Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-02
Committee on Streets.

shall the City Water the Streets-vIevvs
 Of Prominent Gent1emen the sub-
 ject-Other Matters Considered.
 The Committee on Streets held meeting last evening in room 10, City Hall, Alder man Baldwin presiding
 The first petition considered was the pet1- ton for laying three hundred feet of brick walk on Edwards street. This walk was or dered last year, but was not laid, through some oversight of the Road Commissioners in not giving the order. It was voted to rec ommend that it be laid
 The petition for brick walk on the east side of Orchard street, between Elm and Martin streets, was next heard, several par ties in interest appearing. It was voted to recommend that the petition be granted.
 The petition for grading Grant street was favored by several parties. The street was reported as in very bad condition in wet weather The petition was laid on the table for further consideration.
 The petition for walk on the north side of Willow street was next heard It was stated that the walks were bad in wet wealth CT. Sylvanus Butler, representing Mrs. Haywood opposed the walk. It was voted to recommend the walk.
 The petition for sidewalk on the west side of Norton street, between Whalley ave- nue and Elm street, was advocated by City Surveyor Fowler on behalf of property own CTS who could not be present. Voted to rec ommend from Mr. Thomas southerly line to Whalley avenue.
 The next matter considered was a commu- nication from the City Surveyor regarding the outlet to Gamers Pond being filled up near Willow street and Gamer street, near Anderson street, causing the water to set back to the inconvenience and damage of ad- joining property. He asked that such action should be taken was right and proper. There seemed to be good deal of question in the minds of witnesses regarding the original course of the water from the pond. The matter was referred to Alderman Faul- haber and Councilman Munson as a sub- committee to inquire and report.
 Petition that the city water the streets wherever thiekly settled was next heard.
 Professor Brewer appeared to advocate the proposition. He said there should be some general plan for watering streets They were not watered systematically and the con- sequence was that some streets were over watered and some were not watered at all. He thought the watering of the streets should be under the control of the road de- partment and he was willing to be taxed for the watering. He said it would bs better for the city and for the property owners as well. He thought the city should pay part of the cost and the remainder should be taxed to property owners according to the number of front feet. He thought the rule should ap- ply to all densely populated streets. whether paved or not He said that Hartford watered it's streets and Cambridge, Mass. did the same, and it was paid for, as he understood 1t, by tax.
 Councilman Woolsey favored the proposi- tion He thought the petition appealed largely to the sensibilities of the community at large. He thought public convenience and necessity required it, and the health of the city also demanded 1t.
 City Surveyor Fowler said it had long been the opinion of the road department that the ing of the Telford pavements. It was, he thought, 8 saving of money to the city to keep these streets properly watered They should not be kept too wet or too dry.
 George A. Butler, cashier of the Trades mems bank, thought this whole matter came under the supervision of the city, not only as an economic, but also as sanitary measure. He thought a matter so important should not be left to the capricious action of the com mupity. If the city could not legally do this work, they should pass laws to compel all citizens living on paved streets to sprinkle them in suitable manner. He thought that the streets should also be watered at certain hours of the day and only at the times speci- fed There were hours in the day when the streets should be sprinkled, and a sanitary measure there were times when the streets should not be sprinkled. He considered it question of great importance and one that should receive the careful attention of the city.
 H. A. Warner concurred in the remarks made by the preceding speakers.
 The matter of the petition laid on the table for future consideration, and the chair man of the committee and clerk both were instructed to get information from other cities regarding their plans of watering.