The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-13
FAVOR BETTER PAVEMENTS
MAYOR TO SECURE PERMIssI0N TO
 BOND THE CITY FOR $500, GOO.


 Report of Street ommIttee On Pcrmanens
 P.vement.-Pubiio Morguo Asked for-
 Willow street Extension.
 The meeting of the board of council- men last evening was one of more than usual importance, owing to the fact that a considerable amount of new bus mess came before that body for action. Chief among this new business was the report of the committee on streets in reference to the petition of r. c. Bush- nell and others for the establishment of a system of permanent pavements for the city. Next In importance was the petition asking for the establishment of a public morgue in this city. The report of the committee on streets In reference to securing permanent, street pavements for the city recom- mended that the mayor be authorized and instructed to secure from the next general assembly permission to bond the city for $500, ,0oo. the money realized from the sale of said bonds to be used for paving with granite dimension blocks, asphalt blocks, sheet asphalt or vttrified brick the following streets:
 Church street, from Chapel street to Grove street; Elm street. from State street to Broadway; Chapel street, from Temple street to York street; Centep street, from Temple street to Orange street; Crown street, from State street to York street; Temple street, from Chapel street to Congress avenue; Or- ange street, from George street to Grove street; Court street, from Church street to Orange street; Court street, from State street to Academy street; Artizan, street its entire length; Brown street, from Water street to Wooster street; Sylvan avenue, from Howe street to Winthrop avenue; Broadway It's entire length; Ashmun street, from Grove street to Gregory street; Wan street, from State street to York street; Woos- ter street, from State street to East street; Union street, from Wooster street to Water street; Fair street, from Union street to Olive street; St. John street, from Artizan street to East street; Com nerce street, from Water street to Broad street; Grand avenue, from Mill to Quinnipiac rivers; State street, from Elm street to River street; Dixwell ave- nue, from Broadway to Munson street; | Whalley avenue, from Broadway to Sherman avenue; Congress avenue, from George street to Howard avenue; Wash- ington street,, from Congress avenue to Howard avenue, and East street, from Chapel street to State street. The report further orders that where 8 granite dimension block pavement is constructed two-sixths of the total ex- pense shall be paid by the owners of property especially benefited thereby, and where the block asphalt, sheet as- phalt or vitrified brick pavement Is con. structed, the property owners shall pay two-fifths of the total expense.
 The committee also unanimously re- ports in favor of granite dimension blocks for the business streets of the city. The report further states that while sheet alphalt possesses many ad- yantages for residential streets, its first cost Is equal to that of a granite pave- ment and its lasting quality Is not near- ly as great. It Is also costly pavement to maintain, costing from five to ten cents per square yard year, whereas the cost of maintaining the Telford pavement is from four to five cents per square yard. The committee further recommend that if sheet asphalt Is used it should be used on streets of light traffic and of slight grades and subject to higher assessment than c more durable and less expensive paye- ment.
 The report of the committee was, on motion of Councilman Bishop, ordered to be tabled for printing.
 The members of the board also heard read petition setting forth the neces- sity for public morgue in this city. and asking that the court of common council establish immediately morgue in this city. The petition is signed by Coroner Eli Mix, Medical Examiner Moses c. White, Health Officer Frank w. Wright, County Health Officer c. E. Hoadley, Dr. c. A. Linsley, secretary of the state board of health; Stahl & HegeL Frank Keenan, Lewis & Maycock, and all the other undertakers in the city, The petition was forthwith referred to the committee on retrenchment and re- form.
 The board, after lengthy discussion, voted that the sum of $4,200 be trans- ferred from the amount appropriated for the extension of Union avenue, and applied to the extension of Willow street extension.
 Councilmen Forsyth. North and Nich- olson were appointed committee to make arrangements for banquet to be held later in the year.
 FEET FOR 4 MINUTE.