Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-24

Anthony Carroll 50. 10 90
Lawrence O'Brien $3.50 90
Michael Fitzpatrick. 2,309 90
Matthew Kehoe. 2,2S5 30
The contract was awarded to Matthew
Kehoe.
The contract for fencing of Clinton Park
was awarded to Norton S. Bird for $780,
The grading of Poplar street from
Lombard street to the railroad was
opened, the only bid being that Of D.
Lawlor at 48 IL cents per square yard.
for future consideration.
There were no bids for painting
Dragon bridge, 1t being stated that
the painters were very busy at this
time of the year, which accounted for
no bids being presented.
Bids for Whitney avenue pavement were
opened. There were two bids in the
contract, one for removing the earth to
Mechanic street and the other for moving
it 200 yards G. Pohlman was the low
est bidder, his bid for pavement and
removing earth to Mechanic street being
$1.1S, and for removing it 1900 yards
1927. It was left to the city engineer
to decide which bid of Mr.. Pohlman
should be accepted.
J. P. Phillips and j. T. Whittlesey asked
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be built.
Proposals for replanking Dragon bridge
| were opened as follows:
ktnneS Pheips -$S,027 90
NorSoA o. olro.- I,loV 70
The contract was awarded to Norton s.
Bird.
E. L. Goodale for the Porter Stair COM
pany appeared before the Board and stated
| that the retaining walls to the GAINESVILLE
bridge were tumbing down. and the Stair com
| pany declined to repair the same because the
land was given to the city with the under
| standing that they should maintain the
| bridge. The clerk was instructed to notify
/ the corporation counsel of the statement of
property owners with request that he re-
port to the Board his opinion.
| G. Pierpont appeared before the Board and
asked for layout for the continue
railroad down Elm street from Broad
way to Church street. He preferred
/ to lay the track in the center of the street
The matter was referred to Messrs. Feldman,
| Pond and Engineer Hill as committee The
| report of the same committee in favor of a
center bearing rail for this road was ap-
proved. It was moved by MIR. Sargent that
a Belgian pavement be laid between
the track and a sufficient width each side of
| the track. He afterward withdrew his mo-
| ton on representation being made that the
| city, under the charter that the railroad com
|
would have to pay the entire cost of the pave.
| ment.
Mr.. Sargent thought the Court of Common
Council was the only body that could decide
| in regard to the matter and on his motion the
engineer and clerk were directed to prepare
the proper papers to present to the Court of
| Common Council regarding the same.
The matter of the removal of encroach-
| ments and Strengthening of Limerick street
| came back from the Court of Common Coun-
| Gil for Recommendation. Parties in inter-
| est insisted upon being heard although re-
| peatealy told that this Board had no power
in the matter except as authorized by the
| Court of Common Council.
Alderman Klenke appeared in reference to
| the Prospect street sewer and also in regard
to the proposed sewer on Whalley avenue
between University Place and Garden street.
The Board did not give decided opinion in
regard to Prospect street sewer, but thought
| the Whalley avenue sewer should be built
the entire length of the block.
President Spreyer of the Board of Coun-
cilmen appeared and asked for an early hear
| ing on the proposed boulevard sewer along
| the bank of West river. The Board express
sed themselves as in favor of an early hear
ing.
| A license was granted to A. Edmondson to
| connect with sewer and water mains; also to
| 81. G. Beardsley, G. E. Bray, Clarence B.
Painter and James Corrigan.
| Clerk Waldron complained that W. J. At
| water had constructed six houses on Nash
street with one sewer hub contrary to the
| rules of the Board.
| Mr.. Atwater, who was present, said that
| there was only one hub with which he could
connect and he was obliged to take the course
| he did
On motion of Mr.. Sargent the suspension
| of Mr.. Atwater's license was postponed until
| the next meeting.
The widening and extension of Mulberry
| street was taken up and Mr.. Spreyer asked
that the matter be considered as soon as pos
| sible. The clerk was instructed to notify
parties in interest to appear and be heard.
| W. ]. Atwater asked that Mechanic street
| be graded as soon as possible SO that the
street can be curbed He said he could fur
| nish dirt at 20 cents square yard. He
| would expect the city to furnish a man to
| level it off after the earth was dumped on
the street. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
Alderman Townsend appeared before the
Board in regard to the proposed bridge at
Rock Lane. He said that both sides of the
the park, and the question was whether the
| lane was an old highway.
| Engineer Hill said there was no doubt
about the same being an old highway
but whether the bridge should be built
| by the city or park commissioners was
| another question. He said he had esti-
mated the cost of an iron arch bridge
and also suspension bridge at this point
| and thought the cost of the arch bridge
would be $4,000 and the suspension
bridge $4,000.
| On motion the Board adjourned to meet
on Thursday evening of next week.