Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-15
Board of Public Works.


 Bids Open+ d for Pavenents-Contracts
 A~~arded-Discu ussion on Bridges-Other
 Matters of Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Pubic Works was held last evening. Present, Messrs Pond (presiding), Sargent, Feldman, Coleman and Joyce.
 The bids for the Brewery street pavement were opened as follows:
 G. Pohlman, $1. .39 per square yard c. W. Blakeslee & Son, $1.46 per square yard.
 l The contract was awarded to MT. Rohlman. l The walks on Monroe street were ordered laid before July l. 1882
 l S. G. Johnson asked for permission to re- 1 move trees in front of 8U Lafayette street be- cause they were close together. The matter was referred to the Superintendent of Parks l with power to act.
 On the petition of H. T. Fowler and others l to increase the pay of double teams to Sb5 per | day, it was voted from June list to Octo- 1 Der 1st.
 Mir. Pond stated that the committee on the 1 part of this Board met the officers of the
 Consolidated railroad last Monday on the sub ject of bridging Lamberton street. The rail l road company thought few years ago the city ought to pay one half the expense in grading their road bed, in addl- l tion to one half the expense of the bridge 1 In conference with the officers of the com pany they stated that they wanted bridge to
 cover five tracks, which would add to the
 expense and would cost about $34 900. If | this was carried out a special appropriation l would have to be made. The committee ask I ed the railroad company to make proposi- ton in writing, which they did The letter of 1 President Watrous to the Board says If the ! off 3aSiraS n baya hri6Oa yUhara Tan1har- ton street now crosses the track of the con-
 pany at g ade, and will pay one half the ex- pense, the company will pay the other half The company also propose to lower the track | which will involve the building and lowering ! of the bridges at Howard avenue and Cedar 1 street at an early day. The president also says that the company propose to locate two
 more tracks through the entire cut from the depot to West bridge. These expenses make 1t impracticable for the company to share the ! expense or even consent to the constr uction | of bridge at Lamberton street of less width 1 than the entire layout at that point, all the land will be required for the proposed addi- l tional tracks. In conclusion the company ! say: If the city proposes to build this | bridge it is important to commence 1t as soon as possible in order to complete 1t dur ing the present season.
 | The matter was discussed at considerable length and temporarily tabled.
 1 Alderman Faulhaber appeared and inquired why Mulberry street had not been extended
 in accordance with all order of the Court of | Common Council passed in 1878. The Board 1 instructed the clerk and city engineer to in | vestigate and report.
 The matter of filling an old well in front of No. 43 Oak street, which is city fire we'll l was reported as a nuisance by Alderman l Faulhaber, there being bad smell proceed ing from it. The matter was referred to ! SuD6rlntendont Doyle to consult with the fire department and with their consent to
 fill the we'll with gravel.
 | Mir. King keeper of the Chapel street
 awbridge, stated the bridge needed paint ing and that the bridge house needed some l repairs. The matter was referred to the
 Committee on Bridges with power.
 The city engineer stated that there was
 some filling required on Brewery street where ! the paving was to be done, and he asked that
 the Board visit the locality and decide on the
 amount of filling. The Board voted to visit the locality at early day, the time to be decided upon to morrow afternoon.
 It was voted that the committee on the | part of this Board meet the committee of the
 Board of Selectmen this (Thursday) after ! noon at 4 o'clock in the room Of the Board l of Public Works to open the bids for build 1 ing the superstructure for the bridge over 1 West river at Charoi street.
 The question of damage to the Quinnipiac bridge was called up and the matter was dis l cussed at considerable length. The opinion | appeared to be that the new bridge tender ! hGd not properly understood his duties, and in consequence the bridge had gotten sadly | out of repair. He is of course under bonds, ! and either the principal or bondsman are ! liable for any damages that may accrue to the l bridge from incompetency or neglect. A. l considerable amount will have to be expend- ed to place the bridge in safe condition