Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Public Works.

Several Important Matters COnSidered- Brewery Street mberton Street Bridge-A Call for More Money The Salary of she Clerk of the Board In-
 creased-Other Matters of Interest. meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening Present, Messrs. Pond (presiding), Feldman, Sargent, Cole man and Gilbert.
 It was voted to fix the grade of Brewery street from Water street as follows Com mencing at point in the angle of the street at it's present terminus, six inches below the top of the present bridge, near the barytes works, and continuing in a straight line tc the present grade of East Water street MT. Dillon, Inspector of Sewers, stated that he had inspected the Quinnipiac bridge, | and there was important work to be done | there to place the bridge in good condition | He said the mason work had especially been 1 badly constructed, especially the work of the | center pier.
 It was voted that the Committee on Bridges | visit the locality and decide what should be l done in regard to repairs.
 l In accordance with vote of the Court of Common Council the city engineer was in- | structed to make layout and prepare maps l for roadway from Whalley avenue to Oys | ter Point on the bank of West river and esti mate the cost, together with the cost of ar | intercepting sewer from Derby avenue tc | Oyster Point. and submit the same to the | Board for further action.
 Order for the grading and curbing of Por- ter street was referred to the clerk to exam inc the records and see if the street had been l accepted by the city.
 l The order for sewers in Elm street from Dwight street to University Place. and from l Elm street to Whalley avenue, were tabled | for want of funds. The same action wa' 1 taken inssregard to the order for 8 sewer 1T Poplar street from Grand street to Quinni | piac river.
 The order for a walk on the east side ot | Dixwell avenue, between Shelton avenue and | Henry street, was referred to the clerk to | notify the parties in interest to make the walk before August 15, 1882.
 The recommendation for plank walk or | Gainesville bridge was referred to the clerl to notify parties, the work to be done befor' | August 1st, 1882.
 It was voted to grade John street as soo1 as the Lamberton street bridge is built.
 The question of asking the Common Council for funds to build the LambertoI street bridge this year was taken up and dis cussed. The building of Fair street bridg | which has been ordered was also considered The point was that there not suficien 1 funds to build either of these bridges afte paying for the Chapel street bridge, repair on Dragon and Quinnipiac bridges and pay ing salaries of bridge tenders.
 It was voted to ask for funds with which tt build the Lamberton street bridge, and tha the clerk be instructed to prepare, order ant submit the same to the Court of Common | Council
 On motion of Mir. Sargent the committe on bridges were instructed to confer with tn | Consolidated railroad officers in regard to tn style of bridge to be erected on Fair street On motion of Mir. Feldman, T. M. Coz was appointed inspector of Congress avenu pavement at salary of $3 per day.
 On motion of Mir. Feldman a special com
 mittee of three, of which the chairman (Pond) shall be one, was appointed to con sider the matter of watering the streets ant report. Messrs. Sargent and Feldman wer added to the committee.
 1 Crosswalks were ordered on Ferry stree across Chatham street, east side, across Linn erick street, east side of Ferry and east sid
 of Elliott street across George street.
 It was voted that the city engineer be in structed to cause the sewer in Liberty stree
 to be built from Columbus avenue to tn
 Derby railroad, provided there is none
 enough left to build the same.
 Mr. Sargent stated that he considered tha
 the salary of Mir. Waldron as clerk of tn
 Board was entirely too small for an efficien
 clerk, and he evidently was one. It had beel
 $35O for a long time and he now moved tha
 it be increased to $55O. The motion wa
 passed unanimously without discussion.
 was understood that Mir. Waldron had beel
 offered better position than he has held i
 the Board of Public Works, and this increas
 in salary will probably retain him in his pres
 ent position Mir Waldrons salary as cler
 of the superintendent of streets is S950, an
 this addition will make his entire salary $1
 300 per annum.
 The imperfect condition of the sidewalk on Cedar street was referred to the Commi
 tee on Streets to inquire and report.
 Adjourned.