Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-08
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The boards of aldermen and council | men held an important meeting last | night and the question of paving Center | square was argued without any material result, the board of councilmen failing | to concur with the upper board.
 Petitions for sewers in Orange street from Camp to High, in Vine street, from Wood to Cherry, were referred to the sewer board. Petition for a side walk on Orange street, from Camp to High street, was referred to the road board. Petition for a water main in Vine and Wood streets to Cherry hill was referred to the water board. Peti- tion for an electric light on Riverside street near Waterbury hospital, referred to board on lamps and gas with power to act.
 Notice from Otto Levy for damages for falling into an open culvert on Farm street was referred to road board for facts.
 A communication from certain tax payers on North Elm street asking that assessments to the amount of g O.36, which the superior court had declared null, be cancelled. It was so voted.
 The road commissioners reported the following bids for paving Center square
 with asphalt: New England Paving company of Boston, $10,9S2 Sicilian company of New York, $11 ,411.50. The
 report was accepted. Alderman French moved to rescind the former vote of the
 board in reference to the amount of money appropriated. Before it was
 seconded Alderman Cross moved an
 additional appropriation of $1,2O0 be voted the road board.
 This motion brought out remarks from Alderman Chipman, who said that
 although the property owners desired
 asphalt the road board was adverse to
 that system of paving and preferred the
 Belgian blocks. The latter would only
 cost 5000.
 | Alderman Dillon was not a supporter of the asphalt system, on the ground that he saw some of it in New York and it
 did not look very satisfactory. He had heard that asphalt paving would only
 last two or three years.
 Mayor Baldwin was of the opinion
 that unless asphalt was used the assess
 ments would come in slowly.
 Mir Hyde, the representative of the Boston company, was present and he was given privilege to address the board on the subject of asphalt paving. He told of the numerous advantages to be derived, spoke of the many cities already using asphalt, told of the quail ties and composition of the material and then referring to the contract which
 would be signed providing his offer was
 accepted, said that he would guarantee the work for five years seventy-ive
 per cent to be paid on completion and the balance in installments of five per
 cent year. His company would agree f at the end of five years to take the pave :. ment and extend the time to fifteen ) years more and guarantee to give a :: good pavement at the rate of ten cents
 per square yard per annum. Road Commissioner Stevens was ad s verse to the system on the ground that = it was not very satisfactory in New I York.
 = Alderman Cross favored the asphalt r paving because such good guarantees - were given.
 e The vote on Alderman Cross motion 0 for an additional appropriation was lost 3 the mover of the motion being the only @ one to vote affirmatively. @ Alderman Chipman would like to see
 the property owners who favored tht
 asphalt given a trial of it.
 Alderman French favored saving tht
 extra expense of SS,0O0 for asphalt paving.
 Mayor Baldwin said that people ir g Chicago consider the asphalt paving l. very nice but luxury.
 s The reports of road commissioners fol d a layout of Ward street, forty feet wide l. and grade, were referred to board o d compensation. Recommendation for { g sidewalk on Ayers street, to be com ?, pleted by October 1, at an estimated ex !, pense of $500, was accepted. Recon :. mendation that cross and side walks b Q placed on the south side of Hil a street, and petition for the removal O
 some rocks on Quarry street at an ex
 penSe of $50 were accepted. The board
 report on extension of William street t, Laurel street was accepted. Petition for crosswalks at different points ol
 East Main street, reported unfavorably r. were withdrawn. Recommendation tha S- eight feet of land owned by Dennis Xii " duff on River street be condemned wa [. accepted. Petition for sewers on Nortl Il and Vine streets at an expense not ove e S1 300 was received. Alderman Frencl es moved that the road board be author ;e ized to advertise for bids to pave ES h change place with Belgian blocks. IS was carried by a vote of to 3. A sim Is lar motion for bids to pave East Mai
 street was carried.
 If The report of board of compensatio n on the Liberty street extension was aC a cepted. The property condemned 7, valued at $10, ,376, as follows: Naugs g tuck railroad company, S5,376: Buck n ingham estate, $5,0O0.
 It was voted to abate taxes on proE rs erty of Mrs Francis Kane, Elizabet Ie Myers and on property owned by tn r. First Congregational society, and tha ii $40 be returned to the society for taxe ,e wrongly collected and $2,500 be take al from tax books.
 10 The cost of the sewers on Washingto it and Fuller streets exceed the appropris
 tion and $10,0 was voted to complet
 the sewers on those streets, and on Eas II Main and Hall streets $5,464.65 is tn II, cost of the Washington and Fuller stree y sewers.
 Helen J. Birkenmeyer, who sustaine of injuries on South Main street, was allow El ed her claim of $50 damages. of The board of water commissioner IS recommended the laying of a four inc is water main on Ward street at an est 'd mated expense of $1,000. It was s Q voted.
 Recommendation for a sewer O Ig North street was referred to the sewe le board.
 t, Notice from board of health in refel is ence to the filling of city engineers pos