Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-14
Board of Public Works.

1 A Lengthy nIeetIns-Much Talk and Lit tie Work-CaI for am Issue of Sewerage Bonds.
 An adjourned meeting of the Board of
 Public Works was held last evening. Pres ent, His Honor Mayor Lewis (presiding), Messrs Holcomb, Pond, Sargent, Feldman and Coleman.
 The superintendent of streets was directed to repair the walks on Woolsey street, and if the parties in interest refused to pay the bill to put lien on the owners of the property
 abutting on the street.
 The order for concrete walk around Spire- worth Square was referred back to the Court of Common Council with request that an
 order be made for curbing the same before
 the walk is laid.
 The order for relaying the sidewalk on Col
 lege street was extended to September 1st. Superintendent Smith of the fire alarm ap- peared before the Board in explanation of
 the guys to fire alarm telegraph poles. He said that there were no such number as had
 been stated. There were only eight by actual count. He said that as 8 rule the trees were protected from damage by pieces of wood.
 H. P. Frost for the telephone company ap- peared in regard to guys to trees. He said 1 that while pleading guilty he did not see how they could avoid guying to trees in some in stances He said that about fifteen of the
 telephone company's poles were guyed. The
 matter was referred to the committee on telegraph poles to act as they deem best. Alderman Klenke appeared before the Board and asked that overfows for the
 East street sewer at Grand and Greene stree t
 sewers be built to relieve the main trunk hSa1 sat hoa1r oT1d and others cellars.
 At this point Engineer Hill informed the
 board that 8 large number of people had been waiting in rooms 10 and II, City Hall, to be heard ou the order for the extension of Mulberry street and that many of them had
 gone away supposing there was to be no hearing.
 The Board then awoke to the fact that they had appointed such a hearing, and after considerable superauous discussion they de- Eberately retired to the room below to hear what the remaining property holders had to say about the Mulberry street extension to Day street.
 City Engineer Hill read the order and called upon parties in interest to state their views in regard to the improvement. John Gallagher, J. Gardiner Clark Representing Hezekiah Gilbert) appeared in opposition to the proposed layout. John Richardson fa- vored the extension to Orchard street, but opposed the extension to Day street. john M. Emerich favored the extension to Orchard street. He said he would favor the widening to 50 feet if the widening was made on the north side. Allen Mix favored the extension and thought the width should be 60 feet instead of 50 feet. Max Jacobs op- posed the extension. L. B. Hinman opposed the extension further than Orchard street. He said if it was opened into Day street it
 would depreciate the value of land. whereas 1 if the extension stopped at Orchard street it would improve the value of land The petition for change in the proposed Iavout and widening of South Water street was read and hearing of parties in interest was ordered four weeks from last evening. Orders for sewers in Wall street and Whal- lev avenue, from Garden street to University Place. and Nash street, from Eagle to Law renee, street were read Ine city engineer was authorized to advertise for bids. An order was passed that parties on Tem- Dle streek be directed to cause all encroach- ments to be moved on or before August 1st.
 The order for hearing in regard to the boulevard sewer between Oyster Point and
 WhalIev avenue was fixed for the evening of
 June 25th.
 MT. Sargent moved that $5,o00 be set
 aside from the appropriation for sewers to
 build the outlet overflow to the Grand street
 sewer and for the repairs needed on the
 East street outlet sewer, and that the city
 enoineer be instructed to make the needed
 repairs. the work to be done by days work.
 Passed.
 It was voted that the Court of Common
 Council ba asked to issue sewerage bonds in
 the sum of $50 900, to be placed to the
 credit of this Board for the construction of
 sewers. S25, GOO of which shall be used for
 the construction of Poplar street outlet and
 sewer. At 11:20 P. m. the Board adjourned.