The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-12
MEETING OF BOTH BOARDS
ALDERMEN AND CoUNCILMEN LEG-
 ISL1TE.

Highway money-Other Business.
 At the meeting of the board of all dermen last evening seventeen mem- bers were present. President Lam- bert was in the chair.
 Unanimous consent was given for the consideration of a resolution pre- scented by Alderman Chillingworth di- recting that the city present a claim for it's portion of the $100,000 appropri- ated by the state for the making of good roads, and the resolution was adopted.
 The following resolution was pre- sented by Alderman Guernsey and it was referred to the committee on build ing ordinances:
 Resolved, That section 60 of the building ordinances of the city of New Haven be amended by the addition of the following: The building inspector or the fire marshal of said city, acting in the capacity of building inspector, may, at his discretion, issue permit to any person to build any wooden addition to any private house upon ap- plication of the owner of said building within said fire district, upon such terms and conditions as the building inspector or fire marshal may deem advisable when, in his opinion, after a full hearing has been held, there seems to exist a sufficient reason why such permit should be granted.
 A petition of the New Haven Typo- graphical union asking that a com mittee of the union be heard by a com mittee of the board relative to the ad- visibility of the city's printing being done by union workmen and bearing the union label was referred to the committee on ordinances.
 A resolution that the director of pub lic works be instructed as soon as pos sible to repair with crushed stone Ed wards, Humphrey, Arch, Cain, Cres- cent, Carmel, Orchard and Lloyd streets and Edgewood, Winthrop, Blatchley, Derby and Dixwell avenues was warmly debated and finally ta- bled. Later it was taken up and adopted after amendments were made striking out Arch street and Winthrop avenue and adding a portion of Atwa- ter street.
 Arch street and Winthrop avenue were provided for by special resolu- tions reported from the committee on streets and the alderman concurred with the councilmen in passing the res- olutions.
 Reports from the committee on rail- roads and bridges recommending that the New Haven Street Railway com- pany be permitted to extend it's tracks from Raynham street to Grannis Corner, and that the Winchester Ave- nue Horse Railroad company be allow ed to extend it's tracks on Winthrop avenue, between Sylvan avenue and Oak street, were accepted and the rec concentrations adopted.
 Unanimous consent was given to the consideration of a resolution directing the director of public works to have the bureau of compensation estimate the cost of the Chapel street bridge over Mill river, first at present grade and second at grade as laid out on map, and the resolution was passed.
 Another resolution, authorizing con- tracts to be made for the construction If the bridge, was referred to the com- mittee on railroads and bridges.
 The board concurred with the coun- cilmen in transferring the $500 appro- priated for cells at the Howard avenue station to the building of en office for the superintendent of police at the cen tral station.
 Alderman Dewell doubted the right of the council under the charter to transfer the money, and later in the evening it was voted to reconsider the vote and the resolution was tabled for printing.
 The petition of the Milk Dealers as- sociation was referred to the commit tee on ordinances. s.a
 A resolution was passed for per manent pavement for Wall street
 The committee on street lamps was given power to contract for Welsbach street lights by concurrent vote with the councilmen.
 A resolution to provide for band mu- sic on the green in July, August and September was referred to a joint com mittee of the two boards.
 The report of the street sprinkling committee tor 1897 was referred to the department of public works.
 A resolution for the assessment of street paving benefits on Orange, Chapel, Trumbull Ashnun and Woes ter streets was referred back to the department of public works.
 A resolution for the proposed Derby avenue bridge and for widening the avenue were tabled for printing.
 A resolution authorizing the issue of S29O00O In bridge bonds was referred to committee.
 Considerable difficulty was exper- fenced in keeping a quorum late in the evening, and City Sheriff Bunce's ser vices were invoked to bring the wan derers in several times.
 COUNCIIlMEN.
 At the meeting of the board of councilmen last evening twenty-three members were present, just a quorum. President Burton presided.
 The petition of the New Haven Milk Dealers association asking the appointment of milk inspector was referred to the committee on ordi- nances
 The recommendation of the board of compensation as to assessments for