Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-16
Board of Public Works.

Proposals for Sewers-Sidewalks to be
 RsIaid-DIscussfon Over the New Court
 Street tPavement-Other Matters.
 The Board of Public Works held special meeting in their room in the City Hall last evening. All the members were present, Mayor Lewis presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Clerk Waldron and approved.
 Proposals were submitted for a sewer in Lawrence street from St. Rouan street to Whitney avenue.
 T. 0 Ingersoll appeared before the Board and stated that petition had been drawn up pending the Court of Common Council ask ing for 8 rehearing of the order for a flag pavement in Orange street fcom Elm Court. No action was deemed necessary bo the Board.
 The bid of Matthew Kehoe for the sewer in Lawrence street was accepted. His bid was $1 ,421. The other bids were: l.. O'Brien, $1 ,G90, and A. Carroll, $2, 274:5O. L. H. Sperry asked permission to tap the sewer of Bradley street in order to make con nections from his buildings on the corner of Bradley and Lincoln streets. MT. Sperry urged his petition with considerable earnest ness. Mir. Sargent said the application was con- trary to well fixed rule of the Board which provides that only one house shall be con- nected with single sewer connection. The matter was compromised by giving MT. Sperry authority to connect his house with the Bradley street sewer by the present hub or by putting in 8 new hub at his own expense.
 Patrick Falsey asked that the order for grading and curbing walks on Clay street be- tween James and River streets be carried out. The clerk was instructed to notify par ties to carry out the order before Septem- ber 1st
 Charles R. Fowler appeared for Charles Wisely and asked that the city pay for some oyster shells that had been taken without leave by the Board of Public Works The matter was laid on the table until the next regular meeting.
 The order for paving Court street with Asphalt pavement was taken up.
 R. B. Bradbury, agent for the Neufchatel Asphalt pavement, appeared before the Board and said that the company ho repre- sented would lay the pavement on Court street in the best manner for s 50 per square yard. He said that they could lay from 80 to 100 yards per day. There Is about .O0O yards to be laid on Court street between Church and Orange streets. The matter was tabled temporarily.
 In the matter of watering trough at the junction of Munroe, Jackson and Clay streets, it was referred to Mir. Sargent to in. quire and report.
 The clerk was instructed to notify parties to relay walks on Chapel street in front of the Insurance building also on Franklin street, between Wooster and Chapel streets also for relay of walk on the north side of Chapel street, from High to 492 Chapel street.
 The matter of John street grading was tabled until the Lamberton street sewer is built in accordance with an order from the Court of Common Council
 The application of William Ergelhardt for a license to connect with water mains was granted.
 The city engineer was directed to adver- tise for bids for sewer in Chestnut street, between Greene and St. John streets.
 The city engineer was instructed to notify parties of 8 hearing on the order for the ex- tension of Munson street
 Applications for position of superintend ent of the stone crusher were made by James Mccarthy, James Mercer and W. c. Burgess.
 The repairs of the roadway on Quinnipiac bridge were referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges to confer with the select men.
 It was voted that the Board visit the ground At the bank of West river where it is pro- posed to build boulevard and sewer on Wednesday afternoon of next week. The laying of the Neufchatel pavement on Court street was again taken up and discussed at length, MT. Sargent opposing and Mayor Lewis favoring the carry ing out of the order of the Court of Common Council After an hour and half discussion it was voted to carry out the order of the Council, Mir. Sar- gent alone voting in the negative Ad- journed.