report, and the fourth sec
 tion of the finding of the committee which reads: ''That no member of said Court of Common Council received money or any other consideration to influence his vote on said compromise, and that no member in his ;1 tn n fuenced by an offer of money, or any other illegitimate consideration"
 Alderman Dickerman defended the action of the committee, claiming that they had not gone outside of their instructions or the petition as presented to them for iDvestiga- tion.
 Alderman States amendment was lost by a vote of 13 to 4.
 A vote was then taken on Alderman Mar tins amendment and it was lost by vote of Il to 5.
 Alderman Graves then moved to strike out all but the third and fourth sections of the report. Lost by a vote of Il to 6.
 Alderman Martin moved to indefinitely postpone the committees report. Lost by 8 vote of 16 to 1.
 On motion to accept the report and dis charge the committee it was passed by vote of 10 to '.
 Resolution that the Board of Public Works cause the sidewalk on Chapel street from N Y, N. H. &r H. railroad company's tracks to the hesdrawbridge over Mill river to be repaired at once was passed
 Report of the Water committee on the wa ter service of the New Haven Water company and the accompanying opinion of the corpor- ation counsel on the subject was tabled for printing.
 The free public library question was next taken up on resolution passed in the Board of Councilmen providing for the establish ment of such a library.
 Alderman States presented an amendment to the resolution which was in fact new resolution, or series of resolutions, providing for the establishment of library in practi- cal way by providing for board of directors and, in fact, setting the machinery 1n mo- tion in accordance with the statutes.
 The substitute resolutions were adopted without division.
 Alderman States moved that when the Board adjourn it be to next Friday evening, to complete the free public library matter. The motion prevailed.
 The report of the special committee on the petition of the grand Army of the Republic that rooms be fitted up for their use was read. The report of majority of the com mittee was in favor of repairing and fitting up the rooms at an expense not exceeding
 dollars
 Alderman Graves submitted a minority report in opposition to repairing or expend- ing money on the State House and recom- mending fixed appropriation of six hundred dollars to be devoted to paying for rent, heating and lighting of quarters now rented, or that may hereafter be rented by ] the various posts in the city.
 Alderman Wines moved that the blank l sum in the report of the majority committee be filled by inserting three thousand dollars.
 Alderman States then made elaborate 1 statement of the hearing before the commit ! tee and said that no one appeared | in, Eo tho also made 8 patriotic appeal for suitable | recognition of the Grand Army and said | that anything reasonable asked for by them | should be granted in recognition of their | great services to the country. |
 Alderman Graves advocated his resolution l in favor of granting specific appropriation 1 to each post as better for the Grand Army and on the ground that it would be more | acceptable than to provide for them in the | ''rickety" old State House. In closing AL | derman Graves moved that the minority re- | port be adopted.
 Alderman Whitmore took the floor and de- | tended the old State House from the Gas | saults of it's enemies" In the course of his | remarks the Alderman paid compliment to | Hon. James Gallagher for his patriotic | speeches from the State House steps during | the war He thought the Board should not | be frightened by the ghost of the State l House, but grant the Grand Army what | they ask for. It was their right.
 The blank in the report of the committee | was then filled by inserting ''three thousand dollars" in accordance with the motion of Alderman Wines.
 Alderman Daley said he would go as far as anyone to help the Grand Army, but he believed that putting rooms in repair for the Grand Army in the State Honsewas only an entering wedge to the repair of the entire building at an expense of from $30,000 to $50, 900. He said that none of the Grand h of ho haA fa11 vvit tial to the old State House, but would be perfectly satisfied with any quarters that the city chose to provide for them.
 Alderman States continued his argument in favor of the majority report of the com- mittee and declared that $500 would not be- gin to pay the cost for rent paid by the three posts and if the majority report was not &C., cepted he should vote to increase the amount to respectable sum.
 Alderman Wines said that the Grand Army were in his opinion perfectly willing to go to the State House or anywhere else so Ionp as the city WAS willing to Drovide them |