Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. ! Sewers Awarded-wes | Oohtrae9s For The Boulevard HAver StEalSHtenfhk by tn, Sewef-sEseeobi obindendatf0ns l City Engineer.
 At meeting of the Board of Public Works held last evening Mayor Ho1corh presided. The first business of the evening | was the awarding of contracts for the build ! ing of sewers. 4 number of contractors were present and the following contracts were awarded: Sewers in Grand street from Barnesviffe bridge to Jemes str eet to Mat thew Kehos at s4,ae2 50. Other bids were: L. W. Burt 5,11O, Anthony Carroll s4,- 982. 50, and Patrick Maher $5,969. Sewer in Edwards street between Orange and Nieon streets to Matthew Kehoe at $1 ,690.28. Other bids were: L. W. Burt $1,- s74.ao, Anthony Carroll s2, 129 snd Patrick Maher $2, 13s.
 Sewer in Washington street between Cedar and Liberty streets to Patrick Maher at s2g3, Other bids were: Matthew Kehoe $295 and Anthony Carroll S315.
 The contract for concrete walk in Tenn ] pie street, between Chapel and Elm streets was awarded to the New Haven Concrete compaiiy st five cents a square foot. Brad ley & Go. bid f17d and $ half cents per square foot.
 The contract for strengthening West fivet 4, ,000 feet southerly from Derby avenue was awarded to Solomon Mead at $4,S00; other bids w5rs Patrick Bowling $6,00O, and c. w. Blakeslee 6 Sons $S;s50.
 The petition of Thomas F. MeGrai1, Mar ga1et Connery, Isaiah Veil, John Delaney. M. Downey, B. Boylan, Patrick Higgins, William Higgins, Monk Fisher, J. F. Reilly. Patrick Hickey, John Gum and Peter Me Intyre fof permission to delay for one year the relay with flag of the sidewalk on the north side of Grand street, between Wallace street and the railroad was read and the Board voted to ask the Court of Common Council to grant the request!
 Engineer Hill said that if the boulevard sewer was to be built it should be done SIS soon as possible, and that as far as Congress ateEHe the sewer would cost $180, ,00O, and if the sewer was needed to Congress avenue it was more surely needed to Derby avenue, to carry it to which it would cost $260, GOO; and that this sum at four per cent interest would in five years amount to $50,000, quite an item towards paying for the sewer.
 Alderman Spreyer appeared and said that three years ago 6 petition for a sewer ip Davenport avenue was defeated on the ground that the river should not be used for sewer age purposes. He also said the people did not wish the river used for sewerage pur~ poses. but now there is no good reason for delay, and the sewer should be begun this season and completed next year, the peo- pie had wanted this Improvements for years and had elected ward representatives 6n this issue.
 On motion of Commissioner Gilbert the Board voted to advertise for bids for the lower part of the sswer from the outlet through Sea street to Gilbert aveftue. The building of this sewer will take about $45j 900, all the appropriation this year, the sewer being about five hundred feet out in to the water, which will be spilled, and sev- en hundred feet through Sea street.
 The petitions of c. M. Lockwood to su- perintend the paving of Meadow street, and of w. H. Spock for $50 damages for in juries to his horse caused by the latter step ping into hole on Nash street several months ago, were ordered on file
 The following crosswalks were ordered: East side of Redfeld street across Columbus avenue; north side of Davenport avenue across Stevens street; south side of Lamber- ton street across John street; south side of Second street across Greenwich avenue; south side of First street across Greenwich avenue; north side of First street across Greenwich avenue; east side of Commerce street across Whiting street.
 The matter of grading Fillmore street from Lombard to Peck streets was referred to the superintendent of streets with power.
 Sundry bills to the amount of $23, ,S75 15 were read and approved, as also a bill on sewers of $9,687.36.