Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-14
HOARD OF ooUNoILmEN.

Looking to the Securing of a Permanent system of Street ements-Ordtnance That Boot- blacks Shall be Licensed-The Lom. bard Street Sewer Matter RecOm- mitted to the Committee on Streets -Permiss1on Granted the West Ha-
 ven Road to Double Track the
 Curve on Chapel Street.
 The board of councilmen met last night. | The most important business was the in- l of resolution by Councilman Cleaveland looking towards the prevention of truancy by young boys under the pre- tense of being bootblacks, and the resolu- ton by Councilman Mathewson with the object of forming permanent system of paving. This matter was brought up in the board of public works some time ago, and the resolutions embody the opinions expressed then by Mayor Sargent, superin- tendent of Streets Doyle and members of the board.
 After lengthy debate the recommenda- ion of the street committee that sewer be:built the entire length of Lombard street was recommitted.
 1u0 poUlblOA O1 Ad~IOhC0 SuAp pAb6 VO Do appointed special constable was referred to the committee.
 The following was reported from the committee on railroads and bridges:
 Ordered, that the permission to lay double tracks from Church street into Chapel street, asked for by the New Haven and West Haven curves and grades to be designated by the city engineer and the work to be done to the satisfac however, how W that the railroad company shall at the same time and at its expense lay double tracks
  The West Haven road sent communi- cation to the board etating that they could not accept the permission for double track ! ing the curve on Chapel street with the condition appended; because 1t was unfair for one road to lay tracks for another road at an expense of $1 1000, and that new plans ! would have to be made which would take a month at least. By that time the sum- mer travel would be so far advanced that l it would not be worth while to lay the | double track. The court unanimously l struck out the condition imposed and passed the order.
 Councilman L. w. Cleaveland intro duced an ordinance suggested by one of the members of the state board of educa- tion, and modelled after a similar ordi- nance in Hartford, with Improvements. The object is to prevent young children from putting 8 bootbox on their backs and using it for an excuse for staying away from school The proposed ordi- nance was referred to the committee on ordinances.
 The substance of the proposed ordinance is that every bootblack must receive license, without charge, from the superintendent of police.
 All application for such license if by a minor, | shall be made in his behalf by his parent guar dian, or next friend and if by minor under four | companied by certificate from the superiutend- snt of schools of the New Haven school district, showing for what period of time, under the laws ! tendance of children at school the minor appli- | cant may lawfu ly be employed to labor. No minor under the age of fourteen years shall be ! licensed under the provisions of this ordinance
 for a longer period than the time specified in minor may lawfully be employed to labor.
 Every bootblack shall wear conspicuous ly on his coat @ metal button with ''boot-
 black" upon it, to be furnished by the su- perintendent of police at cost.
 Any person who shall violate or fail to comply | with any of the provisions of this ordinance shal ! be deemed guilty of nisdemeanOr, and upor
 conviction thereof, fined not less than one dollal
 nor more than three dollars for each and every | ofense.
 The following was received from the
 president of the Derby road and referred
 to the committee on railroads and bridges To the Common Council of the City of New | Haven:
 The New Haven and Derby railroad company
 by the railroad commissioners of the state l to carry Liberty street over it's railroad, saic
 PrSge sGaSs both for ana
 foot passengers, in manner end form as to de
 be ! ties of said city, or in case of inability to agree
 then as may be hereafter determined by us" t. | wit, by said commissions; it applied to the board
 of public works and city engineer, in order to ob
 an 9sat with Id the city
 o; Committee aaa so to Ss report D0a on 0d the sa
 same. which agreed with said company on | the corporation counsel that your honorabl body is the only proper authority of the city
 S pp go fd to ana ed l without your agreement to the plan of con | struction.
 | action by the court of common council. The following important resolution wa
 offered by the new councilman from tn eighth MT. A. Nc O. Matthewson looking to
 wards permanent system of pavements: By the court of common council for the city o | In view of the present condition of the street , in this city, and the cost of keeping them in re pair, and the public demand for a settled am definite system for their improvement and cor . Resolved: That the whole subject be re , ferred to the street committee aI pointed by this court of common counc with instructions to advertise for one or nor public me etings, at which time all persons inter , | ested will be heard on the subject of improve | ments, the material to be used, and the bes ! course to be pursued in paying for improvement | that may be recommended.
 Resolved, That said committee report back | this court of common council it's recommends l tionS on the above subjects on any other quei tions that may arise relative to the constructto ! and care Of the streets of New Haven ! The committee appointed to consider tn
 matter of the redivision of the city ha , made this report:
 y Your committee appointed to consult with CO l poration counsel and to represent the interest , ! of the city of New Haven in the hearing on th | petition of the selectmen of the town of Ne l Haven for a partition of the city hall buildin ! and lot, beg leave to report that they have a ! | tended to the bushes assigned, and o 5 due examination, are of the opinion thu l a sale and purchase of the city hall building an l lot should be asked for as contemplated by u | act of the legislature relating thereto. Ordered, That the corporation counsel he il
 structed to ask the superior court and the con . mittee appointed by said court, to find the wall ], | and authorize, approve and order the purchai
 and sale of the city hall building and lot SC ths . | the city may purchase the entire property Q | sell it's interest in the same to the town.