The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-17
ROAD COMMISSIONERS MEET.
INTERVIEWING SESSION or B0ARD OF
 PUBLIC. WORKS YESTERDAY.

A special meeting Of the board Of public works was held yesterday after noon. which was called for the purpose of considering street railway matters. but incidentally other matters were dis cussed, and the meeting was In conse- auence unusually Interesting. Those present at the meeting were Mayor sar- gent and Commissioners Johnson. Me- Gam. States and Maley.
 A communication was received from NJ. J. Murphy. director Of public works of the city of Bufralo. N. r.. stating that a convention Of the road commissioners of tho country was to be held In that city September la and inviting the local board to send representatives. At this convention improved methods or conducting municipal works will be dis cussed and probably important action will be tnken. The communication was fl voluminous one and as the members of the board, although very much in
  were ayerse to having the comnAinica- ton read Commissioner States moved the invitation be accepted and a reply sent that in all probability n delegation would be sent from this city,.
 Before putting the motion. the mayor said facetiously. Well. gentlemen. as you apparently do not care to hear the communication. T win state that tue gist of the communication is that you should send your honorable mayo: as delegate to this convention"
 After this statement had been made the board passed the motion of Con- | missioner States. and the matter of se- lecting the delegate went over until the next meeting of the board. This will be | necessary, as of course the communi- cation did not specially request that the mayor should be the delegate to the convention. The statement to that ef- feet was simply a, little piece of fun on the part of Mayor Sargent.
 Superintendent of Streets Doyle re- ported to the board that the Fair Ha- ven and Westville road had been erect ing wooden poles on Union avenue in stead of iron poles as recommended by | the court of common council A repre- sentative of the railroad company was present and stated that the wooden poles had been erected owing to the fact that the present Union avenue was to be abandoned In the near future and that In view of this fact the company l after consultation with some of the offi- cials of the board of public works had erected the wooden poles at a Cost of s2S0 each instead of iron poles at cost l of S15 each. Commissioners States and McGann were of the opinion that 1t would be a hardship to compel the rail road company to erect iron poles at present, especially as in the near future | the present street would be abandoned and the new Union avenue would be in operation. In view of this fact the re- port was laid on the table and no ac- tion was taken on the matter.
 The question of vacations next came l up and; with. 1t .the question as to from whom the several members of the de- partment should ask permission when they wanted a vacation, Finally after l considerable discussion the entire mat ter was referred to the mayor and Com. missioner States as a committee which shall have power to grant. permission for vacations and also decide whether or not said officials shall receive theiI salaries while on their vacations or not
 The board also voted to refer nun. Der of petitions for the removal of old and dead trees to the committee or parks, trees and telegraph poles with power to act.
 Although the meeting had been called specially to discuss street railroad mat ters, the only railroad question that came up was that of the equipment of the Dixwell avenue road. In connection with this Mayor Sargent read a com munication from the contractors who are soing to build the road to the effect that the work on the road was to be commenced in the near future. In view of this fact the matter was tabled until the next meeting.
 MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL ELECTION In the Event of Lakes Death to Secure HiI
 Successor.
 At the regular weekly meeting of tht hoard of finance yesterday afternoon A ssistant Auditor George $. Thomas was appointed audit@09FF, audit@09FF, pro tenn. dur linz, the Illness of CitN,pAuditor John w Lake. and given full power to sigl checks and transact all other business which falls within the powers of tn auditor of the city.
 Ia the event of the death of City Au ditor Lake his successor for the unex 1 pired term will be chosen by the boar' of finance at q special meeting to b held as soon as possible after his de
 mise. This, Mayor Sargent stated yes terday afternoon, would be the mod of procedure in accordance" with tn provisions of section 8isof the city char ter. which is as follows: In case of tn Absence, inability or disability of tn auditor. the board of finance shall hay
 power to appoint some person to per form his duties during such absence, in ability OF disability.
 On the other hand, section 250 of tn ordinances of the city is as follows A vacancy in any office, before the ex piration of the term, shall be filled fo the remainedr of the unexpired ter1 only by the authority, body or class Q < electors. by which the office was con ferrsd upon him whose successor is t l be chosen. This would seem. on tn face of it. to indicate that in the even . A<. +haa @doo +h of Auditor Take hts silc