Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-10
Tuesday, May 10, 1892.
BOARD OF CoUNcILMKN.

| Objections to the Widening of Gran Avenue-The order Passed-An Or
 dinance Introduced 10 Restrict Ger
 tractors for Public Works 10 Citi
 gems and Taxpayers of New Haven
 MT. Matthewson Sworn In.
 MT. A. McC. Matthewson made his bo,
 in the council chamber last night and ws
 sworn in by the mayor.
 The widening of Grand avenue was th
 bone of contention of the evening and onl,
 by 8 small vote it was kept from beinJ
 smothered by recommittal to the com mittee.
 The special committee to whom was re ferred the drafting of resolutions on th, death of the late Councilman Alexande, H. Buckingham ot the Eighth ward re ported the following resolutions, which were adopted by rising vote:
 Resolved, That the members of the board o councilmen of the city of New Haven hereby give expression to. and place on record, theii sense of loss at the death of their late | associate, Councilman Alexander Fl. Bucking ham of the Eighth ward; in him the commurify | the board of councilmen a member possessed of all the qualifications that would enable him to dc
  Resolved, That this board tender to his be reayed family the heartfelt sympathy of its Resolved, That the clerk of this board cause these resolutions to be printed in the journal and an engrossed copy be sent to the family of the deceased.
 A petition from Thomas J. Kinnare, the page of the board of aldermen, was re- ceived asking for pay for the ten extra sessions of the board of aldermen when sitting on the trial of the Big Four.n On motion it was referred to the finance committee.
 Charles G. Hunt, assistant in the bag gage room of the Union depot, petitioned for appointment as special constable. His petition was referred to the committee on nominations.
 The board concurred with the board of aldermen and recommended the reappoint- ment of Joseph Porter as one of the mem bers of the board of supervisors of steam boilers for term of three years beginning with the first Tuesday of June next.
 The following orders were passed: To erect gas lamp on the corner of Sperry and Dover streets; to construct a sewer on Norton street, between Whslley avenue and Goffe street; to construct 6 sewer on footc SbEect, Ocl"ccu DlIWcll avenue ana Winter street; to construct & sewer on Leonard street, between Bradley and Sum- mer streets; to construct a sewer on Grand avenue, between Ferry and Poplar streets, and one on Ferry street, between Clay street and Grand avenue. The petition for the sewer on Liberty street, between Putnam and Carlisle streets, was reported on unfayorably.
 The report of the committee on streets, recommending that layout be made of the proposed widening of the mouth of Grand avenue at junction of St John street, was read and Councilman Green from the Twelfth at once arose to object. Mr. Kelley was present and in an informal way explained the proposed layout. When the board came to order again, MT. Green continued: The expense of the proposed improvement will necessitate an extra tex of two or three mills with no advantage except to beautify the grounds I move that the matter be referred back to the committee.
 Councilman Parsons of tine Second ward moved to amend that the layout be order ed, as this would be the best means of finding out the cost of the improvement.
 Councilman Mcdonald said: "There are always objectors, and thus New Haven is at standstill in the matter of improve ments. The buildings involved in the proposed widening are, with the exception of the brick building of Prof. Baldwin's on State street, old rookeries and ought 10 be removed. Nearly all the travel to and from Fair Haven is through Grand avenue | and at the point where 1t forms 6 june | ture with St. John street it is very To a suggestion that the fire | were designing in this way to get the purchase of land for a new engine house secured, he said: I do not believe that the fire commissioners are trying to get building in this covert | The cost of the improvements will be S60, 900 without deducting S20, 900 for the proposed new engine house. We cannot make these Improvements 60 cheaply later on and if we go on with these proposed changes some day the tax payers will rise up and call us blessed.
 After some further discus. ion by vote of 13 to II it was decided to order the pro- posed layout.
 The order introduced by Councilman Ahern that the piece of property known ss Hamilton street square be discontinued and converted into public highway was referred to the proper committee.
 Councilman Beecher of the Seventh ward introduced the following order, which was referred to the committee.
 
 dered that in advertising for bids for the con straction of sewers. pavements and sll other public works he specify that none others than citizens and taxpay CTS of the town and city Of New Haven shall be entitled to receive the award of said contracts.
 resolution was passed to give the Evening Leader the city advertisements, the same as the other daily papers.
 A petition for lamps on Goffe street was 
 Councilmen Parsons, Fitzgerald and Green were appointed on the special joint conference committee with reference to the disagreement of the two boards on the Dewitt street extention matter
 Councilmen Beecher, Shaw and Hoadley were appointed a special committee on drafting resolutions commemorating the bravery of Joseph Belcher and daughter in saving lives in New Haven harbor