Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-19
SEWERS AND STREETS.
The Hoard Will Recommend That the
 Brooklyn Trunk Sewer Be Built.

The Hoard Will Recommend That the
 Brooklyn Trunk Sewer Be Built.
 At the meeting of the road and sewer boards last night bids were opened for the construction of sewers on Lawrence street and Hillside avenue as follows: James Sutton, $1 1.325.90; Edward. McManus, S1.- 144.50. The contract was awarded to Edward McManus
 Hearings were given to property owners in different parts of the city in relation to matters pertaining to proposed public inn provements.
 After the hearing the board took up the matter of trunk sewer in Brooklyn and decided that there is no place in the city where the money could be expended to better advantage. It was voted that the board recommend to the court of common council that the work be ordered done.
 It was voted to cite property owners on Ward street in for hearing in relation to sewers in that street at meeting to be held May 2. It was also voted to recon mend to the court of common council that sewers be built in Summit street, and that G. W. Beach be heard in relation to the matter of sewers in the vicinity of Simon street.
 John W. Gaffney & Go were granted per mission to make excavations in the public streets A petition of the Charles Thatcher Go for the same purpose was re- ferred back for proper filling out.
 It will cost S1, ,000 to abate. the nuisance at the outfall sewer below Washington avenue, and the board thought it had already voted to expend enough money in that part of the city for the present.
 Here the road board commenced business. City Engineer Cairns submitted a report for the straightening of Washington avenue, between South Leonard and Bank streets. The report showed the advisa- bility of taking hold of this work at once, as it can be done cheaper now than it can be after people have built on the different lots along the line. Atpresent every corner lot between the points mentioned is va cant. The erection of one brick block upon any of these lots would cause an additional expense to the city of several thousand dollars, should the work be taken up after such building have been built.
 The mayor thought that this is a very important part of the city a.ld that some thing should be done to put the streets in the best possible shape. After the grade crossing shall have been abolished at Bank street one will have to enter Brooklyn, he said, through a hole and get out of it through another hole, meaning passing in and out of the place under the New Eng land road at Bank street and Washington avenue crossings.
 The report was accepted and the matter recommended to the court of common council.
 It was voted that S. B. Mum of Leaven- worth street and A. A. Irion of Cherry street be instructed to remove dead trees xvh in of khair erty.
 John W. Gaffney & Go and M. J. Daly were granted permission to make excava. tions in the city streets. The petition oi the Charles Thatcher Go to make excava- tions in the streets was referred back fol corrections.
 The following petitions were granted Of Martin F. Moore, for crosswalk on Coe street; Jean Jacques, crosswalk on Phoenix | avenue; E. W. Mooring, crosswalk on Alb. bolt avenue; Lawrence Brennan, cross walk on Scovill street. The following petitions were tabled: Of W. E. Quigley for opening Jefferson street to South Elm of E. M. Hauser, for crosswalk on Vine street; of the Waterbury Clock Go, fol bridge over Great brook on Cherry street
 It was voted to cite property owners on Walnut street before the board on May 9 for hearing in relation to Improvements on Walnut street, from Ward street to the city line.
 It was voted that the board recommend to the court of common council that Bank street, bet tween Porter and Fifth streets be graded, and that the work be done and sidewalks laid on or before July 1, 1894 and that sidewalk. gutters and grade be ar ranged in Sperry street on or before Octo. Der l, 1894.
 The street inspector was instructed tc purchase two car loads of paving stone fol crosswalks and 5000 paving blocks.
 Petition of Hugh Flood for grade on Mill street, between Liberty and South Main streets, was laid over for investiga- ton.
 The street inspector was ip structed tc make repairs at the corner of Pleasant and Emerald streets, as set forth in the petition of Richard Vickers.
 The petition of Stephen Donahue, fol Ayers streets, was laid over until the city engineer procures a profile of Emerald street.
 Petition of J, B. Mullings for street from North Elm to Bishop street received and voted to cite property owners along the line to appear before the board at a meeting to he held May 2.
 The matter of continuing the grade on North Willow street northerly was dis. cussed and laid on the table for investiga- tion.