Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-07
ROARD OF PURLIC WoRKs.

COmm1ss1ener Leigh Moves to Pur-
chase the Stone Crusher Now at
West Rock-Other Business Trans.
acted.
But four members of the board of pub
lie works were present at the meeting last
evening, Commissioners Atwater and
Brown not being in their accustomed
places. No business of particularly vital
importance was transacted. A peculiar
incident in view of their position on the
road roller question last year was the fact
that when the matter of the stone crusher
came up City Engineer Hill recommended
and Commissioner Leigh moved that the
board of public works purchase the stone
crusher used on West Rock by paying to
Conner Brothers the sum of $900.44.
This action is diametrically opposed to
the position taken by the commissioner
last year when he was on the opposite side
of the fence claiming that the board of
public works had not the right or power
to expend the city's money for the pur.
chase of a road roller. 1t is probable that
| the commissioner made the motion with
out giving the matter very serious atten'
ton, but the fact that he did make such 6
break caused considerable merriment
among the members of the "Big Four
present.
A formal notification upon the part Of
Conner Bros. stating that their contract
for crushing stone expired December 81
and that they desired to be relieved from
further responsibility for the crusher anc
| works at West rock was received and read
Commissioner Leigh inquired if as
matter of fact Morris McHugh had no
been placed in charge of the plant and i
80 by whose authority. President State
stated that at meeting of thu
board held last Saturday the board had au
thorized him to place McHugh in charge
Commissioner Leigh took exception to tn
meeting of the board, claiming that it wa
called solely for the purpose of discussing
the matter of appointing bridge tende
at the Quinnipiac drawbridge and that tn
| real meeting in question was a joint one o
the selectmen and board of public works
J and that no call had been issued for
meeting of the latter board, and that il
consequence he had not been present a
that meeting. President States then sal
} that meeting of the board had been he'll
last Saturday after the joint meeting an
drop.
The board then voted to accept back tn
} stone crusher and further to accept bot
| appraisals of the property made by tn
city engineer and to refer the entire ma
, ter to the court of common council fo
instruction as to which of the two az
: praisals to accept and whether to purchas
!, the new crusher bought and operated b
Conner Bros. at the works during tn
past year. The superintendent of street
was thereupon instructed to take charge
the crusher pending advice from the coul
, of common council.
When the appraisal was made last yef
8 the crusher plant was called wort
0 Sc, $685. Sc. The appraisal this year include
the new stone crusher bought by Come
Bros, worth about 5000, and $50 tons {
. crushed stone on the property, wort
a $1S7.50, making a total of $7729. II
firm agrees to settle the entire matter vii
the city, the city to take the crusher ar
= to pay to Conner Bros. the sum of $1,000
The board voted to instruct the may
- to prepare a statement of the presel
status of the road roller question and
present the same to the board of counc
men in order that they may properly u
g derstand the matter.