Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-05
Thursday. June 5. 1884.
Board of Public Works.

An Afternoon and Evening Meetfng-AP-
 prOval of BIIls-RalIrOad Crossings and
 Horse Railroad Tracks COnskdersd-
 Other Matters.
 A meeting of the Board of Public Works was held yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for the purpose of approving bills and con sidering such other matters as might be brought before them. The bills approved amounted to about $1s, 1000.
 The Board alss ordered grades to be given and parties to be notified of the order of the Court of Common Council for walk on the north side of Edwards street, from Edwards street school to Orange street.
 Cornelius Pierpont, trustee of the Center Board in regard to an order issued by them on May 27 for laying down the center bearing rails which he had commenced lay ing and which it was said were thres-eighths of an inch higher than those formerly laid by the same company, and higher than the regulation, which is seven-eighths of an inch above the road bed. After hearing what Mir. PierDont had to say, the Board reserved their decision.
  street between Nash and Nicoll streets; curb and concrete walk on the south side of Pine street bstween Clinton avenue and Ferry street; brick sidewalk on south side of Columbus avenue between West and Hedge streets; curb and concrete walk on the south side of Portsea street between West Water and Meadow streets; brick sidewalk on the south side of Columbus avenue between West and Hedge streets; came from the Court of Con- mon Council ordered and the city engineer was directed to give lines and grades and the clerk to notify parties.
 Petition of Elm City Boat club for per- m ssic \ to locate boat house at the foot of Saltonstsy avenue came from Common Coun- Gil passed, and was referred to Messrs. Hol- comb and Crawford with power. Petition of l.. J. Treat for renewal of li- l cense to connect with sewers was granted. The planking of Whalley avenue and Kim, l berly avenue bridges was referred to the | superintendent of streets with power. Crosswalks were ordered in various parts | of the city where sidewalks have been com pIeted.
 The question whether the New Haven and Northampton railroad ought to lay plank be- | tween the tracks at Ivy and Hazel streets
 came up. It was stated that the railroad
 had excsVated at these points to prevent crossing there. The question was whether the roads had been accepted by the city That there was danger there by people driv ing into these excavations there seemed to be | no doubt. It was voted to ask the opinion | of the corporation counsel in regard to the
 matter through the Committee on Streets
 It was voted to notify the Consolidated
 Railroad company to remove all encroach ments on Union avenue.
 In regard to the CenterviIe horse railroad
 laying a cen'er bearing rail on Dixwell anc Shelton avenues, it was voted that the com
 pany could continue to lay the rails provided 1 that they keep the roadway in repair on eacI | side of the track and agree to take up tho
 track whenever ordered so to do by the
 Board of Public Works. The previous vots giving them permission to lay these rails was
 on motion of MT. Pond, rescinded. THE EVENING SESSION. A committee consisting of Messrs. FeId | man, Jonathan Pond and Thomas F. Stack pole met and heard the parties who had been summoned to appear before the board. Wm. E. Niles, corner of Crescent and Nun
 son streets, was the first objector to the pro- posed widening of Munson street between ! Crescent and Orchard streets. He owns land | on the street which he don't want to lose and is not of the opinion that the proposed wid | enine would be a public improvement | Charles s. Fowler, Seymour Bradley and | Franklin s. Bradley opposed it. Gilbert L. Clark and Policeman John Loughlin, who | own property on the south side of the street, 1aVofeo the widening. William E.Iuttlt I objected to the widening, but would withdraw his objection if he was sufficiently remun. erated for his loss. Henry Munson thought the street should be 50 feet wide but wanted l the widening made on the north side of the l street. Alderman Farnsworth favored the project
 Bids for the construction of a sewer in Hamilton street between Collis and Greene l streets were opened as follows: L. w. Burk, $8, 9SS 30; Matthew Kehoe, $4,s57; l.. O'Brien, $5.O39; Anthony Carroll, g, 114. 50; Patrick Maher, $4, sos. 50. The contract was awarded to Patrick Maher, his bid being