Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-16
PLAN FOR TAKING WATER ADOPTED.

PLAN FOh IANiN1 WA En- HDoF tCD'
A Dam Eighty Feet in Height and a
Reservoir Covering Thirty Acres to Be
Constructed. Il
Mayor Webster presided at the ad
journed meeting of the board of alder
present. City Attorney Burpee pre-
sented the following vote which was
adopted.
Voted, That the following plan is
hereby agreed upon and adopted for the
storage, introduction and proper distri-
button of water into and through the
town and city of Waterbury, and into
and through the towns of Watertown
and Thomaston, and into and through
such cities, villages and boroughs in
said towns as it shall hereafter be found
convenient and expedient to supply
Herewith, viz:
ga masonry dam about eighty feet in
height, to be erected across the stream
of water called the Branch, near the
residence of Milo K. Gray on the prop
erty of - Roberts, or of said Rob-
erts and Milo K. Gray, in the towns of
Watertown and Thomaston, and Litch-
field county, for the purpose of~making
distributing reservoir about thirty
acres in area. Also certain other dams
across said stream above said distrib
uting reservoir for the purpose of
making storage reservoirs. The water
so accumulated to be conveyed by a
main pipe line through the towns of
| Thomaston, Watertown and Waterbury
to the southeasterly corner of center
square in the city of Waterbury and to
be distributed from said main pipe line
by said branch lines as may be found
necessary or convenient. Said dams
and reservoirs will occupy the property
of the following persons situated along
said stream of water in the towns of
| Watertown and Thomaston in Litch-
field county, viz: - Roberts, Mary
D. Hotchkiss, John Taylor, Clark Wood
ward, Dan Woodward, Milo K. Gray,
Frederick Bryant, Henry s. Platt and
others. The full particulars and details
/ of said plan to be in accordance with
| the surveys and maps now being made
and completed, which are to be de-
pc si.ed in the Office of the city engineer
of this CITY,"
The committee on water supply re-
ported as follows:
To the Honorable Court of Common
Council:
The committee on additional water
supply respectfully report that they
have negotiated with the persons hear
matter named, who are the owners of
certain parcels of land and certain
buildings which it will be necessary to
occupy or remove in the construction of
dam and reservoir on the Branch, so
called. In most cases the sums de-
manded seem to your committee much
greater than the fair value of the prop
erty to be taken. After consultation we
have unanimously decided to ask your
honorable body to give this committee
authority and power to purchase in the
name of the city the necessary property
of the following persons for the sums
indicated, respectively: Roberts
property for $4,000, Mrs Mary Hotch-
kiss property for 81, 500, John Taylor's
property for $4,000, Clark Woodward's
Wocdward's property for $1,000, Milo
K. Gray's property for $35 an acre,
about three acres being required for
dumping ground.
1t may also be necessary to take GER
tain lands of Frederick Bryant and of
Henry S. Platt. We recommend that
the city attorney be authorized to pur-
be found desirable, on such terms as this
committee shall direct.
If any of the above named parties
shall refuse to sell the proper y required
at the price above indicated we recon-
mend that the city attorney be requested
to make application as soon as possible
to judge of the superior court for the
appointment of committee to fix the
value of such persons property and tc
take all necessary action to secure the
same for the use of the city.
+ Respectfully submitted,
d. f. WEBSTER,
! | Mayor and Chairman on Water Supply
: The report was adopted.
City Attorney Burpee was reelected
to serve two years from next July as
city attorney.
The petition of w. F. Bow e5 for abate
ment of sewer assessment was referred
to the sewer board.
The board concurred with the council
. in all other matters.
y In the council President Hart pre-
: sided. The following recommendation
from the road board were adopted ant
> the work ordered done: For a cross
+ walk on Bank street, at the south side o
Washington avenue; for crosswalk OF
Hillside avenue, on easterly side o
Waterville street, for extension o
Round Hill street, to connect witt
It Orange street; for sidewalk on johnson
street, between Fairview and Water
vile streets; for sidewalk on Grow
street, from Central avenue to Willow
p street. A petition for sewer fron
Hillside avenue to Cliff street was re
ferrsd to the sewer board, and pet
ton for a new street between Baldwi
n and Luke streets was referred to tn
u road board.
The annual report of Chief Snagg wa
4 accepted and ordered printed in tn
register.
- A remonstrance against the construC
y ton of a sewer in Wolcott street was n
= ferred to the road board.
x The sum of 5000 was ordered paid
= Mr. and Mrs E. S. Robbins for injurie
Is received on West Main street last sun
IS mer.
p In the matter of electing city alto
e ney, the whole number of ballots ca
~ was 10, of which City Attorney Burpe
received 7, G. E. Terry 1, blank 4.
y The board concurred with the aide
- men in all matters pertaining to tt
- water supply.
p The matter of empowering the cit
IA attorney to adjust certain damages 9
Luke street was tabled, after which IL
III board adjourned.
VI DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, IS, Proba
- Court, May 10, $685.
Estate of William Ryan, of Waterbury,
said district deceased.
The court of probate for the district of Wat
hurry hath limited and allowed six mont