The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-09
A PROTEST TO DIRECTOR HUGO.
Concerning the Grove Street Pavement

Concerning the Grove Street Pavement,
Entered by Anthony Carroll,
The following communication was
presented to Director Hugo by Anthony
Carroll, yesterday:
New Haven, Conn, Oct. s, 1900,
Mr.. Phillip Hugo:
Director of Public Works Of the City
Of New Haven:
/ hereby submit to you, for approval
or disapproval, the following statement
OF facts. / do this for the reason that l
want to avoid any misunderstanding
and to avoid any friction between You,
as Director of Public Works, and my
self as an inspector of the City of New
Haven under you in relation to the
work of the city. I asked Director
Troop, before I accepted the office Of
inspector, to have put in writing any
changes made, no matter how trivial
they might be, that were not III the
specifications of the contract, and the
same given to me by the director. Di-
rector Troup followed that course, and
in consequence. knew where the blame
lay, if any, in relation to any work for
the city with which I was concerned.
il \ IllduG any CUM pAelllilS LII ANiotiNil ~
the poor quality of work. that Is as to
the quality of material or work, the d.
rector called Mr.. Kelly the city eng1-
neer, and after conversation between all
of us, concluded that if Mr. Kelly as
sumed all responsibility for the work l
was to let 1t go. I was to let the work
go, as long as Mr. Kelly assumed all re-
sponsibility, even If the work was not
up to the specifications
You will remember that I called your
attention last Thursday, to the trlangu-
lar piece of pavement at the Grove
street bridge, and l called your atten-
ton to the blocks that were being put
in there, and pointed out that they
were inferior in quality and workman
ship, and were not what was called for
in the specifications. I suggested that
you send down Mr. Kelly and have 1t
Strengthened out The consequence was
Mr.. Kelly came down and he insisted
on the work being done as it was be-
ing done. Then 1 reported back to you
informing you of that fact, and you
told me that you would have to pay
some respect to Mr.. Kelly's opinion as
city engineer.
In relation to the pavement, I will
say that the Telford pavement that was
put down there, In that triangular
piece was a better pavement than is be-
ing put down now. The pavement that
is being put there now, is not fit to be
put on any street, either in quality of
stock or workmanship.
So far as your accepting Mr.. Kelly's
opinion as city engineer 7, of course,
have nothing to say. You are director,
and can do as you see fit in that re-
gard, but / do want to say, that as an
inspector of the City of New Haven, [
shall not accept any poor work or ma
terials no matter whether furnished by
the contractor or the city of New Ha-
to the proper officers Of the city
In relation to the quality of the stone
that is being put Into the Grove street
job, since you have been director they
are putting in just what they see fit,
and pay no regard to what | say to
them. Mr.. Kelly has ignored me entire
ly as an inspector. He goes on the work |
and consults with Mr. Brazos, and Mr.. !
BrazOs' foreman, and the other inspect
or there, and after consulting with them |
he goes away after telling them what |
to do. For instance, on Saturday, last, |
there We're some blocks on the bridge |
that were to be laid over, and / tele-
phoned to Mr., Kelly in relation to what
was to be done about it, and ne told I
me that he had told Mr.. Brazos' fore I
man what to do about it. Also, that he I
had instructed Mr. Brazos' foreman to |
go ahead and open another block at
High street. Now, I want it distinctly
that I am the inspector on
hat job, and when any orders are CIV
IN to open UP any work, or any orders
are issued in relation to the work, I
should be the one that the orders should
)e issued through.
l was appointed inspector by Direc-
or Troup on that work, / consider my
self as inspector duly qualified by the
Civil Service board, and shall 50 con-
'ider myself until ] am removed for
,ause after a fair trial
All of which Is respectfully submitted.