The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09
MANY CITY HALL MEETINGS
BOARD or SELECTMEN DISCUSS THE
 NEW QUINNIPIAC BRIDGE.

contagious Dlseases-hepoip on "0Ss
 River Marshes-Committee on Claims
 Act on a \ umber of Petitions,
 There was a short meeting of the
 board of selectmen last evening, every
 member being present when Chairman
 stahl rapped to order shortly after 7
 o'clock.
 Chairman Ludington of the road and
 bridge committee reported that the committee had conferred with the board of public works and had agreed to have
 the city engineer prepare plans and specifications for the Grand avenue
 bridge across the Quinnipiac river, and to advertise for bids.
 Selectman Bretzfelder doubted that the committee had any such power.
 The records showed no such powers
 having been conferred upon it, but
 Town Agent Baldwin moved that
 the report of the committee be accept
 ed and the committee given power to act
 Selectman Brown stated that the plans would have to be accepted by the secretary of war, as the bridge is to be across a navigable stream. It was fin- ally voted to give the committee power to get out plans and advertise for bids to be referred to the full board for final approval,
 In regard to the case of Mrs. J. w. Shannon for not building a fence on 1,,a 1 to the fence committee with power to act Under the new statutes the person who refuses to comply with an order of the selectmep to build fence can be proceeded against and fined S2 each day until the fence is built.
 Selectman Ludington brought before the board a grievance of the borough officers of the Fourteenth ward as to the maintenance of fire hydrants in that district. They believed that the town should pay for five hydrants and that the board of selectmen had voted year ago to pay $2O year apiece for the five. There was no record of any such vote.
 In answer to a question of Selectman Bretzfelder, MT. Ludington stated that he himself did not think that the town should pay for any hydrants. The Thir- teenth ward paid for it's own hydrants. The matter was indefinitely postponed. The board adjourned at S:30. BOARD OF HEALTH. At the meetins,of the board of health last night the agitation caused by the nuisance of Hemingway's soap factory 1 on Fair street, which was ordered abat- ! ed two weeks ago, induced complaints | of other nuisances in that locality. One chief source of unhealthy odors is as cribed to the many cheap lodging ! houses there, which are patronized al- most entirely by Italians. In the hot months these places are veritable breeding places of disease and foul odors
 Commissioner Manning stated last might that there were worse smells than soap around Fair street and moved | that the health inspectors should make | a tour through the buildings between Olive and State streets and report on the sanitary condition of the houses. The motion was carried
 | Clerk Bailey notified the board that l the proposition for the contagious hos ! pital in tte city had been favorably acted upon by both boards of the com ! mon council and referred to the board I of finance. The matter had been laid on the table since last July, and now as | the board of finance would soon make l it's estimates for the year he suggested | that the boardof health urge upon the | board of finance the necessity of taking some action in the matter. and have l them send a notification as to when a
 hearing could be had on the matter The suggestion was put as motion and adopted.
 Tn regard to the West river marshes Commissioner Manning reported them | as a menace to health, and that it would cost some $25,000 to fill up the stagnant pools. Commissioner Blake ] moved that report in accordance with these facts be forwarded to the court | of common council, which was passed. Health Officer Wright was not pres ent with his regular report | The report of the garbage committee with the estimates for next year was accepted.
 There were a number of people pres ent to plead for an extension of time on orders for removing privy vaults. Many offered as an excuse that taxes were now due, and it would be a hard ship to comply with the orders at pres ent. The ordinance requiring vaults withing fifty feet of a house on sew | cred street abolished is working good results in freeing the city from these | nuisances. Several cases are to be re- ferred to the city attorney for non com pliance, and the parties will be prose- cuted
 COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
 There was a large number of people
 at the meeting of the committee on claims last night. David Ashmun's pe-
 tition for damages to property on | George street was tabled. The petition of the Sacred Heart T. A and B. society | for statement of sewer assessment was withdrawn. G. H. Fowler's petition for
 abatement of sewer assessment on Orchard street was granted. William Quirk's sewer abatement was tabled, as was also Florence E. Johnson's. The East Pearl street church's sewer abate-
 ment petition was withdrawn. The committee granted the petition of T. Attwater Barnes. trustee of the James
 Day estate, for sewer abatement.
 John B. Contois withdrew his peti-
 tion for damages because of injries re-