Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-17
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ter Tabled and the End Net Yet l other Matters Considered. A special meeting of the Board of Alder l men was held last evening, His Honor May l or Holcomb presiding. After the minutes had been read by the clerk His Honor the Mayor stated that when the Board adjourned at it's last meeting the question pending was on the location of a bath house at the foot of Peck street in Fair Haven as reported by the Bath House com nitely postpone, which was amended by AL derman Bradley, that the report of the com mittee be accepted.
 A vote was then taken on Alderman Brad ley's amendment as made at the last meet ing and it was lost by vote of 10 to 6. The motion to indefinitely postpone was then carried.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol- lows: Of Henry Mazealous for appointment as special constable, of William A. Beckley for the widening of Orange street between Humphrey and Eld streets, of Joseph Elley for change of order from brick to concrete for sidewalk on Hedge street, of J. H. Broderick for sewer on Mnnson street from Shelton avenue to Canal street. of John J.
  Nichols for change of lamps on Winchester avenue from naptha to gas, of Sarah Lown- des for compensation for injury to person.
 Report of Committee on Claims in favor of paying Mrs. 0. s. Hamilton $500 for in juries received by falling on the ice was passed.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de layout of Rock Lane was accepted and lay out adopted.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de Prospect street bridge abutments was &C., cepted and ordered passed. Report of the Board of Finance recon mending transfer of $250 from item of vac cination to printing in health department was passed
 Report of the Board of Public Works de building of Wooster street bridge was read and passed.
 Reports from the Street committee were received and adopted as follows: Granting permission to s. R. and c. 0. Blatchley to lay out and open public street, for side walk on Ellsworth avenue from Chapel street to Stanley street, for oobble gutter on west side of Dwight street between Chapel and George streets, for cobble gutters on both sides of Beers street between Chapel and Martin streets, for curb and grade on east side of Auburn street between Oak and Mul- berry streets, for sidewalk on the north side of Munson street between Shelton avenue and N. H. & N. R. R.
 OrQlQaQC6S recommending an ordinance requiring news boys and bootblacks to have a license was read.
 Alderman Blakeslee moved to indefinitely postpone. After debate the motion prevailed.
 Report of the Committee on Ordinances providing for an ordinance requiring that a journal of proceedings of the Court of Com mon Council be printed for the use of this Board was read.
 Alderman States inquired what the cost of printing the journal would be.
 Alderman Daley replied that he did not know, but thought it would not cost as much as the advertising in the newspapers now costs. He presumed that it would not cost over $1 ,500.
 Alderman Graves thought printed jour nal would be great convenience to members for reference. In regard to the expense he said he learned from the auditor that in Hartford it would cost about $1 400 per year to print the journal, but the auditor thought to print journal for New Haven would cost about $3, 500.
 The Board concurred with the Council by voting to table for printing. Report of the Ordinance committee in favor of an ordinance de elevator wells was tabled for printing. The same committee also re- ported an ordinance governing the connec- tion of houses with sewer mains, which was tabled for printing, as was the proposed or dinance relating to carrying of concealed weapons.
 Reports from the Committee on Claims were received aad passed as follows: In favor of paying William H. Spock $50 for damages to horse and carriage by falling in- to an excavation. In favor of paying Martin McNerney $100 for injuries to person. On motion of Alderman Bradley the amount was made $200, it being stated that the man had been laid up for six months in consequence of the injuries received. TN c nance regulating horse cars standing cross streets came backffrom the Committee on Or d1nances with report that the matter was ccovred by sections 60 and 61 of the ordi- nances. The report of the committee was accepted.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps in fla vor of lamps in various parts of the city; passed.
 Resolution providing that the Committee on Ordinances prepare rule to govern the making of annual reports was passed.
 The Committee on Claims reported ad versely to petitions of Hannah A. Cowes, Elizabeth Brenner and Mrs. H. W. Avery Reports accepted and recommendations giv- ing petitioners leave to withdraw adopted The Committee on Sewers reported ad- versely to sewers in Water street, Howard avenue, James and Lombard streets. Rec concentrations adopted.
 Report of the Bath House committee de
 
 order passed.
 Report of committee in favor of renum- kering Rosette street was passed
 Report of the Board of Public Works for May, 1886, was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for April, 1886, was read and ordered on 6le
 Petition of Alexander Mcdonald to be appointed special constable was passed, the clerk casting the ballot.
 Report of the committee in favor of re- numbering Court street was adopted.
 Monthly report of the Board of Public Works for April, 1886, was read and ordered on file
 The report of a majority of the State House committee in favor of submitting the question of repair or removal of the State House to the people was read.
 Alderman Graves moved that the report be accepted and the recommendation of the committee be adopted.
 Alderman Trowbridge called for the read ing of the minority report. The clerk read the report which set forth the advantages to be secured by a repair of the building and making public library of it, and for use in many other ways. The report closed with recommendation that the State House be re- tained, and that the petitions for demolition of the building have leave to withdraw.
 Then followed another report on the peti- tion for permission to solicit subscriptions for the repair of the State House, and pre- senting it to the city. This committee re- ported through Alderman Wines, chairman, in favor of granting the request of the peti- tioners.
 Alderman States moved that the majority and minority reports of the first committee be laid on the table.
 Alderman Graves moved that the vote be taken by yeas and nays. It was so ordered and the vote resulted as follows:
 Yeas-Trowbridge, Martin, Dickerman, Kenney, States, Wines, Flagg, Whitmore, Hill, Pohlman, Blakeslee-11.
 Nays-Hollinger, Noonan, Bradley, Sheri- dan, Graves, Daley, Fisher, Hemingway, Conners-9.
 Alderman States moved that the report as made by Alderman Wines be adopted.
 Alderman Whitmore moved to amend the report so that the petitioners be allowed four months to collect the money required to re- pair the State House
 Alderman Graves thought three months was long enough in which to raise the money.
 Alderman Dickerman said that although he voted to table the majority and minority re- ports he was not in favor of the report now under consideration, as it was too vague and indefinite. He said he was in favor of sub mitting the question to the people.