The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-17
MUCH UNFINISHED BUSINESS
COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL HAS COSSIDERdBLE YBT TO DO.

Reports From Several Important Com,nit-
 tees Must be Acted Upon-Tsx Commis-
 sion, Cinims, finiironds and Bridges and
 Auditing-Iempio Street Pavement. The life Of the court Of common coun- ell for the year 1894 Is nearly extinct, and but little remains to be done by either branch of that department of the municipal government. One more meet Ing each of the boards of aldermen and councilmen will be held, and after that the records of the court of common council will be but matters of history. The only business to be transacted is the acceptance of the reports of tho committee on claims, the special com- mttee on auditing, the tax commission of the city, town and school districts. and the report of the committee on conference in reference to the kind of pavement to be used on Temple street.
 During the year considerable business has been transacted, and the work has been of more than usual importance. The final meetings of the boards of al- dermen and counoilmen will be held next week. after which the court of common council for 1894 will adjourn sine die.
 The business which Is yet incomplete and must be finished before the end of the current year is also of considerable importance. Chief in importance prob- ably is the work of the tax commission of the city, town and school districts, The meetings of this commission will be held this week, after which their re- port will be formulated and must be approved by the city, town and school governments in order to become opera- tive
 Tonight the final meeting of the com- mittee on claims will be held in rooms 10 and Il of the city hall. There Is con- siderable business yet to be transacted by this committee before any report can be made to the court of common council, and this evenings session prom ises to be unusually protracted. Among the matters to be disposed of are peti- tions of William Keegan, George M. Winslow, Perley s. Smith, Anthony Carroll, w. c. Hoadley, Annie E.. Clark and Andrea D'Pino for damages, and of Elizabeth O'Neil, Mary Mcfarland and Mrs. John Smith for abatement of sewer assessments. The report of this and all other committees must be made common council.
 The special committee on auditing will also have an exceedingly interest ing report to make prior to the final adjournment of the court of common council. For some time past expert &C., countants under the supervision of the members of this committee have been engaged in looking over the accounts of the city, and although 1t Is not ex- pected that the report will contain any sensational features, still at the same time It's appearance is looked forward to with considerable interest.
 Another report to be acted upon by the court of common council is that of the committee of conference de Temple street paving. Whether any action will be taken on this remains to be seen, as 1t is by no means certain that the committee itself will agree upon @ re- port The aldermen almost unanimous- ly favor granite dimension block pavement on the street, while the coun- cilmen with equal unanimlty favor a sheet asphalt pavement for at least a portion of the street. Unless some agreement is reached this much dis cussed subject will have to go over for action by the incoming court of com- mon council.
 The committee on railroads and bridges will also meet this week and take some action upon the petition pre- sented to them the other evening in reference to the running of cars on Der by avenue. In all probability this meeting will be held tomorrow even-