Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-07
Board of Public Works.

Election OF A. b. Hill ms City Engineer
Bills Approved - Kimberly Avenue
Pavement-Other Matters of Interest.
A regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Public Works was held last evening. Pres
ent, His Honor the Mayor presiding), Messrs.
Holcomb, Pond, Sargent, Feldman, Cole
man and Gilbert.
Order that light Telfsrd pavement be laid
on Kimberly avenue from Howard avenue
to the west line of the brick yard, was read,
and also an order for a sidewalk on the east
side of said avenue. The order of paving
was discussed at considerable length, the
point being whether the work should be done
now when the travel to the shore is, or is
about to be, the heaviest, or whether the
work shall be postponed until fall when the
heavy travel is over. 1t was voted that the
roadway be curbed where ordered before July
18th, and that the engineer be directed to ad-
vertise for bids for laying Telford pave
ment eight inches deep.
Order for sidewalk on the south and west
sides of Spireworth Square was read. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Streets to inquire the cost and report at the
next meeting.
Order for brick sidewalk on the northeast
side of Wilson street, between Lamberton
engineer to give lines and grades and the
clerk to notify parties in interest.
The matter of paving Court street from
Church to Orange streets with asphalt or
coal tar was laid on the table until the next
meeting.
A communication was received from City
Clerk Piggott stating that the Board of FL
nance had declined to approve any more
bills from the city engineers department
that were incomplete. The communication
was ordered on file.
Street Inspector Doyle, to whom was re-
ferred the communication of Alderman Law in
regard to the unclean condition of the streets
also the resolution of the Board of Aldermen,
made an exhaustive report in which he stated
that the contractors had faithfully carried
out the provisions of their contract. From
his report it appeared that there were no suffi-
Gent funds appropriated for street cleaning
purposes, hence the work was not so often
or SO thoroughly done as was necessary. The
report was referred to the Court of Common
Council as reply to the resolution from that
body.
J. Murray FairchiId appeared before the
Board; asked that the guy wire of theElectrio
Light company from the pole on the corn er
of Church and Chapel streets to the elm
tree on the opposite corner be allowed to re-
main short time longer. The Board vot ed
to allow the wire to remain until October
1st 1888.
Mr.. King, of North Front street, asked for
permission to lay a sewer pipe across the
street in front of his house to the dock,
which was granted
Mr.. Colby appeared for the Telephone
company to respond to the inquiry of the
Board in regard to attaching wires to trees.
He said that the company would
remove the wires as soon as pos
sible. They had, he said, no desire to
injure the trees in any way. The matter was
laid on the table until the next meeting, when
Mr.. Frost president of the company, and Su-
Baker will be notified to ap-
pear.
Alderman Bradley and others appeared be
fore the Board to inquire why the order for
the layout of Main street to Peck street had
not been carried out. They were informed
that the matter was tabled last fall and that
it would be necessary to have another hear
ing before action could be taken upon it. It
was voted to notify parties in interest to ap
pear two weeks from last evening.
Bills for the month of May amounting to
$40, 100 were approved.
Mr.. Coleman moved to proceed to the
election of city engineer and suggested the
name of Albert B. Hill. A ballot was called
for and resulted in four for Mr.. Hill and two
for Sylvanus Butler. Mr.. Hill was declared
elected
Mr.. Pond moved that the bill of Mr.. Hill
for services in the months of April and May
be changed from S175 per month to $133. 81
and that the vote be taken by yeas and nays.
The motion was taken and was as follows:
Yeas-Pond and Holcomb.
Nays-Coleman, Feldman, Gilbert and |
Sargent.
The bill as presented was passed, which |
vas for the months of April and May. Mr.. |
sargent explained that for the first two |
months after the late Engineer Fowler's |
leath Mr. Hill did the work of the engineer |
1t his former salary of $133 33 per month,
md he thought that for the months of April
md May he should receive full pay.
1t was voted to deduct four-sevenths of |
Sidewalk Inspector Mattoon's bill for salary
or the month of May, owing to absence
rom duty.
It was voted to recommend to the Court of
Common Council that an extension be made /
If Munson street to Whitney avenue and |
hat a new street be laid out from said ex- /
ension of Munson street northerly between !
Prospect and st. Roman streest.
The Board adjourned for one week when
he extension of Mulberry street will be |
leard.