Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-21
THE WATER BOARD COMES DOWN.

 They Recommend the Plan For InCreas- ing the Water Supply, Sugge sted by City Engineer Cairns.
 Mayor Webster presided at the ad- iourned meeting of the board of alder damages were received from James E. and Martha E. Doty for falling on an icy sidewalk, and from Dennis Whelan, for $500 damages from the overflow of Little brook in 1889. They were re- ferred to the proper committees. The following petitions were received and referred: Of J. w. Gaffney for relief from surface water at 7S9 North Main street, to the road board; for a sewer in Wolcott street, to the sewer board; for electric light on Silver street, to the committee on lamps and gas. The fol To owing resolution was then read and passed:
 Resolved, that joint committee of the city government of Waterbury con- sisting of the mayor, one alderman, the president and two members of the board of councilmen, the city attorney and city engineer, appear before the railroad committee of the general as- sembly at the capitol at Hartford to ad- vocate the building of a union railroad statson in Waterbury"
 
 joint committee. The reports of the water board to the council and the en- gineer's to the board were then read The water commissioners report states that the report of the engineer has been considered and is:.:.recommended to the council for adoption. It is signed by James A. Hynes, secretary of the board. The report of the engineers, Messrs Welton and Bennett, states that surveys R- of year have been made. The stream known as the "branch" is in the towns of Thomaston and Watertown, and so beyond the limits that we are allowed to go. An average of eleven million gallons per day may be obtained and the quality of the water is good. Storage reservoirs will have to be built on the upper part of the stream for the dry season. The elevation is not sufficiently great for the needs of high service and the main reservoir at East Mountain as recommended by MT Herring must be used Tn this connection, necessitatipg the laying of an independent pipe. The \ costs are estimated as follows: Dam, gate house, etc at branch $50,00C Pipe line, 30 inch pipe $370, ,00C Pipe line, etc from East Mountain
 for east side $65. .OO(
 total s485, ,OO(
 To thls must be added such land anC water damages as may be allowed anC the cost of extending the high service tC the district on the westerly side of tht INaugatuck river.
 A 3O-inch pipe is re commended by th' engineers, but they add that this esti mate may be reduced $70, 1000 by using , 24-inch pipe.
 On motion of Alderman Cross the re ports were received and placed on file The following resolution was then read
 "Voted, that the city engineer be ant is hereby authorized and empowered t. make such preliminary surveys with view to taking an additional water sup Iplv for the city from the "branch," so called. as in his judgment can now b profitably done.
 The necessary legislation for takinj water from Litchfield county has no been obtained. but as much preliminar, work may be done the above resolution \ was on motion of Alderman Reile, passed.
 The board then passed unanimousl Ian amendment to the ordinances i'm posing a penalty of $50 on all person neglecting to lay their sidewalks whel ordered to do so, and an additional pen alty of $5 per day for each day that tn neglect continues. The board then ad iourned.
 Tho lower board concurred in all tn acts of the upper chamber, except tn ordinance concerning sidewalks, am this on the objection of Councilman Fitzpatrick was laid over until the mex meeting.
 Councilmen Tracy and Daly were ap pointed on the joint committee to go L Hartford on the matter of a union sta tion. The board then adjourned.