Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-23

Heated Debate the Street Cleaning |
 Contract-The Contract and Bond Sub- |
 mitted to the Corporation Counsel.
 A meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present, His Honor Mayor Robertson (presiding), Messrs. Pond, Sargent, Feldman, Joyce, Coleman and Gil- bert.
 Bids for sewers were opened as follows:
 Sewer in Gill street from Chapel to Martin streets
 Lawrence O'Brien. .................,S147 476 30 William E. Davis. ................ ,46O 50 M. Fitzpatrick. ,513 50 M henoe ,642 GU The contract was awarded to Wm B. Davis
 Sewer in Franklin street from St. John to Grand streets.
 Lawrence O'Brien. ...................... 1755 20 M. Fitzpatrick. 1616 15 The contract was awarded to M. Fitzpatrick. Sewer in Grove street from Church street to Canal railroad bridge. M Fitzpatrick .$846 90 L. OBrien. 882 20 Mm F. Davis ...........,..-..,. 9e8 50 M kehoe. ...............-,......' o'o 9o The contract was awarded to M. Fitzpatrick. Sewer in Edwards street from State to Nicoll streest.
 L. O'Brlen 1758 10 Wm E Davis. 1,olo Oo | The contract was awarded to l.. O'Brien. ! Sewer in Hughes Place from GreeRe to St. \ John streets.
 M Fitzpatrick .$1 ,124 50 ! M Kehoe ........................1 ], ,117 50 ' The contract was awarded to l.. O'Brien For constructing light Telford pavement l in Howard avenue, from Congress to Kim | berly avenues, the bids were as follows: G.. \ Pohlman, 79 cents per square yard; Fred I M. Smith, 67 cents per square yard; Rich I ard Corners, 53 cents per square yard. The contract was awarded to Richard Corners. The question of giving out the street { cleaning by contract was taken up. ! Edward McCarthy appeared in opposition \ to the action of the Board at the last meet \ ing. He was very positive and somewhat \ personal in his remarks He was interrupt \ ed by Mir. Sargent, but insisted upon being
 heard as a citizen and a taxpayer. MT. Sar- gent insisted that MT. Mccarthy had no ! right to dictate to the Board as to what they should do so far as they kept within the limits of the charter.
 \ Mir. Mccarthy insisted upon being heard, X and the Board voted that he might conclude his argument, which he did, and censured
 the Board or majority of it for the action ! they took in awarding the contract at the ! last meeting.
 J. D. PIunkett, Esq.,, followed Mr. Nc ! Carthy and made an earnest speech against \ the acton of the Board at it's last meeting. He said that everyone who desired to do so S should be allowed to put in their bids for the ! street cleaning.
 Mir. Pond, of the Board, said he was not
 present at the last meeting on account of sickness in his family. He was surprised at
 the action of the Board and he moved that 1T, 1,o nd hot I1S fNr
 doing the work be advertised for. | Mr. Sargent said that the contract was
 made in good faith and because majority et the Board thought the contractors were re I sponsible parties. There was not time to ad
 vertise for new bids and get them awarded
 before April 1st, when the contract should ! commence After further discussion vote \ was taken on MT. Ponds motion to recon sder the contract made with c. w. Blakeslee
 6 Son, and it was lost by vote of to 2. l Mir. Pond then read a protest signed by
 himself and Mr. Coleman against the actior ! of the Board in signing the street cleaning
 contract during their absence. The protes | was ordered spread upon the records. After this heated debate a recess of five ! minutes was ordered on motion of Mr. Field ! man.
 After recess the bond of C. W. Blakeslee 6 Son, signed by H. M. Welch, E. H. sperry
 and c. w. Blakeslee, jr., in the sum of $10,
 900 for the faithful performance of the stree
 cleaning contract, was read.
 ! MT. Pond objected to the form of the bond
 claiming that all the parties should sign fol
 the full amount He moved that the bono
 be rejected
 MT. Sargent suggested that the whole mat \ ter be referred to the corporation counsel including the contract and bond. ! Mir. Pond said he had no doubt about th' legality of the bond, but he objected to tht ! form. He then withdrew his motion. and o1
 motion of Mir. Sargent the matter was re
 ferred to the corporation counsel. and Mir
 Joyce was appointed committee to get tn ! opinion of Judge Stoddard and report at tn { next meeting.
 Willis G. Judson was appointed inspecto ,, ! of the Howard avenue pavement at $3 pc
 day.
 MT. Gilbert was authorized to get the ston
 crushers repaired or exchange the old for nev \ ones as he may think best.
 ! Adjourned