The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-06
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CONCENTRATIONS FOB STREET
 PAYING TABLED.
Another Resolution Concerning Fire- mems sa1aries-The Mayor vetoes an Order for Payment of Claim for Damages--Anthony Carroll Given Leave to Withdraw.

Damages--Anthony Carroll Given Leave to Withdraw.
 The recommendation of the committees
 on streets met with hard treatment last
 night at the hands of the board of alder-
 men. All the minor improvements rec-
 commended by the committee were rush. ed through, but more time was spent
 on that part of the report which had | to do with the recommendation for pavements on Temple, Chapel and Elm streets and Congress avenue. There were about fifteen recommendations for small improvements about the city,
 none of which met with disapproval.
 The committee recommended that Elm
 street, from York to State, be paved with crushed stone, but on very pow erful argument by Alderman Baldwin, the disadvantages of this pavement on
 such a busy street like Elm, were clearly brought out. There were several who spoke on the subject, expressing various opinions. The board voted to
 recommit the report of the committee.
 This was the first knock. The board then immediately voted to table the re-
 port concerningt he paving of Temple
 street, between Elm and TrumbulI
 streets. The committee recommended
 that that portion of the street be
 paved with crushed stone and vitrified
 brick gutters. The street committee recommended that leave be given to
 Rev. Newman Smyth and others who petitioned to have Temple street, be-
 tween Chapel and Elm streets, paved with vitrified brick, to withdraw. The
 board voted to table the recommenda- tiOn. The board also voted to postpone indefinitely the part of the committees report which recommended that Con-, gress avenue be paved with brick and also to table the recommendation for an asphat pavement on Temple street, between Chapel and Elm streets. The committee on streets recommended that leave be given Willis Mix and { others who petitioned for brick pave ment on Chapel street to withdraw and the aldermen tabled that portion of the report The report of the committee on streets requesting the issue of pave- ment bonds to the amount of $195,00O Woo lNlClICu u lAlG COlli1illttCc Oll dp~ propriations.
 The report of the committee on claims Was3read and the petition recommend- ing the granting of $36.5O to J. A. Doo- little was recornmitted The recommen- dation of the committee to give $225 { to Patrick Doody was adopted also that of awarding $7 damages to Hugh Plunkett.
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 A communication from Mayor Dris- coll was read, in which he announced his disapproval of the order for the payment of damages to the amount of $123 to Thomas F. Blake and Catherine Blake, claimed on account of change of grade on West Water street.
 The mayor said in his communicat tions that he could not approve of the re- port of the committee on claims as there was no proof of change in grade at the place mentioned. After considera- ble discussion on the subject the board voted to rescind the former vote in passing the order
 Councilman Miller's resolution for an of the fire department was brought before the members and 1t was voted to concur with the councilmen in referring to a special committee. A claim for a return of taxes amounting to $924.64 claimed to have been over- paid by the National Varnish company, of which A. Heaton Robertson is trus- tee, was referred to the committee on claims. There was a long discussion as to whether the claim should be re- ferred to the committee on claims or to the committee on abatement of taxes The different members freely expressed their opinions, and on the vote it was to the committee on claims.
 The report of the committee on the # Willow street bridge was heard and accepted. FE
 A communication from Anthony Car- roll was read alleging that Alexander Troup the director of public works, vi- plates the city charter in that he does not give his entire time to the duties of his office as director of public works The petition was acted upon and it was voted to refer it to the special commit ee appointed for the purpose of hear- ng MT. Carroll's petitions.
 Chairman Hogan then called upon Alderman Baldwin to fill the chair while resolutions presented by the for ner were read. The resolutions were to he effect that the oyders of the court if common council were not being heed. d in that the recommendations for an increase in wages for several officers md members of the fire department to ake effect on January 1, 1900, had not )een granted in any of the large num- ger of eases. He asked that the matter ,e referred to the corporation counsel or an opinion as to the legality of the alary order. Alderman Hogan said hat the orders of the council were be- ng violated and a unanimous vote on he resolutions should be taken. The esolutions were in two sets, and one ct was referred to the fire commissions ITS, and the other to the corporation ounsel.
 The recommendation of the commits ee on railroads and bridges was accept d
 There was long and somewhat spir- ted discussion on the report of the committee appointed to act on the peti- ion of Anthony Carroll which requests q that all records of the police depart lent, and, in fact, all the departments, e kept open for public inspection. The majority report of the committee rec that the privilege petitioned or be granted. The minority report that the petitioner be