Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-03
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

A Lengthy SessiOn-Special Consta" bles Appointed-Reports From Com- mittee on Ordinance-Sireet' HaiA.
 way Petitions-West Chapel street
 Asphalting Cemetery Association
 Lease. ~
 A lengthy session of the board of alder men was held last evening, tho meeting not adjourning until 11:15 o'clock. After the transaction of some preliminary busi- ness the following named persons were appointed special constables for the year ending March 1, 1895:
 A. C. Merrill, Charlss A. Farren, Rufus E. wincoop, Michael Del Grego, John Peters, s. Reuben Chandler. Fred Hasse, Thomas McCar- thy, Loren L. Scranton, John M. Lawton, Charles E. Stokes, George Jefferson; Michael Frederico, John J. MoalIey, John McDermott, Pasquale salvatori, Lucius Reswtck, William Thaulbie, Thomas J. Cummings, Patrick Coagrove. Frank J. Armstrong, Augustin H. Garlock, A. H. Hurl. burt. Thomas McNeebe, A. W. Jndd, S. o. Pres ton, Joseph Ainato, Edward Miller, M. Donnel: ly, Adam c. Martin, O. Connor, c. Richardson, George H. Barrows, Fleming Holt, George Hillard, Joseph Be,tsche, ". H. Searles, Pat Eicx FarriDg,on, Fred 2: Beck, VII William %,ll a.
 he%psfn hor1ss Eessei siesers Robert Walker, Andrew A. Goodman James Carney, Van gprsn Gh.sIss sh;sds l. rsr%slIs Mack, A. c Munson, Charles H. Lake, James Coporale, Edward Shields, Nathan sinons, Ly- man H. Johnson, Lawrence Curtis, James N. Jackson, Unito L Frank, Ernest F. Hill, Nathan Meyers. James HesliD, Thomas Walker 1ss iSS Edward M. Hefsisf, T william E. tiars, George ". Banta, Frank A. sherman and Nicholas Clarity.
 All except Peter McEuerney received seventeen votes, MT. McEnerney received thirteen voted.
 It WAS voted to apply to the next legis- lative to have the year of the special con- stables end May 1, instead of March 1, ss at present. As 1t is not convenient to sp- point the special constsbles on March 1, there is . space of month of two in which there are no constables.
 An appropriation of $20O for the care of 6 smallpox patient from Chicago, who is now at Springside farm, was unanimously granted. Mayor Sargent said that small pox was never abroad in the country 60 much as at present, and it was necessary to take special means to guard against 1t. The petition of the New Haven and Gen. treville Street Railway company to equip their road electrically was then presented. It was referred to the committee on rail- roads and bridges, with the recommenda- tion that the plans be altered 90 that the tracks will not run on the side of the street but in the middle.
 A pstition was presented from the G A. R. asking for an appropriation of $25O to- wards the celebration in connection with the unveiling of tho memorial tablets on the East rock monument on Decoration | day. On these tablets th gre are 526 names If the cltizsns of New Haven who died in the war of the rebellion. The matter was referred to the committee on appopria | tions.
 The reports on tue Irving street exten. sion, the layout and widening of Psndleton l street, the Willow street extension and the l new street from State to Orange streets between Chapel and Court stre cts were ac l cepted and the orders adopted. It was also voted to lay an asphalt pave. l ment from York to Koox street on Chapel | street.
 l The Winchester Repeating Arms comps ny was given leave to construct bridge of iron over Argyle street, from one fac l tory to another, in manner satisfactory to the board of public works, subj set tc | removal at pleasure of the court of com | mon council.
 It was voted to erect signs to show tha,
 the passage of the boulevard between Kimberly and Greenwich avenues is dan. gerous.
 Permission was given Abraham McGin
 ty and others to withdraw their petition
 for sidewalk from Bishop gate to the city l line.
 The petition of the New Haven stree
 railway for permission to lay tracks iron
 Bishop gate to the city line was referred It was voted to pave Commerce street
 between Temple street and Congress ave
 nue with granite blocka.
 The tax collector was ordered to deliver
 to the delinquent tax payers full list O
 taxes due before the next meeting of tn.
 board.
 The petition of the Manufacturers
 Street Railwsy company for permission t,
 lay tracks through River street to Ceda
 Hill station was granted. The question
 was raised whether the city could gran
 to private corporation permission to uss
 the city's streets without the city receiv
 ing compensation therefor. This objection
 was overruled and the ms jority report ac
 cepted.
 Ane committee on ordinances reported
 in favor of giving the fire marshal nor
 discretionary power in reference to build
 ing requisites within the limits of the fir
 districts. The report was approved by thu l aide rmen.
 The same committee slso reported tha
 Corporation Couosel Driscoll had saii
 that 1t would be illegal to abate the assess
 ments of the Cemetery association fo
 public improvements. So the commttte,
 reported against the associstion's petition
 R-port accepted by the aldermen. Tn,
 committee on ordinances also reported
 against the abating of the cesspool by
 law. One ordinance bears the date ol
 November 1, 1893 The board of heal.f
 asked to have 1t rebsted O,tober 1, 1894
 The adverse action of the committee wsl
 approved by the aldermen.