Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-09
LOCAL sNEWs.
The Public Works.

Howard Avenue to be PaVed-The Street
Cleaning by Contract-The Bids-Other
Works.
| At the special meeting of the Board of
Public Works last evening the full board was
present and His Honor, Mayor KRoberson,
presided The proposals for cleaning the
| streets by contract was opened read and
| laid upon the table. The contracts will not
be awarded until next Wednesday evening.
| The bids were as follows:
District No. John Geelan s6,176, c, w Blakeslee
l. Son s5975, C. W. Blakeslee jr.. 5000, Solomon
District No &C. W. Blakeslee & Son $3.50, W. H.
Blair 81 $40, c. W Blakeslee jr $780, Isaac Kenney
district No. &c. w Clakeslee & Son, s1,675; ".
Blair la 5 sas54 Isa" Sr. Kinney n $1,000 George
District No &C. ", BIakeslee & Son. sl.7OO; w
H. Blair, sl.67s; George s. Ives, s2,75O Henry Dali
district No 5-John Geelan. $685. C. W. Blakes-
| lee & Son, $4,000; James Clark, sl1,875; G. w.
District No civilian Hess1an, $3.50 C. W.
Bakeslee & Son, 50, $50 Peter Carlton, HnformaD
1885, '" BlakeSl''' jr' $2''O Patrick B0l"n'
District No. 7-wilHam Hessian, $1,000; c. ".
Blakeslee Il Son, $3.50; John Rogers, s., $50 :;
Michael Delany, $2,45O; W. H Blair $3.50; Patrick
Boland, $2,7C0.
| District No. s-John Goode s1,7OO; William Hes
sian. 81 $50; O. W. BIakeslee 4 Son, $500.
District No. 9-Patrick Nancy, g, 250 G. W. Rlakes-
les Son. S1,5iO W. H. Blair, 81, Z: W. bIakesee'
district No. 1O-Patrick Meany, $2,a26; G. W
| B1akeslee 4 Son, SIS W 5. montgomery, S2'402
Thompson (informaD, $4,000 Solomon Mead, 81. $50
District No. Fitzpatrick Boland S2,325; j. F. Mon
| tague, 81, 900; Daniel Lawlor, 81, $50
District No 12-Patrick Boland s2,lOO; j. F. Mont
gomery, S2,90O Daniel Law or s2.89o
These figures do not include the removal of
| snow or the cleaning of sewers or catch
basins.
The total amount for the lowest figures
aggregate $25, 1850. The highest $40 ,676.
The same work by day work in 1880 cost
| SIS, 423 69, and in 1881 500, 6S2. so.
By the contract system it requires more
| labor, however, than was performed under
| the day system.
The city engineer was authorized to adver-
| tie for bids for constructing sewers in Gill
| street from Chapel to Martin; on Franklin
street from st. John to Grand on Grove
| street from Church street to the Canal rail
road bridge on Hughes Place from Greene
| to st. John, and in Edwards street from
State to Nichols street.
It was voted to pave Howard avenue from
Kimberly to Congress avenues full width of
| the street from Congress avenue to the Der
| by railroad bridge, and thirty feet in width
| from the Derby railroad to Kimberly avenue,
| the whole to be six inches in depth, with Bel
gian blocks between and two feet outside the
| horse car tracks.
The bridge tender reported that the Chap
ell street bridge needed painting, and it was
referred to the Committee on Bridges.
The proposals for building the sewers will
be opened two weeks from last night.
A communication from the Blake Crusher
company relative to repairs needed on the
crusher was read and referred.
A communication from DIR. David A. Tyler
was read demonstrating against the use of
crushed stone for top dressing on sanitary
grounds. He claimed that it was unhealthy
and caused lung diseases,
During the evenings discussion Mr.. Sar
gent referred to the inaccuracy of some of
| the newspaper reports of the proceedings of
the board and inquired if there were any
measures that could be adopted so that the
Register could have reporter present and if
possible avoid errors. No action was taken.
A communication from City Clerk Pigott
was read stating that no appeals from the
action of the Court of Common Council re-
garding the extension of Fillmore street had
been received, and that the time for receivin g
appeals had expired.
A resolution adopting the present grade of
Fair street between Union and State streets
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Pond it was voted that
the superintendent of streets nominate
suitable party for the position of engineer of
the road roller at salary not exceeding
! thirty dollars week.
Board adjourned until next Wednesday
evening