Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Petitions Received And Referred -
 Reports of fCommittees-The Tomlin-
 son Bridge Question To Be COnsid.
 ered-No Action To Be Taken On The
 Consolidation Scheme.
 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 Ben F. Ess, John F. Wild, John F. Keeshan, Bernard Leister, John H. Far ley for appointment as special constables; of Patrick Maher for electric light corner of Columbus and Howard avenues (tableD; of Thomas Brinley for electric light junction of Collis, East and Bridge streets tabled); of Margaret B. Tyler for renumbering Rosette street; of Charles Adlehurst for license to drive hack.
 Report of Committee on Nominations naming members of joint standing commit tees for 1886 Heretofore published) was read report accepted and nominations confirmed.
 Resignation of Dr. F. H. Whittemore as member of the Board of Health was read and accepted.
 Communication from His Honor the May or nominating Dr. Samuel D. Gilbert as member of the Board of Health was read and the Board confirmed the nomination.
 Resolution that the city year book for 1885
 
 the direction of the joint standing committee on annual reports; passed.
 Communication from the assistant city clerk stating that the Common Council had failed to concur in the contract for lighting the city with gas was tabled.
 Communication from the Corporation Coun- sel asking for instructions as to his course before the legislature regarding the consolida- tion of the town and city governments was tabled.
 Communication from the Corporation Counsel asking for instructions regarding his course before the legislature regarding the proposed double track of the Fair Haven and Westville horse railroad was tabled.
 Ordinances amending the section of joint rules regarding the formation of the Lamp committee so to have it made up of mem bers of both boards were referred.
 Report of the Committee on Lamps in favor of lamps on Sea street, Howard avenue and South Water street was passed.
 Petition of M. W. Carroll for appointment as special constable was referred.
 Reports of the Sea1er of Weights and Meas ures for the two months ending January 31st, 1886, and for the year ending January 31st, 1886, were referred.
 Monthly report of the Board of Public Works for December, 1885, was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de completion of sewers in Liberty street, York Square Place and pavement on Meadow street was referred to the Board of Compen- sation for the assessment of sewers and pave lnents.
 Reports from the Board of Compensation assessing damages and benefits for the fol lowing sewers were read, accepted and as sessments laid reported Sewer in Prout street, sewer in Henry street, sewer in Grand street, sewer in Norton street, sewer in Howe street, sewer in Grand street, sewer in Elm street, sewer in Whiting street, sewer in James street, sewer in Bishop street, sewer in Chapel street.
 Annual report of the Board of Public Works was referred to the Committee on An nual Reports.
 Resolution appointing committee of three Aldermen and four Councilmen to consider the various recommendations contained in the Mayors message and report thereon was passed His honor appointed Aldermen States, Daley and Whitmore on the part of this Board
 Alderman Graves presented the following, which was adopted: Ordered, That joint committee of three Aldermen and four Coun- cilmen be appointed to consider the question of making Tomlinson's bridge free bridge and report the result of their investigation; and that the Selectmen of the town be request ed to appoint committee to confer and act with the committee of the Court of Common Council in the consideration of the subject The Mayor appointed Aldermen Graves, Fisher and Hollinger on the part of this Board.
 Councilman Martin moved to take from the table the communication from the Corpo- ration Counsel asking for instructions as to his attitude regarding the proposed consoli- dation of the town and city governments. He said his object was to refer the matter to a committee for public hearing on the sub ject The matter was discussed at some length, and motion to appoint committee | to hear parties in interest was lost Ad- iourned.