Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

orders From the Common Council
 To Re Executed-Bfds For Meadow
 street Pavement-The New Stone
 Crusher.
 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening Present, His Honor Mayor Holcomb, presiding, Gilbert, Feldman, Crawford, Reilly and Fuller.
 The matter of grade on Franklin street be- tween Sumner and State streets was left to the city engineer and superintendent of streets with power to act.
 The order for the layout of Burtonia Place was referred to Engineer Hill to make map and notify parties for hearing.
 Order for pavement on Greenwich avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets was re- ferred to the city engineer to give lines and grade and the clerk to notify parties in in terest.
 Order for sidewalk on the north side of Sea street was tabled until spring on account of the building of the Boulevard outlet sewer.
 Order for the grading of sidewalk on Brewery street, from Long wharf to angle just south of Water street, was referred to. the city engineer to give lines and the clerk to notify parties in interest.
 The matter of extending the time for lay ing the sidewalk on the west side of Mill River street. until the street is graded was referred to the city engineer to investigate in regard to the grading and report at the next meeting.
 The resolution giving the Board of Public for insurance from the burning of the stone crusher works in the erection of new, build ings was ordered on file.
 The order for paving Meadow street with granite or trap rock as the Board of Public Works may elect was read. After brief dis 1 l. L gineer to advertise for bids for both granite and trap rock, the bids to be opened next Wednesday night.
 President Gilbert exhibited plans for the new stone crusher works and explained them to the Board. It was thought that the new plans were a great improvement over the old and would make quite saving to the city in the expense of running them in the saving of power, coal and labor. The di- mansions of the new building will be as follows: Boiler room, 30x30; crusher room, 38x28.
 Drift From the Ball Field.
 New Workers have a growing fear that Welch is weakening.
 A base ball club composed of twelve Tor rington fat men, whose combined weight is 3, ,546 pounds, have challenged the Winsted club of twelve, who weigh 2,617 pounds.
 Flynn and Mobile, formerly of the Meri- dens, are now with the Lawrence nine. They played for the first time with this club Thurs day at Newburyport, Mass. Flynn made a home run and struck out seven.
 A despatch from Buffalo says: All the de tails of the transfer of the Buffalo base ball club to the Detroit management were com pleted last night, and Richardson, White, Rowe and Brouthers left at midnight for De- troit to play in to-morrows game against the New Works. Their places here will be filled by some of the Detroit team for the balance of the season. It is learned on good author ity that the Detroit nine for next year will be composed follows at the prices named Baldwin, pitcher, $2, 900; Brouthers, first base, $4,000; Dun lap, second base, $4 1000; Richardson, short stop, $4, 900; White, third base, $3, 800; Wood, left field, $1, ,750; Hanlon, center field, $2, 900; Thompson, right field, $1, 750; Rowe, catcher, $2,50O; Weidman, pitcher, S1, 750. The salaries of the managers aggre- Manager Watkins of the Detroits says he will have the heaviest batting nine in the coun- try next season and expects to achieve good results.
 The Virginia base ball club of the Eastern league disbanded yesterday on account of lack of patronage. The Bridgeports, who were in Richmond to play their scheduled game, did not play as they could not guar antee the gate money.
 Games yesterday: At St. Louis, St. Louis 7, Providence 3; at Washington, Nationals IS, Trentons 3; at Baltimore Baltimores 6, Cincinnatis 4; at New York, Metropolitans 9, Pittsburgs 8; at Rochester, Buffalos IA, Koch esters 12.