Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-18
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Bills Opened And Awards Made
 A RenaonstrAnce Against Dampfng
 Snow On The (areen-Latonts For
 Street Street Watering.
 A meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding.
 Bids for furnishing the city with iron cast ings, stone blocks and cut stone for 1885 were opened and read as follows: For Bel gian blocks:
 Charles H. Miller, $1. .04 per square yard;
 W. J. Montgomery, 1.O411S per square yard; contract was awarded to MT. Miller. The bids for cobb1e stone were as follows: 0. w. Blakeslee & Son, 291k cents per
 square yard; W. J. Montgomery, s111S cents
 per square yard; T. Fowler, 3S1 cents per
 square yard. The contract was awarded to 0.
 w. Blakeslee & Son. For blue stone for curbs, crossings, etc.,
 the bids were as follows: Fl. D. Clark & O., $1 ,961 50; E. A. Chatfeld, &, 2,509. The con tract was awarded to H. D. Clark & Co. The bids for brick were as follows: I. l.. Stiles, $9.40 per thousand; Quinnipiac Bridge company, $10.50 per thousand; W.
 E. Davis 6 company, $11 per thousand N The COQGT6CG was dWArQ0u GO l. h. OG1l0S C9 Go.
 The bids for iron basin heads were as fol ! lows: E. Stannard & Sons, 216 cents pel pound; McLagon Foundry Co.,, 214 cents per pound. The contract was awarded to E. | Stannard & Sons. Resolution for crosswa1k west side o1 Oak street across Orchard street was referred
 to the Committee on Streets. The remonstrance against dumping snow on the Green was laid on the table for flu | ture consideration. \ Petitions for various crosswa1ks were read and ordered on file. The order for layout and extension ot Union avenue from Carlisle street to Spring street was referred to the city engineer to
 make map and notify persons for hear ing.
 The clerk was instructed to request officers of the West Haven horse railroad company to appear before the Board and show cause
 why they are laying steel rail in Portsea street.
 The proposed layout of Blake street from Whalley avenue to the city line was dis cussed, and the city engineer was instructed to propose layout as shown by the map and submit the report to the Court of Common Council.
 The city engineer was authorized to per pare layout of DiKwen avenue from Mum son street to the city line and submit the
 
 recommendation that the existing fences and buildings shall not be disturbed, but that new fences, buildings and other i'm provements shall be made to conform to the new layout.
 Voted, That the city engineer prepare 8 layout of the western boulevard from Sea street to West bridge; also of a right of way for an outlet sewer from the intersection of Sea and South Water streets to the proposed harbor line and submit the same t6 the Court of Common Council. The city engineer was instructed to pre- pare layout of the strengthening of Liberty street and submit the same to the Court of Common Council. The order for the extension of Second street was referred back to the Court of Com mon Council with recommendation that it be rescinded>
 It was voted that the Board represent to
 the Court of Common Council that the cost of maintaining the Telford payements is over $11 ,000 per annum owing to the excessive use of water on many streets and that very large saving would made be made in the
 cost of maintenance and the roadways wold kept in better condition if the watering was placed under municipal control.
 Alderman Spreyer called attention to the fact that the grading of Sherman avenue from Oak to Maltby streets was not being
 done in uniform manner. Referred to the
 superintendent of streets.