Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-11
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The Conner Broshers' Contract Dis-
 cussea by tho Councllmen and
 Returned for More Specific Report
 -Colonel Bohan's Petition - The
 Electric Light Plant.
 A new phase in the controversy over the Connor Brothers' contract for crushed stone was developed in lest nights meeting of the board of couucilmen. The matter WAS brought up by Councilman wslls' motion that the reports of the committee be taken from the table. A discussion then arose a. to whether 1t would be advisable to extend the contract for period of three years.
 MT. Reyes thought the argument presented in the minority report was the strongest one and moved that 1t be accepted.
 Councilman Bree was in favor of the ma jority report because the contract with the Connor Brothers when they reduced their price to eleven cents . ton was based son the supposition that 1t would be extended.
 1essrs. Bromley and Bradley were of tho opinion that it was Q contract highly favor- able to the city. ..',.,-.
 As an amendment Mr. Hitler added that both the majority and minority reports be referred to the board of public works with the request that they give a specific state- ment to the court of common council just what gain would accrue to the city from the extension of the contract. It was 30 voted.
 The following petition from Colonel Bohan was referred to the committee on claims:
 To the Honorable Court of Common Council of the
 The undersigned respectfully petition your hon. orable body to direct tho city clerk to draw his favor of your petitioner for W services rendered in caring for the city hall during January last
 n TO NQ fnr ft1a Ottu hoI opd services were rendered in good faith and he in ing of said building the sidewalk the hallways and for the most of the month of nearly all of the ro0m' and as in duty bound he W.. W sxsr R1sy
 The petition of the property owners of the First ward for the removal of the plant of the Electric Light company was referred to . special committee appointed by President Connors, consisting of Messrs. Hitler, Austin, and Sullivan.
 It was voted to reconsider the Commerce street extension, and 1t was rscommitted to the committee on streets. -...
 The petitions referred were: Top dressing of Elm street, between University and Ken sington street; walk on Ashmum street, be- tween Grove and Bristol streets; sewer on Ashmum street, between Grove street and Lake Place; grading of Ashmum street, be- tween Grove and Bristol streets crosswalk on Pisrpoat street, west side of Houston street; relaying of work on the east side of Sperry street, between Pine street and the tracks of the Shore Line railroad. The orders passed were: Naptha lamps on George street, between Winthrop avenue and Morton street; cobbling the gutters in Har- | yard avenue; sewers in Oak and Dwight streets; extension of sewer on boulevard sewer in Lock street; crosswalk at corner oi | Prince and Hill streets; hardening of Jeffer. son street, between St. John and Grand ave- nue; crosswalk on Congress avenue, midway between Hill and Lafayette streets; the resolution de asssssmsnte of benefits and damages for extension of boulevard concrete walk on south side of WhalleJ avenue, between Norton and Mott streets the cobbling of westerly side of Greenwich avenue, from Sixth to Sea streete; crosswalh l on Lake place, corner of Dixwell avenue petition of B. Fl. Merriman, for abatement oi sewer assessment; petition of D. c. Sander son, for damages; Mrs. Mary Healy, fol damages; Joseph l.. Joyce & Co.,, for abate' mens of taxes; Mrs. Ann Healy for damages