The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-08
UNION AVENUE EXTENSION.
hLDERMES RECALL ALI PAPERS
 FROM THE BOIRD OF FINANCE.

Orders for Union street Widening and Shelf
 heid Avenue Grading and Curbing Vetoed
 -a est Chapel Street Win Not be wid-
 ensd-othsr Bu>iness.
 The proposed extension of Union ave- nue was the principal subject of discuss sion at the meeting of the board of ai- dermen last evening. The question came up by the presentation Of petition from the property owners on the line of the proposed avenue, between Water and Spring streets. The petition sets forth that the property owners were dis- satisfied with the assessment of benefits and damages made by the board of com- | pensation at a recent meeting.
 The petitioners further claim that the present board of compensation is not legally constituted In that 1t Is only com- posed of two members, when, in accord. ance with the provisions of the charter, three members are necessary to legally constitute such & board. In view of these facts the petitioners ask that tho assessment be recalled and tabled until such time as the third member of the board shall be appointed.
 After the petition had been read Al- derman Moran moved that the request | of the petitioners be granted. the assess | ment recalled and the whole matter | tabled until such time as there shall be complete membership in the board of | compensation.
 Alderman Connor moved that the pa- | pers in the case be recalled from the | board of finance, where they now are, and be recommitted to the board of compensation. This motion was prompt | ly seconded by Alderman Hitler and unanimously prevailed. This postpones | action on the matter until late next year.
 Mayor Sargent sent in communica- ton vetoing the report and order oa the court of common council for the strengthening of Union street, from Chapel to Wooster street. The mayor gave as his reason for vetcing the order that 1t was too vague and indefinite, and that in his opinion a hearing should be given to the parties in inter- | est. | The mayor also vetoed the order for grading and curbing of She field avenue, giving as his reason that if the present compelled TO pay for grading and culb- 1 ing of the street It's entire length.
 Alderman IIiller, president of the board of directors of the free public H.
 brary, presented the annual report of
 that institution which. on his motion,
 was referred to the board of finance. The report asks for an increased ap- propriation, with which to defray the expenses of running the library during the. coming year. l.
 On motion of Alderman Connor John T. Curuw was unanimously appointed a special constable.
 | Acting upon the recommendation of Mayor Sargent the board voted to hear q letter received some years ago from King Kalakaua, now deceased, of tho Sandwich Islands, accepting an invita- ton to visit New Haven suitably fram- ed and presented to the New Haven Colony Historical society.
 The board unanimously accepted t11s report of the committee on streets re- | commencing that the petitioners for the widening of West Chapel street, between York and Howe streets, be given leave to withdraw.
 The question of laying sheet asphalt pavement on George street, between Orchard street and Sherlnan avenue, also provoked considera ble discussion, | ard was participated in by Aldermen Morgan RlakeSlee Hiller KeyeS Far. rafl, Connor and Foley Finally t1ie members voted to accept the report of the committee, passed the order and | referred the matter to the board of | finance for an appropriation, Alderman Morgan being the only member to vote In the negative. As this was non-con- current action with the board of council- | men a committee of conference was or- | 1ered and Aldermen Foley and Connor 1 were appointed.