Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-04
GETTING ITS mETrLE UP.

The Board of Public Works Will Fol- low Strictly the order Passed by the
 Aldermen-The Opinions Come at
 Last-The New Roller Defended-
 Other Items of Business. ....s,
 The board of public works evidently is getting it's mettle up over the recent order | passed by the board of aldermen restrain | ing them from making any purchases not specified in the, annual appropriation. This order was read by the clerk and brought forth an active discussion. The members finally decided they would follow the strict letter of the law and not buy anything unless specifically named in the appropriation before June 15, the date named in the order.
 That opinion from the corporation coun- sel which MT. Brown so earnestly desired was also read by the clerk, and is as fol- lows:
 He stated that his opinion has been asked for in writing on the following: Whether | @ person can be member of any of the commissions of this city who is not a resi- dent of this city. To this the answer was in substance he could not.
 Whether or not 8 commissioner of this board has legal right under the ordi- nances and charter of the city of New Ha- ven to become so far interested in con- tract being executed under the directions of this board as to become the bondsman for the execution of this contract. The corporation counsel said the charter does not expressly touch on the other ques- tion. The clause relates to employment and furnishing materials and reads thor should any member of either of said boards furnish any materials or be employed to do any work for said city" From this it will be seen that the members of the board | of fire and police commissioners, as well as the members of the board ofpublic works, | are thus prohibited.
 But the prohibition is restricted to fur nishing materials and being employed to do any work for the city. There is no l prohibition in the charter or ordinance against members of the boards either giv- 1 ing bonds for or selling materials to con- tractors.
 The doing of either of these things by commissioners is rather question of pro priety than question of law" w. R. Fleming of the firm of w. R. Fleming Co.,, New York, manufacturers of road rollers, appeared to clear away some of the charges which have been made against the new machine now in this city on trial He said that there were instances where his firm had sold their rollers cheap CT than the price offered New Haven, but this was in certain places where they wished to introduce their rollers. This city, he said, was offered price now 5 per cent. under the ordinary charge. He said the cost of running the roller for year would not be much over $500. His offer to furnish a man and run it free of any charge until the fifteenth of this month was accepted by the board.
 It was voted that the superintendent of streets be instructed to begin on new work and that gutters be cobbled in advance of the work.
 Also that the city engineer advertise for bids for all the sewers practicable which are ordered by the court of common coun- cil.
 It was voted that the city engineer pre- pare layout for the extension of Oak street to West river.
 Clerk Waldron read the appraisal of the stone crusher, which was accepted and is as follows:
 Amount of appraisal of February 4, 1891, when turned over to the city by the con- tractors, $6, 6,160.39. Repairs on machinery increased the appraisal to S6, 93S. .56, an in crease of $76S.1S over the previous ap- praisal.
 A. J. Clerkins bid of $548 for the new Broadway pump and we'll was accepted. There were five other bidders.
 For Summer Excurs1o nists and
 Travel.
 The Housatonic railroad will place on sale June 1, 1891, excursion tickets from New Haven to Alexandria Bay, NY. Bluff Point (Hotel Champlain), N. Y., Buffalo, NY, Caldwell Uake George), N. Y., Had ley duzerne county), N. Y., Howe's Cave, NY, Lake Placid (Adirondack mountains) NY, Montreal, P. O., Niagara Falls, .Y., Quebec, Que, Saratoga, NY, and Sharon Springs, N. Y. Tickets good going from June to September 30, and good return ing until October 31.
 A Brilliant Reception Last Evening.
 A brilliant reception was given last night by Dr. O. A. Lindsley in honor of his son and daughter-in-law recently married, Dr. and Mrs. c. Purdy Lindsley, at his house, 15 Elm street. All three floors were open to the company, there being in addition to the large reception rooms on the second floor spacious room on the third. Rob- inson's orchestra furnished the music, and Sherry of New York catered.
 There were about 300 guests present, among whom were Lieutenant Governor s. B. Merwin and wife, President Dwight and wife, Mayor Sargent and wife, Rev. Dr. E. E. Beardsley and daughter, Rev. William Beardsley Rev. E. s. Lines and wife, Colonel John E. Earle and wife, Charles B. Earle and wife of New York, Professor Weir, Professor Brewer, Robert Brown of and Mrs. Crafts, Colonel Cyrus F. Lontrell, MT. Powles and wife, MT. Chur of East Orange, MT. 0. L. Johnson, Dr. William G. Daggett, Postmaster N. D. Sperry, wife and daughter. Judge A. Heaton Robertson, and wife, Dr. Beckwith, Colonel N. G. Osborn and wife, Professor H. E. Smith and wife, Mrs. Frederic R. Honey, Mrs. Francis Bacon, Dr. Ring, Dr. Carmalt, Dr. Bellosa, Dr. Cheney and wife, Dr. Hawkes and wife, George s. Barnum and wife, H. Grant Thompson and wife, John w. Bristol, Miss Bristol, Mrs. E. s. Dana, J. B. Darlington, Eli Whitney, Eli Whit ney, jr., Professor W. K. Townsend, Cap tain Charles H. Townshend and wife, Thornton Hunt, General George H. Ford and wife, Dr. Robert Ives and daughter.
 CONVENTION HELD. Progressive Benefit Order of Connec-
 ticut.
 At a convention of representatives of the various lodges of the Progressive Bene- fit order in Connecticut, held in this city May IS, Supreme President Dayey sug- gested that Connecticut member be sent to Boston to thoroughly investigate the standing and business of the order, the supreme lodge to pay his expenses. c. E. Stoddard, treasurer of the lodgeat Shelton, was elected to perform that duty.
 Last night the members of United States and Unity lodges listened to his report, in substance as follows:
 He said: found the supreme lodge occu- pying the whole upper floor of the build ing. The front room. which during the day is the office of the supreme president and the manager of the Progressive Times, with three or four stenographers and type writers, is fitted up for lodge purposes and rented nearly every evening for meetings. In the rear is large room in which are the desks of the supreme secre- tary, supreme treasurer, chief bookkeeper and several clerks. Adjoining is another large room in which is kept, conveniently arranged in patent file cases, each lodge | being separate, the applications for mem bership, also the records of each of the 800 | and more lodges, by consulting which, in half minute, the exact standing of each l of the 40, ,000 members may be ascertained. l