Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-30
HEARING RESUMED.
Experts Give Their Opinion ns to the
 Xalus of Mountaindale.

Value of Mountaindale.
 The hearing on the price to be paid to pr c. Art Ward by the city for right of way through his Mountaindale farm, was continued to-day before the committee of three.
 A. B. Simons was the first witness. He erected buildings for the Thatcher Go, look ed over the land and thought S2,000 low enough to pay Ward. On cross exami- nation said he was a carpenter and builder, never owned property near the place, was through two miles of the land, understood three miles of Wards land was to be used. In fact only 7,2O0 feet is needed) He thought it advantageous to the land to have a water supply there for building purposes.
 Two deeds were introduced of the Naugatuck Railroad Go. They were deeds issued for right of way one on August 15, 1SIS, and the other November s, 1S4S, from Carlos c. Hungerford and Marcellus Frost; S515 was paid. Ward here rested his case.
 Daniel S. Carter was the first witness for the city. He lived in Thomaston and had owned land quarter of mile above Wards for forty-fve years. Land similar to Wards thirty-niLe acres with house and barn. he would sell for 1,20O. Thought S1 .0OO would be a good puce for Ward On cross-examination he said that he was ready to retire from farming life, but would not sell at too low price.
 B. H. Mattoon, town clerk of Water town, had the records of the land in ques- tion farm of 10S acres was put in at 5000; one house, $500; 116 acres, S1 ,000.
 D. F. Webster had made bargains for lands there, probably seven or eight pieces Was at one lime owner as trustee, of the present land He placed the dam age to Wards land at S40O or $500. He had sold the place for S25, with mortgage of $2, ,O0O to the Litchfeld Savings bank. On cross-examination MT Webster said that he was eX-mayor of Waterbury, and at present member of the water board.
 Henry F. Reynolds of Reynolds Bridge owned land two miles above Wards. Knew the land and estimated the damage at S100 thousand feet.
 H. J. Pickett owned land near there and was called to disprove of the testimony made abo his land the other day, that it was cold wet and not tillable. He sad that this was not so.
 Mayor E. G. Kilduff said that he placed the value of land for right of way at S400. and it would be worth S1 ,OOO to Ward for a pipe line to go through his land.
 F. B. Rice was one of the original com mittee, was chairman of the subcom- mittee to value land, has been in real es- tate business for seventeen years or more. He said that he had been over Wards land and would value it at $500 or $500 for farm land. For building land he thought pipe line would be an advantage to the property. The vote in the committee he said, was not unanimous to offer $1 ,250 to Ward.
 William J. Schlegers opinion of value of land through which pipe line passes was $50 an acre for farming purposes. It would be worth more for building pur- poses.
 Henry F. Reynolds with regard to the Tierney land said the damage would be small. It would be fair to place it at about S25 or $50.
 Daniel S. Carter said of the same land that it was poor land, worth only little, and that the pipe line would do no damage. It is worth S25 or $50.
 City Engineer Cairns showed map of the land. The distance from the center to Frost's bridge is 4S miles. From the point where it crosses the railroad track at Wards land to the Pin shop the distance is 6,GO0 feet. On the Tierney land he said the right of way would not interfere with the land as the pipe would be low.
 City Engineer Cairns was the first wit ness when the hearing re-opened at ? o'clock this afternoon. He tested to the durability of the pipe and how often it would have to be dug up.
 H. $. Wade, a member of the water sup ply committee, gave as his opinion that $1OO per one thousand feet was good price to pay.
 John Fitzpatrick also a member of the committed testified that $500 or $500 was sufficient amount Attorney Baldwin began a cross-exami nation about the con- mittee's doings.
 Christian HauSer, another member of the committee, said $500 or $500 was enough for the damage done Wards land.
 Attorney Burpee then brought in as evil dencc the journal of the council for '93 and '94, relative to the votes passed on the water supply matter and the Ward matter.
 Samuel P. Williams thought about $500 an acre, which would make the price about $500, was enough to pay. He ad- mitted that he had part ot Wards farm for sale for some time, and could not dis pose of it. Sold one farm to Ward, was interested with Ward in the present farm and held a mortgage on it. He was put on as witness for Ward, but proved failure.
 Dr Ward was the last witness, in rebut- tai. He denied statement made by F. B. Rice in reference to conversation be- tween MT Rice and MT Ward in regard to price at which the latter was willing to sell. He also said that the pipe line was of no benefit to him as there were two streams of water on the land and he intended to build a reservoir that would furnish water to 10000 people.
 The arguments were begun at 3:45.