The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-29
MANY MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
BUSISEss TRiSsdCTED AT rnkEH
 SESSIONS Iy CITY HALL.

firo Commissioner. Ordinance Comm ittse
 and Building Line Conmittss Do Impor-
 tant Business In One EvoninE-Detaiis of
 Thrse Mseti iss.
 The committee on ordinances held n session In the aldermen's chamber last evening which continued for nearly four hours. One of the most important matters winch came before the commit- tee for consideration was a petition re- stricting the sale of fireworks within the city limits. This petition was ably championed by E. z. Mersick, John c. North, Minott E. Chatfield and sher- wood s. Thompson. Mir. Mersick sub- mitted a paper suggesting that the com- mittee pass an ordinance to ''prohibIs the sale of fireworks. Roman candles, firewheels, bombs. rockets and other fireworks except from June Is to July 6. inclusive. and allow during this period their sale by persons who shall take out a license from the fire marshal for which fee of g shall be paid, and be- fore obtaining the license the applicant shall be required to deposit with his application the written consent of the owner of the premises and of all others carrying on business In the building in which it is proposed to sell such fire works. and further that a penalty of S2O be specified for the violation of this ordinance, The committee will hold a special meeting next week to further consider the matter.
 Mayor Sargent asked that section 22l of the city ordinances be so amended as to transfer the power in the cases of vaults,cesspools,e etc, to the plumbing in- spector and board of health from the board of public works This petition was recommended.
 Nathan Easterbrook, jr., and Minott E. Chatfield pleaded for & revision of the ordinance concerning buildings and asked that committee composed of two architects. the fire marshal, an un- derwriter and the mayor be appointed to see that the building ordinance is strictly obeyed. It was recommended that the mayor appoint committee of six, to be composed of the mayor, one architect, one underwater, one mason builder and three citizens to revise the building ordinances and submit them to subsequent meeting of the committee on ordinances.
 Councilman Bishop introduced a petit tion asking that the speed of electric cars be regulated by ordinance, and compelling all street railway companies to equip their electric cars with safety gates. Action on the petition was de3 ferred until next week.
 FIRE COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. ',
 Dr!M. A. Cremin of Olive street ap- peared before the meeting of the fire commissioners last evening and com- plained about the shed of his neighbor, Benjamin Osborn. pr. Cremin, who intends to build an apartment house, claims that Osborn has repaired his old shed without obtaining the neces- sary authority from the fire marshal. The commissioners voted to visit the locality to-day and will make a report on the matter at the next meeting of the board.
 A petition for fire alarm box at the corner of Elm street and University Place was referred to the committed on fire alarm and telegraph with power to act
 Permission was granted to Mrs Oscar Dikeman to add another story to her frame house at 455 George street, to George Hotchkiss to build frame ad. dition to his house at 219 Bradley street, and to Ira G. Merwin to remove frame building from 763 State street to an lot.
 BUILDING LINES ESTABLISHED.
 At the meeting of the committee on building lines last night, it was voted to recommend the establishment of al, building line along the south side of Gilbert avenue from How ard avenue to Cedar street. On the north side of Grand avenue from Mill river to State street 1t was voted to recommend an eleven-foot buildins inc.