Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-09
10 Arrange for tise Bauauet,
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. Petitions Read And Referred-Reports
 of Committees And Departments
 More Talk About Gas Contracts-A
 Committee Appointed Te Investigate Other Matters.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Council men was held last evening, President Kleiner In the chair.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol lows; Of Charles " Prindle, David J. Shields, Robert D. Field, Isaiah Hickman, Bernard Leichter, John F. Keeshan. M. w. Carroll and Johu H. Farley to be appointed special constables; of L. F. Cone for 3D. point,nent as bath house keeper: of c. F. Demarest for concrete walk on both sides of Linden street, between Orange and Foster streets.
 Resolution providing for the compilation of the City Year Book by the assistant city clerk was passed.
 Ordinance providing for change in the composition of the Lamp committee was re- ferred.
 Annual report of the Board of Public Works vas referred to the Committee on Annual Reports.
 Report of the Committee on Nominations submitting joint standing committees for 1886 (previously published) was read and approved.
 Reports of the Board of Compensation assessing damages and benefits for the fol- lowing sewers were read and assessments laid as recommended: Sewers ip Bishop street, James street, Grand street and Chap el street.
 Report of the Board of Public Works for Jan uary, 1886, was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for December, 1885, was read and ordered on file
 Annual report of the sealer of weights and measures for 1885 was referred to tic Com mittee Annual Reports.
 Resolution amending the joint rules by adding to the joint standing committees 8 committee on lamps and lights was read and referred.
 Report of the Committee on Claims de pe- tition of Henry G. Lewis for payment of ex- penses incurred in his establishing his title to the mayoralty, which came over from the last Court of Common Council was referred to the Committee on Claims of the present court
 Councilman Chillingworth moved that a committee of seven be appointed by the president of this Board to take into consider with electricity, gas or naptha, the case may be. Councilman Chillingworth in sup port of his motion said that his object was to have this Board know something about the contracts that were made with gas, electric light and naptha companies by the committee of the Board of Aldermen.
 Councilmen Palmer and Warren thought as resolution or ordinance changing the character of the Lamp committee was now pending, that it would be better to wait un- til the Committee on Ordinances had report ed.
 Councilman Chillingworth said his only object was to get at the facts regarding con- tracts with the companies and especially the contract with the New Haven Gas Light company. He said he had no intention to hinder legislation, but only to get at the facts in the case.
 Councilman Barnes said he thought the contract with the Gas Light company was as low as could reasonably be expected, al though he was not iH favor Of long contracts with any company or corporation.
 Councilman Winchell thought the present discussion was premature, as the contract with the Gas company was not at present before this Board it having been laid on the table in the Board of Aldermen. He thought it would be incompetent for this committee to consider the contract until it came back to this Board.
 The chair stated that the contract was still before the Board there being vote at the last meeting simply to inform the Board of Aldermen that this Board had not concur red in approving the contract.
 A vote on Councilman Chillingworth's res olution was then taken and lost.
 Councilman Palmer moved that the con- tract between the Gas company and the city be taken from the table.
 The president said the contract was at present in the hands of the corporation coun- sel for his opinion.
 Councilman Warren moved that a commit tee of five be appointed to take into consider ation the contract with the New Haven Gas company and report at the next meeting. It was so ordered. The chair appointed Coun- cilmen Warren, Farrell, Parlow, Vischer and Sullivan.
 The president appointed as the committee on the Mayors message Councilmen Cam eron, Chillingworth, Merrill and Cannon.
 For committee on Tomllnson bridge the president appointed Councilmen Bishop, Schorer, Herrick and Freeman. Adjourned.