Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-23
THE ROAD AND SEWER BOARDS.

They Celebrate Washington's Birthday
 by Discussing City Matters.
 The board of road and sewer commis sioners observed Washington's birthday with meeting last night, at which there was full attendance The sewer board always has the right of way and got off fif- teen minutes late as usual. When they did get up steam they assessed the proper ty holders for sewers in Beacon and Grove streets and postponed the assessment on Brook street to the next meeting. Bridget Heffe, nan is assessed $603 on unoccupied property on Dublin street. She believes the assessment is unjust. The board sug gested as an initiative step that she present a petition to the court of common council ill regard to the matter. The board fixed March IA for hearings on sewer assessments in Holmes avenue and Jefferson street. John w. Dayton was granted 8 license to make sewer connections. His petition was accompanied by $3.000 bond.
 John Henderson of Alder street appeared before the board and urged the construc tion of sewer in James street. He said that on account of the low ground in that street cesspools had failed to absorb the sewage. The board recommended the con- struction of sewer in the street.
 City Engineer Weld called the boards attention to the layout of Pemberton street, WHICH uG Sdlu udu u0VOT D00u dCG0u upon by the board of compensation. The layout had been accepted, but he thought that benefits and damages should be awarded, and the board, acting upon his suggestion, referred the matter to the court of common council.
 The road board passed the sewer board on single track, and got under headway immediately The committee on building lines on Phoenix avenue reported and En- gineer Weld showed the lines on the map. There are at present no encroachments or the street, and the board recommended that the present building lines be established as shown on the map.
 The committee appointed to see if the Consolidated railroad would lay spur track to the street departments yard on the Benedict lot did not meet with much success. They reported that the road would extend a track to the yard at cost of $40, the city to own the extension. The company would not pull the cars to the yard and they would have to be drawn over the extension by horses. The matter was laid over to the next meeting.
 The city engineer was authorized to pur- chase case for maps.
 The committee appointed to investigate into the claims for damages alleged to have been sustained by defective sidewalks made
 
 George H. Cowen the committee reported that there was depression in the sidewalk in front of Samuel Roots property, where the judge says three ladies crowded him. The claimant also says that he was sober. Reports were also made in regard to the claims of Elizabeth Berkinshaw and M. J. Weller, the committee maintaining that the city was not at fault
 A letter from representative of the Ber- lin Bridge company inquiring as to whether the city wanted the new bridge at Baldwin street more than twenty feet wide was read. That is the width of the bridge over Mad river and the Meriden and Wa terbury railroad are to replace it. The other bridges in the city are twenty-four feet wide, but it is thought that if the city wants to add four feet to the new bridge it will have to pay the extra cost, and also that if iron joints arc used that expense will also have to be borne by the city. The bridge company expressed desire to cons suit with the city before constructing the bridge The matter was reported to the court of common council. -
 Both bosrds sdj6urnsd so nsxt'Wednes