Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-04
ROADS AND SEWERS.
Much Routine Work Transacted by thu
Boards Last Night.

Boards Last Night.
Alderman Thompson, who is acting
mayor, presided at the meetings of the
road and sewer boards last evening.
Commissioners Reilly, Coughlan,
Boughton and Stevens being present.
In the hearing for sewer in Bishop
street only one property owner favored
the building of the same.
E. D. Rush and James Byrnes ap-
peared before the board and objected to
paying some SIS or $50 interest which
has been added to their sewer assess
ments. The board decided that they had
no jurisdiction in the matter.
John O'Neill appeared before the road
board and asked that a proper record be
made of the layout of Adams street.
The records show that there is road 35
property owners claim that it ought to
be but so feet wide. The board voted to
recommend to the council that the 35
| feet be recorded and that the work of
covering the brook be continued.
Christian Hauser asked for the prop
erty owners of Walnut street from
Ward sire ct to the city line, that a lay
out and grade be given for this road, as
property owners are anxious to have a
water main laid, and it is necessary to
have such layout reported before a num-
| Der of other streets in that vicinity can
be reported on. Commissioner Reilly
moved that the city engineer make a
survey of the proposed work.
| There being no opposition to the petit
ton for grade and layout of Wilson
street, the board voted to recommend it
to the common council.
J. F. Williams protested to the board
against the action of Street Inspector
Wright in setting Contractor Reed at
work to lay his (Williams0 sidewalk.
Mr. Williams said he received notice to
lay sidewalk in front of his house be-
fore July 1. He made arrangements
with Contractor Wilmont, but the
latter could not do the work for several
weeks, whereupon the street inspector
set G Jntractor Reed at work. Mr. Will
liams complained that there were a
number of walks untouched.
After the hearings the sewer board re-
ceived the bid for the construction of a
sewer in West Main street from Malta
tuck street to the Naugatuck river,
which was made by Edward McManus
as follows: Fifteen inch cast iron water
pipe, $2.75 per lineal foot; 15-inch
sewer pipe, 1925 per foot; catch basins
: $127 apiece, receiving basins $3.50 each
manholes $45 each. There being nc
other bid Mr. McManus was awarded the
: contract.
A petition for a sewer on Mitchell
avenue was referred to the city engi
: neer and property owners ordered citeC
in. The estimate for a sewer in EN-
erald street from Fuller to Pleasant il
= 81 400.
Although the sewer appropriation i
q. exhausted it was voted to recommend
< the building of this sewer to the council
with the request to make an extr;
v appropriation for the sewers.
1t was voted to extend the Clay stree
t sewer at an expense of $3.50, and ask tn
: council for the needed money, also 70
J. $500 to build the James street sewer ex
Q tension, and $500 for a sewer in Aver
!, street.
Q The road board voted to ask for al
t extra appropriation for grading
Wilson street, and laying side
n walks as soon as the city engi
q neer could furnish an estimat
9 of expenses. The street inspector wa
n instructed to furnish an estimate of ex
pense for needed work on the gutter an
9 curb on North Main street from the Aid
8 rich property to Grove street. Cit
n Clerk Kilduff said that Mayor Webste
q had remarked that he would not recop
y nize any bills when the appropriation
were exhausted.
n The United Gas company were not
3 fled to remove the gas main which the
v have laid across Scovil's bridge.
Is A IS inch storm water sewer pipe ha
8 been torn up by the property owner Q
q the land at the junction of Wolcott roa
q and East Main street while building
d cellar, but no record of the city's RICH
4 of way could be found, so the matte
q was dropped and the board adjourne
l. for two weeks.