Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-19
COUNCILMRN VOTE.

After Considering the Estimates the
 CounclImen Adjourn Sine Die-Sev-
 eral Important Changes Made From
 the Action Taken by the Board of
 Aldermen-After a Hard Fight the
 Appropriation Of Five Thousand
 Dollars for New Engine for No. 7's
 House Goes Through One Thou.
 sand Eight Hundred Dollars Appro.
 priated for a Fire Alarm Bell Tower
 on GoGe Street Four Tho usand
 Two Hundred Dollars Appropriated
 for Paving Dixwell Avenue-An the Other Estimates Approved Without Change.
 The board of councilmen met last even ing and for several hours wrestlsd with
 the question of the estimated expenses of
 the city for 1894. All the members of the
 board were present except Counoilmen
 Skif, Kelly, McKenns, Mailhouser and
 Hein. Prior to the taking up of the esti- mates the regular routine business which
 came up from the board of aldermen was
 gone through with and quickly disposed of. When the estimates came up everything
 went along smoothly until the item of
 ''new pavements" was reached. Under
 this head is an appropriation of 5000
 with which to pave Ashmun street with l vitrifed brick. At the meeting of the | board of aldermen Friday evening the l 5000, appropriated for the purpose of l placing an engine and equipments at No. 7's ! engine house on Water street. When this item was reached Councilman Hoadley arose and moved that non concur l rent action with the board of aldermen be ] taken. In support of his position he claimed that the property owners of that section had gone into an arrangement whereby the engine had already been or dered, and the wheels had already been constructed. The engine, he aaid, had
 been ordered on the condition that If the l city appropriated any money for the pur- money was appropriated there was to be no sale. Councilman HoadIey also stated
 that he did not approve of the paving of Ashmun street, but at the same time he did not believe in placing the city in the position of paying for an engine which had
 been practically ordered by the business men of Water street.
 Councilman Calm earnestly favored the plan of locating an engine in No. 7's house. Counci. nen Bishop, Shaw and North also spoke in favor of this side of the question. After lengthy and at times spicy argu- ments between the members of the board | of councilmen, David Fl. Clark, president of the board of fire commissioners, was granted the privilege of the floor for the purpose of explaining the needs of the fire department in reference to the matter. MT. Clark stated that an engine was | needed in Water street more than in any l other section of the city. The present fire
 facilities of ths city, he laid, were alto gether inadequate, and more facilities were absolutely necessary.
 MT. Clark was then asked If he knew of any arrangements having been made in ref l erence to the purchase of an engine by the business men of Water street to which he replied in the negative.
 After this explanation 8 molten to con- cur with the board of aldermen and ap- propriate the $5,000 for No. 7's engine was made and passed by a vote of "A to 7, l those councilmen voting no being Thomas, G. W. Br VII, Basckant, Spittler, Glack- l ing, A. K. Brown, McGinty.
 AS soon as this vote had been announced Councilman Hoadley moved reconsider
 ation of the vote, but this motion was lost, members voting in favor of reconsldera- tion and g against. At this point Coun- cllman Calm moved an ad djournment until | 10 o'clock, and this motion was passed by
 e vote of 20 to 9. The board then ad- ! journed for fifteen minutes.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock President McNeil's gavel again called the meeting to order and | the consideration of the estimates went | merrily on. The next snag encountered l was over the amendment of the board of aldermen appropriating $1 800 out of the ! $7, ,OOO proposed for the paving of Chapel street from Temple to York streets to the placing of an iron fence around Hamilton Square.
 When this item was reached Councilman Punderson moved that the sum of $1, 800 be used for the purpose of replacing the | fire alarm bell tower on Goffe street. This
 motion was ably and eloquently seconded by Councilman Hoadley, and ultimately passed almost unanimously.
 After number of amendments to the 1 item of repairing pavements had been
 made by Councilmen Msher, Hoadley and \ Bishop, 1t was voted to appropriate $15,- | 900 of the $2O, 900 for repairing of pave ments, and $5, ,000, the balance, to the wa. l tering of such pavements wherever water ing is necessary for the preservation of the same.
 | Ou motion of Councilman Hoadley the $4 200 appropriated by ,hs board of alder
 men for granite pavem mt on Chapel
 atreet, between York and Temple streets,
 was stricken out and amount ordered to be | Po6o pavement on Dix we'll avenue.
 | On motion ne Councilman Maher Patrick
 J. Cosgrove ". unanimously appointed a
 special constable.
 l None of these latter amendments are in concurrence with the board of aldermen, but 1t is believed that at special meeting l of that body to be held in the near future l the amendments of the board of council men will be concurred in.
 ] All the other items of the estimated ex-
 penses for 1894, including those of the po-
 lice, fire, health, harbor, lamp, sundry
 and other accounts were, unanimously passed.
 Last nights meeting was the final meet ing the year of the board of councilmen of l 1893, and in accordance with the usual l custom votes of thanks were tendered to | the president, clerk, sheriff, reporters and | page.
 Just before adj djournment Councilman l Hoadley moved that reunion and dinner ! be arranged for some time this month,
 and Councilmen Hosdley, Bishop and
 Parish were appointed committee of three with power to act in making arrangements
 for the dinner. This ended the business
 ( f the evening and the meeting ad burned. PURCHASED BY MIR. AVERILL.
 MT. Frederick l.. Averill Buys the Business Lately Conducted by Peck & Averill. The stock, fixtures, books, accounts, etc., and the entire business conducted in this city by Walter Peck under the name of Peck & Averili was yesterday bought by
 MT. Averill, who will continue the well known and prosperous business at the old stand on Chapel street. MT. Averill Is the
 republican general registrar and holds high place in the esteem of local business men, who wish him all possible success. Walter D. Peck is absent from the city and is believed by his friends to be in New York.
 A card announcing the purchase of the business by Mr. Averill appears in another column. The store has an immense stock of goods. including great variety of arti- cles most suitable for Christmas gifts, and was thronged with patrons yesterday.
 PIainville.
 Dec. 1S-Mrs. Mary Gridley Jillson, who died suddenly while on e visit to her son in Middletown, was 8 daughter of Mrs. Bradley, and her home was here until about year ago, when che married MT. Jillson of New Haven. Soon after che was taken with rhsumatism. which made her nearly helpless. The burial was in New Haven.
 Among the Lodges.
 Banner lodge No. 1, Degres of Honor, elected the following officers last night; Chief of honor, Mrs. Kate Bristol; lady Of honor, Mrs. Nellie Clark; chief of ceremo- nies, Mrs. Nellie Syler; recorder, Miss Hat tie Butler; fnancier, Mrs. Mary Hopson;