Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-07
ROARD 0E ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Petitions Read and Referred-The Contract With the Young Mems Institute Tabled for Two Weeks Reports of COmmittees-Other Mat terS.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Holcomb presiding.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows: Of William O'Brien for lamps on An derson street, of Thomas Laden for sidewalk on east side of Downing street between En- glish and Lombard streets; of Patrick Ginty for sidewalk on Anderson street, of William E. Brown for lamp on West street; of Jos eph Lawrence for lamp on North Bank street, of Ellery Camp for electric light cor ner of Olive and Court streets. of Oscar J. Hull for electric light corner Chapel and Lloyd streets, of John Reilly for sidewalk on both sides of Ann street, of George w. Brown to be appointed special constable, of Robert A. Hollinger for change of naptha lamps to gas on Davenport avenue, of B. H. Morse for curb and concrete walk on both sides of Greenwich street, of Francis Healey for a concrete walk on Jackson street, of P. B. O'Brien for extension Of time GO lay SlQ6Walk, or LOu1Sa V. AT well for sewer in Prindle street, of Francis Orr for lowering of railroad bridge on How ard avenue, of B. H. Merriman for abate- ment of taxes, of R. w. Law for gas lamp on First street, of Joseph w. Tribbles for appointment special constable, of T. G. W. Jefferson for electric lights on Grand, avenue and Front street, of George F. New comb for more seats on the Green, of Richard Bradley for permission to connect with the Canal street sewer, of William H. Hoyt for building lines on East Pearl street, of Tim othy Eagan for lamp on the corner of Mor ris and Rosette streets, of Andrew Moore head for naptha lamps on Halleck avenue, of Allen Scherer for appointment as special constable, of J. Kinney & Son for additional cab stands, of John w. Nichols for grading St. Roman street, of Edwin F. Hendricks to be appointed special constable, of Stoddard, Kimb berly 6 Go. for establishing of grade of Prout street.
 Remonstrance of J. E. Somers against cab stand on Center street was referred.
 Remonstrance against sewer on Gilbert street was referred.
 Report of the Board of Compensation de layout for public pump at the junction of Congress avenue and Washington street was accepted and assessments of damages laid as recommended.
 Resolution was adopted providing that His Honor the Mayor, Aldermen States, Dickerman and Sheriden be appointed com- mittee to unite with the Selectmen of the town of New Haven and a committee of three members of the Board of Councilmen to appoint a janitor for the City Hall for 1887.
 Resolution providing that the Committee on Lamps be empowered to locate twenty or more electric lights in localities where, in their opinion, such lights are needed, was passed.
 The proposed contract between the city and the Young Mems Institute for the estab- lishment and maintenance of free public library and reading rooms incident thereto was next taken up. The proposed contract had been printed and placed on the mem bers' desk.
 After some discussion on some of the pro- visions of the contract, in which Aldermen Dailey, Graves, Trowbridge, Dickerman and States took part, on motion of Alderman Dickerman the farther consideration ot the matter was laid on the table until two weeks from last evening, when it will be considered at special meeting.
 Recommendation from the Board of Eli nance that $200 be transferred from the item of ''bath houses'' to the item of ''claims and damages" and that $500 from 'sbath houses," $250 from ''bath house keepers" and $250 from ''fueP'-in all $800-be transferred to "interest on notes," was adopted. Also that $1, 800 be transferred from "bath houses'' to ''electric lights' adopted. Also that $500 be transferred from Jackson street bridge to ''walks and curbs" adopted. Also that $2, 900 be transferred from "stone crusher" and $5, ,000 from Jackson street bridge" to general repairs in the department of the Board of Public Works.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de layout of Ellsworth avenue from Derby ave- nue to Whalley avenue was accepted and passed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de expenses for August, 1886, was ordered on file.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de layout of Lafayette Place was referred back to the Committee on Streets.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de completion of sewers was ordered on file.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for the month of July, 1886, was ordered on file.
 Copy of assessment of damages and bene- fits for strengthening West river was re- ceived from the Board of Selectmen and accepted.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de Committee on Streets
 Report of the Board of Finance recom- mending that $500 be transferred from 'bath houses" for electric police signals was adopted.
 Report of the Board of Public Works for July, 1886, was ordered on file.
 Reports and recommendations of the street  of walk on east side of Dwight street from Whalley avenue to 129 Dwight street, relay of walk on east side of York street between George and Oak streets, sidewalk on east side of Chestnut street between Chapel and Greene streets, widening of Orange street relay of walk on Forbes Place, hardening of DixwelI avenue, concrete walk on west side of Greenwood street between George and Oak streets, layout of Bright street.
 Recommendations of the Committee on Sewers were adopted as follows: For sewer in Gamer street Qaid on table), sewer in Clinton avenue, sewer in Olive street between State street and railroad bridge. The same committee reported adversely to sewers in Cedar street and Gilbert street.
 Report of the Committee on Water in favor of ten-inch main down Long Wharf was adopted.
 Adjourned.
 The Republican State Convention.
 There will be nearly 800 delegates in the Republican State convention. The rule is to have twice as many delegates as there are representatives from the various towns. Ninety will be from Hartford county, sixty six from New Haven, sixty from New Lon don, forty eight from Windham, sixty four from Fairfield, eighty-two from Litchfeld, forty-four from Middlesex and forty-four from Holland. If the delegations should all be complete there would be exactly 49S men on the floor of the convention entitled to vote end 25O votes necessary for choice.
 FOR NEXT WINTER. The Boston Symphony Orchestra En-
 gagged.
 The New Haven Concert association has engaged the Boston Symphony orchestra to give series of concerts here during the com