Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-13
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANGE.
GAffney & Co Given Formulation to Fro ceed With the Work on the Dam After a Long Discussion.

The water supply committee met last night in the aldermanic chamber, Mayor Kilduf presiding, and the following mem bers present: Messrs Daily. Hauser. Webster, Hart, Barlow, Rice. Wade. Fitz- patrick, Kelley and Engineer Cairns.
 After weeks of meetings and visits to the dam the situation to-day is about where it was one month ago. John w. Gaffney < Go have come out of the battle winners.
 The meeting disclosed one fact. that something had taken place to change the minds of those who were so eager to drop Mir Gaffney a few weeks. or even week ago. This could not be laid to the fact that an unusual amount of work had been done at the dam. or that the dam was to be faced with Plymouth granite. That latter point is still an uncertainty and not even the committee know what the dam will be faced with. They only know that Gaffney & Co have been given permission to 20 on with the work, and there you are.
 There was a deadly silence after the minutes were read and approved and Mayor Kilduff had told of the visit of him. self and some of the members of the com- mlttee to the dam. and found that num- Der of men were getting out stone at Key holds Bridge; that the north side of the dam was heinz washed of with a hose: one man was washing stone on the south side; no mason work was being done; two hnndred barrels of cement and quantity of sand had been carted there. and also q few loads of stone.
 The reporters were on the qui vive for another executive ses ion. but Mir Web ster broke the silence by moving to take the motion, relative to taking the contract away from Gaffney X Co. from the table. Mir Fitzpatrick set ihe pace by stating in substance that Mir Gaffney knew that the vote passed last Saturday night was done with a view to let him put forth some bet | ter efforts in the work. He stated at that | time that he could fulfill his contract ''In | my judgment" said Mir Fitzpatrick. "he has made an effort to push the work and it would be for the interest of the city to let him keep the contract as it will save the | city expense"
 Mir Webster said: ''The question is not what he can do. but whether the work has been unnecessarily delayed" MT Rice: ''Because the engineer made that report we are not obliged to take away the contract. It would be a foolish move to do SO. as he has started to do work" | MT Hauser: ''It would be policy for us to let him go on. If he does not fulfill his contract he will forfeit S100 a day. There is no question about the collecting of that sum. With this money We could pay fol getting things in shape during the winter and have everything ready for spring."
 In answer to A question of the mayor as to whether he would vote for that forfeit ure Mir Hauser said, certainly he would.
 The mayor then said: I've don't want Gaffneys s100 day; we want the water.
 In reference to the stone to be used Nil Gaffney said he had made arrangements tC get all the stone at Reynolds Bridg, quarry. MT Webster said it was better than the stone used for the foundation.
 Mayor KIlduff then reiterated his state ment of former meetings. about three months of time having expired, and asked whether the committee wished to have the conditions of the contract lived up to
 Mir Hart said that the stone secured by Mir Gaffney had been refused by the engi necr.
 Engineer Cairns said this was not true No stone had been submitted to hIm. II, had written letter stating that he did no think the stone was smtSble in Stevens quarry.
 Mir Webster said: ..If the stone used il tn" foundation is of such quality. seam, and leaky. it can't grow any worse. tn, dam now is apparently ruined"
 In answer to Mir Wade as to whether, a Mir Gaffney once reported. the stone il Stephens quarry deteTiorated the nor, they worked it Engineer Cairns said Il, had not been there in month and coulI not tell.
 Mir Hauser not to be quoted wrongl, said that although he believed the worl was unreasonably delayed. it would be pol Icy to let MT Gatfney go ahead with tn contract.
 Mir Daily agreed with him.
 Engineer Cairns moved to adjourn. Tn motion was lost.
 Mir Gaffney was called on to speak. II said:
 "I have nothing particular to say. Ther has been enough talk about it already"
 MT Rice: That's what We think; les talk and more work"
 NIT Fitzpatrick moved to table the mat ter for enc month.
 Mir Gaffney then said that he Wa anxious to complete the work. but the com mittee should appreciate hIs efforts. l would be great help to have encourage ment. He always performed other con tracts we'll and if the proper spirit , shown will do this one well : The mayor replied that the committe had not discouraged him. but that he ha played fast and loose with the committee. 1 The vote was then put and defeated, NJ r Webster voting for IL.
 The engineer then presented the follow ing bids for l 200 or .6OO feet of thirty inch pipe to be used from North willo, street to the center: Per gross ton. War Ten Foundry and Machine company s22. 10; Chattanooga Foundry company S23 52; McNeil Foundry company. S23. .5I The engineer was auth oriZed to close tn
 contract with the Warren company whic has furnished much the best pipe so fal { About l, 400 lengths will be needed. Tn
 Warren people have agreed to deliver tn ) pipe during September and the mayo
 hoped that it would be put down as soon a l practicable so as to impede traffic as littl
 as possible.
 The question of running the pipe lin . through the green was explained by Eng , neer Cairns and the idea that injury wi
 be done to the trees was dIsproved. Frol
 an engineering standpoint the line shoul
 run along twenty feet from and parall, to the south curb of West Main street, CT 3 tering the green and continuing throug , the sixty foot avenue to the band stanC then curving to the south, coming out i front of City hall and thence to EXchane
 place. To run the pipe on the north c south side of the green would necessitat 7 right angles. In answer to questions b B said that the digging of the pipe trenc s would not interfere in the slightest wit l roots of the trees. There is absolutel g no good reason" he said ''why the lin ! should not go through the green. Tn Q pipe will not be subject to damage b
 electricity; the East. South and Mort
 Main street connections would be bette there would be no lodging of pipes. was found after discussion that the cour !, cil had voted for the pipe line through th . green.
 i. The meeting adjourned until Frida. July 27.
 May Protest to the Governor. 2 The state board of charities feels thu
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