Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-01
Board of Public Works.

The Condition of Ashmun street-Bids
 for Laying Congress Avenue Pavement
 Opposition to the Opening of R New
 Street-Other Matters of Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Robertson presiding. Beside the Mayor there were present Messrs. Pond, Sar- gent, Feldman, Coleman, Gilbert and Joyce.
 Councilman Munson called attention of the
 Board to the bad condition of Ashmun street.
 He asked that the roadway be turnpiked and
 rolled down.
 Alderman Faulhaber, chairman of the Com
 mittee on Streets, appeared and said that the
 committee desired to know if the churches on
 the Green were willing to pay portion of
 the expense of pavement on Temple street, from Elm to Chapel streets, His Honor thought that the church socie- ties would be willing to pay their proportion of the pavement, although they could not legally be taxed for it. lie said that perhaps, however, he was wrong in this, and would not pretend to speak with authority. He felt sure, however, that Trinity church would pay their proportion.
 Bids were opened for Telford pavement on Congress avenue follows From Cedar to Daggett streets, Fred. M. Smith, $1. 39 1-2 per square yard C. W. Blakeslee & Son, $1O4 1,2 per yard; G. Pohlman, $1 12 per yard. From Daggett to Bond streets, Fred. M Smith, 67 cents per square yard; c. W. Blakeslee < Son, 6S 12 cents; G. POhlman, 64 cents.
 The contract was awarded to c. w. Blakes- lee S Son. they being the lowest bidders. For the concrete pavement on Court street between Church and Orange streets, the only bid was by the New Haven Concrete compa- ny, whose bid was $1.5O per square yard. On motion of MT. Sargent the bid was laid on the table temporarily. 1 It was stated that an injunction had been issued against the grading and paving of ! Munroe street. Corporation Counsel Stod- l dard was sent for and instructed by the Board to contest the injunction far as l making it permanent was concerned. Mir. Sargent presented the following reso- l lutions which were adopted: Voted, That it is the opinion of the Board l of Public Works that no excavations should ! be made in the paved streets of the city for l the laying of steam, gas or water pipes, nor l for connecting with a sewer, during the l months of December, January, February and l March.
 l Voted that the clerk be and is hereby in 1 structed to convey the foregoing expression \ of the views of this board to the Committee
  1 to suggest in the name of this board that an ordinance be passed in accordance with their views.
 | S. E. Baldwin appeared before the Board | in opposition to opening a street from | Orange to State streets, between Chapel and l Court streets He appeared for the property l owners, whom he said were decidedly op posed to the layout. He said that the layout l would take land valued at $38, ,000 and
 would completely destroy the remaining land | for building purposes. He urged that street at this point was not necessary, and
 sad that it would be extended in either direction. He said that the street would be nothing like as good as that of | Center street The heirs were now propos ! ing to put up buildings on both the Orange | and State street fronts, with vaulted arch ! ways and 8 court in the center, and plans l had been drawn by an architect for these i'm l provements.
 The State Hospital society asked permis- 1 sion to connect their new dormitory, which | is being erected for the nurses, with the pres l ent sewer pipe leading from the hospital l building rather than making g connection ] with the Congress avenue sewer, 8 distance | of two or three hundred feet. The request was granted.
 l The question of expenses of the Quinnipiac l bridge for blacksmith work was brought up | by Mir. Sat gent who said the bills were ceeQlnSly large.
 MT Coleman said he thought the bills l would continue to be large as the bridge was continually getting out of repair. Mir. Pond said the roadway on the bridge would have to be concreted again before long, He said that the work was miserably done the last time.
 It was voted to refer the order for paving the remaining walks on the Green to the Committee on Parks to inquire and report as h tba cost fnr bot h ooDorata and acphet Licenses to connect with sewer and water
 mains were granted as follows: D. H. Barnes Jas. Cobey, J. w. Lounsbury Allen D. Bald win and W. A. Foskett. Bills for the month of May were approved.
 The order for paving Brewery street, from Water street three hundred feet toward Star
 in dock, was taken up and discussion was
 had as to whether bids should be advertised
 for or whether parties should be invited by
 postal card to offer their bids. MT. Pond
 favored the latter course and Mir. Sargent op-
 posed it. The motion of Mir. Pond pre-
 vailed.
 The grade and curb on Brewery street
 where the pavement is to be laid was also or
 dered
 The extension of Brewery street to Long
 Wharf was referred to the city engineer to
 make maps and notify parties in interest to appear and be heard.
 T. M. Cox and James Corrigan petitioned
 to be appointed inspectors of the Congress
 avenue pavement The petitions were laid on the table.
 Engineer Fowler said that the Broadway
 pump was out of order and no water could
 be drawn from the well. The matter was referred to Messrs. Joyce and Gilbert with power to act.
 The matter of putting Ashmun street in passable condition was referred to the su- perintendent of streets with power to act.