Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-23
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

= OAeA>1s Carrying Out the Orders of the Court of Common COuncfI-West River to be Farther Stra1ghtened-The Boule- yard Sewer Under Considerations Other M alters.
 A meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present, His Honor the Mayor (presiding), Feldman, Crawford, Reilly, Fuller and Gilbert.
 Mayor Holcomb reported that Vice Presi- dent Reed had said to him that President Watrous had told him to say that the bridge over the railroad at Grand street would cost six thousand dollars and if the city would pay one-half the railroad company would go ahead and build it. The Mayor said that s2,600 was appropriated for this bridge last year.
 the matter in charge, consisting of His Honor the Mayor, Messrs. Fuller and Feldman, be continued with power to treat with the rail road company.
 The city engineer was instructed to see that the order for sidewalk Commerce street next to premises of D.. M. Welch be carried out as ordered by the Court of Com mon Council. The order calls for brick walk with two driveways to MT. Welch's store of concrete
 Orders for relay of sidewalks and laying new walks in various streets in the city were read as passed by the Court of Common Council and previously reported in these columns. In each case the clerk was in structed to notify parties in interest and the city engineer was instructed to give lines and grade.
 The grading of Cedar street between Co., lumbus and Congress avenues as recommend ed by the Board of Public Works came back from the Court of Common Council approv- ed. The work will be done under the di1ec- tion of the superintendent of streets
 The order for paving Meadow street with trap rock pavement came from the Common Council passed. After statement by the Mayor that Alderman States desired to move a reconsideration of the vote in the interest of parties living on the street it was voted to lay the order on the table until the next meeting.
 The order for building the western outlet or Boulevard sewer was read.
 Engineer Hill said that he did not think it advisable to commence building the sewer until next spring. He thought if it was com menced this fall but little could be done be- fore frost came and it would be better to commence in April and go right along with the work than to work for month or two and then stop. He said also that nothing could be done until the thirty days had passed for appeals from the assessment of damages and benefits by the Board ot Com pensation.
 Mayor Holcomb said that it seemed to him that the work should be commenced as soon as possible. The people in the western part of the city had been put off from time to time with one excuse or another until their patience was about exhausted.
 Some of the members of the Board were of the opinion that a beginning should be IL f,11 :; NF- Eall thought the opinion of the engineer should be considered in the matter. If he thought that the work would suffer by commencing it this fall then it should not be commenced until spring, the clamor of the public to the contrary notwithstanding
 MT. Fuller said he did not see why the piling at the outlet could not be done this there had got to be great deal of piling done before the sewer is laid. He did not see why the entire contract could not be given out this fall.
 It was voted to lay the matter over until the next meeting, when City Engineer Hill will report what in his opinion can be done this fall toward building the sewer.
 The order for widening the sidewalks on Franklin street, between State and Summer, came to this Board with remopstrance against the same The Board voted to visit the locality before deciding upon what should be done.
 The order for laying concrete roadway and sidewalk on Temple street from Elm to Chapel street was read. It was voted to lay the sidewalk and table that part of the order for the roadway, as there is not sufficient funds to do the work.
 The application of Henry F. Andruss for the position of inspector of sidewalks was read and ordered on file.
 The ordinance directing Chapel street drawbridge to be kept closed at eert tain hours of the day was read and the engineer was in structed to cause large signs to be placed at each end of the draw or center pier of the bridge to give notice to masters of vessels Of the hours in the day when the draw will be closed.
 plans and specifications and advertise for bids for the strengthening of West river from Der by avenue four thousand feet south.
 The order for building the Edwards street sewer was referred to the city engineer to as- certain if there are funds sufficient to build the same, and if so to advertise for bids. The same action was taken in regard to the sswer ordered in Washington street between Cedar street and Howard avenue
 The order fer g bridge over Mill river at Rock Lane was laid on the table, there be- ing no funds appropriated for the purpose. George S. Arnold was granted permission to connect with the George street sewer in accordance with a vote of the Court of Com mon Council.
 The order for dredging the channel at Chapel street drawbridge was read. There was question whether the Board had any legal right to do this work and so they referred the matter to the corporation counsel.
 The clerk was instructed to furnish the heads of departments with suitable books for keeping accounts of the property in their possession belonging to the city
 On motion of MT. Faldman one weeks leave of absence was granted to Superintend- ent Doyle during the month of August. Ad- iouFned,
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