Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-16
Board of Public Works.

General Business Consftzered-HartfOrd
 ana Harlem in New Haven-The Strug-
 cover a City Engineer.
 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present, Messrs. Holcomb (presiding,) Sargent, Feldman, Coleman and Gilbert.
 c. J. Van Name asked for permission to lay drain pipe on Pierpont street between East Pearl street and Quinnipiac river. He was given permission provided that he went to low water mark and on condition that he would remove the same within thirty days if requested to do so by the Board of Public Works.
 Acting City Engineer Hill reported that the damage to the property of Martin Pfeu- derer from overflow of surface water amounted to about $SO. The report was &C., cepted and referred to the corporation coun- sel as the petitioner had brought an action against the city.
 The petition of David Twitchell for con- pensation for overflow of surface water was referred to the acting city engineer to in vestlgate and report to this board.
 The Fair Haven horse railroad company, who asked for permission to relay their track corner of State and Chapel streets and cor ner of York and Chapel streets, were given permission provided the work be done under the supervision of the city engineer.
 Lawyer Hamilton appeared before the Board in regard to the layout of the Hart ford and Harlem railroad as layed out through this city, which passes the vicinity of Beaver Ponds, Winthrop avenue and Norton street and crossing West river at the proposed Boulevard. He said that deep cuts would have to be made and the streets and sewers would be ripped up in consequence. He said he desired to bring parties before the Board who were interested 1 in the matter.
 It was voted to hold meeting to hear l parties in interest on next Wednesday even | ing.
 1t was voted to repair the stone crusher | building by the erection of new buttresses to | strengthen the walls of the building at cost
 of about $275.
 It was voted to locate the new stone l crusher between and under the old stone crusher.
 Mr. Sargent introduced resolution pro-
 viding that the salary of Acting Engineer
 Hill be fixed at the same price as that of the late City Engineer Fowler. MT Pond thought this could not be done as there was a constitutional provision against raising the salary of any officer dur ing his term of office. His Honor Mayor Lewis said that if the Governor of the State died the Lieutenant Governor would fill the position of Governor and receive the Governors salary. He 1 thought that while MT. Hill performed the duties of city engineer, which he must do, he 1 should receive the pay of the engineer. On investigation it was found that by pre- | vious vote no appointment of officers of the Board or increase of salary could be acted l upon until they had been laid over from one regular meeting to the next regular meeting except by unanimous consent. MT. Pond objected and the resolution went over under | the rule.
 Gerrit $. Rice, No. IT Osborne street, asked permission to connect with a private sewer laid by William J. Atwater by permission of the Court of Common Council. It was voted to give the petitioner leave to withdraw. A petition for the removal of encroach- acting city engineer.
 Plans for an iron fence around Spire worth Square were submitted by Engineer Hill The plan marked No. was adopted. This is similar to the fence around Wooster Square.
 The removal of dangerous trees on York and Wooster streets was referred to MT. Feldman.
 Mr. Pond moved to proceed to an election fo city engineer.
 On the first ballot there were three votes
 for A. B. Hill and three for Sylvanus Butler. The second ballot was the same as the first
 The Board then adjourned.