Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-03
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A Breeze over the Sewer Question
 The Howard Avenue Sewer-Em.
 pIoyment of Laborer6 on She Streets
 -The New Neck Bridge.
 The members of the board of public works were all present last evening and indulged in quite breezy discussion over the Howard avenue sewer. Commissioners Whitney and States made things lively for a while. The former objected to Mir. States strictures on the board and the latter insisted on his for mer statements. After lengthy discussion it was decided to open the bids for the smaller sewers advertised for at the July monthly meeting. All the bids were opened except those for the Charles street sewer, for the re- call of which an order is now before theCourt of Common Council. The contracts were awarded to the lowest bidders. The bids of A. Brazos 6 Sons for building sewers in Ashmun, Foster and Cottage streets were thrown out, as they were unsigned. The bids were as follows:
 For sewer in Ashmun street from Bristol to Eaton streets: .. Anthony Carroll. ....................,$ $s1a % Patrick Maher. er.....-........ ......... 593 co Matthew Kehoe. ......................... 573 %
 In Exchange street from Poplar street to Blatchley avenue:
 A. Brazos & Sons STA! 50 HssSsgT TssSssT 6:5Ss 6:9ssii 5'sA s5s SS SS Patrick Maher.. 1,517 %
 In Foster and Cottage streets between Lawrence and Orange streets:
 Anthony T Garroii ssess 20 20 Matthew Kehoe. s,5Ss 90
 In Forbes Place from. Water to Bridge streets:
 A. Brazos Sons -....-.......-.........s6 .s67s % Matthew Kehoe e....................5~ ~ 473 % Patrick Maher .-....-...-....-.... .... 467 %
 On motion of Commissioner States the city engineer was instructed to advertise for bids for the Howard avenue sewer, and also for sections of it, the bidders to understand that only such portions of the work will be done as there is money for.
 It was voted to send a communication to the Court of Common Council asking for an extra appropriation of $12, 900 to be used for the purpose of building the Howard avenue sewer. Commissioners States and Crawford were appointed as committee to see the matter through the Common Council Con- missioner Todd expressed the opinion that the present method of hiring laborers by the street department is defective. He moved that the board appoint committee of three to investigate the matter and recommend a better plan if possible. MT. Whitney said the street department was sort of charity institution and that for the men employed by the city very poor return was obtained. Commissioners Todd, WhitinaA States and Crawford were appointed cofAD mittee to investigate the matter. Ex-Alder- man Bradley is contractor with the street department and he stated last evening that it required fourteen hours as a days work to cart four loads of stone from the crusher to Hamilton street, which is now undergoing repairs. It was voted that seven loads be considered as two days work during the re- pairs on Hamilton street
 The city engineer submitted three designs for the proposed bridge over Mill river at State street, where old Neck bridge" now stands. The first design was one for a stone bridge consisting of three elliptical arches, estimated cost $22, ,O0O. The third was for an iron truss bridge, single span, 30 feet in the clear. This called for creo- soted under floor and spruce wearing surface estimated cost $14, 900. The second design, the one adopted by the board, was an iron plate girder bridge with two spans of forty one and one-haf feet each ID the clear. a granite pavement on the roading of a width of forty feet, and two asphalt sidewalks twelve and one half feet each in width. The estimated cost of the bridge is $10,OOO. It is similar to the westerly span of the Grand avenue bridge. The city engineer was in. structed to prepare plans and specifications and advertise for proposals in accordance with this design.