Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-18
Ned OF a SEWER in ELM STREET.
Ohhcers of the Center School District
Indulge In o Heated Discussion.

Indulge In Heated Discussion.
Mayor Webster presided at the ad-
iourned meeting of the road and sewer
boards last night. The sewer board
was first called to order and a hearing
was granted on the petition for a sewer
! in Elm street.
Chairman Tierney Of the center dis
trict committee appeared in favor of the
sewer. HS claimed that the condition
Of the closets in the school yard was
such as to endanger the health of the
children and that permanent remedy
would be afforded If sewer was con.
structed in Elm street.
DR. Hayes, of the board of edu-
cation, opposed the petition, say
ing: ''Fhere is no need of q
sewer, whatever. To. day met
Superintendent Crosby and he told me
the closet referred to by Mr. Tierney
tor told the board that the expense
would be some $500 or $500 and that
the district committee was not in a
condition to stand any unnecessary ex-
pense, and concluded with the state
ment that Mr. Tierney has already occa-
stoned the committee enough expense.
Mr. Tierney replied: sit is certainly
too bad that two officers connected
with the welfare of our public schools
should appear here in opposition to each
other. The connection from the main
closet of the High school to the Scovill
street sewer has been clogged twice this
year and I have discovered that the
pipe sixty feet out is higher than at the
closets. With sewer in Elm street
| this deplorable condition of sanitation
could be abolished"
DR. Hayes presented a statement signed
by the teachers stating that the water
closet at the Elm street building was
working satisfactorily, and that there
| WAS no perceptible odor.
The other parties opposing the build
ing of the sewer were the owners of the
Smith hotel and Mrs Martha J. Neville.
The next hearing was on the petition
for a sewer in Woleott street, which
was opposed by majority of the prop
| erty owners.
Commissioners Boughton and jackson
were appointed to consider the matter
Of extending the sewer on Pearl street.
The bid Of 1881, for the construction
| of a sewer in Hillside avenue, made by
Edward McManus, was tabled as being
| too high.
Petition of w. F. Bowes for abate-
ment of assessment was referred to the
| city engineer.
The Waterbury Farrell Foundry &
Machine Go was awarded the contract
/ for making coverings for manholes for
the next year.
| The following estimates were reported
/ by the city engineer: For sewer In
i North Willow street, from Hillside ave
nue. to Ridgewood street, $1,000; fol
sewer in Green street, from Riverside
street to North Leonard street, 5000; fol
extension of sewer in Cooke street to
Woodlawn terrace, $1,150; for cross
walk on Cherry street across Walnut
street, $S5; for crosswalk on Baldwin
street across Stone street, S75. The
board voted to recommend to the coun
ell that the two crosswalks be built, and
that property owners on Hillside ave
nue., Green and Cooke streets be given 6
hearing at the next meeting. No action
| was taken on the proposed extension Of
North Willow street. The board recon-
lmended to the council the building Of
a catch basin on Jewelry street. The
petition for a new street, from Baldwin
t. Luke streets, was referred to the city
engineer, as was also the contracting
for a catch basin at the corner of Cooke
and North Main streets. A request wal
Ireceived for permission to construc
lseveral cesspools in Round Hill street
Toe board v ill visit the locality.
City Engineer Cairns was unani
meusly reelected for a term of thret
years. Commissioners Coughlan anC
Tracy with Street Inspector Virgin
were appointed a committee to repair
the stone crusher. The board voted tt
hire foreman for the stone crushing
department and that he shall report the
amount of stone crushed and the ex
pense of the work at every meeting.
1t was voted to cite in the member
of the board of education and the dis
trict committee for a hearing at thu
next meeting on the matter of sewe
in Elm street. The petitioners for 1
sewer in Wolcott street were givel
leave to withdraw.