Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-17
STREETS, SIDEWALKS, SEWERS.
The Contract With the NIeriden Road
Signed.

Signed.
The adjourned meeting of the road
board last evening was attended by
every member. Mayor Webster stated
that the purpose of the meeting was to
complete the contract with the Meriden
railroad. City Clerk Kilduff read the
contract, which, Invested Of legal phras-
eology, simply means that the railroad
company will draw all the stone that
the city needs from the place where it is
crushed and deliver it at any of the
sidings in Waterbury, for fifty cents a
ton. After some informal talk the con-
tract was accepted and ordered signed.
Street Inspector Wright then pre-
scented two contracts for the fitting up
of the crusher with necessary sheds,
bins, etc. One was from the Tracy
Brothers of this city, offering to do all
the required woodwork for S940: the
other was from the Gates Iron works of
Boston, stating that they would build
an elevator, four bins, screen house,
the necessary platforms, stairs, chutes,
etc, provide all the material, erect a
hand pump to furnish water to the
boiler, and. in fact, do everything con-
nected with the starting of the work
for 81, 700; the city to deliver the ma
chinerv on the ground for the construc-
ton of the plant. This contract was
also accepted and signed. After Com
missioner Kelley had satisfied his mind
that the terms were the best that could
obtained, Street Inspector Wright stated
that it was necessary to do some little
work grading. before, the spur tracks
could he laid to the side of the bins, and
that Edward McManus had offered tn
remove the $50 yards of rock which
Engineer Cairns had found in the line.
for 50 per yard. Commissioner Stevens
moved that Mr. McMaans' proposition be
accepted, and it was so voted.
City Engineer Cairns asked the board
| for a safe to be placed in his office.
stating that he had valuable note books
and papers worth $4,000 and much
property which could never be replaced
should the building be destroyed by fire.
Mayor Webster remarked that there was
valuable property all over the city
poorly secured and that the public
would have heavy bill to pay some
day if they did not take some measures
to protect their property. 1t was
finally recommended to the court of
common council that a safe he pur-
chased for the city engineers Office at
an expense of about $3.50.
/ Permission was given to construct
two catch basins, one at each corner OF
Field street.
The matter of paving Meadow street
from Bank to Field street was then dis.
cussed and it was stated by MIR Cairns
that he had learned lately that the
street along there was formerly bog
and that it had been filled in with rock
in several places. If such was the case
when the blocks were laid it would
leave the pavement very uneven as
those that were laid over mud holes
would sink down and those placed ovel
the rock would of course remain firm
Mr. Cairns favored throwing aside the
contract for the rest of the job anG
getting new bids for doing the work by
laying foundation of crushed stone
and rolling it, and then placing the foul
inches of sand and the blocks on top
This would give a solid street and it wal
needed, as more heavy carting was done
there than in any part of the city. MI
Cairns was instructed to bring in an es
innate of the cost of paving the stree
in this manner.
The mayor thought that the paving
of Meadow street should be continued tt
Cedar street and the city engineer wal
cost of such work and report at the mex
meeting.
The engineer was ordered to plac,
boundary stones on the city's line OF
the several streets.
1t was voted that the city attorney
prepare form of ordinance covering
the matter of property owners not lay
ing sidewalks after they had been or
dered to do the same.
Disley & Weyand were granted a Ii
cense to make excavations in the streets
latter which the board adjourned.
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