Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-17
SPRING WORK LAID OUT.
Many Important Matters Discussed
Last Might by tho Board of Road and
Sewer Com mIsHiOnerS.

Last Night by tho Board of Road and
Sewer Commissioners.
Many matters of public interest came
up for action at the adjourned meeting
of the boards of road and sewer commits
sioners last night.
A petition from Michael McKeon for
q sewer on Riverside street and the petit
ion Of East Main street residents asking
for IA sewer from Wall to Silver streets,
were referred to the city engineer for
an estimate of expense. The engineer was
also instructed to prepare new maps for
a sewer on South Riverside and Burn
ham streets, the layout of which was
changed by order of the superior court.
\ remonstrance from property owners
on the upper end of Washington street
against building this year the sewer or
dered some months ago. was laid on the
table James Sutton was granted
license to make sewer connections. N.
*. Carpenter was appointed assistant
sewer inspector.
\ Property owners on johnson, Water
vile and Farm streets were given a hear
ing on the matter of sewer assessments.
1t was voted to give Griggs brothers,
owners of the old chapel on Grnad street,
a hearing upon sewer assessments at the
next meeting of the board. When the
sewer was built the property was owned
10y the Universalist society and was not
assessed
1t was voted to advertise for bids for
sewers on North Willow street and the
Watertown road in one contract, bids to
be opened April 30.
Commissioner Chapman, the commit
tee appointed to look up old petitions,
made report of progress. Some of the
petitions dated back three years and
much work that had been ordered is
still unfinished. The committee will
make a further report at the next meet
ing. John l.. SAKE appeared before the
board and claimed that the extension of
Clark street had been ordered and assess
ments collected but the work was never
done. The committee upen petitions
will look into the matter.
The street inspector was ordered to
keep the paved streets clean until such
time as the board could make perma-
nent arrangements for doing the work.
X. N. Blakeslee offered to do the work
by the hour and Thomas II. Shea made
a proposition to do the sweeping for one
month on trial for 800. 1t was the ex-
pressed opinion of the members
of the board that IA city officer
should have charge of the street clean
ing and be held responsible for the faith
full performance of the work.
Mayor Baldwin suggested that North
Main street from the Methodist church
to Cooke street be cobbled. at an esti-
mated expense of $500; that the gutter
bridges on North Main street be re-
moved and that men be employed to re-
move loose stones from the street. 1t
was voted that all bridges over cutters
be renewed by property owners before
the expiration of two weeks from the
receipt of a notification by the property
owner from the street inspector.
II 70 n a
common council the paving of Exchange
place with asphalt, at an estimated eN-
pense of 50 300. Mayor Baldwin report
ed that the property owners were ready
to pay their share of the expense as soon
as the work was completed. The may
or also thought Bank street from the
Naugatuck station to the Brooklyn
bridge should be paved. ID. S. Plume,
whose interests embraced Il frontage
here of 1 900 or 1 200 feet, was ready to
pay his assessment as soon as the work
was completed.
Alderman French of the committee of
claims of the city appeared before the
board and showed that of the old pave
ment assessments on Bank street be-
tween Exchange place and Grand street,
81, l45. 6S remained unpaid. This stretch
of pavement cost thu city $1,000 and
about $4.l00 has been paid in assess
ineutS. some OF the amount uHpalu Is
in litigation.
IN Austria the pay Is SIS u day.
In Germany members Of both houses
receive about $3.50 per day.
In France members of each house re-
ccivc the samc-S5 per day.
In Grccce tho Senators get 500 per
month and the deputies $50.
In Belgium each member of the Cham
Der of Representatives gets Ss5 month.
IN Denmark the members Of tho
Landsthing each receive about 1878
day.
In Portugal the Peers and Commons
arc paid the same SUM. which is about
$685. year.
In Spain the mcmbers Of the Cortes
are not paid for their services, but on
JOY many advantages and immunities.
In Switzerland tho members in the
National Council get $3.50 per day, and
the Council of State, the lower house,
$3.50.
IN Italy the Senators and Deputies are
not paid at all, but they are allowed
travelling expenses and certain other
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