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| moved to amend to substitute block
asphalt for vitrified alluvial clay brick.
30-4 Mr.. Harkips moved that the board
concur with the aldermen and it was so
voted
The committee recommendation that
a portion of Howard avenue be paved
with Trinidad pitch lake asphalt and
the lower part of the avenue with vitri-
fed brick was then read. The alder
men amended the order so as to pro-
vide for crushed stone on the entire
street. Councilman Dawson moved to
concur with the aldermen and Council
man Minor seconded. Mr. Harkins
moved to amend by providing for the
laying of vitrified alluvial clay brick
on the upper portion of the street. 1t
was finally voted to concur with the
aldermen.
Mr.. Bohn then moved to reconsider
action taken in\ regard to Elm street,
but the chair ruled that his motion
was out Of order on the ground that he
voted against the order as adopted Or
ders for the paving of Wilson street and
Lawrence street with crushed stone
were passed in concurrence.
Councilman Wheeler offered the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved, that the
corporation counsel be requested to in
quire aud report to the common council
what right if any the city of New Ha-
ven has to the flats flooded by the
waters of West river south of Kimberly
avenue. between the bridges over the
north and south arms Of said river and
whether private individuals have the
right to build upon or exclusively oc-
cupy any portion of such land.
Mr.. Wheeler said that he understood
that private individuals contemplated
building on the flats which, he said,
was valuable land. 1t was question
whether, If the bridge was built across
the river at Kimberly avenue and the
flats were owned by private individuals,
the property might be damaged by
change of grade. The matter was re-
ferred to the corporation counsel.
Unanimous consent was refused for
the immediate consideration OF the
resolution directing the corporal ton
counsel to draw up and have presented
at the present session of the legsla-
ture a bill for. amendment of the city
charter to provide that city elections be
held in November instead Of April, as
at present Councilman Hewitt refus-
ed unanimous consent and the matter
was referred to the committee on legis-
ton.
The resolution concerning the building
Of an artificial lake a the foot of East
Rock was adopted by unanimous con-
sent. Concurrent action was taken in
passing the order instructing the d.
rector Of public works to have removed
at once the unoccupied car tracks on
George street between Church and
State streets A resolution was read
instructing the corporation counsel to
draw up and have presented at the
present session of the Legislature bill
for an act to require street railway
companies to carry school children be-
tween the hours of s and 9 a. m, II
and 2 o. M, and and 5 p. M. .on
school days, for three cent fares.
Unanimous consent for consideration of
the resolution was refused, Councilmen
Wheeler and Dawson opposing. The
resolution was then referred to the com
mittee on railroads and bridges, before
which the petition for a drawbridge on
the GAINESVILLE bridge site and the