Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-18
BOARD OF PuBLTo WORKS.

BOARD OF PUBLIo WORKS. | mother Spirited Meeting Yesterday- The Agreement Between the Fair Haven and Westville Road and she City Again Under Discussion-Where | Shall the Surplus Earth be Carted to9 | A Committee Appointed 10 Select
 Suitable Places.
 Another impromptu meeting of the board l of public works was held yesterday after l noon, at which the contract between the city and the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company was again thoroughly discussed. All the members of the board were present, as were also Contractors 0. W. Blakeslee & Son, who are doing the re- pairs for the road, President Parmelee of the Fair Haven and Westville company, and several others.
 The principal question under discussion was as to what disposition should be made of the surplus earth which is removed from the streets where the double-tracking of the road is being done. Up to yesterday the contractors had received no instrue- tions as to what they should do with the crushed stone and earth, and had in conae- quence been osrting 1t away and using 1t to fill il Water street, near Bridge street.
 At yesterdays meeting Commissioner States said that the company or the con- tractors were not carrying out the agree ment made with the city in reference to the removal of the earth. "The material of the streets is the property of the city, | . m complete it's agreement, entered into be- tween the city and the company, unless the latter removes the dirt to the satisfac- ton of tho city. The dirt should be re- moved to some place where we want 1t, but ct present 1t is being carted away to the other end of the city, when we want 1t re- moved to only short distance, to some of the poor streets in the immediate neighborhood. This is not unreasonable, and will be source of less expense to the railroad company. As for the expenses of spreading and rolling it, the city will pay
 Commissioner Johnson advocated the plan of the city having some lots in the city on which surplus earth could be kept, claiming that If this was the case the city would be saved considerable expense at times when 1t is necessary to do some fill ing in by using this surplus dirt instead of having to pay for earth. ''In future, "said he, "we should make some arrangements with railroad companies when we grant them privileges, that will ,oompel them to dump tho surplus eatrh whereon we may specify"
 Mayor Sargent at this point went to the telephone and attempted to communicate with Corporation Counsel Driscoll, but was unsuccessful. Upon his return he stated that he could not find MT. Driscoll but that he believed an opinion had been given on this subject by the corporation counsel, but not in writing.
 "The corporation counsel is excellent in giving opinions, but apparently is not much of a writer," was Commissioner Ma lsy's reply to the mayors announcement. After this sally President Parmeles of the Fair Haven and Westville road was given an opportunity to express his opin- that the city had always treated his com pany well, but he did not think it ought to compel the company to put the surplus | earth wherever the city might direct, when there Is nothing said about carting in the | agreement. eve intend," said be, "to leave all the streets in better condition than we find them, and are willing to re- | move the dirt to any place the board may ! direct, providing that 1t is nearer than the plhBo tO Wu1Cu We are uO" TouOVluS It,
 Here Commissioner Johnson stated that in his opinion the railroad company was not carrying out its agreement with the city, as no inspector had been engaged to look after the opening of the streets. He also said that there were big gullies in l Carmel, Goffe, Crescent and Hudson streets where the surplus dirt could be
 used for flling-in purposes, especially aa
 the grading of these streets has been or dered and the railroad company should not
 object to csrting some of the earth to
 these streets, if 30 desired.
 After considerable further discussion
 participated in by all the commissioners 1t
 was decided to appoint committee com.
 posed of Commissioners Johnson and
 Brown, Street Superintendent Doyle and
 President Parmelee of the Fair Haven and
 Westville road to pick out suitable places | to which the earth and stone shall be cart | ed in the future. This action was taken | on motion of Commissioner States.
 Police Comm1sstoners.
 At the meeting of the police commission
 era lsst evening but little business wss
 transacted. Commissioner Prince reintro.
 duced the petition for pension of &, COG
 to the widow of the late Patrolman Charles
 Hooper, but the matter was tabled until
 the next meeting.