Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-17
MANY BIDS RECEIVED.
They Will Be Acted On By The Water Committee at an Adjourned Meeting this Evening.

They Will Be Acted On By The Water
 Committee at an Adjourned Meeting
 this Evening.
 Mayor Kilduff called the meeting of the committee on additional water supply to order in the aldermen's chamber last night, for the purpose of hearing bids for the con- struction of the 36-inch conduit on sec tions one and two. There were present Messrs. Reilley, Webster, Hauser, Daily, Wade, Hart, Barlow, City Engineer Cairns and City Attorney Burpee. Adjournment was taken to the district court room. City Clerk Grady then opened and read bids from the following contractors for work on section one {:
 The Troy Public Works company, Troy, N. Y; the Continental Construction con- pany, New York; John w. Gaffney & Co.,, Waterbury; A. H. Coons' Sons, and J. c. Stroll Kingston, Pennsylvania; Edward McManus, Waterbury; Joseph A. Flynn and J. P. Sullivan, New York; Martin Lipps, New York; Francis Curnan, Rhine beck, N Y.; Enman Brothers Construc- ton company, New York; A. w. Byrne, West NTedford, Mass, and Lucian A. Taylor Boston.
 The bids for the work on section two were then read as follows:
 Joseph Long X Co.,, South Braintree, Mass A. ". NTFNlne, " est NleulOINl, hdSS., John w. Gatfney X Go, Waterbury; Enman Brothers Construction company, New York; Martin Lipps. New York; Joseph A. Flynn & J. P. Sullivan, New York; Lucian A. Taylor, Boston; McCusker Brothers company, Waltham, Mass; Daniel O'Conner & Son, Holyoke, Mass; Waterbury Construction Company, Water bury; Francis Curnan Rhinebeck, N. Y; Troy Public Works company, Troy, N. 1.; A. H. Coons' Sons S J. c. Strob, Kings ton, N. Y, and Edward Me Manus, Water bury
 In order to give the city engineer ample time to compute the different bids it was voted to make known the result at an ad- journed meeting to be held tonight.
 The meeting then adjourned back to the mayors office and the regular business was taken up.
 A communication was received from Mrs T. N. Basset, refusing to accept the offer of the committee of $500 for three acres of meadow land and a thirty foot right of was through her land. The com munication stated that the city could have the land and right of way for $500 provid- | ing the city keep the stream, when 1t IS | normal, on its own land and that MT Bas- sett be given the right of way across the stream and the city's land. Mir Cairns l SllU CllI since Ilt uESI OllGE OI ~OUU uuu | been made he had made another survey of the land and found that it contained al- most four acres and thought the offer of | $500 was a fair one and moved that they accept the offer. Mir Wade thought the committee should not take any action that would involve the city in any perpetual | obligation. Here Mayor kilduff and MT Hauser took hand in the discussion and after considerable debate Mir Cairns with drew the motion and the matter was laid on the table.
 Communications were read from the fol lowing parties accepting the offers for right of way made to them by the commit tee: Naugatuck railroad, for right of way | through the so called gravel pit at Jericho bridge; F. II. Catlin, right of way for S25 per ,O00 lineal feet, and from C. W. Bid we'll. The Naugatuck railroad matter was laid over and the city attorney was in structe,! to draw up the necessary papers for F. H. Catlin and and c. w. Bidwells $ offers. H. J. and w. F. Picket refused the offer of $500 made to them for right of way. The matter was tabled.
 Mir Hauser and the city attorney were appointed committee tp see that the se curity offered by the contractors when bidding for contracts Was sufficient.
 The mayor said he had been told that the wood at the branch WIS rapidly disap- bearing. Mir Cairns said he would look after the matter.