Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-06
ROAD AND SEWER MArrrRs.


ROAD AND SEW N MATTERS.
Many Important Measures Acted
Upon at Last Nights Meeting.
The boards of road and sewer commits
sioners met last night and waded
through large amount of business.
Mayor Baldwin presided, and there were
present Commissioners Stephens. Chip
man, Boughton. jackson and Coughlin.
Charles H. Goodwin who succeeds Com
missioner Fitzpatrick was also present
and took the oath.
A petition was received and granted
for a sewer on Maple street from Water
street to East Main. A petition was
also received for sewer on East Main
street from Wall street to Silver.
monstrance. Both papers were largely
signed and for some unexplained reason
a number of names appeared on both
petitions. A hearing upon the matter
will be given 1T a meeting March 10.
Sewers ordered to be laid this year
are those on Washington, Fuller, North
Willow and Maple streets and Water
town road.
In the road board the layout of Chat
field avenue, as thirty foot street, was
ordered.
General s. w. Kellogg, representing
the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut
River railroad, appeared before the
board. He explained that the reason
the railroad had not fixed the approach
to the Baldwin street bridge was be-
cause, when work was begun ten days
| ago, the master workman of the road
had found that he could not do good
job because there was need to raise the
side walk and manhole a foot and a half
in front of the Longworth property.
Mr. Longworth did not object, If the
board gave permission to do this, the
work Of the railroad will be done this
week.
Mayor Baldwin stated that he had
asked the city attorney to withhold
bringing the suit against the railroad as
ordered by the common council until
General Kellogg could appear before the
road board.
A positive statement by General KEEL
logg that either the city or the town
would have to do the work in front of
the Beecher property brought on the old
question of liability. 1t was finally
voted to leave the first question brought
up by General Kellogg, to the mayor,
city attorney and city engineer.
1t was voted to recommend the laying
of an asphalt pavement On West Main
street from Leavenworth street to Ex-
change place. The cost is estimated
from s., 900 to $4,000.
A bill of $12O.54 from James Sutton
for cleaning the streets for the month
of February brought out the fact that
the contract between Mr. Sutton
s and the city III. had c;tT not Me been
Baldwin and the members Of the board
agreed that Mr. Sutton had neglected
the sire cts and was not entitled to the
amount of his bill. 1t was voted to
withhold the amount Mr. Sutton claim
ed and notify him that he must live up
to the terms of the contract.
Street Inspector Colley was present
and was given some sage advice by the
mayor and members of the board. The
inspector claimed that the committee on
public lands and buildings should care
for the trees on the green. He was
shown by the charter that the work be-
longed to him. The BOARD instructed
the street inspector to be present daily
at HE office from 1920 to IL a. IN.
| Mayor Baldwin said that to his knowl-
edge fifteen or twenty plumbers had
been unable to find Mr. Colley to obtain
permits. The inspector said that of the
$500 due the city for work performed
for individuals by the street deparsment
nearly all should be charged up to for
mer administrations. 1t was voted that
the street inspector shall make out such
bills against individuals and report the
san to the road board monthly.
A resolution offered by Commissioner
Stevens repeating all votes on record,
appointing the mayor and one commits
sioner committee to employ men and
teams and purchase materials for the
road department, was passed, and the
inspector was empowered to hire III III
and teams and buy tools, etc, subject to
the wishes of the commissioners rs
whole; no purchase to be made without
an order from the city auditor.