Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-08

The estimates Of the lamp department.
amounted to $73, us, of which $37 $50 was
for 800 electric lamps, $685. for 775 gas
lamps and 81, 800 for $40 naphtha lamps.
The fire commissions estimates amount
ed to $112, 346, of which $72, 646 was for
pay roll, $50, 200 for q new lot for hook
and ladder house and $500 for forage.
The estimates of the board of public
works were: Bridges $4,000, of which
$4,000 is for new Chapel street draw
bridge, 81 900 for Chapel street railroad
bridge, $4,000 for Orange street bridge,
$1,000 for q new span for Tomlinson's
bridge, S., 200 for the Oak street turnpike
bridge, $1,000 for Derby avenue turnpike
bridge and $1,000 each for the Webster.
and Dewitt street bridges. De-
partment of streets, $4,000; depart
fment city engineer, 5000; contingent
expenses, 5000; cleaning sewers and
drainage, 5000; crosswalks and cutters,
5000; general repairs and ordinary
labor, $4,000; grading streets, $40, 500;
parks and trees, $3.50; hardening and
repairs, $127, $50; stone crusher, &c., 900;
walks and curbs, $4,000. The total of
these amounted to 5000, 1875. To this is to
be added the sewer account estimates of
$176, 400.
Estimates for sundry accounts amounted
to $245, 537. so, while last years appropria-
ton was $242, 3O5.82.
The free public library directors pre-
sented the following estimates:
Books, s2,550; periodicals. $500; bind
ing, $780, salaries, 81, 100; heating, 1925;
lighting, 5000; repairs, 5000; sta
tionery and printing, SO, ex-
s siso: mi mis- ss $50; contingent,
$500; total, $4,000. With these was the
fourth annual report, which showed re-
ceipts of 81, 1852, and expenditures of
50, 102. 80, leaving a balance of $2,372, AZ.
OF the building fund of $110,SS1. II there
has been sos, $40. 90 expended.
The joint committee to consider the
question of building an elevator in city
hall reported that of four varieties of ele-
vators it favored the direct hydraulic pres
sure system. The committee after some
discussion was directed to ascertain the
cost of this system and to report at the
next monthly meeting.
An order was passed directing the mayor
to prevent the West Haven railroad COM
pany from laying tracks on Carlisle street
in violation of the city ordinance.
The board did not finish their business
| and adjourned to Thursday next.
Petitions referred: Sidewalk on Grafton
street between Clinton avenue and Atwater
streets; extension of Meadow street sewer
into the harbor; building line on Gold
street between Prince and Washington
streets; crosswalk on Whalley avenue be-
| tween Garden and Orchard streets; side
walk on Winthrop avenue between Norton
and Orchard streets; sidewalk and curb on
Winter street between Charles and Henry
streets; Benjamin o. Pratt by S. Halliwell,
| agent, for abatement of sewer assessment;
! lamp on Winter street between Charles
| and Henry streets; sewer in Bradley
| street between State street and the rail
road bridge; sewer in Edgewood avenue
| from Lynwood to Howe streets; sewer in
| Blatch1ey avenue between Clay and LON
bard streets; sewer in Foster street be-
| tween Avon and Linden streets; naphtha
lamp on Winchester avenue at Thompson
| street; gas lamp on Lombard street be-
| tween Monroe and Main streets; gas
lamp on Lombard street between Fillmore
and James streets; electric light at Bris-
| tol and Ashmun streets.