Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-01
STREETS AND SEWERS.

h1lQum preS1Qlng. I1er6 were present
Commissioners Kelley, Cross and jackson,
City Engineer Cairns and Street Inspector
Wright. The miscellaneous bills of the
road board amounted to s212.o2 and the
pay roll $745. 40, The sewer board bills
amounted to $3.50 40 and the pay roll
$3.50. 49,. The bills were ordered paid.
A bill Of e. w. Robbins for shoeing
Street Inspector Wright's horses was re-
ferred back to the street inspector for cor
rection.
Commissioners Kelley. informed the meet
ing that the street inspector received $500
year for the use of his horse, that the
board passed vote some time ago refus-
ing to pay for the keeping of the inspec-
tors horse and that no horses other than
those owned by the city be kept in the
city barn.
The mayor said if this was the case the
board could not vote to pay the bill.
Inspector Wright said that at the time of
his reelection he was living below the city
corners and the board agreed to feed and
shoe his horse if he would move up town,
which he did. He remembered the vote
of the board refusing to keep any horses
in the city barn other than those owned
by the city and had not kept his horse
there since the passage of that resolution,
but did not think that this referred to the
shoeing of his horse. He said that he was
willing to pay the bill if the bosrd objected
to it. as
Commissioner Cross thought it was not
doing Justice to the inspector to refuse to
pay for the keeping of his horse so long as
the board had agreed to do it.
Commissioner Kelley said the present
board was not obliged to carry out any i'm
piled contract made by their predecessors.
It was voted that the driver of the sewer
team be paid a sum not to exceed 50 day.
Ashton & Clarity, 81, w. Keller and the
Barlow, Brothers Co were granted permits
sion to make excavations in the streets.
The mayor thought that bonds ought to
accomT any such applications. SO
A vote was then passed that the city at
torney be instructed to draft proper form
of bond to be signed by all applicants pre-
senting petition for this purpose, the
vote to date back to January 1.,siS
A man in the business of'trimming trees
appeared before the meeting and offered to
trim the seventy-six trees on the green for
81 25 each. The matter was tabled.
j. B. Mullings appeared before the meet
ing and asked for a grade on Elizabeth
street, SO called, through his land. running
from Bishop to North Main street. Mr.
Mullings will build the street, himself
The mayor said he wished there were q
good many such men in the city. The
city engineer was instructed to prepare a
grade. 4r4
Commissioner Kelley moved that COM
mittee be appointed to confer with the city
attorney and Superintendent Beach of the
Naugatuek road and see if the railroad
company could not be compelled to pay
part of the expense of keeping the fagman
at the Washington avenue crossing. Com
missioners Cross and Kelley were ap-
pointed to act in this matter.
A bill of $523.90 of H. w. French was
ordered paid.
1t was voted that the property owners on
Round Hill and Ward streets be cited to
appear at the next meeting of the board to
be heard in relation to sewer assessments.
Commissioner Jackson brought up the
matter of the keeping of Street Inspector
Carpenters horse. Inspector Wright said
that the city fed the horse, but Mr. Car
penter kept 1T in his own barn. There is
enough feed going there for two horses, !"
said Mr. Wright. q
Ibid understand you to say that you
are senuiug feed there for two
horses?" asked City Engineer Cairns.
II do not know whether he feeds it to
his chickens or what he does with it," said
Mr. Wright. II only know that there is
more feed going there than any one horse
could use." -s-
Mr. Cairns: "Well, then, if that be so
you have not been doing your duty"
Mr. Wright said he was ordered to feed
the horse and he did not think it his duty
to question any order the sewer inspector
might send him.
Mayor Killduff: "Mr Wright, you are
expected to use some judgment in these
matters. You know how much feed a
horse needs and if the sewer inspector
asked for more then you thought was neces-
sary it would be your duty to refuse it"
Mr. Cross asked if it would not be a
good idea for the city to buy these horses
and put stop to all this dispute about
feeding and shooting them.
The mayor thought the taxpayers would
not approve of this. Experience had
taught him that people did not take as
good care of what belongs to others as they
did of their own property, and besides a
horse is apt to die at any time and there
would be a total loss to the city.
Commissioner Kelley said the best way
out of this was to add the expense of keep
ing the sewer inspectors horse to his salary
and let him keep his own horse and feed it
as high as he pleased. Commissioners
Cross and Jackson were of this opinion and
the street inspector was asked how, much
it would cost to feed and shoe a horse by
the month.
Mr. Wright said about $40. 81
MIR Cairns: eff you can shoe and feed q
horse for $3.50 year, Mr. Wright, why is
it that the city pays you $500 year for
keeping yours?'
''Oh," said the ma, or, "we all under
stand that. That was nice way of giving
the street inspector raise of salary. The
charter does not allow any more than 81 900
for the street inspector and the board not
thinking that enough for his services voted
to give him $500 year for the keeping of
his horse"
After long discussion in which all the
members of the board took an active part
it was voted to allow Mr. Carpenter $12
month for the keeping of his horse and
let him buy the feed and pay for the
shoeing himself. bs
The board voted to visit the Jesse Minor
property on Hillside avenue and see what
could be done in the way of putting in a
sewer there. It voted to recommend the
abatement of an assessment of B. F. Kill
duff on Hillside avenue. Isabella Webb
of Plymouth asked to be exempt from a
sewer assessment on Cooke street. The
matter was referred to the city engineer.
AppIlcaEonS from barlow bIotnerS anu
Ashton,& Clarity for licenses for making
sewer connections and drainage from JAN
uary /. 1894. to January. 1895 was granted.
The hearing on the matter of sewer as
sessments on Hillside avenue and River
side street was laid over until the next
meeting.
The city engineer asked what kind of
paving the Waterbury Traction Co was ex-
pected to put down.
The mayor said the Traction Co would
be obliged to put down paving to conform
to that used by the city.
An application was received from J.
Carpenter asking to be appointed street
inspector. 1t was placed on file.
Mexico and the Sport of Kings.
Secretary Hopper of the Latonia Jockey
club, in describing the collapse of Colonel