The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-15

1 StanQlnS committees OL lue COuA VI l common council were next read as fol- l lows:
 l Annual report-Connor and Leary | Approp opriations-Parish and Shanley. Auditing-Benham and Blakeslee. l Bath houses-Moore and Kinney. Building lines-Wright and Rabanus Buildings-Leary and Wright Claims-Skiff and Bromley Commercial and manufacturing inter
 ests-Smith and Murray. Fire epartment-Kinney and Ben | ham.
 Lamps and street ighting-Lambert
 and Kelly.
 | Licenses-Shanley and Reyes. inations-RaIbanus and Veil Numbering streets-Weil and Murray dinances-Blakeslee and Sanborn.
 Printing-Bromley and Lambert Railroads and bridges-Macdonald and Belden.
 Retrenchment and reform-Keyes and Moran.
 Sewers-Sanborn and Connor. Squares-Rattlesdo and Kelly. Streets-Hamilton and Rattlesdorfer. Water-Belden and Moore. An appropriation of $100 was made and ordered paid to Donate De Mattis for valuable assistance rendered by him in aiding the police to secure Lorenzo Caruso, the murderer of Raphael Del grego.
 The following resolution was intro duced by Alderman Macdonald and | unanimously passed, after which the ] meeting adjourned: That the corporation counsel be ln- structed to oppose all charters and amendements to charters of all street railway companies unless provisions
 are inserted in the same requiring the approval of the court of common coun- cil of the city of New Haven. ooUNoTLMANIo CAUCUS. Nine of the ten democratic council- men met in the councilmanic ante room last evening and during brief caucus decided to support Abraham McGinty of the Twelfth ward for presi- dent of the board, Bernard J. Shanley for assistant city clerk, Cornelius T.
 Driscoll for corporal ton counsel and Edward Rourke for member of the board of finance. The only contest was over the latter place. the two candi- dates Icing Abraham MoGinty and Edward Rourke.
 CoUNoILMEN ORGANIZE.
 Thirty-four of the thirty-six mem bers of the board of councilmen were in their seats last evening when, the meeting was called to order by Mayor IGendrick. After the members had been sworn in by Mayor Hendrick. he called Councilman Pickett to the chair
 The members then proceeded to the electior of officers to serve during the ensuing year. Councilman Grinnell placed in nomination for the presidency of the board Charles D. Nicoll of the First ward, and Councilman Camp. democrat, from the Sixth ward. placed ill nomination Councilman McGinty of the Twelfth ward. A ballot was then taken, resulting in twenty-four votes for Nicoll and nine for McGinty. Coun- cilman Nicoll was thereupon declared elected
 For assistant city clerk Edward A. Street, rep, was placed in nomination by Councilman Grinnell and B. T. Shanley, dem.. by Councilman, Camp. The ballot resulted in Street receiving tWenty-six votes to seven for Shanlev Street was thereupon elected assistant city clerk.
 William H. Ely was next elected cor- poration counsel for two years his name being presented by Councilman Grinnell. For the democrats Council man Camp presented the name of C. T. Driscou1 The ballot resulted in EIz, receiving twenty-four votes and Dris- coll eight. Hawley W. Lincoln was elected page. One republican, James n Dewen, jr., and one democrat. Edward Rourke, were elected to the board of finance.
 This completed the elections of Inc evening and the members of the hoard settled down to business. A batch of unfinished business from last year was read and referred to the several corn mittees. A resolution in regard to electric roads was presented by Conn cilman Grlnnell and read and aecented and was referred to the committee oa railroads and bridges to be raised
 The following resolution was offared ty Councilman Chillingworth and passed; Voted That the places or tbo board Of compensation be dec1are1 vacant and that the court of common council be empowered to elect new members in their places.