Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-02
R0ard n9 Pubic Works.

Heard and Acted Upon |
 RilIs Auuroved-Other Matters.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Board of | Public Works was held last evening. Pres | ent, His Honor the Mayor (presiding). | Messrs. Pond, Sargent, Coleman and Gilbert.
 Solomon Rosenbluth asked that the time set for him to remove 8 building be extended until September la The building is on the corner of Temple street extension and Con- gress avenue.
 The Mayor stated that there was commu= nication from Alderman Klenke and others regarding the overflow on St. John and other streets in the lower part of the city.
 Engineer Hill said the order for the im- provement of the East street outlet sewer was nearly completed, and the building of the overflow from the Grand street sewer would be ready to commence in few days. When this is completed it will relieve the trouble complained of.
 r w. Fl. Coolidge appeared and asked for an extension of time for laying the sidewalk in front of his and others premises on Franklin street. An extension of time for one month was given.
 his house on Elm street with the Garden street sewer. The petition was tabled for the present.
 Massena Clark appeared and asked that the order for grading John street be carried ont
 MT. Sargent stated that if the street was graded without the Lamberton street sewer being built, it would cause great damage to property in the vicinity by overflow of sur face water unless large and expensive cul- vert was built.
 8 MT. Clark said that the sur face drainage at present ran actoss his land and he pro- tested against it.
 The Board votedto notify the committee on sewers of the position of affairs. J. J. Kennedy asked permission to connect his new house on Prince street with the sew CT which now stops in front of another house of his already built.
 Permission was granted provided he laid 8 fifteen inch pipe and connected by hub.
 Thomas Cunning asked permission to con- meet two houses in the rear of Mir. Helt's residence on Grown street with the sewer, which was granted. A. Foote asked for an extension of time for laying the walks at the foot of Sea street. Laid on the table temporarily.
 Capt. Lawrence O'Brien asked to connect three houses at the corner of Wallace and Myrtle streets with the Myrtle street sewer through one connection. The matter was laid on the table temporarily.
 Wallace W. Ward, superintendent of the + " 68G dAV6Q horse TallFOaO, &Sk0O IOT HI o4- tension of time for relaying the car track on Kimberly avenue. He said if the work was done now, it would greatly inconvenience the road and the travelling public.
 Mir. Connors, who has the contract for lay ing the pavement, said that it would greatly inconvenience him to have the work delayed and be serious damage to him, 50 far as his contract is concerned.
 It was voted that the railroad company have until the 18th of August to change their tracks.
 Bills for the month of July amounting to about SIS. 900 were approved.
 The bills approved amounted to about SIS, 900.
 The petition for crosswalk on Davenport avenue, near Stevens street, was postponed until walks are laid on both sides of the two streets.
 H. B. Perry was given leave to withdraw petition to connect house in Elm with Gar den street sewer.
 William H. Rays petition to convert house near corner of Myrtle and Wallace street, with sewer through one hub, was refused.
 A. Foote's petition for extension of time for laying walks at the foot of Sea street was granted on motion of Mir. Gilbert.
 The clerk was instructed to ask transfer of funds for the purpose of cleaving 400 catch basins filled during the late storm.
 Resolutions for the discharge of all the assistant engineers and assistants of the city engineers department, reducing salary Of 1st assistant engineer from $133.33 to $125 per month; appointing Cassiu W. Kelly assistant engineer, with a salary of $12O per month; Henry H. Gladding transit man. at $S5 per month; and Henry O. Darlington draughtsman, at $70 per month, were read and laid over to next meeting.
 Engineer to make estimate of cost of asphalt pavement, and refer to Court of Common Council for pavement in Court street.
 Patrick McGowan to receive $1OO com pensation for damage by a sewer on his land.
 Clerk to notify parties on Lamberton street west of Moore's to set curb by Aug. 15; also to notify parties to remove en- croachments by Sept. 1.
 City engineer to again submit to Court of Common Council layout of South Water street.
 Applications of Ed. L. Hitchcock and A. R. Bur yell for appointment as superintend- ent of stone crusher, vice George L. Flanders, deceased, placed on file.
 Allowing J. O'Donovan to withdraw peti- ton for crosswalk at Shelton avenue and Division street.
 Orders for crosswalks in Fair Haven were referred to the superintendent of streets.
 The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for sewer in Lawrence street from Whitney avenue to St. Roman street
 Superintendent of Sewers Dillon was in- structed to repair the piles at the East street sewer dock.