Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-15
srREErs, SIDEWALKS, SEWERS:
Many Minor Matters Acted Upon By the
 Boards Last Night.

Many Minor Matters Acted Upon By the
 Boards Last Night.
 Mayor Webster presided at the meet ing of the sewer board last night, and the commissioners present were Byron, Stevens, Kelley, Coughlan and Jackson.
 The bids for constructing the exten- sion of the sewer along South street were opened and read, as follows: James Farrell, $192.60; Henry Kellner, SIT 60; Edward McManus, $175.2S. On motion of Commissioner Coughlan the contract was awarded to MT Mc- Manus, he being the lowest bidder.
 The matter of assessing for sewers on Grove, Wilson, Green, John, Bank and Buckingham streets was considered by the board, and it was voted to assess the property owners on these streets accord ing to their frontage, without any ex- ception.
 In the matter of sewer assessments on Baldwin, Stone and Liberty streets it was voted to levy on those who had made connections with the sewers.
 Property owners on East Clay, Ayres, James, Emerald, Spark, Round Hill, Wood and West Main streets and Mitchell avenue will be cited to appear at the meeting two weeks hence.
 The city engineer reported the follow ing sewers as completed: Mitchell avenue, East Clay, James, Ayres, Emerald, Sparks and Round Hill streets.
 The petition of F. B. Rice and others asking for a sewer on Hillside avenue from Willow to Waterville streets had been referred to the board, and the property owners were ordered to be cited in at the next meeting. The petition of w. F. Hinckley and others for a sewer on Vine street from Wood tn DiviSiOp ctrpotS was lad over City Engineer Cairns explained to the board that mistakes are liable to occur in several ways in the matter of putting in hubs for house connection with the sewers. When mistakes of this nature happen it often causes considerable eX- pense, and the plumbers find much | fault, looking to the city often for the additional expense. He said he had devised a method to correct all such mistakes, and asked that a committee be appointed to examine the drawings to see if the board would have the in- strument made. On motion Commis- sioners Kelley and Stevens were ap- | pointed such committee. The board \ then adjourned for two weeks. When the road board had been called | to order a petition was read from the ScovilI Manufacturing company asking | that they be relieved from the surface water on Mill and Hayden streets, by having catch basins placed at points in dicated. The matter was laid over. w. J. Schlegel explained the nature board at the last meeting. It was for the laying of curbing and sidewalk on South Main and West Clay streets in | October, 1884. The work had been ordered done by the city and as there was no money available Mir Schlegel, by the instruction of Mayor Boughton, did the necessary work himself and sent the bill to the city. The matter was laid over until the next meeting that ex- Mayor Boughton might be asked in tc explain the case to the board.
 l The report of the city attorney with regard to the extending of Church street was to the effect that there is no | obstacle whatever which can prevent the city from extending Church street | through this property as through any other. The city deeded this property tc the Bronson library and it would be necessary to make such compensation to the library as the courts should de eide. The city engineer was instructed to bring in map of the proposed lay out.
 The board voted to invite James c Pinagree, a sanitary engineer of Boston to appear at the next meeting to ex plain his proposal to furnish the city with public urinals free of charge.
 The petition of John T. Phelan, ask ing that the matter of damage to. his property by the change of grade at th' corner of Baldwin and Bridge streets b, referred to the board of compensation was laid over for two weeks.
 A petition from l.. R. Hitchcock ant others, asking that they be relieved from the whole expense of widening Park place and that the street be treated as other streets, was considered. Th original action of the board wa amended so that the property owner should only pay land damages.
 Commissioner Kelley represented t' the board the great necessity for tn board walk from South Riverside t. South Leonard street. The reason fo delay in the construction of the wall was lack of funds, but he thought tn bill would not be presented tuntil nex month. He moved that the city en gineer be instructed to build the walk a once. It was so voted.
 The street inspector was ordered to re port at the next meeting the expense o crushing stone during the year, afte
 which the board adjourned for tw
 weeks.
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