Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-04
Board of Public Works.

Bids for Sewers Opened-A Legal Question
 Involved Regarding the Lowest Bidder
 Work on q Roadway in Enst Rock Park
 Stopped-Bflls Approved.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present, Messrs. Pond (presiding9, Coleman, Sargent, Joyce and Gilbert.
 Bids for sewer in Library street from High street westerly and from High street to Wall street westerly were opened as follows: Patrick Maher. S428 70 William E. Davis. 425 % l.. O'Brien. 4lz " Matthew Kehoe. S60 O0
 When the question of awarding the con- tract for this sewer came up MT. Pond in- quired if the contract could legally be award ed to Mr. Kehoe, he being member of the city government The charter was read, which provides that no member of the city government shall be employed to do any
 work for the city. The matter was referred
 to the Committee on Sewers with power to
 act It is understood that the committee
 will consult the Corporation Counsel before
 awarding the contract.
 Bids. for concrete walk on the Green
 from Court to Temple street were offered.
 The only bid was by the New Haven Con-
 creteecompany, price $129.OO. It was voted
 to postpone the letting of the contract until
 tion was that the funds for the sidewalk de-
 partment were running low.
 Colonel A. Heaton Robertson appeared be-
 fore the board in regard to the layout of
 Jackson street. He said if no decision had
 been reached he would ask that parties in-
 terested in the Jackson street. extension be allowed 8 hearing provided this board found that the layout was not proper one. If the board decided that the layout should be made in accordance with the vote of the
 Common Council, then they did not care to be heard.
 It.was voted that an opportunity be given
 parties to be heard before any adverse action
 is taken by the board.
 Report of Committee on Streets favoring
 the work of grading Winthrop avenue as
 now progressing without any unnecessary
 outlay was accepted and ordered on file, and
 the recommendation was adopted. Report of the Committee on Streets rec ommending that the Court of Common Coun- cil be requested to order that State street. from the northern terminus of the present McAdam pavement to few rods north of Lyman street, be paved with McAdam or other suitable pavement, was adopted. The committee on telegraph and telegraph poles gave designated locations of telegraph poles on State and other streets. Petition for the removal of fence on Maltby street which is an encroachment was granted, the work to be finished by Septem- Der 18th.
 The superintendent of streets was instruct ed to do the grading necessary to complete the work at the junction of Gregory and Canal streets.
 l It was voted to direct the superintendent of streets to suspend farther work on the highway at the base of East Rock, the board 1 understanding that the work was within the tract known as East Rock Park, and there fore should be done by the park commission. Bills for the month of July, amounting to $9, 9,O77.64, were approved.
 The board voted to ask the Court of Com mon Council to transfer some of the appro- priations, as those in some departments are | nearly exhausted, while little has been used ! from others in this department. Adjourned. An Old Shipmaster. Capt. John Washington, a well known cit l izen of Mystic, died on the 27th of July, aged sixty-three years and five months. He had an interesting and useful career. He was for nearly thirty years successful ship master, and after he ceased to visit southern ports he engaged in fishing in his fast sailing yacht, being an expert with hook and line He was also greatly interested in fish culture, communicating valuable information to the United States commission in regard to the habits of several kinds of fish found on our coast which Capt. Washington had studied, with the care of a scientist. His reports al-
 ways eicited commendation from the Wash ington bureau. He leaves a wife, one broth or and two sisters surviving.
 The Norwich and Worcester Railroad Accident.
 As the steamboat train on the Norwich & Worcester railroad was running at easy spead by what is known as 'Tadpole pond, about half a mile above Jewett City, Monday night, the two baggage cars left the ! track, one going completely clear and the other partially clear of the rails The cause of the derailment is unknown, and was so easy and quiet in it's character that the pas- ! sengers were not aware of the accident until informed of it by the officials. On | the platform, between the two baggage cars | was George Howe, brakeman on
 freight Mo- 1o who had left his train for some reason at Plainfeld and probably took | his position there to reach Norwich unseen | as no one could reach him from the cars, | the doors of each being fastened. When the | cars went over he was carried with them
 and instantly killed. The body was left at Jewett City. Howe belonged in Worcester A train was made up in this city and sent to l the scene of the wreck, where the passen- gers were transferred and brought to this city, arriving about 12:3O this morning. A ! wrecking train was sent up as soon ss the
 boat train was out of the way and the track | cleared for the morning trains up.-Noraoich l Bulletin.