Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-16
STREETS, SIDEWALKS, SEWERS.
Last Nights Meeting of the Board an'
What Came of 1t.

Last Nights Meeting of the Board and
What Came of 1t.
In the absence of Mayor Baldwin,
Commissioner Stevens presided over the
adjourned meeting of the sewer board
which was held last night.
Petitions for sewers on Ann. French,
Gilbert, Ayers, Orange, High and Vine
streets, were referred to the city engin-
Ger for an estimate of expense. The
petition for n sewer on Pine street was
tabled, and it was voted to rt commend
to the council that the petition for
sewer on Baldwin street be granted, the
expense to be about 81 800.
City Engineer Cairns then called the
attention of the board to the Benedict
street outfall sewer. He said that if the
sewer should be continued below Burn
ham street bridge, and connected with
the outfall chamber already prepal ed
for it, it would save the city the cost of
frequently cleaning out the channel in
the Naugatuck river.
The engineer also urged that steps
being taken to complete the late Engi-
neer Yields plan for the relief of the
South Main street sewer. 1t was with
this obj rct in view that the large brick
sewer was built from Dublin street,
westward. along East Main street to
Cherry street. 1t only remains to CON
tinue this sewer along Cherry street,
about 290 feet to Maple avenue, there to
connect with the present Cherry street
sewer, and SO relieve the ScoTlll and
| South Main street sewers of portion of
the storm water which chokes them in
heavy storms. The old Willow street
sewer, built before the Inauguration of
our present systems, should be recon-
structed as soon as p >ssible. 1t is thirty
| inches in diameter, yet built of n single
| Of bricks nf which
soft as to have worn away rapidly. So
that there are now places where there is
actual danger of collapsing.
The board instructed Engineer Cairns
to prepare estimates of expense for
doing the work outlined above.
William f. Booth was granted a
license to make sewer connections.
| In the road board the city engineer
was instructed to prepare plans and
estimate of expense for grading the eX-
tension of Orange street. John w,
Gaffney was given permission tC
move a house from Cherry
avenue to Taylor avenue. The
street inspector was instructed to report
ut the next meeting what is required tC
put Lawrence street in proper condition
The city engineer reported an estimate
of the cost of the widening of East Main
street from William NOOnans store t
recommended to the court of common
council that the street be worked.
John Shannahan presented claim
for 5000 for damage to his property by
surface water. Street inspector Wright
and City Engineer Cairns were appoint
ed II committee of two to look into the
matter thoroughly and report at the
next meeting of the board.
City engineer Cairns was instructed tC
h.,
of streets hereafter laid out.
The following votes were then passed
That the city attorney be and he i.
hereby requested to take such action il
the matter of having Little brook re
stored to its proper and natural channe
near the Mount Olive church on Pear
street. as he deems necessary. Also L
compel by proper action any and al
persons who have in any way dirverteC
said brook from its natural and prope
channel, to reimburse the city for any
and all damages sustained by the cit,
by reason of said diversion.
THAT no pers IN shall make any open
ing or excavation in any of the streets o
the city for any purpose unless duly Ii
, censed by the board to do the same.
c. B. Webster, chairman of the dis
, trict committee, claimed that the sur
face water on West Side hill was under
mining the school wall. The street in
spector was ordered to make an investi
CATION into the matter.
; 1t was voted to sell the steam drill t.
the highest bidder. The engineer wa
instructed to have catch basin bull
near the Buckle shop.
Licenses to break ground and max
connections were granted to Disley {
Wieand, w. E. Booth and Minor 1
PlumptOn.