Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
Hours.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Loomts For Assistant City Clerk
 Other officers Elected-Annual Re-
 ports Rece1ved-PetitiOnsR Referred.
 The first meeting of the Board of Alder men for 1886 was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Holcomb presiding.
 The clerk read the certificate of election of the new members.
 The Mayor then administered the oath of office to the new members, after which the roll was called and all the members answer ed to their names except Alderman Brennan.
 The election of president of the Board be- Alderman Bradley and Alderman Graves nominated Alderman Trowbridge.
 Aldermen Bradley and Dickerman were ap- pointed tellers.
 The first ballot, which was made informal, resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes ........................s g Thomss R. Irowbridge, IS William J. Bradley ey-..-....-....-....-- 10
 The formal ballot followed and resulted as follows:
 William J. Bradley ...-................1 10 Blank -............. .......................... 1
 Alderman Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr, was
 
 the ensuing year by resolution.
 The election of page being next in order, Theodore E. Eggleston was nominated by Alderman Bradley and John Gallagher was nominated By Alderman Wines.
 The ballot, which wes informal, resulted as follows:
 Whole number of vot.s................... 9 Necessary to Cao;Ce. 12 Theodore E. Eggleston 12 Jehn'G lagher. 10
 On motion of Alderman States the ballot was declared formal and unanimous The usual resolution declaring Theodore E. Egg gleston elected page for the ensuing year was then passed When the page, a bright look ing little fellow in short pants, took his chairthere was a clapping of hands.
 The nomination of assistant city clerk be ing in order, Alderman Grinnell nominated Seymour c. Loomis and Alderman States seconded the nomination.
 Alderman Daley nominated Theodore H. Macdonald and Alderman Graves seconded the nomination.
 The ballot resulted as follows: Whole number of votes B Seymour O. Loomis. ...-.-..-..........-...1 .14 Theodore H. Macdonald. ..-.-.-..,........-.....--.
 MT. Loomis was elected and the usual reso- lution so declaring was passed.
 The election of sealsr of weights and measures being next in order Aldermrn States placed the name of Peter Carbe-ry in nomination, while Alder man Daley nom mated John Bromham. The ballot resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes. g John Bromham. ...-.-..................... Blank i
 The ballot was made formal and unan- imous and the usual resolution was passed.
 Director of the Derby railroad was next in order. Alderman Holliger nominated Alder man Noonan, and Aldermen Trowbridge nominated Alderman Martin. The ballot re suited as follows:
 Whole number of votes. .--.........-.-..--23 Alderman Noonan. ........................... 5 Alderman Martin. ..................-..10 10
 The ballot was declared formal and unan- imous and the usual resolution declaring Alderman Noonan elected was passed:
 For members of the Board of Finance AL dermen Corners and Graves were placed ir nomination.
 On motion of Alderman States the clerk cast the ballot for the Aldermen named, and they were declared elected for two years, and the usual resolutions were passed.
 Communication from the Mayor appoint ing Prof. William H. Brewer and Dr. F. H. Whittemore members of the Board of Health was read and the nominations were confirmed.
 Communication from the Mayor naming Henry Austin, Philo Chatfeld an9 George Augur as members Of the Board Of Conlmis sioners of Public Buildings was cad and ap proved
 The Mayor announced the following as the standing committees of the Board of Alder men:
 On ominations-Aldermen Hughes, Dickerman, Hill, Daley and Hollinger.
 On Buildings-Aldermen Bradley, Ken ney and Hemingway.
 On Lamps States, Trowbridge sud Grinnell.
 
 and Sheridan.
 On Numbering Streets-Aldermen Graves, Frisbie and Brennan.
 Resolution appointing His Honor the May or, Alderman w. J. Bradley and the city au- ditor committee to borrow money; passed.
 Resolution raising committee of five Al dermen and twelve Councilmen to act as a joint committee on nominations; passed.
 Resolution that the joint rules of the Court of Common Council as printed in 1881 be continued as the joint rules for 1886; passed.
 Resolution that the rules of the Board of Aldermen as printed during 1884 be contin- ued as the rules of this Board for 1886 until otherwise ordered.
 Resolution that all business pending in and unfinished by the Court of Common Council of 1885 be placed in the same status before the Court of Common Council of 1886 as it occupied in said Court of Common Conncil of 1885 at the close of the last mu- niaipal year. Passed.
 The following reports were received and ordered on file: Committee on sewerage bond sinking fund.- city treasurer, city trsaz- urer on sewerage fund account and con- missioners of municipal bond sinking fund. l
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows: Of Elizabeth Brener for abatement of taxes; of c. s. Gum to be appointed spe- cial constable (passed by unanimous consent); of Hannah A. Cowes for abatement of | ,L. oc II z naptha lamps on Sea street and on Howard avenue, between Seq and South Water streets; of J. F. Goodrich for sewer in Wal lace street, between ColIis and Wooster streets; of Bernard Reilly for electric lights l on Cedar street; of Christopher Spanutius | for gas lamp on Chestnut street. A communication from Cor operation Caun- gel Driscoll asking if he shonld oppose the | petition of the New Haven and West Haven | horse railroad company to the legislature for l permission to lay double track on Church l street and to run their cais by improved ap- oliances was read. On motion of Alderman | Daley the corporation counsel was instructed ! 0 oppose the petition. The contract between the New Haven Gas | company and the city as agreed to by the | Lamp committee was read. It provided for ! three years contract at S2S for each lamp | ,er yesr.
 Alder mau States on the part of the com nlttee explained that the Gas company was home institution, that it paid $19,0QQ into he city treasury every year for taxes and i hey employed home labor. He said that he company estimated the gas at S150 per housand feet and they felt that this was as ow as they could furnish the gas on three ears basis
 Alderman Graves moved to make the con ract for ane year, which was lost by vote f 10 to Il. Alderman Graves then moved | fnr two r,hi ia1, | Tas also lost. The committee were then in tructed to make the contract for three years adjourned.
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 Artists.
 Master Fred Adams has returned from ! our through New York and New Jersey. [e will leave this week for New York to fuI- Il other engagements.
 Miss Lillie Seliew has returned after aa ! bsence of several weeks in New York State, urinr which lima sba hos o}pap rnoDv |