The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-15
ESTIMATES CONSIDERED
AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THE BOARD
 OF PUBLIC WORKS NEXT TEAR.


 Ask for Several Hundred Thousand Dol
 lars-Board of Compensation Hear Claim
 ants for Damages-Commlttee on Claims
 Enjoy Banquet at Heublein's.
 For several hours last night the board of finance wrestled with the estimated expenses of the board of public works for the fiscal year commencing Decem- Der 1, 1895. Commissioners Johnson and States, who compose the committee on finance of the board of public works, were present last evening to explain to the city's board of finance the re- quirements of the department for the coming year.
 Every item was considered separately and each member of the board piled the commissioners with questions with view to trying in every way possible to keep the expenditures of the city down to the very lowest notch, so as not to render necessary an increased rate of taxation. The board of public works ask for the modest sum of $3l7,- $50 with which to run that part of the city government for the year ending November 30, 1896.
 Of this amount $16,97O is asked for bridges and this does not include any, thing except salaries of the bridge ten- ders at the Tomlinson, Quinnipiac and Chapel street bridges, $5,000 for repairs, planking, etc., and $10,000 for the city's share of the Edgewood avenue bridge. There are also needed new bridges across the railroad at the steam saw mill and across Mill river at Chapel street and new span for the westerly end of Tomlinson bridge. but no appro- priation for any of these is included in the estimates of the department. Among the other more important ap- propriations asked for are $6,500 for cleaning sewers and drainage, $S,500 for crosswalks and cobble gutters, SIS, ,35O for parks and trees, s50,OOO for general repairs, SPA 800 for grading streets $3,- 900 for stone crusher and road roller, $6,3S0 for walks and curbs, $89,650 for opening and widening streets. includ- ing Union avenue from West Water to Spring streets, East Chapel at East Pearl street, and Grand avenue, corner of State street, the estimated cost of which Is ssO,OOO; s75,0oO for repairing pavements, and an extra appropriation | of $100,000 for new sewers.
 The members of the board of finance considered all these items, but arrived at no conclusion in reference to the matter, but will make it's recommenda- tion to the court of common council lat CT in the year. Another meeting of the board will be held in a day or two, when the estimates of the police and fire de- partments will be considered. BOARD OF COMPENSATION. At the meeting of this body last even- ing Attorney James B. Martin appeared for Mrs. Theresa Schwed, Richard and Ann Fischel and Mrs. Sarah Coyle, who petitioned for land damages because of the change of grade of Lafayette street caused by the widening of Washington street. The board will report to the next meeting of the court of common council.
 COMMITTEE ENJOY A BANQUET. The final meeting of the committee on claims was held last evening, but the only claims considered were those of a banquet enjoyed by the committee at Heublein's cafe. The official work of the committee for the present fiscal year is ended and consequently it was decid- ed to wind up the affairs of the year with a feast Those present were Al dermen Skiff and Bromley and Coun- cilmen Coolidge, Gompertz and Chil- lingworth. Corporation Counsel Ely was also present as the guest of the committee. It was expected that As sistant City Clerk Street would also be present, but he was sick and unable to attend.