Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-28
Board of Public Works.
Various Matters Under Considerations CrOsswa1ks Ordered-LOcation Of Pub.

Various Matters Under Consideration
 CrOsswa1ks Ordered-Locat1on of Pulp He Urfnals Discussed.
 meeting of the Board of Public Works
 was held last evening. Present, Messrs.
 Hoicomb (presidingJ, Pond, Coleman, Sar-
 gent and Feldman.
 City Engineer Hill reported that Barnes vile bridge was in dilapidated condition.
 The abutments were in poor condition and would have to be rebuilt. He recommended
 that a new bridge be constructed. Estimates had been made for stone bridge that would ! be $19. 900, while the cost for g single span iron bridge of forty feet spread would cost $s,7 700. The engineer recommended
 the construction of the forty feet span | bridge.
 MT. Sargent said that there was about &C., | 900 left of the estimates, which would proba- I ply be more than will be needed this fall He thought special appropriation would be | needed to carry out the work. In reply to a question from a member of | the Board Engineer Hill said that Gainesville bridge in it's present condition would not be safe through the winter.
 It was voted to ask the Court of Common ! Council for 8 transfer of unexpended balances | to the account for bridges so that the Barnes ] vile bridge may be put in proper repair. l Corporation Counsel Driscoll referred to the extension of Jackson street and the building of a bridge over the tracks of the l Shore Line road He recommended that 8 l committee be appointed 10 confer with the ! railroad authorities and agree upon some plan for bridge. The matter was referred | to the committee on bridges, with power l to act with 8 committee from the Consolidat- ed road.
 The laying of the sidewalk on Bradley | street was extended to the first of November and the city engineer was instructed to give 1 lines and grade.
 The engineer was instructed to give lines | and grade for concrete walk on the east
 side of Orange street between Willow and 1 Cottage streets.
 The city engineer was also instructed to I prepare map and notify parties for hear 1 ing in regard to new street from Howard | avenue to Cedar street; also to give lines for ! @ concrete walk on the west side of Poplar 1 between East Grand and Clay streets Simi. | lar action was taken in regard to @ sidewalk | on the south side of Columbus street from ! West Portsea street to West street; also foI | the grading of Cedar street between Prince l and Silver streets.
 Crosswalks were ordered across East | Chapel street along the west line of Lloyd | street, and various other crosswalks were or. de1ed in other parts of the city provided the l funds were sufficient.
 A letter from the J. l.. Mott iron works l dated July Fist was read in reply to one 1 from the Board countermand1ng an order for ! two urinals. The company stated that one ! of the ur1nals was completed and the other
 nearly so and they could not accept the 1 countermand. Mir. Pond stated that one of
 the urinals was already in the city and had
 been paid for, but had not been set up. There had been question as to whether it | should be located on the Green near the corner of Church and Chapel streets or | where it was ordered, which is the open court bounded by City Hall, the police
 building, Lefdngwell building and Court ' street.
 MT. Sargent thought the committee could not locate the urinal anywhere but where or dered. He thought if it was located on the
 Green near Church and Chapel streets il
 would be speedily taken down by order oi the city authorities.
 No new action was taken. It is evident | that the iron work for one urinal is in the 1 city, and that another that has been ordered i is awaiting the orders of the Board from the | builders. It's future location should be de- l cided upon at once.