Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-14
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tractor HaRey QuinnfpIac Bridge ings.
 At meeting of the board of last night several residents of Frank. entered remonstrance to the pro. change of grade and widening of the siu walk of that street. The petitioners werl given leave to withdraw. Ex-Governor English appeared before th
 board in relation to the extension of Mil street Cumming from Saltonstall avenue t. Wolcott street), which would cut through property of which he is half owner. H, said that this property has been saved fo some manufacturing concern to take, as it ii near to the railroad tracks. New Haven haI
 little property good for manufacturing inter to other cities. A manufacturing firm is now negotiating for its purchase and he asked that the board defer making layout of the proposed extension for the present, The mat ter was tabled temporarily.
 Attorney H. G. Newton appeared in behalf of Mrs. E. Van Tile ard objected to the pro. posed layout of the extension of Gibbs street The matter was tabled until the first meeting in August.
 Superintendent Ward of the West Haveu horse car railroad spoke regarding the order for layout of plot of ground at the junc- tion of George, Meadow and Church streets and Congress avenue for monumental plot
 Ex-Mayor Lewis appeared in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce in favor of the monu- ment
 Commissioner Sullivan said that if the chamber paid more attention to getting man, ufacturing concerns here it would be better.
 stTf yynT11H 0rlv' noel v0uTaaff D on, swered the ex-mayor, ''you would find that the chamber is doing much in that line every day.''
 The city engineer was instructed to make 8 layout.
 sealed bill was received from the Yale Safe < Iron company to furnish the iron fnishings for the new West River bridge for $775. The bill was tabled
 A communication from President Clark, of the Consolidated road wes read. He said that the railroad company, in order to carry out the spirit Of the compromise under which the Jackson street bridge was built, is will ing to agree with the city that each shall pay one-half of the expense of the carrying out of the order of the railroad commission CTS, while it does not recognize any liability on it's part outside of it's location. This in- cludes the cost of grading Jackson street ap- breaches and using the roads track for the James street crossing, both of which ate em- braced in the same order. President Clark asked that the clerk forward to him any memoranda of agreement which the boards counsel may think proper to draw up to that effect.
 President Clark's communication was re- ferred to Corporation Counsel Driscoll for his opinion, and the latter to be requested;to be present at the next meeting of the board.
 Mir. Doyle. the superintendent of streets, reported that the appropriation for sidewalks is nearly exhausted. The appropriation was $2, 500, of which $2,300 has already been used He asked that $1 ,000 be transferred from the paving account. It was voted to have Commissioner Whitney appear before the board of finance tonight and ask for the transfer
 paper served on City Clerk Shanley by James F. Cox, who wants $1 500 damages for injuries his child Margaret received on May Il by falling into an open manhole in the street was read. The negligence of the board of health employees in leaving the manhole open was discussed. On motion of Commits sioner Whitney it was voted to recommend the passage of new ordinance or one similar to the old one prohibiting the opening of cesspools on city property.
 Contractor Haney, who put up the gates on Quinnipiac bridge, asked that the board pay his bill of $137.50, the city's half of the expense.
 This caused quite breeze in the board.
 MT. Haney read paper, signed by Bridge tender Futile, which said that MT. Haney had put latch on the gates and that the
 ates were in good working order.
 "That paper is fraud" exclaimed Com- missioner Crawford. "The bridgetender never intended to say that the gates were working well yesterday. That is not his writing."
 Commissioner Sullivan wes on his feet. His eyes were like two balls of fire. He flung tle paper before MT. Crawford and wanted to know what he meant by calling it fraud. The brfdgetender's name was signed to 1t.
 Mir. Haney then explained that his wife had written the paper and had esked MT. Futile to sigl it. He did so.
 Commissioner Reilly wanted to know what business Mir. Futile had to sign it if he did not mean what he said. Commissioner Sul- Iivan moved that the bill be paid, but no heed wes paid to it and the discussion waxed so warm that Mayor York wished he had off his overcoat, which he had only jrst put on when the matter came up,
 Commissioner Crawford objected to paying the bill until warm weather came before he sanctioned it so that he could see how the gates worked Commissioner Whitney said that the bridge committee was to report at this meeting on the gates end he wanted to wait until it reported.
 Commissioner Sullivan made some rousing remarks for MT. Haney, and he thought it 8 shame that the city would not carry out it's contract in this matter. The contract stated that the gates should have thirty days trial. They had already had forty. Either reject or accept them. There was MT. Tuttle's statement that they are in good working order.
 ''They may be on some days" replied MT. Crawford. "Ever since they were put up MT. Haney has been tinkering with them, and can bring evidence here that he told his employees that before long the city would have to-give him more work on the repairs"
 Commissioner Sullivan was on his feet again with fire in his eyes. He thought hearsay evidence had nothing to do with the matter. The question was whether these gates are in good condition or not. MT. Haney should be treated with fairness. He did not believe the city should break it's contract to give the bridge committee all summer to decide whether the gates were working we'll or not.
 fI wonder if we have got to stay here all night" remarked Commissioner Reilly.
 "Well, why don't you second my motion?" said Commissioner Sullivan.
 He did so and Commissioner Sullivan called for the question. The first vote was tie, Todd not voting. On the second it was three to two for paying the bill. Commissioners Reilly, Sullivan and Todd voted in the affirmative and Commis- sioners Whitney and Crawford against.