Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-19
CONTRACTS AWARDED

And Other Business Done at the
 Meeting of the Board of Public
 Works Last Evening.
 The condition of the bridge over the Derby railroad at the corner of Washing ton and Daggett streets was brought up be- fore the attention of the board of public works last evening. Commissioner Sulli- van stated that it was perfectly fiat and whenever rain comes pool of water collects. The matter was referred to the superintendent of streets with instructions to confer with the superintendent of the Derby road.
 Fire Marshal Kennedy appeared before the board to state that complaint had been given him to the effect that two or three sheds owned by the city at the cor ner of Spruce and Oak streets were unsafe and liable to tumble down at any time. The superintendent of streets was ordered to tear these buildings down.
 H. D. Clark & Go. were awarded the contract for furnishing blue stone for city supplies. Their bid was $1, ,329. E. A. Chatfeld bid $1,537.50. They were also awarded the contract for vitrifed sewer pipe at $774.69.
 Humphrey Tooney of Guilford was given the contract for granite basin heads al $31. .99.
 For furnishing cement-H. B. Carpenter and E.. A. Carpenter bid the same-$1. .2s E. Davis also bid alike for furnishing bricks, at $11 per 1000. These bids were referred to the committee on supplies. Connor Brothers, Belgian blocks, $1 pe1 square yard.
 Cobble stones, Edward Cunningham, 2t
 cents per square yard. .@ 7<'F Sewer casting, E. Stannard & Sons, IS. | mills per pound.
 The need of catch-basin on Artisan l street, in front of steamer 2's house, wa! shown the board by Chief Hendricks 1T behalf of the fire commissioners. This il needed in order that the grade of the ap
 proach to the house rnay be changed. A 1 present the heavy apparatus can be backed into the house only with the greatest diff | fculty This was referred to the city en gineer.
 Commissioner Todd moved that all thu | rules of the board be reconsidered anc Commissioner Sullivan suggested that , committee be appointed to prepare new l rules. In this he was supported by Com | missioner Todd, and he then moved tha | such committee be appointed, consisting | of Messrs. Atwater and States. 1 Messrs Thomas German, Daniel Sulli van, John Carroll and Thomas Worthing l ton were reappointed for the ensuing yea l as sewer inspectors.
 | MT. States motion was carried to tht
 effect that the mayor and city engineer b.
 instructed to negotiate with the town O.
 Orange for building of bridge as ordered l by the court of common council over Wes
 river at Oak street.
 A committee consisting of Messrs. Todd
 States and Atwater was appointed to ap
 pear this evening before the committee o1
 streets to protest against the top dressing of any more streets.
 The board voted to advertise only fo
 bids for the following streets:
 Kimberly avenue, Columbus avenue | Clay street, Blatchley avenue, Washing
 ton street, Edgewood avenue and tn l Boulevard.
 The board will meet again next Wednes
 day night
 By Rev. Dr. John Hall. The Rev. John Hall, DD., of New York will lecture this afternoon at the Mar
 quand chapel at 8 o'clock. The public ar 1 invited.
 Said to Have Drawn a Knife. | A man giving the name of John Done gan went into the house of an Italian | Giuseppe Ambrose by name, at 39 Fail
 street and insisted upon going to sleel there. Ambrose and his wife attempted to eject him, whereupon they claim h. drew knife upon them. Donegan, wh'
 was under the influence of liquor, was ar rested by Officer Doran but no knife wa l found upon his person.