Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-28
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Mayor KnduT Protests Against Cooking
Streets co Order For the Benefit o
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1 The hands of the clock in the mayors
| office were fast approaching IL o'clock last
night when the meeting of the road aud
i sewer board was ended. There were pres
| emit Mayor Kilduff, Commissioners Hen
i derson, Fruin. Gross, Street Inspector
Kelley and City Engineer Cairns.
August was recommended as law day
for the laying of sidewalks on Williams
street.
In the matter of the Improvement of
Round Hill street from Wood to Farm
streets Inspector Reilly reported the esti-
mated costs $500 for grading and the
placing of cutters 1t was recommended
to the council with the understanding that
the property owners lay sidewalks on or
before August /.
In the matter of Livery street it was
found that the property owners had erected
buildings without any thought of lines and
consequently only about a twenty foot
street could be obtained. Engineer Cairns
was ordered to fix a grade and prepare
maps.
D. H. Tierney, representing Mrs Michael
Daley, appeared before the board relative
| to her property on Canal street. He said
the map at the engineers Office showed
that the lines as established would take
from her property five feet at one end
and six at the other. Engineer Cairns
said there was NO such map; that the lines
laid out were parallel and that when
he said two feet back of the sidewalk he
meant two feet 1t would not make any
difference if the building now there did
| come over the line. 1t was voted that the
line two feet behind sidewalk be the es-
tablished line.
Regarding North Main street Engineer
Cairns said the only Ineligible thing to
do is to bring in a profile and show the
condition of things. Take a straight line
from East Main on the east side to where
the angle is at Abbott avenue and then go
over the west side and widen the street
from there to Cook and at the same time
lower the walks on that side. The profiles
were ordered.
The property owners on Wood street,
from Vine to Round Hill streets, were
cited in for hearing in regard to grade on
July IL.
Mr. Norton appeared for the residents at
the upper end of North street. For
five years they have petitioned board after
board for grade without redress.
Another petition was asked for with the
assurance that something would be done.
James Hartnett of Bridge street appeared
again in behalf of the residents in this Sec
ton for relief from the surface water.
The report of Engineer Cairns, which was
ago, relative to the building of catch
basins, receiving basin and laying tile to
empty into the Scovill canal at a cost of
$500. was read again. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion that something should be
done at once. 1t was recommended that a
right of way be- obtained through the
Scovill property.
The matter of the grade of Kel-
logg, Frederick and Buckingham
a.
street is laid out from Hillside avenue to
Pine street. It would benefit the land of
s. w. Kellogg F. j. Kingsbury and F. B.
Rice. Engineer Cairns showed a map of
the proposed layout. S. W. Kellogg OBJ
jected on the ground that it would destroy
several large oak trees in q grove which he
purchased for just the trees alone. If the
street was laid out that way he would
claim heavy damages. On the other hand
A. F. Abbott, representing F. j. Kings
bury, would also claim damages if the line
was changed so as to take more of his
land. Mayor Kilduff and Engineer Cairns
said there was too much of this having
streets crooked in order to beautify prop
erty. The mayor proposed to see here
after that new streets are laid out with
some regard to uniformity. The property
owners were cited in for a hearing on
Thursday, July at o'clock.
w. J. Schlegel asked to have the city
cart gravel from the Sperry property on
Bank street to Third, Fourth and Fifth
streets. 1t was voted to use gravel but to
have owners of property on Bank street
do the carting. .s
1t was voted that the grading and laying
of sidewalks on Seymour street be done at
an expense of $3.50.
The improving of Mill street by widen
| a.,
on Washington avenue. Engineer Cairns
asked for a change at the corner of South
Main and East Clay streets. He wanted
the crosswalk at the corner lowered about
one foot so as to conform to the grade of
the street. Property owners were cited in
for a hearing Thursday, July at
o'clock.
!, Property owners on South Wilson
street, from Washington avenue to Fox
street, will be cited in on the same date,
for hearing on grade and sidewalks.
The following vote was then read by
Commissioner Cross and carried:
Voted, that the street inspector be and
is hereby ordered to exact strict COM
pliance with the provisions contained in
sections and . of the ordinances concern.
ing streets, relating to the making of
openings in the streets of the city for any
purpose whatsoever, and to vigorously
prosecute any person or corporation vio-
lating or causing or procuring u violation
of the provisions rf srid sections"
long talk took place on this vote. it
being the consensus of opinion that al
together too much latitude was allowed
people in making openings in the streets.
The use of them should be regulated and
fees allowed by law collected.
A poor man who makes a sewer connec-
ton, said the mayor, shall have to pay his
dollar while corporations can tear up our
streets without even asking permission,
In conversation with the city attorney
relative to a certain corporation he said
that there was no doubt in the world, but
that we ought to collect.
Building lines were ordered established
ON Walnut street, from Ashley to Ward
street.
The following vote offered by the mayor
was put and passed.
Voted, that the Southern New England
Telephone company be and is hereby re-
quested to furnish this board maps show
ing the location of conduits and manholes
in the streets of the city, and also pro6les
showing the grades thereof"
In reference to the two corporations,
the Traction company and the Southern
New England Teller hone company. tearing
up our streets at the same time, it was
voted that the street inspector inform the
Traction company to desist from work on
Bank street until what they have already
opened in the street is completed.
WORLD OF SPORTS.