Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-10
PROPOSED VOTING DISTRICTS.

An Important Resolution offered on
 the subjeet-The Reso1GtfOn order.
 ing the Board of Public Works to
 Return All orders for the Top Dress.
 ing of Streets Not Now Under Con-
 tract Indefinitely Postp0ned-The
 Report on she Lombard Street Xxx.
 tension Referred = Other Business
 Done Last Night by the Couneilmen.
 Six seats were vacant in the board of coun-
 cilmen last night After the minutes had been
 read Councilman Fleischner presented the
 following resolution for the establishment of
 voting districts:
 Second ward-Dividing said ward by line commencing at central of Davenport avenue and Orchard street. running northers ly to central point of West Chapel and Orchard streats. Section lying easterly of central lines of said Orchard street from Davenport avenue to Chapel street to be known ss district No. 1; said part lying west of Orchard street from Davenport avenue to Chapel street to be known as district 3. Third ward-Dividing said ward by line commencing at central point of Washington and Halleck streets, running northwesterly to Congress avenue, thence through central line of Congress avenue, westerly to central point of Baldwin street, northwesterly to Davenport avenue, the part lying northeast of central lines of Halleck, Congress avenue and Baldwin street to be known as district No. 1; that portion lying southeast of said Halleck street, Congress avenue and Baldwin street to be known as district No. $. Fourth Ward-Dividing said ward by lines commencing at point of West river and Lana berton street, rHnning easteIly through cen tral line of said Lamberton street to New Haven hsrbor, said portion to be known as district No. 1. Drawing by line through central part of Cedar street, commencing at central point, corner of Cedar and Lamber- ton streets, that portion lying west of central l part of Cedar and Washington streets, to be known as district No. 9. Such part of said ! ward lying east of central line of Cedar and Washington streets to central line of Lam- berton street, easterly to New Haven harbor, to be known as district No. 3.
 Fifth wa1d-Dividing said ward by line at central point of Chapel and Brewery streets, running south through said Brewery street to Union or Long wharf that portion ! of said ward lying west of said line to be known as district No. 1. That portion lying vest of said line to be known as district Sixth ward-Dividing said ward by line ' commencing at central point of Franklin | street and Grand avenue, running south to I central point of Franklin and Chapel streets; \ portion lying west of said central line of ' Franklin street, to be known as district No. | 1. That portion lying east of said line of Franklin street to be known as district | No. 3.
 Seventh ward-Bividing said ward by a line | commencing at central point of Hamilton \ and State streets running south to central point of Hamilton street and Grand avenue; | that portion lying west of said central line of | Hamilton street to be known as district No. 1. That portion lying east of Hamilton | street to be known as district No. 3. Eighth ward-Dividing said ward by a { central line commencing at Whitney avenue \ and Lawrence street, running east through tra1 snn nf oof fo | Mechanic street. thence through central line | of said Mechanic to State street; that portion \ of said ward lying south of line of Lawrence \ and Mechanic streets to be known as district \ No. 1. That portion of said ward lying north of said lines of Lawrence and Mechan- | ic streets to be known as District No. 2. Ninth ward-Dividing said ward by cens tral line commencing at Whitney avenue and Munson street, running west te Prospect ! street, thence to central line of Prospect ! street, northeast through said Munson street \ to central line of Mansfield street, thence | northwest through Mansfield street to Nun \ son street, continuing through to central | point of Crescent street; that part lying south ! of central line of Munson street to be known as district No. 1. That part lying north of \ central line of Munson street to be known as district No. 9.
 Tenth ward Dividing said ward by cen-
 tral line commencing at West Chapel street ' { central line of Sherman avenue to Geffe | street. That part lying east of central line Fisherman avenue to be known as district | No. 1. That part lying west of central line | of said Sherman avenue, from Gofe street to \ West Chapel. street, to be known as district 1 No. 9.
 I Eleventh ward-Dividing said ward by a | central line commencing at the central point ! of Grand avenue and Poplar street, running south through the central part of Poplar street to Quinuipiac river; that part of the ward lying west of the central part of Pop \ lar street to be known as district No. 1. IThat portion lying east of the central line of Poplar street, from Grand avenue to Quinni-
 piac river, to be known as district No. 3.
 Twelfth ward-Dividipg said ward by a ! central line commencing at the central point of James and State streets, running south | through the central line of said James street, thence southeast through the central | line of Ferry street, thence through central | line of Lombard street through to Quinnipi. \ ae river; that portion of the ward ly ing west | of James street, southwest of Ferry and \ south of central lines of Lombard street to | be known as district No. 1. That portion of said ward lying east of James street, | northeast of Ferry street and north of cen \ tral lines of Lombard street to be known as | district No. 3.
 Amendment to be in force when passed. Mr. Fleischner moved that the amendment II De roferreQ 10 8 lOlnG speClal cOmnlIteS O1 three aldermen and four councilmen, which ! he afterward changed to two aldermen and | i've councilmen.
 There was some little objection to the pass- l ing of this amendment, as it was said it would double the already large expense of | voting.
 Amendments to lay the resolution on the table and refer it to the committee on ordi- | nances were lost and MT. Fleischner's motion | was carried.
 The resolution offered by Alderman Win. | chell ordering the board of public works to ! return to the common council all orders for | the top dressing of streets not under contract | was not concurred in.
 Councilmen Sheehan and Fleischner want- | ed the resolution indefinitely postponed. They | said the principal streets had been top dress l ed and it was now time to top dress some of ! the streets on which poor people resided and \ give those people chance, as they had paid as much taxes for this work as the wealthier people, On the motion to indefinitely post pone the vote was:
 es--Councilmen Lane, Thompson, Clarke, Moran, Austin, Fleischner, Manning, Camp.
 bell, Cunningham, Andrews, Martin, Brom- | ley, Sheehan, Kelly, Leighton, IKeaveney, Boughton, Nagle and Coyne-19. Nays-Councilmen Chandler, Gsssner, Wardell, Crampton, Prince, Ford, Johnson, Morgan, E1son and Shappa-11. On motion of Councilman Thompson, it was voted that the corporatlon counse1 snail ! make an immediate report of his opinion on | the legality of Alderman Winchell's reso- lution.
 The report of the board of public works to the common council on the Lombard street extension was taken up. A recess of ten minutes was taken to inspect the map and
 see the substitute extension as proposed. \ The whole matter was referred to the conn., ! mittee on streets, the board not wishing ! to discuss the matter.
 President Moran appointed committees as | follows:
 On the resolution for the establishments of voting districts-Fleischner, Woods, Mo- Hugh, Morgan and Hayes.
 On police matters-Jehnson, Sheehan and Manning.
 On joint rules-Cunningham, Crampton and Prince.
 Reports accepted and ordered passed: Of | board of compensation on claims of Adeline
 B. Whitney; of assessments on Bishop street ! sewer, Woolsey street sewer; extension of Gamer street and layout of Mechanic street; of board of finance on celebration of the centennial of the United States; of board of finance upon petition of fire commissioners for additional