Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-15
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Property Owners Object to the Paving of south Main Street Below Meadow Tilt Between Iessrs Wright and Carpenter.


 Property Owners Object to the Paving
 of south Main Street Below Meadow
 \ Tilt Between eIessrs Wright and
 Carpenter.
 Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting of the board and sewer boards last night. There were present Commissioners Kelley, Cross, Jackson, Henderson, City Engineer Cairns, Street Inspector Wright and Sewer Inspector Carpenter.
 Bids for the outfall sewer below the Washington avenue bridge were received from John w. Gaffney tS Go and Edward McManus. The bid of John w. Gaffney lt Go was S5, ,77O.46 and MT McManus S5,- 667.2O. On motion of Commissioner Cross the matter was tabled until next meeting
 The boards then adjourned to the police court room and listened to property owners on the matter of assessments on Round Hill and Ward streets. Mir Spencer was heard in relation to the sewer on Round Hill street and said: 'I have always been given to understand that the owners of property were entitled to a hearing before the work of running a sewer in front of their property was commenced. l wish to inform the board of sewer commissioners that I never received any such notice. The first time 1 knew that such work was going on was when I saw the men at work on the iob." He thought the sewer was not deep enough and argued that inas much as he had not been notified he should not be assessed.
 Here the boar1 of sewer commissioners took recess and the road board listened to property owners in relation 10 the mat ter of paving South Main street. between Meadow street and Benedicts bridge. In answer to Sheriff McDonald's question, Do you think the proposed paving of South Main street would be a benefit to you?' each property owner answered no. Some thought it would be an injury.
 Speaking for the Brett property, E. A. Smith said he was not prepared to say that the cost of paving would improve the ren- tai value of the property. Speaking later as citizen, and one who rides over the street every day, he gave property owners some new ideas as to the rights the public have to demand good streets He said that the primary use of a street was for the accommodation of the travelling public, and the secondary use for the people who live on the street. He thought if the board would wait until the property own CTS were satisfied no one at the meeting would ever live to sec the work done. Some of them would not have the i'm prOvementS even if they were not asked to pay for them. He said there was not street in town that needed paving worse than South Main street and thought the people might as well do it now as later.
 D. l.. Smith and John Mabbott thought it an inopportune time to put such an eX- pense on the people, and sad the matter should be deferred until business was a little better than it is at present.
 The meeting then adjourned back to the aldermanic chamber and the sewer board was called to order.
 A petition of Henry Meuller and others for sewer on Ward street was referred to the city engineer for an estimate of eX- pehse.
 It was voted to recommend to the board of aldermen that Isabella Webb of ThOmaston be allowed an abatement on 51 feet of sewer on Cooke street. The matter of sewer assessments on Hillside avenue was laid over until the next meeting. The following exemptions from sewer assess ments were allowed on Ward and Round Hill streets: AlexandGr Lanouette for S5.34 feet on Ward street; H. w. French, 5525 feet on Ward street; A. A. Irion 75 feet on Round Hill street.
 It was voted that the sewer inspector be paid the sum of S15 month for the use of his horse while he continued to use it in his capacity as sewer inspector
 Sewer Inspector Carpenter was gwen permission to speak in reference to the matter of feed for his horse which had been so thoroughly aired at the last meet ing of the board. Mir Carpenter said he had two horses, but he had receipts to show that he had bought feed for one horse himself. Mir Carpenter handed the receipts to Commissioner Kelley, who looked them over and then handed them to Mayor Kildutf. He bought the horse November 17 and kept it at Benham's stable until November 26. Since that time he has been keeping it himself
 Street Inspector Wright said he did not know whether Mir Carpenter kept TWO horses or one. He did know, though, that Mir Carpenters man took twice the amount of his usual order for feed since the time he WAS reported as keeping two horses at his stable.
 Mir Carpenter sad he had the same oat bin now that he had been using all the time and never noticed that 1t was any fuller than usual. He received a couple of bales of swamp hay that his horse could not use and acting on the instruction of Mir Wright used it for bedding instead of sending it back. The board had heard enough about the subject and the matter was dropped.
 Commissioners Cross and Kelley were authorized to contract for feed for the horses of the department.
 A communication from Elisha Severy, asking to be appointed street inspector, was placed on file.
 The mayor stated that Superintendent Bradley of the Traction company wished to know if he could use the telegraph or electric light poles in putting up the wires for the electric road. It was voted to lay the matter on the table until the next meeting.
 MT Carpenter is indignant at the insinu- ations made by Street Inspector Wright He says it costs more to feed some horses than others. The horse he has at present requires more feed than the one he former " used, which was colt and unable to do the work. Ask Mir Wright about the time he kept two horses in the city barn. said Inspector Carpenter to-day. 'I do not say that he kept two horses, mind you, but ask him the question and see what he will say"
 Inspector Wright has the floor,
 Carried the Safe Away.