Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-11
MAJOR roDD ON THE RULES.

MAJOR TODD ON THE RULES.
 Works that He win Observe Them
 no Longer-Commissio Atwater
 Creates a Special Committee and Re-
 ports for it-Alteratfon and a Pump
 at the Broadway Square-A Dis-
 charged City EmPlOye-Transfero of
 a COntract-Other Matters.
 There was breezy little scene in the board of public works when last nights meeting had proceeded for something like an hour and half. Before then every thing had not been remarkably harmoni- ous.
 Commissioner Atwater then arose and
 said he and Commissioner Reilly had been
 appointed a special committee some time
 ago to consider the rules of the board, and
 that the committee found them in very bad order and recommended they be abolished. He made motion to have the present rules abolished.
 Commissioner Whitney tried to squelch his brother republican with an immediate
 motion to amend by discharging the con- mitte with thanks.
 A vote was taken and President States | declared the amendment carried, 3 to 2. 'tWhat!' exclaimed Commissioner Atwa-
 water. ''How did you vote, Reilly?" 'I think the matter better be postponed ! for while," said Commissioner Reilly. "You promised to vote with me and l want you to do it,"- exclaimed Commis-
 sioner Atwater 'Tmoved for the commit l tee that the rules be abolished" tYou are out of order," replied Com | missioner Reilly. "There is no commit l tee"
 Commissioner Atwater looked some what astonished. Clerk Waldron searched l the records, but found no record of a ! committee on rules having been appointed, as Commissioner Atwater insisted had l been done.
 excited and charged Clerk Waldron with not keeping the records correctly. This the clerk stoutly stamped as an untruth. "Well," exclaimed Major Todd, sI notify this board that I am going to ignore it's rules in the future. I have certain rights which I intend to keep in spite of any rule."
 A Hull followed, and Major Todd made his usual motion to proceed to an election of assistant superintendent of streets. President States ruled him out of order. He appealed, and the president was sus- tained, Commissioners Whitney, Leigh and Reilly voting against the major. Time was getting short. eff this is the way we are going to do business think we'd better adjourn," remarked Commis- sioner Leigh, somewhat unpleasantly. "Well, " laughed Commissioner Atwater, ''don't resign, anyway"
 The West Haven Horse Railroad com pany sent communication, stating that it l wished to lay switch on Portsea street, and asked the board to examine the place. The matter was referred to the committee on streets to examine and report. Contractor Redfeld of R. Redfield & Son appeared to ask that Robert Lutz be al lowed to transfer his contract for tiling the boulevard sewer to Redfield 6 Son. By mistake Lutz signed himself as prin- cipal with Redield & Son as bondsmen
 when he should have signed as bondsman
 with Redfeld & Son as principal. Com
 missioner Atwater objected to 8 transfer,
 as he thought such action illegal under the
 circumstances He thought new con- tract should be made. His ideas were shared by Commissioner Reilly. A yea and nay vote was taken and the transfer was authorized, Commissioners Reilly and Atwater voting against it.
 Real Estate Agent Newcomb appeared to tSh tudU DutlcI SIIcOG 1IOI1 Dd66CGO oc ploughed, as it is afflicted by a thick growth of underbrush The matter was referred to the street committee. Contractor Anthony Carroll appeared to explain his bill of $100 damages for delays attending the building of the Prince street sewer. Commissioner Whitney moved the matter be referred to a special committee to investigate and report. Commissioner Leigh thought it hardship to the con- tractor to keep him, hard working man, running to committee hearings and losing a great deal of time. Commissioner Whit ney's resolution was passed and Commis- sioners Reilly and Atwater were appointed | to this committee.
 Andrew Nash of Hudson street, a former l city employe, appeared to complain that ] he had been discharged by Superintendent 1 of Streets Kent for not paying his bills. 1 He stated he had paid everything he owed l but S3 and this he did not think he ought 1 to pay. Superintendent Kent explained l that Commissioner Leigh asked some time | ago for his discharge, but this action had | not been taken till last Saturday night. l Superintendent Kent said he also found | that Nash had been in the habit of quitting l work half hour before time and visiting | a saloon with teamster employed by the | city. Nash had been section boss for several years. A few years ago he was discharged for giving away three loads of
 loam belonging to the city.
 Commissioner Atwater for the street
 committee reported that the walks and
 street on Cedar Hill were in miserable I condition. The board will have the road put in better shape.
 Superintendent of Parks Sherman was
 instructed to give what wood obtained
 from the trimming of trees that could not
 be used at the supply house, to the asso l ciated charities.
 on parks, recommended that the lower 1 Broadway square be altered so that the fence on the east end will indent the 1 square in the shape of crescent. In the center of the space thus formed the com 1 mittee recommended that we'll be sunk l and pump erected, this to be surrounded | by concrete walks. This plan seemed tc please the property owners in that section
 and the committees report was adopted. Superintendent Kent reported that about
 33O yards of the approaches to Neck bridge
 on State street needed relaying. This would cost about S130 The superinten- ] dent was instructed to repair only the
 worst hole in the approaches. l The city engineer was instructed to ad vertise for bids for the cobbling of Whal- 1 ley avenue from Dwight street to Univer. 1 sity place. Bids for grading sidewalks on Edward l street, between Whitney avenue and Pros | peot street were received as follows: Will | liam Montgomery, earth AT cents cubic yard, rock 791 cents; John Coque, earth l 60 cents, rock $1; Michael Connovan, earth l 67a, rock 974; Charles w. Blakeslee, earth ! 60, rock $1. 40.
 Commissioner Whitney moved the con tract be awarded to the lowest bidder
 There are ], 100 cubic yards of earth and
 300 of rock to be excavated. Montgomery
 was the lowest bidder, his fig
 ures making the total for thu
 whole job at $78I. Commissions Il Leigh though the city should do the worl
 itself and use the material upon the city
 roads. He made an amendment to thii
 effect, but it was lost as President Statei
 caused the vote to be tie. A vote wal
 then taken on the motion to give the con
 tract to the lowest bidder and that also wa | 1oc% Lv o fio vofa