Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-07
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Sewer Contracts Awarded-No Work
to be Done on Sewers Hereafter EK-
cept when inspectors arc Present-l
The Appropriation, for the Repair
of Streets Nearly Exhausted-Com-
missioner Sullivan Refuses TO Sign
One of the Monthly BiHs-Routtne !
Business Transacted.
A special meeting of the board ofpublic
works was held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, Mayor Sargent and Commits
sioners Sullivan, Atwater, States, Brown
and Maley being. present. After the
monthly bills of the department had been
approved, or more correctly speaking, the /
major portion of the bills, for there was
one which did not receive the necessary
four signatures, City Engineer Ingersoll
stated to the board that several instances |
had come:to his attention where work on the l
masonry portion of sewers had been done
when ne sewer inspector of the depart |
ment was not on hand. He furthermore
stated that he did not care to be held re-
sponsible for work done on the sewers
when none of the city's inspectors were
present, and suggested that the board
should adopt some sort of resolution
governing the case.
After considerable discussion upon the
subject the board adopted a resolution to
the effect that all work on sewers requir-
| ing supervision of inspectors must here
after be done by the contractors between
the hours of and 10 a. m. and and
p. m, except in cases where work might
| ha or Ofh ar hv al a.
sion of the city engineer given in writing
| 1t was also voted that this new resolution
| should govern all sewers now in course of
construction, and that hereafter the reso-
luton should be incorporated in all bids
| and contracts.
The only bill which did not receive the
| approval of the board was one of Daniel
Tomlinson bridge. This bill receiv ed the
signatures of Commissioners States, At
water and Maley, and was then passed to
| Commissioner Sullivan for his signature.
This commissioner Immediately refused to
sign the bill. claiming that Mr.. Sheehan
was police commissioner and in conse
quence debarred from doing work for the
of this board" said the commissioner,
twill any bill from any commissioner of
the city receive my signature. I have re-
fused to sign others and shall certainly
refuse to sign this one" The bill was
then passed to Commissioner Brown, but
he also refused to sign, and the bill not
having received the votes of approval of
four members of the board, will not go to
| the board of finance this evening, but will
have to lie over in the desk of the clerk of
the board of public works until it receives
the signature of one other of tho commits
sioners. The bill is for work done June Z.
ii Commissioner States, chairman of the
committee on finance of the board, re-
ported that of the $24 900 appropriated for
the care of streets already $16, 900 has been
expended, and in consequence only about
! $1,000 remained with which to carry on
the work for the next five months. The
7 commissioner stated in his opinion consid-
. cradle of retrenchment was necessary in
{ order to have the balance of the appropri,
alton last until next December. Superin-
tendentDoyle stated in reference to the mat
ter that he could economic id this especial
r respect by stopping the sprinkling of the
streets and doing away with the patrol
= system of cleaning streets, the latter being
: done at cost to the city of at least S40(
h per month. No instructions were given tt
/ the superintendent in reference to the mat
: ter, but the board voted to leave the mat
ter to the care and discretion of the super
: intendent of streets.
i Captain g. G. Ford and Selectman Joe
8 Gilbert appeared before the board in refer
v ence to the top dressing of Whalley ave
r nue.. Captain Ford stated that in Novem
i Der, 1890, the court of common council
o passed an order for the re-top dressing O
v Whalley avenue, from Park street to Nor
J. ton street. In accordance with this orde
the street was repaired up to Hudson
l. street and there the work stopped. Tn
d board voted to instruct the superintendent
Is of streets to cobble cutters and put tn
b street in thorough repair at the earlies
possible moment so far as the appropria
a | ton goes.
o Notice was served upon the board by R
" F. Phelan to the effect that he would CLAIM
It damages from the city for injuries received
3 by his son in falling from the Lamberto
70 street bridge. The matter was referred t
r. the corporation counsel, and the city en-
Or gineer was instructed to confer with tn
ia corporation counsel in reference to tn
" matter.
8. R. E. Baldwin appeared before the boar
J. and objected to the city taking any porto
" of his land or that of julius G. Gable IL
" Gated at the junction of Columbus, Daver
i. port and Congress avenues for the purpos
,e of erecting a monument to the memory c
r. the heroes of the revolutionary war. Th
,e board took no formal action on the maj
a. ter.
m The board then took recess until ever
Of ing.
d. THE EVENING SESSION.
Mayor Sargent and Commissioners Su
Ivan, Atwater and Maley were the onl
I'D members of the board present at the ever
Id ing session. The opening of bids fo
Oh sewers in Lloyd street, Norton stree
ma Mansfield street and Grand avenue an
90 Ferry street was the particular busine.
90 that called the board together. The bid
~ were formally opened, read and the COZ
n tracts awarded, the Lloyd street contrat
ali going to Lawrence O'Brien at $317. 81
t. Norton street to Nugent & Graham at So