Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-07
Board of Public Works.

The Widening and Extension of Brewery l
 street-Bills Approv oved-Widentns and
 strengthening of streets-Other Matters
 of Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present, His Honor the Mayor (presding), Pond, Cole man, Joyce, Sargent and Gilbert.
 The bills for the month of August, amounting to $15,3OO, were approved.
 A letter was received from the Board of Health Commissioners requesting that the catch basins throughout the city be examined as to the supply of water therein, as it is believed that many of them are in & dangerous condition. In accordance with the request the superintendent of streets was 1 directed 10 examine the city catch basins, and 1 in all cases where the wal er in them is too
 low to exclude gases from the sewers to put
 water in them to the extent necessary to
 remedy the trouble.
 The widening and extension of Brewery
 street was taken up, and the city engineer
 presented a map showing two lines, one for
 widening on both sides and the other for
 widening one side.
 President Yeamans of the New Haven and
 Northampton railroad, objected to the layout on account of the number of tracks that
 crossed the proposed extension. He thought
 it would be a serious detriment to his com
 pany. He thought the street wide enough 1 for the use of the company as at present and
 for general business purposes.
 l President Watrous, of the New York anC New Haven railroad, also protested against l the proposed improvement. He said the i'm l provement would not be for pleasure travel
 n1oS, Ia ed the right of the city to control this high way in opposition to the Canal railroad ant t he questioned the right of the city to lay ou , ! a highway over the tracks already there. Thomas R. Trowbridge for the Long Whar
 company said his counsel, s. E. Baldwin was out of town and he did not feel prepared F to express an opinion until his counsel re 3 turned. He simply called to see what wa , proposed to be done.
 John H. Leeds representing the Stamfor' Manufacturing company. opposed the widen :, ing of the street, although he thought tn
 street should be improved by paving. H , thought it would be serious detriment t the company's building to cut off fifteen o 3 twenty feet from it.
 Charles D. Hall obieeted to the widenn V ! because it would destroy his blacksmith sho 7 and his business. He thought the street a ! it now was was ample for business purposes P Maher asked permission to connect a ! building on Columbus avenue with the Lit
 ! erty street sewer, which was granted. ; MT. A. M. Hitler appeared before tn u Board and asked for change of grade o i College street, between Elm and Wall streets t The matter was referred to the committee 0 . ! streets
 Councilman Springer asked that Winthro avenue, between Sylvan avenue and Dave1 e port avenue be top dressed with hgt l, 1 Telford pavement. and also that Porter stree be graded.
 The matter of repaving Walnut street WE k referred to the sidewalk inspector. n Commissioner Pond was granted permit e sion to connect with the sewer on the mort s side of Whalley avenue.
 The City Engineer autho' ized to at vertise for bids for a Telford pavement o o High street, between Chapel and Brow e streets.
 i. All work now in progress on the publ ~ streets was ordered stopped until next Mol day night, awaiting the transfer of funds { IT passed by the Board of Aldermen, and no IT awaiting the action of the Councilmen. Adjourned until next Wednesday evening