The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-09
C0UNCILMEN IN SESSION.
IMPORTAN BUSINEss TRANsACTED
 AT LAST NIGHTS MEETING,

Willow Street wnl Not be Extended-
 Three New Bridges Asked for-shoet
 Asphalt Pavement for Temple Street.,
 Edgewood Avenue Bridge.
 Twenty-four of the thirty-five mem- bers of the board of councilmen trans. acted considerable business of more than usual importance at the meetine or that body last night. The session too, was unusually lengthy and 1t was late when the table was finally cleared and the body adjourned. A special meeting of the body will be called with. in few days. at which time the esti- mated expenses of the city for the yeau 1895 will be considered and acted upon-
 A report from the board of financs recommending that the sum of sl.2Oo be taken from the amount appropriated for Mrs Jane Delaney for damages caused by the new Union avenue exten. sion and used for the purpose of ex. tending Willow street provoked oonsid- erable discussion. Councilmen Durant and Parish, who are also members o1 the board of finance. when called upon to explain the action of the board on finance In this matter, stated that they were unable to throw any light upon the subject, owing to the fact that they were not present at the meeting when the action was taken. In view of these facts the entire matter was, upon mo. tion of Councilman O'Brien, laid upon the table.
 A communication from the mayor asking that a committee to consist of two aldermen and three councilmen to advise with the auditor in reference to securing more light in the mayors office by removing & bookcase and putt ting two new windows, be appointed, was read and the committee ordered appointed.
 The estimates of the several depart. ments of the city government for the fiscal year extending from December 1, 1894, to December 1, 1895, were referred to the board of finance Among the items asked for by the board of public works are $40, 900 for a new bridge over Mill river at Chapel street, $3O,O0O for a new bridge Dragon) over Quinnipiao river, $40,000 for a bridge over the rail- road crossing at Chapel street, 5000 for new supply house, 10000 for clean- ing streets, about 5000 for grading streets, about s9,o 900 for parks and trees $5,000 for stone crusher and road-roller, $5,000 for walks and curbs, BPS, 800 for a sheet asphalt pavement on West Chapel street, $15,O00 for a pavement on Tenn pie street between Chapel street and Congress avenue, 3s,5oO for hardening Winchester avenue, $1O, 900 for hardening Dixwell avenue $2O,O0O for repairing pavements and $10OO0 for watering pavements.
 The police department estimates in- clude $2O,SO5 for twentyfour new men to be added to the force, S5,O9S fot the police alarm, $1,000 for new ans bulance, $500 for special detective ser- vice, $1,005 for rent and repairs of re- porting stations s12,Ooo for purchase of reporting stations The total amount asked is $2OS, 425.25.
 The report of the committee on rail- roads and bridges recommending that a new bridge be constructed over West river at Edgewood avenue at the ex- pense of the city and town came up for action on a reconsideration from the last meeting, when the report of the committee was accepted by large majority, but the vote was reconsid- cred and by technicality the recon- sideration postponed until the next meeting. After lengthy discussion the reconsideration of the entire matter was indefinitely postponed and the original report of the committee was accepted. Councilmen Bishop and Smith strenuously opposed the building of the bridge, but were out-voted.
 The councilmen also concurred with the aldermen in ordering the laying of sheet asphalt pavement instead of granite dimension block on Temple street, between Chapel street and Con- gress avenue. The report of the com- mittee on streets favored granite di- mension blocks, but the aldermen amended it and substituted sheet asphalt. Councilman Smith urged strenuously the adoption of the orig lnal report, but by vote of fifteen to eight the councilmen decided to concur in the action of the board of alder- men.
 When the recommendation of the mayor, appropriating $500 for the enter- tainment of the mining engineers while on a visit to this city last week, and which was approved by the board of aldermen, was reached, Councilman Dewelr- entertained a mild protest against such action, claiming that such action was illegal, as the action had not been concurred in by the council- men. However, as the money had been expended and there was no redress the councilman withdrew his objections and the action of the aldermen was concurred in unanimously.