Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Public Works.
The Weat River Boulevard Under Con - sIderatfon What Property Owners Have to Say-The Street Cleaning Con- f..act==.1lt Il..z-R n 1l.,l.s s,f x.;t

The west River Boulevard Under Con-
 sideratiOn What Property Owners
 Have to Say-The Street Cleaning Com
 tract-Othsr Matters of Interest.
 An adjourned meeting of the Board of Public Works was held in rooms 10 and II City Hall last evening Present, His Honor Mayor Robertson (pre einins absIs p0nd Coleman and
 The purpose of the meeting was stated by His Hon. the Mayor 10 be for the of hearing parties interested in the proposed roadway and sewer along Point.
 The order authorizing the survey read by En- gineer Fowler, and the lines of the proposed boule- yard were explained on the map. Solomon Mead, representing the West Dyke Mead ow company, said the proposed improvement would lessen the number of belonging to the company He thought portion of the upland should be graded down to the meadows the street could then be cheaply built. He thought a sewer was
 necessity but the layout of the street would depend Joshua Newell thought should be as near the river possible and should be at least sixty feet wide.
 Elhu Mix thought that the boulevard might be an improvement, but he did not want to be for it. He thought If street was laid out 1t should be sufficient width.
 E. F. Hall representing the Hamilton Park proper ty, said he had objection to the layout of the street. but he preferred should go nearer the bank He thought the width of the street should be
 George H. Scranton, who Is also interested in tho go as near the west bank of the river as possible. He thought seventy feet in width for ths roadway would be sufficient.
 George H. Smith said he thought there ought to be
 street as indicated on the map, yet he objected to ! 1C. sixty feet. If he had got to be street ! and sewer he should say take the meadow and be ! done with it.
 ! Sidney J. Benham, who owns land at the foot of Lamberton street. said he did think improve ment was necessary, and he had nothing say about 1t he supposed the city would take everything ! had If the road was built Benjamin Hopkinson objected if the layout was to I cut his land in two ss indicated on the map. He thought it would be no advantage to him in any way The width he thought should be least sixty feet
 c. s. Hamilton said he thought the layout might be changed little 80 as not to cause the damage to Ham
 
 MT. Martin asked that the sidewalk East Chapel street, which comes up to the where there was an abrupt break, should be continued by a crosswalL across the track. that people when they left ! the sidewalk were obliged to wade through mud and water.
 railroad companies could be compelled to lay walks across their own land, and he moved that the question be referred to the Corporation Counsel his opinion in regard to the matter. ' MT. Sargent offered vote requiring the clerk tc ! advertise for bids for cleaning and repairing the streets for year, from Dec 1st 1882, to \ 1883, the bids to be opened at the next meeting. | MT. Pond thought 1t rather premature advertise for bids at this time, there would be very little ! work to do during the winter months except to re ! move snow and ice. He thought the city had not heen well served under the contract system be fore. The vote was called for and passed by vote ! of four to two.
 MT. Sargent then offered vote that bids for tn, cleaning of sewers and catch basins be advertised for, to continue from January 1st 1885, to December ls 1885, the bids to be opened three weeks from las a evening.
 ! MT. Gilbert offered a motion that Lincoln stree ! sewer be laid this winter and commencing it with out delay, the work to be done by the city Tn l vote was passed.
 winter and repairs of the referred to tn | president of the Board with power to act. ! CT referred to MT. Gilbert with power to act
 Recommendation for the layout and extension 0
 Brewery street. from Water street to Long Wharf,wa read, and on motion it voted to refer the ! the Court of Common Council.