Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Road Commissioners.


 Election of Superintendent of Public Parks, Inspector of Sidewalks and Superintendent of Stone Crusher--A Communication to the Board of Eli nances
 The Board of Road Commissioners ha6 their regular weekly meeting last evening The full Board were in attendance. The City Surveyor stated that he had made some inquiries regarding the turning of es cape steam into the sewers by several mauu featuring establishments. He was not posi- tive that any serious damage had been done and would report at future meeting. City Surveyor Fowler stated that the Board of Health had complained of a nuisance which existed on Exchange street, caused by drainage matter overfowing and oozing uI therefrom into the roadway. It was an old city drain which had been long out of use, but was connected with by Horace s. Barnes
 The clerk was instructed to notify the par ties to discontinue the use of the drain.
 The City Inspector stated that he had found East Chapel street in very bad condition the past week, and almost impossible. He pro cured about IA, 900 bushels of oyster shells and repaired the damage.
 The Board instructed the City Inspector to procure some broken stone from the city's stone crusher and place it upon the East Chapel street causeway. He was also instruct ed to procure ashes from the rolling mill to top dress the road after placing the stones.
 Corporation Counsel Stoddard came before the Board and stated that the sidewalk in spector had complained to him that new walk wasIneeded over the bridge of the Northampton railroad track at Whitney avenue. As he un- derstood it the railroad company refused to make the repairs. He wanted instructions from the Board before he presented petition to the Court of Common Council ordering the work to be performed
 The matter was referred to President Chat field with power to act.
 To expedite the proposed and needed re- pairs on the roadway of Kimberly avenue Commissioner Pond moved that the clerk com municate with the chairman of the Committee on Streets and inform him of the Boards de- sire to have the work proceed at the earliest possible moment.
 Sundry bills of the department amounting to $3, ,944. 80 were approved.
 The bridge tenders of the Quinnipiac and East Chapel street drawbridges submitted their monthly reports. The Quinnipiac draw bridge was opened 10S times during the month and the East Chapel street bridge 1O3 times
 J. H. Augur applied for the position. of tender on the Quinnipiac drawbridge. He offered to tend the draw, furnish oil and horse power and to move the draw for $750 per year. James Crowley also applied for the po- sition of draw tender of the East Chapel street drawbridge. These applications were placed on file.
 The matter of bills of the town against the city for labor on the extension of Martin street 1y, t,c for rent of court room one year $250 for rent of stone crusher three years $2, 52O; for rent of lot at foot of Olive street $500; for labor on Washington street $3, 187, ,24 for labor in grading Martin street walks SIPS. 15 i; for removing 8 stump on Gro street $26. ST; a total of $6, ,599.06.
 A communication was addressed to the Board of Finance, who had referred the mat ter to the Board of Road Commissioners. It read as follows The accompanying bills having been referred by your honorable board to the Board of Road Commissioners for an explanation, they respectfully report fol : lows The bill for labor on the extension of Martin street in 1873. This work may have been ordered by the then City Inspector, but there is no record of such an order having been given by the Board of Road Commis- sioners. The item for the rent of the court room the Board knows nothing about. The item for the rent of the stone crusher Your
 
 passed at legally-warned town meeting held October 5, 1870, which instructed the Select men to transfer to the city authorities the stone orusher buildings at Westville, with all the machinery and stores on hand for the use of the city After the passage of this vote the city stunned charge of these works and expended over $10,000 in new buildings, machinery, etc. The item for the rent Of the lot at the foot of Olive street the Board knows nothing of Concerning the item for grading Washington street, your attention is called to the agree ment under which the work was done. The item for the work on Martin street was done in conjunction with city men and is correct. The item for removing tree stumps from Grove street; this work was solicited by the then Town Agent for the purpose of giving work to the town teams and men.
 In executive session the Board elected Henry F. Adams superintendent of the public parks Henry J. Mattoon inspector of side- walks and President Philo Chatfeld super intendent of the stone crusher. Before the adjournment of the Board MT. Mattoon made 8 neat little speech thanking the Board for the re-appointment.
 The Board instructed City Inspector Doyle to procure oyster shells and top dress East Grand street.
 The matter of grading Blake street was dis cussed and was finally laid over until the next meeting to consult maps in the hands of the City Surveyor with regard to the grades of the street. Adjourned.