Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-05
Board of Public Works.

Extra Meeting of the Board Last Even-
 fnE-A Variety of Business TIT ansacted.
 The Board of Public Works held @ meet ing last evening; present, His Honor the Mayor (presidingl, Commissioners Holcomb, Sargent, Pond, Gilbert, Feldman and Cole man. The pay of Alexander Rider, engineer $2 50 per day without loss of time. During the last month he lost several days and he was paid accordingly. The Board voted to pay him for the full time.
 petition was received from Patrick McKOnna asking for cobble gutter in front of his property on East street. He is willing to pay half the expense. He was reecm- nended to apply to the Court of Common Council. The Board went into executive session in reference to the pay of acting city engineer, but did not arrive at g decis ion.
 The following vote was passed:
 Voted, That the acting city engineer ad- vertise for proposals for constructing sewer and appurtenances in Whalley avenue, from Dwight street to Orchard street, and in Myr- tie street, from Hamilton street to East street. The applications of William Kane, D. F. Rockwell and John F. Moore for re newal of licenses to excavate streets were voted.
 Professor Newton was heard on the grad Ing or CanE9C SGr006 W0SG OL WA1LA0y dt0 nue. The city will pay fifteen cents per cu- bic foot for all soil placed on the street by the college where needed. The college was given leav6 to remove two trees in front of the new laboratory on Library street. Mr. Frisbie was allowed to connect with the sewer catch basin corner of Ashmun and Gregory streets
 Permission was given to Mrs. Hubbell to connect her house on Foote street with the DixweIl avenue sewer across her lot.
 The city engineer was instructed to make plans for repairs to the Chapel street bridge and to advertise for bids.
 John G. Chapman petitioned to be appoint ed an inspector of the DixwelI avenue pave ment, which was placed on file.
 T. M. Cox was appointed the inspector of the pavement. The matter of removing the trees on the westerly side of Elm street be- yond Sherman avenue was referred to the park inspector with power.
 The repairs of concrete walks on the park was referred to the park inspector.
 The city engineer was ordered to advertise for bids to build wooden fence around Clinton park. It was voted to have 8 tele- phone at the stone crusher if it can be had for $40 as the town intend to have line run to the new almshouse.
 The engineer was ordered to advertise for bids for Telford pavement on Whitney avenue from the Northampton railroad bridge to Sachem street.
 The repairing of the Whalley avenue bridge was referred to the inspector of streets.
 It was voted that the Porter Stair com pany be ordered to rebuild the retaining wall to hold the sidewalk in front of their prem ises on or before June l.
 The petition of B. Heaton to have three old trees in front of his house on York street removed was referred to the Committee on Parks and Trees with power to act.
 A petition was received asking that the roadway in Poplar street, between Lombard street and the Shore Line railroad, be put in good condition also that the sidewalk be curbed and graded. The Board adjourn until next Wednesday evening.