Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-01
YALE NOTES.
Plans For The Kent Laboratory
 President POrter's New Book.

 President POrter's New Book.
 The committee having the construction Of the Kent laboratory in charge have chosen Edward w. Rant, of New York, architect. The building will be two stories high with a basement and will be constructed of brown stone, similar to that used in Dwight hall. On the first floor will be lecture hall, and on the second recitation rooms. The rest of the building, including the basement, will be occupied by laboratories. The occupants of the houses on the corner of High and Li- brary streets where the new bull ding will stand, have been notified to vacate by May 1st, at which time the work of demolishing the old buildings and laying the founda- tions of the new will begin.
 A number of Andover students accompa- nied by their friends in the sophom ore class occupied the rear gallery at prayers yester- day morning.
 President Porter will have an article entit- led ''Advice to a boy entering college" in the Youths Companion shortly. His work on Rants ethics will appear next month in the series of German philosophical classics published by s. c. Griggs, Chicago. S22, 800 of the necessary $30,000 for the new gymnasium at Trinity has been sub scribed. The building will be of red brick trimmed with sand stone and two stories in height.
 Dr. w. H. Hotchkiss has returned from Europe
 Ex-Governor Bigelow and wife have re- ! turned from Florida. MT. L. L. Sawyer, who is in Texas visiting has been been quite i'll since his arrival there.
 Timothy Lynch, an old resident of Wind ham, died suddenly at his home on Satur- day.
 T. J. McGuire the labor reformer, formerly of this city spoke in Msriden at labor meet ing last evening.
 Attorney Cable has gone to Baltimore to voroe case in this city.
 The American Register of March 6, records MT. and Mrs. Thos. Wallace at the Hotel Metropolitan, in London.
 Major Frank Cowles, of the Hartford Horse Guard, is confined to his bed with an attack of pneumonia, but is better.
 Charles Coe, brother of Winfield and ex- Judge Andrew J. Coe, of Meriden, died yes terday morning at the residence of his brother in that city.
 The Rev. O. Witherspoon who was strcken with paralysis Monday morning is improving and according to his physieian's statement will soon be able to attend to his regular duties.
 Charles Larrabee, jr. and Miss Julia Gates, daughter of w. F. Gates of Lebanon, were married in the Congregational church at Windham Tuesday afternoon, Rev. MT. Kelsey officiating. The affair was a society event in the place.
 Rev. Charles A. Graeber, for seventeen years pastor of the German Lutheran church, of Meriden, goes to New York to accept an important position at the Waterbury hospi- tai. His successor, Rev. MT. Kraft, of Otto N. Y., commences his work in Meriden next Sunday.
 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Bids Opened For Sewers And Com
 inmates.
 The contract for the sewer in West Water, Lafayette and Minor streets and Lafayette Place from Portsea street to Derby railroad was awarded to Lawrence OBrien, who agreed to do the work for $4,5s5. The other bid ders were: Matthew Kehoe $4, 969 50, Patrick Maher $4, 982.
 Lawrence O'Brien was also awarded the contract for the sewer in Grand avenue from Quinnipiac river to Atwater street, his bid being the lowest, $5,344. Other bids were: Patrick Maher $5,979, Matthew Kehoe $5,- 467.70.
 The contract for the boulevard sewer from Greenwich to Kimberly avenues was awarded to Lawrence O'Brien, his bid being $37, ,O30 and the lowest. Samuel F. Cumming zs, of New York, bid $65, ,575. 50.
 J. B. Sargent appeared before the Board and stated that as the Board were going to spend such a vast sum of money on this boulevard it seemed something might be done by which the hill the boulevard will have to run over at the Derby railroad could be done sway with. This thing can be done by the Derby roads tracks being run into the Con solidated road depot. MT. Sargent also asked the privilege of taking tracings of the boulevard maps to Hartford, which was granted.
 Mir. Hague asked permission to connect house in Foster street with the sewer in Lawrence street.
 It was moved to top-dress Washington street from Howard avenue to Columbus avenue.
 Several orders for sidewalks in various parts of the city were received from the Common Council. The engineer was in- structed to give lines and grade, and the clerk to notify parties in interest. The bond of plumbers licenses was increased to $500.
 Bills for the month of March were approv- ed as follows: General account, $5, 709 93; sewer account, $435.6
 Commissioners Gilbert and Sullivan were appointed a committee to confer with the of ficers of the Consolidated road in regard to building an iron bridge over the railroad tracks at Wooster street.
 D. F. Sullivan and James Mccormack were appointed sewer inspectors at $4 day.
 Two ballots were taken for president, but without success, and the Board adjourned to