The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-15
ESTIMATES ARE APPROVED.
HAVE PIsSED norm BRANCHES OF
 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

For the First Time In the History of tho
 City There was no pisarre~ing ActIon-
 Slight Contest over Gas Contraet-Littia
 But Estimate. Act d On.
 Twenty-two of the thirty-hve mem- bers of the board Of couneiImen were present at the special meeting of that body held last evening for the pur- pose of considering the estimated ex- penses of the city government for tho coming year. All the new business transacted by the aldermen Thursday evening. with exception Of the esti- mates, was concrred in, although Councilman Peaker made a vigorous protest against the three-year contract
 with the New Haven Gas Light oom- pany to furnish gas for street lighting, The councilman desired that con- tract should be made for only one year,
 but he was alone in his opposition and
 the three-year contract was ordered
 made. After the routine business had beeu disposed of the estimates were taken
 up and all went along swimmingly
 until the item of s25.000 for general
 repairs in the public works department was reached. The aldermen increased this amount to $26.O0O by taking 1000 from the appropriations of the health
 department. Last night when this
 item was reached Councilman Peaker desired that the extra S1 ,000 should be applied to the hardening of DixwelI avenue. His motion was seconded by Councilman Kelly, but the majority were against him and the appropria-
 tion of $p6,000, as made by the board of aldermen, was almost unanimously concurred in.
 The appropriation of $25,52446 for
 the widening and grading of Washing ton street. contrary to general expecta- ton, went through without a single dissenting vote. Like action was taken on each of the several items of the police and fire departments. The ac- tion of the board of aldermen in refer- ence to the estimates of the health department was also unanimously con- cured in.
 On all the other items of the estimates concurrent action was taken and within twenty minutes from the time the es- inmates were first taken up they had been entirely disposed of. This was a most unusual proceeding, as in former years it has taken several meetings for L hNfI ov-Qa fn h1o nof1 mates This is the first time in the
 history of the city government that any such unanimity of opinion has prevailed between the two branches of the court of common council in refer ence to the estimated expenses of the city government.
 The board ordered that a twelve and g. half mill tax be laid on the poll and ratable estates within the city and inn mediately adjourned, after having been
 in session less than an hour. Subse- quently a meeting of the committee having in charge the arrangements for the proposed councilmanic ban- quet was held, but no definite action
 was taken.
 Another meeting of the board of councllmen will have to be held prior to final adjournment in order to take action on the matters which will come up at a special meeting of the board of aldermen to be held next week. Among the matters on which action will be taken at that time are reports of the committee on claims and tax commission, also the report of the com- mittee on conference appointed at g. recent meeting in reference to the kind of pavement to be laid on Temple street.