Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-02
Thursday, september 3, 1886.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

1ne treasury O1 the Department
 Empty - Commissioner Sullivan
 Wants the Departments Supplies
 Purchased by Contract-Money to be
 Raised Through the Finance Conn
 nlttee-VacatiOns Granted City Elm.
 plOyes-ThOmas Granheld Appointed
 Inspector of Sewers.
 The regular meeting of the Board of Pub lie Works was held last night, Mayor Hol- comb presiding. Bids were opened for a sewer in Grand avenue between Poplar street and Blatchley avenue and on W allace street between Locust and Myrtle streets. The bidders were M. Kehoe, Anthony Carroll and Messrs. s. & J. H. Austin, of Bridge port, The lowest bidders on both sewers were the Messrs. Austin, of Bridgeport Their bid was $1.34 for 12-inch pipe sewer, $1 for 12-inch culvert, catch basins $1 and manholes $4S for the Grand avenue sewer On the Wallace street sewer his bid was con- siderably less than the other two bidders. The other bidders were for the Wallace street sewer: A. Carroll, $912. 50; M. Kehoe, $SS4 30. For the Grand avenue sewer M. Kehoe bid $1,495, A. Car roll S1,372.5O. The Messrs. Austin's whole bid for the Wallace street sewer was
 
 179. They were awarded both contracts. The question of top dressing George street, as it was in a very dangerous condition, was next discussed. Professor T. En- sign and MT. Bryan of the firm of Yale & Bryan appeared before the Board and favored the top-dressing of the street. The Board told the applicants that there was no money in the treasury to pay for top-dress- ing. The members of the Board talked for considerable length of time over the lack of money in the treasury. East Chapel street was also in bad condition and needed top dressing. It was thought best to attend to the top-dressing of East Chapel street as soon as the money is raised. It was unanimously voted to raise money through the Finance committee, who will take about $5, ,000 from either Jackson street bridge or some other improvement about to be made under the Boards supervision.
 Members of the Dwight Place church ed that the trees on Dwight street which are in the way of the laying of needed sidewalk be removed. It was voted to have the trees removed with but little opposition.
 Commissioner Sullivan asked that the lay ing of the sidewalk on Congress avenue be deferred until next June The petition was granted.
 Commissioner Sullivan brought motion before the Board to have the city laborers paid off at the supply house and not at the place where the work was going on. It was voted to have them in the hereafter paid at the supply house.
 Commissioner Reilly brought 8 motion be- fore the Board to have all supplies needed by the department contracted for and given to the lowest bidder, considering the quail ty. Mayor Holman added a motion, saying that he thought it would be good idea ex- cepting that member of the Board be ap pointed 8 purchasing committee. It was laid on file until next spring.
 In regard to the relaying of the sidewalk on the Dickerman property and the resetting of the curb the matter was laid over.
 It was voted to instruct City Engineer Hill to inform the horse railroad company to lay their tracks.
 The Board voted to refer to the Bridge committee the repairing of the Whalley ave- nue bridge.
 The bills of the department were passed in body. It was voted that the Superin- tendent of Streets Doyle be granted weeks vacation and two weeks vacation to the clerk of the Board, MT. Waldron. It was voted that Mir. Thompson, superintendent of sidewalk, be granted a weeks vacation, as well Park Commissioner Sherman. The Board balloted for inspector of sewers. .Granfield was appointed on the first ballot at salary of $4 per day when em- ployed.