The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-02
MANY MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
CITY HALL W4AS AN UNUSUALLY
 BUSY PLACE LAST EVENING.

works held last evening Miss Hary E.
 Hogan of 39 Goffe street. who had been
 ordered to lay concrete sidewalk by
 June 1, was allowed to have the time
 within which the walk could be laid ex-
 tended to August 1.
 A communication was received from
 Frank s. Bushnell complaining of the
 pavements at the corner of Temple and
 Crown streets and College and Crown
 streets. He suggested that the railroad
 company be compelled to pave with something better than dirt. The conn
 munication was ordered on file.
 Commissioner McGann alleged that the republican members of the board were endeavoring to have some one else appointed in the place of Morris Me Hugh, weigher at the stone crusher and who receives $15 per week for his ser vices. Mir McGann said McHugh's suc-S cessor could not be appointed until Me Hugh resigned or was discharged. When the board went into executive ses- sion Mir. McHugh was not discharged nor was his resignation asked for.
 A IuGlilOI u lllG lctOC eiIl lSfA 1JOy leg bound in black morocco, tied with black ribbon and lettered in black on parch- ment paper was signed by all members of the board and will be sent to his fam fly to-day
 The following were the bids for the different sewers to be constructed and the firms to which they were awarded:
 Brownell street, from Edgewood ave nue to Maple street-J. B. Whitby $516.- 40, German, Wharton & Bowden $570.90, P. Maher & Son $611, A. Brazos & Son $623, c. w. Blakeslee & Sons $631. 50, P. Bowling $638, P. Colwell $642.2O, Antho- ny Carroll SCAT. J, B. Whitby was de- clared the winner of the contract.
 Maple and Brownell streets, from the Boulevard to Elm street-Gorman Wharton & Bowden $2, ACT, A. Brazos &s Son $2628, P Maher & Son $2,66950, P. $2,7S5.50 The board duly voted the contract to the first named firm.
 Pendleton street, from Elm street to Whitney avenue-J. B. Whitby $1, ,143.50, P. Bowling $1,930, c. w. Blakeslee & Sons $1, ,95410, Anthony Carroll st,145,50, P. Colwell $1,31790, German, Wharton & Bowden $1,1S740, A. Brazos & Son s1, ,260 40, P. Maher & Son $1,22SS0. Thus Whitby, the lowest bidder, won sec ond contract.
 Oak street, from the Boulevard to Sherman avenue-Gorman, Wharton & Bowden $S,219, P. Maher & Son $8,97S.5O Anthony Carroll $11, ,122, A. Brazos & Son | SS, ,53S. 50, c. w. Blakeslee & Sons $S,624, | P. Bowling $9,4S7. The result was a sec ond victory for German, Wharton & Bowden.
 Prospect street, from Sachem street | to Hillside place-C. w. Blakeslee & | Sons $5, ,427.5O, P. Maher & Son $5, 495.50, | Wharton & Bowden S6,460, r. | Bowling S76O5.50, Anthony Carroll $6, Y9O A. Brazos & Son s6,257. The con .ract was awarded to c. w. Blakeslee | 2 Sons.
 County street, from Goffe street to Whitney avenue--J B. Whitby $1 ,444, P. | Maher 6 Son $1,579,5O German, Whar- on x Bowden $1 1,552, Anthony Carroll | ;1 AIS, P. Colwell S1 ,6S2.50. c. w. Blakes- ee & Sons S1, ,660, A. Brazos &, Son sl,> 91, P. Bowling $1 ,646. Whitby thus won ! third contract.
 OPPOSITION TO SEWERS.
 There was lively hearing before the committee on sewers last evening. | James F. Malloy, representing J. F. Malloy & Co.,, apepared in favor of a ewer on Grant street, between Kimber- | y avenue and the railroad. He said | he company he represented had spent | learly $100000 within the last few years | md had developed a large plant, which | vas a benefit to the city besides rais- ng the price of property in that part | f the city.
 Attorney Hamilton was present and l sked some questions, which brought ut the fact that he (Hamilton) was resent in the interest of a number of w. F. Clark was pres mt to oppose the sewer. He said he | 25 feet on Grant street and felt he ould hardly stand the expense. As far s the houses on the street were con- erned he did not see as there was any articular necessity of it. He also tated that he did not think the factory Malloy & Go. had increased the rice of property in that part of the ity. He thought it was too soon to ut a sewer in. Charles N. Newman aid he owned 1371A feet on the street [e was opposed to the sewer. He said
 this sewer was run down John street IT. Malloy could build private sewer 'om his factory to connect with the ewer there at a less cost than his sew . assessment would be. MT. Malloy in reply to this said that i IT.. Neuman had not opposed the sewer atil he had not given him the plumb ] g for his factory, and that he thought ] r. Newman had personal reasons for )posing the sewer.
 MT. Newman than appeared for a wer on John street, between Dewitt Id Washington streets. Michael | h eardon was present in favor of it. h eorge M. Grant said he owned prop fl ty on the street and thought it would k
 the best thing for the property ere. This street had been built up " nsiderably lately, and he thought . ey needed and should have the sew MT. Hamilton, MT. Phelan, Edward
 Clark, Thomas Carey, Franz J. Tolle, illiam H. Leete, John Creighton, MT. and several others appear
 and remonstrated against the sewer. Lynch and others appeared r the sewer in Gilday alley, from Oak rect to Lafayette street. There was me opposition to it.
 Tohn Richards appeared for the sew