Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-16
STREETS AND SEWERS.
A Representative of the New Teiephon
 Company Pleads For Right of Way.

A Representative of the New Telephone
 Company Pleads For Right of Way.
 Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting of the board of road and sewer commis- sioners last night. A. A. Irion, the new commissioner did not put in an appear ance.
 At the sewer board meeting Edward Kieley of Granite street asked permission to connect with the sewer on River street. He is annoyed with storm water and Sani- tary Inspector Moses called on him and he was compelled to pay a fine for something which he could not help. He was ordered to bring in a written application.
 The engineer was instructed to submit an estimate of expense for sewer in Eliza beth street at the next meeting of the board.
 At the road board meeting hearings were given to property owners in relation to building lines and change of grade of curbstone on North Main street between the corner of East Main street and Abbott avenue. The change of grade as submitted by the engineer was recom- mended to the court of common council for adoption. Action on the matter of building lines was deferred.
 The property owners on James street were heard in relation 10 the laying of sidewalks. Some of the property owners have sidewalks and others have not. It was voted to recommend to the court of common council that sidewalks be laid on James street, north side, law day, October 1.
 Michael Hartnett appeared before the board in relation to a catch basin at the corner of Bridge and Magill streets. This matter has been in the hands of the city | attorney for some time but nothing has been heard from him on the subject. It is proposed to run a pipe from Bridge street into Scovills ditch if permission can be
 obtained from the company. Street h. | spector Reilley was instructed to act in con- junction with the city attorney in this | matter.
 In the mtter of proposed change of
 grade on Laurel street at the junction of | William street the board voted to put 1t on
 the list for the next days outing. The same action was taken in relation to the | matter of paving gutters and making other
 repairs on Park avenue.
 It was voted that property owners on
 South Wilson street, between Wash.
 ington avenue and Fox streets, be
 cited in for hearing in re.
 lation to the matter of laying side.
 walks. at a meeting to be held September
 19. Mir Henderson brought up the matter
 of cutting of the little neck of land that juts across South Wilson street at the
 junction of Washington avenue. The
 board will visit the place at its next meet
 ing.
 The street inspector was instructed tC
 sell G. $. Chatfield and the Waterbury Watch Go some crushed stone at S1 per tor at the quarry. The board talked for al most an hour on the advisability of allow
 ing Barlow Brothers to open tn, street from the residences of A. $ Chase to Bishop street for the pur pose of relayiug a private water pipe First the members thought they would no grant permission to open the street. MT Chase had no legal rights there it wa not for them to create rights for him b, , which the city might be bound in the flu
 ture. Then they changed their minds an, 3 decided that it would be good idea every house in town had pipe carryin ; spring water to the kitchen for drinkin , purposes. Commissioner Fruin move
 that the prayer of the petitioner be grante g and it was so voted on condition that NJ 2 Chase furnish the board a profile showin = the size, depth and location of the pipe 0 and that the street over the pipe be kep [ in good repair for one year. The inspeC
 tor was instructed to charge s20 for open
 ing the street.
 Charles K. Hunt. n very pleasing talkeI
 addressed the beard in relative to the pet . | n permission to erect poles in the streets fo
 the establishment of a new telephone con I pahy. Mir Hunt said: I've propose, il granted this franchise, to form a telcph ou fl company and occupy your streets wit a | wires and fixtures. In the principal bus !, ness streets We propose to run erial cable a to terminal distributing boxes an . thence to subscribers. We intend to mak o connections with adjoining towns. I hay | ,,In o February : ard have now nearly thre v times as many subscribers as the Bell con Q pany. owing to popular rates. We are e f tablished at Great Harrington, Mass, an a in connection with the Postal Telegram . company propose to run a trunk line Pittsfield. NIT Hunt said tha. no stoC . company had yet been formed in wate o bury. They are awaiting the action
 the city on the matter of privsleges."
 When asked what the rates would be Hunt said: We cut them right in two. 10 MT Cross thought it would be good i'd, n to encourage this new company. If tho < could furnish as good service at greatly r .. duced rates the people would welcon n them. He said: "The other compar ,t charges just what they please and if yc m don't like 1t they cut of theIr racket ar s what can you do about it"
 in The mayor thought the board could n take action on the petition at that meetin d He said the city should be satisfied tn " the people were going to derive consid- =. able benefit from the new company befo ,d giving them permission to erect more pol ~, m the street, and make the streets aI I worse than they are.
 n Mir Hunt smiled at this and remarke ,5 That would be impossible"
 :, Oh no, said the mayor, they cou if be made good deal worse by the introdu ia tionof another string of poles. You cl ,d get onto the street from the sidewalk on .s in q while without walking several bloc
 to find hole between the differe
 poles" II wonder" he said, ..those 6
 terpIisiDg people would not buy strip
 land for their own use. It is coming to
 point now that it would be almost as VI re for the city to leave those people t
 streets altogether and open up new ont be But it wouldn't bs any use, they wou J6 follow us. Strangers are coming in in town and reaping a rich harvest from t ge use of the public streets without giving { ve city one penny compensation. They COT
 in and start to rip up the streets witho si as much as saying if you please. T he mayor wanted to be sure the compa ls- means to make n success of the busint he and was not starting up for the purpose
 making money out of the scheme by | of ing eaten up by the old company. t. The board voted to consider itselfa co w mittee to consider the matter and report
 the next meeting. The policies on { tn road roller and the boiler at the sto e, crusher at Cheshire were ordered renewt