The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20
DOINGS IN WALLINGFORD
IMPORTANT TRANSACTI0NS BY THE
 BOARD OF BURG ESSEs.
A Number of Matters of Interest Acted
 Upon Last Night.

Upon Last Night. f Every member of the board of bur gesses was present last evening at the regular semi monthly meeting.
 The first business were the bids on the Main and Ward street sewers, which were as follows:
 Pinney & Carpenter of Waterbury, $6,7S6.60.
 M. J. Redmond & Co.,, S6,219.SO.
 Mccormack Heating company, s6,6l5.
 Strauss Brothers, $5,146.
 The figures of the Strauss Brothers
 showed over s1, 900 below any other bid-
 der.
 M. P. O'Connell presented a petition asking for a curb line on both sides of Whittlesey avenue, between Prince and Church streets.
 J. B. Kendrick appeared and stated
 that he had audited the accounts Of the collector and treasurer for the years
 1893 and 1894, and presented report or his work. The report was laid on the table for further reference. l.. E. Layman, agent for H. l.. Miller { & Go. of New York, appeared regard ing the getting out of a complete map ' of the borough, including the lines or sewers, water mains etc. Superintendent Davis of the water board presented an itemized account or the bill of Bristol, Stoddard & Bristol in the Patten & Bronson case-SlohSo Referred to the water commissioners for payment
 Superintendent Davis also recom- A mended the laying of a tWelVe-lnch N main from Main to Cherry streets on Center street, the estimated cost or ' which would be $5,912. The matter of laying a six-inch maln on Parker street, from Colony to Cher- ry streets. was also brought up and dis cussed. and it's advantages as protec- lion in case Of fire at the rubber shop or vicinity by the increase of pressure k were shown up The estimated cost would be about $500. Voted, That the water for street sprinkling purposes be given without K charge.
 Voted, That a meeting of the freemen E be called for Tuesday, June Z, to vote on an appropriation of $6,500 to lay a twelve-inch water main on Center and Ouinnipiac streets, between Main and N Cherry streets. x Voted. That a public meeting be call- x ed for Friday evening, May 29, to dls- cuss the matter of the water main, as quoted above.
 The itemized bill of Attorney C. A. E Harrison of ss50 for Investigating the N horo11gh accounts was presented. Bill placed on file IA r i1o offer nt N R. s. Austin of $500 to settle the clam E the borough has against him was ols- X cussed at length, and there seemed to be a difference of opinion on the mat N ter. It was voted to instruct the clerk ! to notify Collector Austin to appear pc E fore the board and explain his position
 and give his reasons for making the { offer as above stated. N The matter of grade and curb line on Elm street, north of Center street,
 was discussed and a map Of the street, \ with proposed lines, was shown up The matter was referred back to the
 street committee for further investiga-
 ton.
 Adjourned until Friday evening.
 It will be noticed in this report that
 sundry matters were brought up and
 that no disposition of any kind was
 made of them.
 The Driving and Cycling association
 has decided to have it's fourth annual
 meet on the East Center street track
 Friday, June 13. There will be two
 classes-2:3O class, purse $2O0, and 2:4s
 class, purse $150; running race, purse
 s25. Entries close June l. All horses
 eligible May 29