Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-05-26

Several Bids for Sewers and other Inn
Provements Opened and Avvarded-An
Investigation Asked for Regarding the
Employment of City LabOrers-Other
Matters of Interest.
The Board of Public Works held q meet
ing last evening, His Honor Mayor Robert
son presiding. Present, Commissioners
Pond, Sargent, Joyce, Gilbert and Feldman.
Bids for a sewer in Norton street, from
Derby avenue to Chapel street, were opened
by the City Engineer and read, as follows
L. OBrien $2,067 90
W M Menos, g S0
Ml!nan Orannelo !'loa oU
W. f. DAVIS 1862 W
The contract was awarded to William
Granfeld.
Bids for sewer in Ed street, from State
street to Orange street, were opened and read,
as follows:
L. O'Brien. S. 131 90
NJ TiIzpatriok: 252s 90
W. E. Davis ono uanholesl 2O97 so
The contract was awarded to L. O'Brien.
Bids for a sewer in Clark street, from State
street to Orange street were opened and read,
as follows:
NJ E1tzpatTick 5,750 %
W E Davis ~ 4 2sI 90
The contract was awarded to L. O'Brien.
Bids for sewer in Elm street, between Gar
den street and Kensington street. were read
as follows
l. OBr1en S19 20
william Grantieid ..................... s69 IS
NJ F1tzpatr1ck Observation-Disclosures l,doo oo
W. E. Davis. 954 90
cd To
Granfeld.
Bids for sewer in Oak street and relay of
sewer in Spruce street were read of follows
W. E. Davis. 80 90
M Fitzpatrick NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2,7T IS
William Granfeld. Iva w
The contract was awarded to William
Granfeld.
Bids for laying Belgian pavement on Water
street. between Franklin and Olive streets,
were read as follows:
@. W. Blakeslee Son., S133 per square yard
g. Pohlman Observation-Disclosures. L29
The contract was awarded to Mr.. Pohlman.
Bids for erecting wood fence around
Munson Park were opened as follows:
YIN. Lincoln. 1890 Sao 00
Larkins n Langley. 475 90
NJ Woodlng ooz oo
The contract was awarded to VIM. A. Lin
coin.
Bids for concrete walks on Spireworth
Square were as follows
James Sullivan 1915 90
New Haven Concrete Co..---.-...-..-...... 179 90
The contract was awarded to the New Ha-
ven Concrete company.
Bids for the extension of West Portsea
street bridge were as follows:
Peter Small. 81 800 90
NJ ]. Reilly. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1,691 %
H. heoheld. 1,ooo oo
The contract was awarded to Peter Small.
j. W. Pond, from the committee appointed
to consider the necessity of improvements of
sidewalk on College street, corner of George
street, reported in favor of putting in the
catch basin according to the original plan
and to have the curb put at proper grade for
at least ten feet on George street. The re-
laying of the sidewalk the committee recon-
mended be postponed until later in the sum-
mer. The report was accepted.
Mr.. Feldman and Mr.. Gilbert, as a COM
mittee, reported in favor of the extension of
Lloyd street southerly to the channel of the
river, and that portion of it should be
closed up. They also recommended that a
time be set for the hearing of parties in in
terest, and that the City Engineer cause them
to be notified to appear and be heard.
A communication from the Board of
Health requesting the Board of Public
Works to cause suitable fence to be erected
around the lot bounded by COTE, Foote and
Winter streets, owned by S. L. Blatchley, in
order that offensive substances may not be
dumped thereon was read The Board de-
cided that under section % of the city orcii-
nances they had no power to act without
order from the Court of Common Council
Inspector Doyle referred to the condition
of the cutters Temple street between
Chapel and Center streets as being in bad con-
dition. The inspector was ordered to lay
Belgian blocks in the cutters on Temple
street where needed.
The matter of building new bridge over
the east channel of Mill river at Grand
street was discussed, as was also the erection
of a new bridge at West Chapel street over
West river. After discussion the matter was
referred to the City Engineer to make est1-
mates.
Messrs. Pond and Feldman were appointed
O committee to draft rules in relation to the
erection of telegraph poles within the city
limits, as petitioned by the New Haven Elec-
trio Light company.
It was voted that hereafter the president
of the board have the sole power to sign
contracts on behalf of the city for the Board
of Public Works. The matter of crossings
and filings of the roadway on Whalley ave
nue. occasioned by the raising of the horse
railroad track to be made, was left to Messrs.
Joyce and Gilbert to inquire and report as to
the expense.
Mr. Sargent said that complaints had been
made to him in regard to the partiality
shown laborers in the street department. He
said it had been stated that while some were
constantly employed, others were given one
or two weeks work occasionally, and then
must hang around waiting for chance to
get work from the city. He thought the
business of the road department should be
conducted the same as private business, and
the best men should be employed and they
should be paid fair wages. He did not
think that poor men should be
md hn
He asked that list be furnished the board at
the next meeting of all the men employed by
the Road Department, showing how long
they had been employed, how many times
they had been discharged and hired over
again, the pay they received, and then have
them graded into classes The whole, he
said, should be systematic, detailed report
of the labor of the city. He thought many
men were not paid enough, while others were
paid too much. He thought it poor policy
to hile men for two weeks, then discharge
them and hire others. The business should
view to economy.
Inspector Doyle said he was very glad that
this matter had been brought up, and he
should be most happy to furnish the infor-
nation asked for by Mr.. Sargent.
Mr.. Sargent said that there was another
matter that he would like to have the board
consider, and that was whether the depart
ment should not have stable of its own
with horses and carts to do the work required
by the city. This proposition was laid over
until future meeting, while the first request
was left with the clerk to furnish the infor-
nation required for the consideration of the
next meeting of the board.
Adjourned.
Sadly Afflicted.
The family of the late William T. Bacon,
of Birmingham, have been further afflicted
by the death at Middletown, N. Y, of Mr.. |
Shaw, husband of Mr.. Bacon's youngest |
daunIIter Annie which ncnnrrnd Iac E,rida,r