The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-06
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Asphalt company,
 | A communication was received from the board of public works, stating that l the contractor for the paving to be | laid in Wooster street reported that | 1t would be impossible to finish the work during the winter, and asked that l the time to begin work be extended. | There was considerable discussion over the matter, at the end of which Alder | man Rourke's resolution instructing the mayor, corporation counsel and president of the board of public works to sign the contract with J. E. Miles & Co.,, to begin work on October 15. 1S96 and continue until the weather did not permit the laying of the bricks, and to resume work on April 20, 1897, was adopted.
 Several years ago a street railway track was laid in George street. be- tween Church and State, It has new CT been used, and citizens in the vicinity have become anxious to have it taken up The board of public works referred the communication to the court of common council.
 The directors of the Yale National bank petitioned the board to allow the erection of a clock and weather signal ! on Chapel street in front of their bank l building
 | Alderman Chillingworth thought that permission to grant the petition would interfere with the existing ordinance. It was plain that unanimous consent would not be given, and Alderman Rourke moved to go into a committee of the whole The petition was granted and the board of public works was in structed to superintend the work
 Henry Futile presented claim of $1,- l 900 for injuries received while riding his bicycle on Dixwell avenue, and A.. Heaton Robertson presented a claim for the same amount for damages done to the Robertson residence by the fall ing of an elm tree. Both petitions were referred to the committee on claims.
 The following applications for ap- pointment as special constabies were referred to the committee on nomina- tions: w. J. Garlen, Harvey Milling ton, Frank Cappall Lucas G. Cappello. John Bird jr, and J. A. Futile
 Alderman Hull asked that unanimous | ling the board of public works to expend a sum not exceeding $4,o0o for harden ing Dixwell avenue, from Bassett street to the city line. The resolution failed to pass and Alderman Macdonald nov ed that the board of public works be instructed to expend the $3,000 appro- priated last year for the hardening of the avenue. The motion was favored by the board
 The claims of Aldermen Bromley and Forsyth for $150 each for services rem dered in the capacity of commissioners 1 on the joint delinquent tax commission were ordered paid upon the recommen- I dation of the mayor.
 l The amendment to the hack ordi- nance, section 2S9, was referred to the | committee on ordinances the report ot the same committee, placing Prince cepted. The same disposition was made of the report rejecting the amendment which had for its purpose the prohibition of vendors hawking their wares.
 The mayor was instructed to appoint a special committee, consisting of two aldermen and three councilmen, to con- slider the advisability of revising the city charter.
 The claim of Mrs. Carpenter, the stenographer employed by the street committee during the Boston Asphalt company investigation, was ordered paid Aldermen Rourke and Chilling worth opposed.
 The following estimates for the year were received: Sundry account, $297,- S76; board of health, $31 AIS; lamp ac- count, $83, ,148 fire account, $141 1,4S6; po- lice account, S191 ,450.