Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-22
.rvrn CONTRACTS AWARDED

SEWER CONTRACTS AWARDED ny She Board of Public Works Co suc-
 cassfuI Rldders-A Fine Tree Ruined
 -The Bell Dock DrawbFidge.
 The award of sewer contracts for the eight new sewers to be built was the principal business of the board of public works at last nights meeting. The bids were opened by City Engineer Hill. The successful bidders for eix of the eight sewers were 0. W. Blakeslee & Sons. The bids and sewers are given below, the successful bidders being noted by an asterisk,
 Minor street and Howard avenue-A. Bra zos 6 Sons $5. .32s, Lawrence O'Brien q, ,912, c. W. Blskeslee q Sons $4 343.16s. Elm street from Winthrop avenue to Beers strset-A. Brazos 6 Son g, ,6l8.26, Anthony Carroll a. .492. 50, Lawrence O'Brien $2, ,9O7.- 50, 0. W. Blakeslee & Sons $2. .414". Carlisle street from Howard avenue to Ce. dar street-A. Brazos & Sons $1 1,144, Anthony M ". Blakeslee & Sons $1 ,085. 40, Patrick Aa- her $1, ,140, Cennor Bros. 6 Go. $1 ,071 .60*. Oak and Dwight streets from Orchard to l George streets-A. Brazos 6 Sons $5, 545. .6O, l Anthony Carroll $5, ,SO2, Connor Bros. & Go. l $6, ,212. 50, Lawrence O'Brien $4, $40, Patrick Neshsr 5 ;4445o. c. W. Blakeslse & Sons ! 1 0. W. Blakeslee & Sons $1 ,689,* A. Brazos 6 Sons $1, ,7s8 50, Anthony Carroll $S,0s9, Lawrence O'Brien $1, ,694.
 Ferry street, from Pine to Lombard streets-C. W. Blakeslee & Sons, $2,644, Anthony Carroll, $3,271, Lawrence O'Brien, $2,735,* Connof Bros. & Co.,, $3, IFS, A. Brazos & Sons $2,84S.
 Vernon street from Davenport to Sylvan avenue O. w. Blakeslee 6. Sons, $1, 373. : A. Brazos 6 Sons, $1, ,465 60, Anthony Oar. roll, $1,48S, Lawrence O'Brien, $1 ,42O, Connor Bros. & Ce.-$1, ,445, Patrick Maher, $1,549.
 Lock street from Canal to Ashman streets A. Brazos &c Sons 1,208 10, c. w. Blakes lee & Sons 1,097. .50*, Lawrence O'Brier $1, 100.
 Proposals were received as follows for lay ing a concrete walk on the north side ol
 Grove street from Prospect to Ashmur streetg-Charless, w. Crockett 61 cents pel square yard, Connecticut Concrete company 45 cents per square yard, John F. Thompson
 34 cents per square yard The contract wa
 awarded to the, Connecticut Concrete com
 pany.
 Commissioner Leigh reported that Franl
 Harris had spoiled magnificent tree at Go.
 lumbus and Howard avenues by cutting of
 it's limbs because they shaded his garden
 The tree belonged to the city and the matte
 was referred to the city attorney to act upon
 Superintendent of Parks Sherman was in
 structed to buy $20 worth of fertilizer fo
 the new grass planted upon the site of tn l old state house.
 Selectman Fleischner appeared for the SC
 lectmen to recommend that the drawbridg
 at Belle dock be closed and kept open flo . road road traffic on Saturday during the Yale Atalants race.
 l A letter was also received from Bridge ; tender John Powers asking that the bridg be closed and free for the use of spectator who may wish to see the race from this poin
 of vantage.
 The matter WAS referred to the bridg ! committee to confer with the selectmen. ) Major Todd here interjected @ motion tha the board proceed to an election of superir
 tendent of streets.
 , Commissioner Atwater seconded th motion. He stated that az he read the ehal , ter no superintendent had as yet been electe legally.
 Commissioner Reilly objected to the motto as out of order.
 Mayor Peck thought an election had bee !, made but put the motion, and 1t was los
 Commissioners Atwater and Todd alone vol
 ing for it.
 Superintendent Ward of the West Have
 horse railroad appeared to ask permission lay T rail in place of the present rail use from Church to Temple streets on Chap ? street. The board voted to make no obje 3 tion to this. It could not vote permission 3 lay any other rail but flat ground rail, aceol ding to recent order of the common counci