Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-20
An.soaEpIENr RoARp.

A DIsOBEDIENT BOARD. Aldermen Lose Patience With the
 Board of Public Works and Severe:
 ly Cr1ticise lt-A New Pavement for
 Church Street-The Marett Requests
 A New Park Licensing Scaven-
 gers.
 The board of aldermen was on it's dignity last evening and apparently felt that that dignity had been trespassed upon by the board of public works. A general assault on the latter board was made by the city fathers who occupy seats in the upper branch of the Court of Common Council. For sev- eral years orders passed by the local 1egisla- tors have accumulated at the office of the board of public works, and that body has carried them out when it saw fit. This dis regard of the orders of the aldermen has dis turbed the customary good nature of that body. The music commenced last evening when the report of the board of finance came up recommending the passage Of this order:
 Ordered, That all the orders, not executed or not under contract, be returned to the Court or com mon Council by the boara or Yos eration.
 It was explained that the object of recall- ing these orders is to enable the board of finance in making up its estimates for the en- suing year to start with clean books and have definite basis on which to act. Al- dermen Kent, Bushnell and Gessner referred to the dilatory manner in which the board of public works has carried out the orders of the Court of Common Council. Alderman Bushnell expressed a desire to find out whether the board of aldermen or the board of public works had the more authority.
 In June the board ordered that Orange street be hardened before Dixwell avenue, but the department of public works after hardening only small portion of Orange street proceeded with the hardening of Dix well avenue. This was an act directly con- trary to the order of the council, and the aldermen angri1Y passed the following order, as introduced by Alderman Gessner, unani- mously:
 Ordered, That the board of public works report to this board by the next regular meeting the son why they have not compiled with the order of we'll avenue before finishing Orange street.
 Alderman Gessner had the last shot at the delinquent board. After referring to what he considered very peculiar action on the part of the board of public works in refer- ence to the extension of Mechanics and Can ner streets, he said, s'It seems to me there is something very wrong in the board of public works"
 The following orders came up from the board of finance and were passed:
 Ordered, That the board of public works cause a Church street, from George street to Chapel street.
 Ordered. That the sum of $s,OOo be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of laying dimension block granite pavement on Church street, frem George to Chapel street.
 That a f necessary permits to the electric companies for the purpose of laying underground conduits for their wires in Church street, on condition that the con duits are laid before the new granite pavement is constructed.
 The board of compensation, in it's report on the layout of the proposed new park along the meadows and bluffs of West river, showed that the land, which it is intended shall come within the confines of the new rark, can be obtained for $5,290 and the Mayer in his message thought it would cost $15,00O. The report recommends that the land be taken and that the tracts on the meadows, offered by Donald G. Mitchell, Charles N. Fabrique, Asa L. Fabrique and James D. Mason, be accepted. The report was accepted.
 A resolution providing for the passage of an ordinance that no wagon or cart of any description shall be used within the limits of
 
 collecting garbage, offal, bones, grease or any other putrid or offensive matter without g license from the board of health was intro duced. A fine of not less than $5 or more than $50 Is fixed as the penalty for violation of the ordinance The committee on ordi- nances will take the matter into considera- tion.
 The West Haven horse railroad company proposes to lay double tracks through Church street this fall. In view of this fact, Alder- man Thompson introduced a resolution re- questing the board of public works to report to the Court of Common Council the best form of steel rail to be used on Church street. The resolution was passed. Designs of sev- eral rails drawn by Engineer Hill were ex- hibited to the board and it was agreed that a rail used largely in Liverpool was the best. Alderman Kent solemnly announced that he is protectionist, that goods made in this country are good enough for him and that he for that reason could not favor the Liver pool rail. The resolutions recommended by the directors of the free public library in reference to the bequest of Philip Marett, and which are referred to elsewhere, were tabled by the board to await the decis- ion of the courts in determining whether the money goes to the institute or the public li- brary.
 The offer of the telephone company to lay duct for the use of the city in it's conduits was accepted. All orders for sewers were tabled.
 Orders were passed ss follows: For elec- trio light corner of Wolcott and Poplar street; gas lamp on Water street at the Derby railroad crossing; on Washington st. between Columbus ave. and West Portsea st. on Lake place, between Dixwell avenue and Ashmun street; on Oak street, between Park and Howe streets; naphtha lamps on Wash ington street. between Morris street and the bridge; on Wilson street, between Lambsr- ton and Rosette streets; on Sea street, be- tween Howard avenue and South Water streets, on corner of Drummer and Watson street; for an electric light on Commerce street, between Congress avenue and Whit ing street; for naphtha lamp on Fillmore street, between Lombard and Peck streets.
 Petitions were referred as follows: Of George Hugo for renumbering Edwards street; for top dressing Whalley avenue; for nsphtha lamp on Audubon street.