Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-17
Syollrnal all0 Courier.
Thursday Morning, June 17, 1880.
Local News.
Road Commissioners.

The Meeting Yesterday Morning and Af- ternOon-The Cartmen's Pay Under Con- sfderntfon-Other Important Matters. The Board of Road Commissioners held their regular weekly meeting yesterday morn ing at 9 o'clock. Present, Commissioner
 Chatfeld (presiding), Feldman, Anderson, Pond and Coleman.
 D. o. Twitchel asked that Lamberton street be hardened where graded last year. The matter was referred to the city inspector with power to act.
 MT. Ray, representing the Monitor Sprink- ling Company, appeared before the Board in regard to sprinkling streets. He was in formed that too much water was put on the streets, and he said the firm he represented would conform to the wishes of the Board in this regard. I Dennis Ward wanted to knowif the Board intended to raise the pay of the city cartmen. He said this matter had been under conside- ration for some time and he desired an an swer.
 Commissioner Pond moved to pay the cart
 men $3 per day on and after July l, 1880. Commissioner Anderson said he thought it not best to raise the pay, as he was in doubt about it. The Common Council had decided that this Board of Road Commissioners had no right to fix the pay of laborers, and he thought the Council should adjust this mat ter and then this Board would not come in collision with them If the Common Coun. ci would say that this Board had authority, he would vote for $3 per day; otherwise he would not as he would do nothing to create any feeling between this Board and the Council.
 Commissioner Chatfeld thought it might
 be well enough to let the Common Council
 say whether this Board had any jurisdiction in the matter.
 Commissioner Feldman thought the Com
 mon Council had better be consulted before
 this Board took any action.
 The question on Commissioner Ponds motion was then put and lost.
 Mr. Ward was requested to petition the Common Council for an increase of cartmen's pay.
 Charles l.. Baldwin, for J. B. Sargent Co.,, asked for change of crosswalk corner of Wallace and Water streets, which was re. ferred to the City Surveyor with power to act
 Edward Malley asked permission to lay 8 crosswalk across Temple street in front of his Temple street door, and also for 0 crosswalk across Chapel street in front of his door. The Board referred the one across Temple street to Commissioner Pond and the City Surveyor with power to act. The one ross Chapel street they were not inclined to grant.
 The City Surveyor stated that he had visit ed Third street and found that his stakes had
 been moved and the curb had been set ir- regular. The curb will be reset according tc
 grade and lines given. There being a disa
 greement among property owners in regard
 to laying the sidewalks on Third street, the
 Board agreed to visit the locality in the after
 noon at o'clock.
 MT. Henry Farnam asked permission tc
 connect two houses with the sewer on Whit ney avenue through one connection. Per
 mission was not granted. D. B. Crockett asked that East Chape street might be sprinkled to prevent the dus
 from flying on his premises. Referred to the City Inspector.
 The City Surveyor said there was not suffi
 cient hardening for Blake street, and recon
 mended that the street be hardened where i
 is filled. Referred to City Inspector witt
 power to act
 street at Hillhouse avenue. Adjourned The Board met again at ? o'clock, and afte visiting Third street voted to adhere to thei l former action, which was to make the wall about eighteen inches above the curb in tn center, and run to nothing at each end They also directed the City Inspector t, construct crosswalks on both sides of ThirC street across Houston street. and on the soutl side of Third street across Ferry street The Board then visited the Water stree pavement to see how the work was progress ing, and then drove to the postoffice and ad | journed.
 The next meeting of the Board will be helt on next Wednesday evening