Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-11
WATER AND THE TROLLEY.

Mayor Webster presided over a full board Of aldermen at last nights meet ing. The reports of the water commis. sioners that a watering trough be placed on Baldwin street at the junction of Mill street, and that four inch mains be laid in North Main street and in Man han street were accepted and the work ordered done. The reports of the sewer commissioners that sewers be built in | Cooke street. from the terminus of Woodlawn terrace, in River street an extension of 500 feet, in Green, from Leonard to North Riverside street. in Hillside avenue, 300 feet east of Pine street, in Wood street, from Round Hill | street, and for the extending of the outfall sewers below the Washington street bridge, were accepted and the work ordered done. The reports of the road commissioners that crosswalks be laid on Johnson street at Wateryille street, on Wall at Laurel street, on | West Main at Judd street; that Johnson street be worked between Manhan and Waterville streets, and the electric poles be moved inside the curb; that South Elm street be worked according to the new layout and grade; that the city macadamize up to the rails of the Wa terourr Traction Co, when doing work along It's lines, and that the company pay its proportion of the expense; that the tree at the corner of North Main street and Abbott avenue be removed by August l, were all accepted and the work ordered done. The street in spector's report of sidewalks out of re pair was accepted. The property owners must repair them on or before August 1, and the street inspector must notify such property owners on or be- fore July 20.
 Alderman Kelley informed the alder. men that there was left only $l 800 of the appropriation for the maintenance and repair of streets that could be used for this purpose, as the rest was needed to pay the salary of the street inspector and keep the city stables. The board voted that the road board use what is left sparingly.
 In the matter of W. F. Bowes for abatement of sewer assessment and of D. u. Tierney for a sewer in South Elm street, the petitioners were given leave to withdraw. The recommendation for four-inch main in Vine street was ordered on file pending an investigation of the grade. In all other matters the aldermen concurred with the lower board.
 In the board Of courcilmpn the first business was the petition of the Water bury Traction company to change its motive power, as recommended by the board of road commissioners.
 Councilman Fitzpatrick speaking on the accepting of the recommendation said: All action heretofore taken by the court of common council with refer ence to the street railway company, now the Waterbury Traction company, IS void. This report just read is lacking in several things and its acceptance would cause loss to the city, Now is the time to take definite action and to obtain all the advantages which the law allows" He then offered the follow ing amendment to the recommendation of the road board:
 "Noted, that the Waterbury Traction company be and hereby IS permitted to propel its cars by electricity, using the device known as the single trolley sys- tenn, on the following conditions, VIZ:
 "l. That the rate of fare for all school children of the town of Waterbury to and from the school which they attend shall be, for one passenger for one con- tlnuous ride on any part of it's line, cents.
 '9 That on and after January 1, 1900. said Waterbury Traction company shall pay to the treasurer of the city of Wa terbury for the use of said city not less than per cent of it's gross receipts per year, payable during the month of January and each year thereafter"
 Councilman Fitzpatrick moved the adoption of the amendment as a whole, but President Hart objected. The first section was taken up all members voting in the affirmative, except Presi- dent Hart and Councilman Daly. The second section was unanimously adopted.
 The report of the water supply com mittee was then read. A thirty-Inch p pc had been recommended by the committee because it feared that the additional expense incurred by the adoption of larger pipe would not be sanctioned by the council. If, how @ CT, the council thought from it's Knowledge of all the facts in the matter that 36 inch would be better and cheaper in the end. the water supply committee c was willing to change it's recommendation to such a size. A great array of facts and figures were presented, all favoring the larger sized pipe. When the report was finished Councilmen Fitzpatrick, Brewer, Daly, Brown and Mueller all spoke in favor of adopting S6 inch pipe, and these votes were passed:
 "yoted, that the site known as No 8, in the report of the city engineer, be and hereby is accepted for the dam of the proposed reservoir.
 "Noted, that a dam be constructed at the accepted site so feet in height from the bed of the river.
 Voted, that a 36 inch pipe be laid from the proposed dam to the city,
 Several minor recommendations of the water supply committee were adopted. The board of finance was given power to transfer unexpended balances to exhausted appropriations as deemed expedient, The city attorney recommended that the road and sewer boards hold new hearings at which all parties on Luke street not notified to appear at former meetings shall be cited and thelr property condemned and assessed in the regular manner. The report was accepted. The petitions for the acceptance of Rutledge street as a highway, to open a new avenue from washington avenue above the Third Congregational church, for relief from surface water on Round Hill street; for the macadamIzing of East Main street to Silver street; for the opening of Jefferson street to South Elm street; for a sidewalk on Third street between Rank and Snnth Iaonard for