Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-10
BOARD OF COUNClLmEN.

BOA R ID OF EN-
Petitions Read and Referred-Reports
OF Committees Adopted - Appoint
ment of a Committee ON the Derby
Railroad Investigation The Free
Public Library once More 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 follows:
OF William II. Hoyt for building line on
East Pearl street, of Richard Bradley for
permission to connect with Canal street
sewer, of Louisa V. Arwells for a sewer in
Prindle street, of Sherwood o. Preston for
appointment as special constable, of Miles P.
Hart to be appointed special constable
(elected), of F. A. Thompson for sidewalk on
Pine street between Bright street and Shore
Line railroad, of Nathan Cohn for ordinance
concerning itinerant merchants, of James
Fitzpatrick for sewer on Gilbert street be-
tween Howard avenue and Cedar street, of
NJ. E. Brown for sewer in Olive street be-
tween State street and railroad bridge, of
Mrs John McLoughlin for abatement of
taxes.
"Reminiscences were presented as follows
and referred: OF jeremiah Sullivan against
the widening of sidewalk on Hedge street, of
John M. Downing against sewer on Gilbert
street, of J. E. Somers against cab stand on
Center street.
The petition of the former members of
the Court of Common Council asking for an
investigation of the charges made by j. B.
Sargent against members of the Board of
Aldermen in the Derby railroad matter was
read.
Councilmen Chillingworth and Palmer
were on their feet at about the same time,
but the chair recognized Councilman Chill
lingworth first
Councilman Chillingworth moved that in
the appointment of the committee of investi-
cation on the part of this Board the presi-
dent of the Council be named as one of the
committee Mr. Chillingworth said he
thought it important that the president of
the Council with his knowledge of the law
should be member of this committee.
Councilman Palmer moved to amend that
the committee be nominated and elected by
ballot.
This motion started discussion on the
subject as regarding the proprietv of such
action, some Of the members taking the
ground that it would be disrespectful to the
president to ele56 the committee by ballot.
The president stated that he had no choice
in the matter and if the Council desired to
elect the committee, he should not object
A yea and nay vote was then called for on
Councilman Palmer's amendment, and the
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IS.
On motion of Councilman Palmer, the
Board voted to concur with the Board of
Aldermen in the appointment of committee
of investigation.
Nominations for the committee being in
order, the following were placed in nomina-
ton Councilmen Kleiner, Palmer, Hitler,
Beers, Stevens, Sullivan, Burritt, Schorer.
On motion of Councilman Chillingworth,
the clerk was directed to cast the vote of the
Board for the election of President Kleiner
as the first member of the committee. Pres
ldent Kleiner was declared elected.
The balloting then proceeded, Councilmen
Cameron and Winchell being appointed tel
The first ballot resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes 27; Beers 5, Burritt 4, Hill
lei 3, Sullivan 2, Palmer -, Kleiner 1.
There being no choice another ballot was
ordered and resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes 90.
The chair declared that there were only
twenty seven Councilmen present. and as
there were twenty eight votes cast this ballot
would have to go for naught. He therefore
ordered the balloting to proceed.
1t was discovered before the next ballot
was concluded that there were twenty eight
Counciimen present, and the previous bal
lot was declared as follows: Beers 4, Burritt
4, Hitler 8, Sullivan 2, Palmer 10, Winchell
l, blank 1.
On motion, the clerk was directed to cast
the ballot for Councilman Palmer as the see
ond member of the committee, he receiving
the highest number of votes.
1t was then voted that the Councilmen re-
ceiving the highest number of votes on the
remaining ballots should be declared elected.
Another ballot was ordered, and resulted
as follows: Whole number of votes, %
Beers 3, Burritt 4, Hitler s. Sullivan g. Stew
ems 4, Schorer 3, Chillingworth 1.
Councilman Hitler was declared elected the
third member of the committee.
The last ballot resulted as follows: Beers
8, Burritt 2, Sullivan 8, Stevens 6, Schorer
6, Asher 1, blank 1.
Councilman Sullivan was declared elected
tn efourth member of the committee.
Additional petitions were read and referred
as follows of Mrs John Kenney, for abate-
itional cab stands; of Norris B. Mix, for the
hardening of Dixwell avenue; of c. B. Ad-
ANS for the Strengthening of Bright street.
Resolution de transfer of 81 800 from bath
house in Fair Haven to electric lights was re-
ferred to the Board of Finance.
Report of the Committee on Sewers in ia
vor of sewer in Grand avenue between
Blatchley avenue and Poplar street was
adopted. An adverse report from the same
committee de petitions for sewer in Gin
ton avenue was also adopted.
Resolution providing for the payment of
policemen and fremen every two weeks was
referred to the Board of Finance.
Report of the conference committee de
claim of Michael McNeirney was ado pied.
Adverse report of the Committee on
Claims de claim of Lucy A. Sarvant was
adopted.
Favorable reports of the Street committee
were adopted as follows: Sidewalk west side
of Greenwood street, between George and
Oak streets; relay of walk west side of
Dwight street, from Whalley avenue to 1919
Dwight street; sidewalk on east side of Ellis
worth avenue, from Stanley to Chapel streets;
relay of walk on north side of Congress ave-
nue., from Oak to Rose streets; relay of walk
on south side of George street, between
Meadow street and No. 80 George street:
widening of sidewalk and layout on Hedge
street; relay of walk on west side of Temple
street, between Chapel and Crown streets;
relay on the north side of Chapel street from
railroad track to East Chapel street bridge;
relay of walk on Fair street be-
tween Union and Olive streets;
trap rock pavement between tracks
of New Haven and West Haven horse rail-
road on Sylvan avenue; relay of walk on
Clinton avenue, from Lombard street to Mid
dletown avenue; cobbled cutters on Orchard,
County, Hudson and York streets; relay of
walk on west side of Lafayette street, be-
tween Prince and Washington street; relay
of walk on west side of Dwight street, from
walk on west side of Orange street, in rear
of City Hall.
Report of the Board of Public Works de
walk on Chapel street, north side, from
Church to Temple streets, was referred to
the Board of Finance.
Report of the Board of Public Works de
crossing of railroad tracks at Chapel street,
between East street and Mill river and the
proposed bridge as ordered by the railroad
commissioners, was referred to the Board of
Finance.
Report of the Board of Public Works
de incomplete orders was ordered on file
Report of the sealer of weights and meas
ures for the two months ending July 81,
1886, was ordered on file.
Resolution appointing Curtis F. Evarts a
member of the board of supervisors of steam
boilers was read and appointment made,
the clerk casting the ballot.
Resolution appointing Sylvanus Butler,
Michael Fitzpatrick and A. FL. Kellam as
members of the Board of Conversation was
read and appointments made, the clerk cast
ing the ballot
Report of the Board of Public Works of
expenses for July, 1886, was read and Or
dered on file.
Report of the Board of Finance recon-
mending an appropriation of $500 for the
electric public signals was adopted.
Report of the clerk of the City court for
the month of June, 1885. was read and or