Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-30
uoard of Public Works.

A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present, His Honor the Mayor and Messrs. Pond, Feld- man and Gilbert l MT. Charles Dickerman asked permission to connect two houses in new block he is building with the sewer in Spruce street, he agreeing to make separate connections with the sewer in George street from the other two houses. He claimed that the sewer in George street was not as low as the one in Spruce street, and more satisfactory drainage could be secured by that change He also claimed that his payments for sewer permits exceeded the amount of regular assessment. The Board voted to allow the two houses to be connected with the sewer in Spruce street, provided 8 separate drain be used for each. The Board voted to accept walks laid in Winthrop avenue, between Whalley avenue and Elm street. Crosswalks were ordered laid on the north erly side of Edwards street, across Orange and Livingston streets. Then followed long discussion as to sala-
 ries to be paid next year, there seeming to be difference of opinion In regard to the mat ter. The following were agreed upon, while the pay of others were left to be considered hereafter
 Charles E. Fowler, city engineer, $2,1OO. Albert B. Hill, assistant city engineer, $1,- 600.
 Charles A. Ferry, assistant engineer, $1,- 3SO.
 Cassius w. Kelly, assistant engineer, $1,- 39O.
 Henry W. Gladding, assistant engineer, $1, ,O2O.
 Edward Dillon, superintendent of sewers, $1, 1,65O.
 Thomas F. Granfeld, sewer inspector, $4. 50 per day. F. H. Waldron clerk of the Board, $500, and clerk of superintendent of streets, $1, GOO. Adjourned. Personal. Senator o. H. Platt was in the city yester- day. Webster Park, Esq, brother of Judge Park, died in Norwich Wednesday evening. Mir. W. H. Van Buren, treasurer of the l American Theatre, is indisposed, but is ex- pected to be out iH few days. MT. and Mrs. George J. Murphy, of 1O4 Humphrey street, have the sympathies of
 many friends in the loss of their only child, bright little boy p months old. The little l fellow died of congestion of the brain.
 Allen Mix, jr, has arrived from 8 trip of nine months to Japan, China, the East h. l dies and the Pacific slope. His health is l much improved. At St. Mary's pastorate. Wednesday even ing, Fire Commissioner James T. Mullen was
 married to Miss Annie E. Pigott, 8 sister of City Clerk Pigott.. The marriage, which was strictly private, was solemnized by Father
 Labor. The couple, after receiving congrat-
 ulations of few personal friends, started on wedding tour to Chicago. Artist John J. Tierney, of New Haven, has executed fine erayon of Alderman Peter Chute, of Hartford. The railroad commissioners have decided to abolish the whistling by the locomotives as they pass through the town of Windsor. MT. Mitchell Renz. secretary of the Renz Hardware company of Bridgeport, returned from Florida Wednesday. where he has been
 making stay of about three weeks, while at- tending to some business interests there. He l brought home number of alGgators as GU. riosity.
 Mrs. Rial Chaney died suddenly at her
 residence. on Huntington street, New Lon. | don, at ? o'clock Thursday morning. She | had been suffering from bronchitis and a se were cold for several days past, but died | from an attack of paralysis of the lungs.