The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-01

sented Before the Committee on Streets
 by Large Delegation.
 There was a large delegation of hack men before the committee on ordinances last evening when the proposed re- vision of the hack ordinance by A. McC. Mathewson was taken up section by section and compared with the present law regulating the matter
 This question has agitated the city fathers for several months, as we'll as the clients of MT. Mathewson.
 City Attorney Matthewman opposed the revision of the ordinance, saying that the old one had stood the test since 1S90 A defect in the present law is that the badge to be worn by the drivers of the hacks are not properly designated, allowing each man to select his own device.
 Sergeant Driscoll, who is hack inspec- tor was before the committee and recommended that all hacks be num- bered and that the drivers be given a corresponding number. No man should be allowed to drive hack without be- ing licensed. What to do with badges and numbers when attending funerals and weddings seems to be a difficulty with both the committee and the hack men.
 Messrs. Doble, Bentz, Kimberly and Sisk, representing the hackmen, were rl Ina tn numbering hacks or to the badges. They favor both and only ask that the ordinance be so amended to apply to all hackmen, whether he runs large establishment or drives one hack.
 The committee took no action or the matter.
 The committee will recommend that an ordinance be adopted giving the fire marshal, under the direction of the board of fire commissioners, the right to issue license to those who wish to use in any capacity other than in labor atories of institutions of learning acety- lene or other gaseous substances under a pressure of five pounds in buildings used for other purposes.
 Special licenses will be granted under the ordinance.
 The committee on streets voted to recommend the hardening of the fol- lowing streets: Winthrop avenue, from Edgewood avenue to Goffe street, also for the repairing of the same from George street to Chapel; of Norton, be- tween Chapel street and Goffe street: of Sherman avenue, between Percival and Chapel streets; of Edgewood ave- nue, between Park street and West river. The material to be used on Edgewood avenue to be taken from Chapel street, when the new pavement is laid upon that street. The work up- on all these is to be finished by Septem- Der 1.
 There was a large delegation of res idents of the Tenth ward before the committee favoring these imporve- ments. Those who spoke for the dele- gation were James H. Macdonald, pres ident Of the board of aldermen; Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland, Assessor Charles A. Baldwin. J. H. Stewart, Cap tain Garrity, c. w. Blakeslee, jr., James O. Church, Robert Langdale.
 The petition of J. G. Lacey for a grade curb and concrete walk on Bas- sett street, south side, between Shelton and Dixwell avenues, was acted upon favorably. This is also to be com pleted by September 1.
 The petition of Louis Klenkerfuss, ct al, for as idewalk and curb to be laid on Eagle street, south side, between Foster and Nicoll street
 The petition of J. S. Osborn, ct al, for sidewalk and curb on West Ivy street, and city line.
 The petition of Linus Mead, ct al, for the hardening of Derby avenue.
 The petition of E. B. Miller for new street from Oak street to Judson ave- nue; that of C. F. A. Weistermas for grading of Fillmore street, and for a sidewalk and curb both sides, from Pine to Lombard; that of Patrick Mes kill for sidewalk on North Bank street, north side, between No. 19 and Ander- son street
 The committee will recommend the petition of Wilbur F. Day ct all for re- consideration of order for vitrified brick pavement on York street, from Grove to Elm streets.
 Order for paving York street. from Grove to Elm streets, with vitrified brick, returned by the board of public works.
 The following were tabled:
 The resolution providing that the street committee shall designate hack stand at the Union depot, where pas sengers may be solicited.
 Petition of J. J. Studwell's executors asking that the order for the extension of North avenue be rescinded.
 Resolution providing that the com mittee shall inquire and report concern ing the recommendation contained in the annual message of his honor the mayor in reference to widening Of streets and assessments therefor.
 The committee on sewers will make the following recommendations:
 That the petition of Joseph Anderson ct al be granted to lay sewer in Will low street. between Orange and Living ston streets; that of J. G. Gooch ct al for same in Edwards street, between Whitney avenue and a point 300 feet easterIy from Prospect street: that of Nj. w. Livingston ct al. for same in Livingston street. between Linden and Cottage streets; that of F. B. Shuster ct al. for same in View street, from State to Sycamore streets; that of Pat rick Murphy ct al. for same in Fillmore street, between Pine and Clay streets.
 There was large delegation of re- monstrants in opposition to the laying of a sewer in Plymouth street. between Top7barto,1 and Grant streets Tho nc