Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-06
A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
Iayor KIIIdun Thinks Contractors
 should Live Up to Their Agreement

| AlhyoF
 should Live Up to Their Agreement.
 Mayor Kil6uff presided at the meeting of the road and sewer boards last night. The monthly bills and pay roll were ap- | proved. The bill of Fiege & Langefeld of q, ,420.95 and of S419 from the New Eng land road were the only large ones in ths long list of miscellaneous bills. The mayor said the only fault could be found with work on South Main street was that it was too long in hand. It was shown in the debate that the contractors had not completed the job within the time speci- fed in the contract, and the mayor thought they should be compelled to pay | the S10 per diem for each day beyond the time limit, which would amount to quite a | good sum, as the work was about thirty days behind the time specified in the con- tract. Commissioners Cross and Tender son thought it was not the intention of the city to demand the exact conditions of the time limit when the city saw the parties were moving along as fast as pos sible and in the end gave a good job They had some delay in waiting for pay ing blocks. The mayor thought this was not sufficient excuse. No matter what contract the city makes it has to live up to it. It cost the city good deal extra on account of the delay. The services of the inspector and engineer cost something. and the public has been inconvenienced beyond a reasonable time. What is a con- tract. does it mean anything2 The ex- pense of paving South Main street, from Grand street to Jewelry street. amounted to over S11 ,000. The board did not seem to favor the idea of keeping the contractors | to their agreement on the time limit and the firm received the full amount ot its bill. The bill of William J. Schlegel. amounting to S129. .99, for repairs made in front of his property, at the corner of South Main and East Clay streets about ten years ago, was recommended to the court of common council. Hearings were given to property owners on Leavenworth street Tn relation to the establishment of building lines. The proposed line is three feet back from and parellel with the street Very few of the property owners attended the meeting. Bennett Merchant was in favor of the change. but asked some dam ages. John ONeill appeared for the Bron- son library property. He was in favor of the building line, but thought the agents would ask for some damages MT O'Neill said the building committee had decided to put down a macadam roadway from Grand street to tse new library building and wanted to be informed if the commit tee could arrange to have the street in- spector do the work and the Bronson li- brary fund would pay the bill promptly. Mir O'N-ill was told to put his request in the shape of n petition. He called for pen and ink and then leaning over to Commissioner Cross remarked: 'Ill guar antee they won't know any more about it after I'm through than before I com menced." The prayer of the petitioners was granted
 Commissioner Fruin brought up the matter of the proposed extension of Jeffer- son street, but 1t was evident that the |. z. n T. and it was tabled until the next meeting. Then Commissioner Fruin brought up the matter of the acceptance of Orange court. The object of the petition is to have the city accept the street as a public highway so that they may be enabled to secure bet ter water servIce. The mayor said he did not see why the property owners living there could not go to work and put in a large water main. If the place should be accepted as a public highway. he said, ''the first thing that will have to be done is to put down n crosswalk aud then it is not n street It is only a pocket" Mir Tender son said: ''I am not prepared to vote for the acceptance of that place by the city l think it is bad policy for the city to en- courage the building up of such places Where the travelling public is never seen the people become indifferent Such places become haunts for vice. Look at Jackson street, Jefferson street and several other places that might be men, toned. There are moral and san- itary reasons for not accepting public thoroughfare. The next thing you would know the people would want it ex- tended to Welton street" Mir Cairns said this never could be expected. A new house which cost over S6, 900 stands in the way and no one ever expects to see it torn down for that purpose. Mir Gross: '1t seems to me as though we ought to do something for those people, while the street is not what we would wish it to be, still the residents of that place pay their por- ton of the taxes for electric lights, police protection and public improvements in the different streets of the city and it seems quite reasonable that something should be done for them" The matter was tabled until next meeting. James Hartnett ap- peared in relation to surface water at the corner of Magill and Bridge streets. MT Cairns explained that permission can be obtained from the Scovill Manufacturing Co to run pipe from this place into the ditch, on two conditions. One is that two catch basins be built at Dublin street and that the sewer through Hayden street be put in good condition. The company would allow the city to make excavations for the pipe from Magill street to the ditch, if the city agree to do the work next year
 It was voted to recommend to the court of common council that the work be or dered done. John Egan of Bergen street, asked to be relieved from surface water He has been asking this relief for al- most year and on every occaion has been told to wait. He received the same answer last night
 The board voted to recommend to the court of common council that the gutters in Eliza beth street be paved at an expense of $225. A petition was read asking for a change of grade on Railroad Hill street, from Ward to Farm streets. It was voted to cite the property owners in for a hearing at tho next meeting of the board.
 The board voted to visit East Clay and Grand streets at its next outing Street Inspector Kelley was instructed to remove as much of the sand hill at the junction of Washington avenue and South Wilson street as extends into the city limits. It is expected that the selectmen will at once remove the remainder of this hill and then, for the first time, South Wilson street will be relieved from the obstruc- tion which has been an eyesore to the property owners and a menace to public travel since the street was opened.
 At the sewer board meeting permission was given to Albert Tucker and Samuel ShiAo eo OohheCt HllH tne sewer on talr- view street. The board voted to recom- men d the construction of a sewer in Eliza beth street, at an estimated expense of sl,4OO. The monthly bills and pay roll were approved.
 Bridgeport Man Missing.
 BRIDGEPORT. Sept Civilian c. Jud- son. employed by the Wheeler X Wilson company. has been missing since Tuesday and grave fears are entertained for him. Judson has been suffering from an in-