Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Strong Argument Made by Rev Dr Martin For the Extension of Jefferson Stree to south Elm

strong Argument Made by Rev Dr Martin
 For the Extension of Jefferson Street
 to south Elm.
 The road and sewer boards met last night and continued in session until II 30 o'clock. Much of the time was consumed in hearing property owners in relation to the proposed extension of Jefferson street, some of whom came down prepared to say ''no" to every question. The heirs of the John Schmidt property were the hardest to deal with. It would seem from their answers to the questions of the mayor that | an ordinary COW path is just as good in front of a mans property as a sixty foot street paved with Belgian block. It would | be difficult to tell how much their claims would amount to. The grape vines were set down at $500. Other things footed up | | s6, ,000. Judge Root assisted the heirs in | | figuring up the accounts. George Fl. | Cowell appeared for Alonzo Bronson and | heirs. claiming SC. 900 damages. Disley < | | Weyand, w. F.. Quigley. George Panneton, | F. N. Perry. George Hartley. D. J. Raf- ferty and J. H. Nunson were in favor of | the new scheme. Jacob Eyman and Eugene Mccarthy were not opposed to it | Rev Dr Martin appeared in favor of the | opening of the street and gave some excel | lent reasons why it would not be prudent | for some of the former tenants in that vii
 cinity to have lived without blinds on their |
 benefited. The morality of that section | would be purified. It was not necessary,
 he said, that he should tell the story of the
 amount of vice that lurked around this
 street. Within a short time the occupants
 of two houses in that vicinity had been ar-
 rested for immoral practices. It is so. he
 said, in every street hemmed in Jeffer-
 son street is. Such places always become
 a cesspool of immortality. Apart from this
 1t would be benefit to the public. It
 would open Ingress and egress to the city
 from South Elm street and prove an incal- culable benefit to the pubic in various
 ways. Action on the matter by the board
 was deferred until the next meeting Captain A. J. Wolff asked that Laurel
 street be brought to n grade to conform with William street, where those two streets intersect. It was voted that the city engineer be instructed to prepare a profile of change and that the property owners be cited Tn for a hearing at inc . next meeting.
 John Egan, who lives at the corner Of 7 Bergen and Ridge street. appeared in re- lation to the matter of surface water. The city took five feet of land running the full length of his lot ninety feet, when the 2 street was laid out and never gave him one penny compensation. They also diverted t the stream that runs down the hill. from its regular course, turning it on to Mir | Egan's land, where it destroys his garden e and enters his cellar. The board voted to visit the place at its next outing. Matthew Colwell. who lost his eye while e at work at the stone crusher, was allowed e the time he was idle on account of the ac- cident. twelve days.
 Apetition came from Barlow Brothers foI s permission to open the street for dIs 9 tance of about POO feet for the purpose N of putting down n new water pipe instead 'e of the old one on Grove street between 'e Cooke and Bishop streets and from Pros '" pect street to the north property line of thu
 land of A. s. Chase. The petition wa 'u granted, but after. a little thought the meet = ing rescinded the vote and laid the matte Iu on the table for further consideration
 Some of the members were of the opinion ie that a man had no right to such a wate
 service. No one could tell how many ar is using this water and it might be worke, 'u 'u upon as drawing of revenue which b l' right belongs to the city.
 h- As recommended in the DEMOCRAT som
 time ago the board decided that Unio n' n' street should be the next street to be mac to adamiZed.
 eI The street inspector was instructed le use whatever means he thought best [ er prevent the stealing of gravel from the p
 on Green street.
 he The matter of the proposed new layou
 
 discussion. The mayor said the whol
 thing was blocked because one ma nc wanted to have n lawn tennis court in hi
 yard and another had few trees ar l wanted spared. Must public thorough se fare" he said. be twist d in all kinds ms shapes to accommodate the notions of or - or two mem" The board did not seem pr 7s pared to follow the mayor in the fight an ln the matter was laid on the table. eN | voted t0 to ba c0f, ly of common council that sidewalk be hi Id on Wood street, law day September l. no It was voted to cite in property owners c -t. North Main street. east side between Il if corner of East Main and Abbott avenue, ,r. appear before the meeting on August in r
 lation to change of curb line. ., Property owners on James street will | III head on sidewalk matters on the san an evening.
 m w. J. Schlegel was before the meetir nd with n bill of Sl29 which he claimed Il ng city owed him for the last ten years. A ice torney Mattison appeared for Mir Schleg np and ex-Maoyr Boughton substantiated nd Schlegel's right to collect the bill. In 1SS at when MT Schlegel owned property at Il "' corner of South Main and Clay streets. il
 property owners along the west side of Il to street were notified to bring their sid 'd, walks to proper grade. The finances it. the board were not in good conditi' ra at that time and Mir SchleG nm said he was informed to proceed with t NV work and the city would pay the bill.
 Boughton remembered the case. but cou o;, not say just what he did say about it
 - Mir Schlegel. He knew the work had be s,t!' done and gave good satisfaction. ul- Cross said he could not vote to pay such ck- bill. If the members of boards who kn, our more about the case than the present boa or, could be expected to know, had refused SC. pay it he did not think anyone could lld expect 1t to be ordered paid now. .tle thought Mir Schlegel was little slow a; collecting that particular bill. It W I1 voted to lay the matter on the table un :, ,"' the board had called down there n oe- looked over the ground.
 ter A bill of $14 of John w.. Gaffney V ply sent back. as it did not belong ts the cit lay and one of W. E. Quigley for S1s.50, W ing referred to Street Inspector Kelley for f n vestigation.
 aof At this juncture Mir Henderson start on in to talk about Alder street, when :.,. Cross gave n look at the clock and moS i'l to adjourn.
 our At the sewer board meeting Marga
 Shea of 55 South street was given perm
 sion to connsct with sewers under
 usual conditions.
 as The hearing on the petition of John 24 Mullipgs and heirs in relation to r a building of a sewer in Elizabeth str on was then taken up. Mir Mullings offel yer to meet all bills when presented and hi .a.r the work done in the usual way, with
 s understanding that the city would retI anu him the money whenever the financial c U III dition of the sewer board would permit 'wn their so doing.
 ex- Mir Henderson thought the proper tn