Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-16
BoAnD OF PUBL1o woRxs.

The City Has Purchased she Stone Crusher for $75O From Connor Eros Contracts Awarded for Fur. nfshtng Supplies The Dangerous Condition of Tomlinson Bridge 10 be Remedied at Once-Other Busi. ness.
 Presideat Todd was the only absentee from the meeting of the board of public works last evening. The session of the board was an unususlly lengthy one, but in spite of this fact but little business ex- cept of routine nature was transacted.
 The committee on streets of the board reported that they had made an agreement with Connor Bros. to purchase the Fsrrel stone crusher now at the city crusher works and to pay therefor the sum of $750. This ends the matter of the stone crusher, at least for the present, the mat ter having been at a previous meeting re- ferred to that committee, with power to act.
 The question of supplies for the depart ment for the ensuing year was next taken up and disposed of. At tho last meeting of the board the bids for supplies were opened, but finally without awarding any contracts the bids were referred to the | committee on contracts to inquire into the bondsmen. At the meeting last night the matter was finally disposed of, the con- tracts bsing awarded to the lowest bidders in each case. These were as follows: For vitrifed sewer pipe, to W. J. Atwater al $504. 50; for blue stone, to H. D. Clark & l Co. at $1 ,307; for Belgian blocks, to O. W. Blakeslee & Sons at 98 cents per square yard; for cobblestones, to E Cunningham ut 28a cents per square yard; for sewer castings, to the Sessions Foundry company of New Britain, Conn.,, at 6 10 cents pel pound; for granite basin heads, to Joseph Lszzari of Stony Creek st $28 50 per set l Mayor Sargent called the attention of the board to the dangerous condition of Tom linson bridge in consequence of the cleo trie current on the bridge. After very brief discussion the matter was referred tt the committee on roads and bridges of the board, with instructions to make tht bridge safe at once, and to got with the town committee in abating this evil, at veil as discussing and arriving at some oonclu ion in reference to the feasibility oi elevsting the power house on the bridge. Superintendent Doyle reported that re ] e0AAD "0Ao AoSSoo1Ay " co AAA"AO 0Aa eAo SAS road roller before it could be put into service. On motion of Commissions States the matter was referred to Commis sioner Johnson to investigate and report 8 the next meeting of the board.
 Commissioner States moved that thu owners of property on Washington stree be notified to make connections with tn gas, water pipes and sewers in the stree before the street is hardened in accord ance with the ordsr from the court of com mon council. This motion was productiv of considerable discussion and the matte was fually disposed of by referring it t the committee on streets of the board, wit power to act.
 The annual reports of :he civil enginee and clerk of the board wers read and re ferred to the court of common council.
 Commissioner Sullivan called the atten tion of the board to the condition of tn old bed of West river near Congress ave nue, which he said was in an unheelth state. He moved and the motion prevailed that the matter be referred to the superin tendent of streets, with 8 view to aoatip 1 the nuisance.