Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-06
BOA OF PUBLIC WORKS.

l The Beard Hold a Three Hours, Ses. sion and Accomplish Considerable 1 Busfness-Cfty LabOrers Ask For $2 Day.
 At meeting of the Board of PublicWorks | held last evening Mayor Holcomb presided | H. B. Ives, president of the Fair Haven and Westville horse railroad, appeared before the Board and showed the members of the Boarc l wooden models of the center bearing and T ! rails. He said the legislature having author ized the company to lay an additional track and the Board of Public Works having to de eide on the kind of rail to be used, he had | brought the models to show the members of the Board. The Board voted in favor of using the rail.
 Several persons living on East Chapel street near James street appear ed and asked that the Board do something toward abating the nuisance caused by the dust on the street. The matter was tabled.
 The order for a sewer on Gamer street
 from Whitney avenue to the proposed exten- sion of Hillhouse avenue was considered. The Board want to build the sewer as far as St. Roman street, and collect the assessments for that portion. This the corporation coun-
 sel thought the Board could not do, as they
 must build the whole sewer before they could
 lay assessments. Commissioner Sullivan moved CnaL the sewer Gl0 WQOl0 louSLn De Or-
 dered, and the Board so voted.
 The following plumbers licenses were re
 newed: George s. Arnold, W. T. Driscoll,
 T. w. Corbett, Anthony Carroll, L. O'Brien,
 Patrick Maher, James Corrigan, William
 J. Atwater, W. H. Ray, T. P. B.
 PerhiIs, endahnrv C. Hds,5PsI Bf Painter Hnao w.
 P.J. Gavin, M. J. Golden, s. E. Dibble,
 H. c. Beardsley, A. Edmundson, F. A. Cur
 tiss, w. T. Bristol J. w. Buckley, w. A. Foskett, T. Cunning, D. F. Kelly, w. Kearn, R. w. Morgan, John O'Donnell, 0. E. Bray F. M. Carlton.
 Bills as follows were approved: Sewers, $5 1888; sundry bills, $1O,327 The committee appointed to confer with the Seleetmen in regard to top dressing the Quipnipiac bridge reported that they had conferred with said Board and had ordered the bridge laid with top dressing The matter of replanking the Grand ave- nue bridge over the Quinripiac river was re- ferred to the Committee Bridges to con fer with town authorities and with power to act.
 Commissioner Whitney moved that the Board ask the Court of Common Council for special appropriation of S3, 900 to complete the Whitney avenue pavement, and it was 90 voted, Commissioners Whitney and Sul- livan being appointed to look into the mat ter.
 The matter of crosswalks across Shelton avenue aI the corner or daZel Stred8 and on Water street, from the Derby depot to Com merce street, were referred to the street in spector to investigate and report. Commissioner Sullivan moved that no more cobble crosswalks be put down, but with Belgian blocks instead. The matter was discussed, but not acted on. In compliance with an order of the Court of Common Council the clerk was instructed to transmit a list of orders which had not been executed, with reasons why the work had not been completed. The clerk stated that orders for S250, 1000 worth of work lay on the table because of lack of money for the work. Commissioner Whitney was appoint ed a committee to appear before the Court of Common Council to answer questions in re- gard to these orders.
 On motion of Commissioner Whitney, the chair appointed Commissioners Reilly, Stack pole and Crawford to confer with the town authorities in regard to the West river strengthening.
 A communication was received not signed. asking that the laborers in the employ of the city be paid S2 instead of $l.50 8 day which they now receive.
 Commissioner Stackpole moved that the pay of the laborers be raised. Commissioner Sullivan said that committee of the section hands had waited him and wanted the Board to give them $2 day rain or shine ,and that he did not believe in paying them wheth- CT they worked or not. The matter after considerable discussion was laid on the table to be brought up at a special meeting two weeks from last evening.