Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-06
THE WATER SUPPLY.
DissRtis faction With the Progress That Is
Being Made at the Dam.

1blSSatlSlACtluh " l1h hhS TuSTtS hat Is
Being Made at the Dam.
Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting
of the water supply committee last night
at which were present Messrs Rice, Web
ster. Barlow, Hart, DAILY, Fitzpatrick,
Kelley, Hauser and City Engineer Cairns.
The total amount OF the monthly bills was
So ,645.43. Of this amount S545. 81 was
for the American insurance and Engineer
ing Co. for inspecting the new water pipe;
81 ,63S 80 for Edward McManus on esti-
mate No 3, contract No IL; 81, 40 As for
j. W. Gaffney 4 Co on estimate Nod, con-
tract No 3; 81. SIS rs for Charles Thatcher
Il Co on estimate No ?, contract No Is:
Sl91-S3 for James Sutton on estimate No
Z, contract No 1, final; s., 262 81 for Mar
tin IippS on estimate No 3, contract No
IL; 81, 1888 50 for Babcock, Leary & Co on
estimate No 1. contract No 5; SAL. 49,. 63
for the Chattanooga Foundry and Machine
works on estimate No 1, contract No 9;
50, Goo 26 for the Warren Foundry and Ma
chine Co on estimate No 5, contract No Z.
The pay roll was 81, 267.4S.
The Tucker Manufacturing Co of Water
vile sent n communication asking to have
the water main laid through the principal
street of that place. 1t had been referred
from the council to the committee. The
factory was to be enlarged and in order to
get insurance greater water supply was
required. Engineer Cairns said the pipe
line ought not 10 be tapped, as it would
cause trouble in case of break, and Wa
terbury would need all the supply. The
communication was tabled.
Superintendent Beach of the Naugatuck
road complained that blasting in close
proximity to the tracks was dangerous and
some protection ought to be given the rail-
rnoH Tha nifx- S0iI that fhsc
trouble was on sections 2 and 8. The
contractors bond of SIS, 900 would par
TALLY cover loss. The blasting is about to
begin and some vote should be passed to
prevent accident. A Waterman ought to
be provided by the contractors. 1t was
voted that the contractors on sections
and be requested to employ watchmen to
see that the track is kept clear, and if the
contractors refuse so to do, the city shall
employ the necessary men and charge the
wages of the same to the contractors.
Mayor Kilduff said that the contractors
have got to protect the travelling public
and the committee should insist on it.
When the city engineer was asked why
the work on the dam was going on SO
slowly he told the following story: when
l go to the dam find the work in charge
of people whom l do not know or ever
heard of I don't know them by name.
Until know who they are cannot give
them any instructions. I told them l
could not deal with them. sent a letter
to Mr. Gaffney relative to the matter, but
he never answered it. When saw him
he told me they were representatives of
his. If there was anything to be done let
him know. He won't admit that he has
sublet the contract but it looks like it.
Everything is upset there. The home
Italians who we're employed there were
driven out by the New York parties with
their imported Italians. 1t is now June
and there is practically nothing done yet"
After hearing this statement it was the
general opinion that the committee ought
not to be lenient with Mr. Gaffney. In
spector Fitzpatrick reported that all the
help employed there were receiving $3.50
per day, with the exception of those on Mr.
Gaffney's contract, and he understood the
men there only received $1.25. Mr. Rice
insisted that the committee should make
Mr. Gaffney knuckle down to business.
"If he won't employ Waterbury labor let
us hold him strictly to his contract. said
MIR Rice.