Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-05
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

General Business-Gate For Draw. brldges-The Condition of Neck Bridge.
 James Reilly, president of the board, pres I sided at the meeting of the above board last l evening; present, Gilbert, Crawford, Whit ! ney, States, Sullivan and Clerk WaIdron. MT. Fshy appeared before the meeting and | asked permission to construct bake ovens
 under the sidewalk at his premises on Con- gress avenue. It was decided that the ovens
 could be built under the supervision of the city engineer, the owner to remove the ovens l if he should be ordered to do so by the board.
 MT. Lord offered to sell several hundred loads of stone suitable for crusher use to the city. No action was taken, as the superin- tendent of crusher stated that the stone was not needed at present.
 MT. Haney, of this city, appeared before the board with model of an automatic self opening and closing gate fer drawbridges. The gate is suitable for either the Chapel street or the Tomlinson bridge. Mir. Haney offsred to erect the gate on one of the bridges with the board for their further considera- tion. No action was taken.
 Theodore N. Hotchkiss requested permis- sion to remove at his own expense 8 tree sit- uateo III bhe orlVe"ay 70 ms property on Elm street near Kensington street. The matter was referred to the superintendent of public parks.
 0. F. Evarts sent letter to the board re- spectfully calling attention to the fact that some of the piles of the Chapel street bridge were in such bad condition as to require re- placing. The matter was referred to super- intendent of bridges.
 A communication was read regarding the condition of Neck bridge on State street. After discussion as to the advisability of repairing or building new bridge the mat ter was referred to the Common Council for instruction.
 Dr. Crane requested permission to obtain few loads of crusher ground stone for his premises. Superintendent of Streets Doyle was given authority to sell the stone, provid- ed the sale does not conflict with the inter ests of the city.
 Mr. Hamilton of 93 Washington street, ,juno- tion of Howard avenue, asked permission to connect his premises with the Howard ave- nue sewer. Permission was granted.
 The following votes were passed:
 Thst the y fRs and masonTy of Section of the bouleVard sewer af from Lamberton street to Davenport avenue. tions and advertise for proposals for furnishing materials required by the ty for the year 18S8i e. and paving stones cobbles, Belgian blocks snd sew. CT castings.
 HIRAM'S RECEPTION.
 Very Successful and Brilliant 0cca-
 sion-Features of the EvenImg's
 Entertainment,
 Every arrangement is fully completed for the success of "Old Hiram's" reception, pub lie installation and banquet this evening" W. A. Beers, chairman of invitations, has arranoad for aach holder of O nouopl;poaokorr ticket to receive check at the door which will be handed to the reception committee, who will see that the invited guest will have good seat at the banquet table, ,etc. Thom- as' orchestra will render some fine music from selections suitable to the occasion and Prof. Bsnj. Jepson, the chairman of vocal music committee, has provided a fine quar- tette composed of Miss Nora Russell soprano, Mrs. George F. Blinn contralto, Mir. Max Kastner tenor, Dr. George M. Bush baritone, who will render the following selections:
 Solo by Mrs. Blinn.
 Quartette-This Love is Much Like the Wind.
 Solo by Miss Nora Russell D'''f-'f
 The installation will occur in the lodge room and the reception, music, speeches, ban. quet, etc., in the armory directly under the lodge room. Plates will be laid for about one thousand.
 Prof. Jepson will preside at the organ in the lodge room during the installation cere- monies.
 The occasion will be very memorable one l in the history of this ancient lodge and will ! meet with the grand success that has always l attended HiraR2s entertainments heretofore, Many will be the prominent citizens who will l be present, this lodge being one of the lead l ing Masonic institutions of the State and l composed of & membership of some nine l hundred, many of whom are leaders in soci- l ety and gentlemen of wealth and culture. A l distribution will be made this evening to the l attendants of valuable Masonic pamphlet l of over thirty pages, giving truthful state 1 nent of the recent controversy between the | Grand lodge and Hiram ledge and comments | on the subject by leading Masons, both at | home and abroad; also having copy of the | original charter granted ''Old Hiram" in | 175o, under which it still continues to ex- emplify the Masonic degrees. It contains | also the worshipful masters address deliver | ed at the annual December 29, 1887.
 The installation of officers elect will begin | at about 7:45, and the entertainment will be | at the conclusion of the exercises.