Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-08
BUBBLE GOOD ENOUGH.

| The Water Supply Committee Decides
Not to Face the Dam With Granite.
Mayor Kilduff presided over the meeting
of the water supply committee last night
A communication was received from John
w. Gaffney & Co announcing that they ac-
cepted the committees offer of So per yard
| for granite facing of the main body of the
| dam.
| Messrs Rice and Webster asked Mr. Calf
ney if he understood that he was to receive
certain price per yard for granite. which
| boiled down meant 81 95 for rubble and
S12 for granite, making $16.95 per yard all
| told
Mr. Gaffney said that was as he under
stood it.
This did not suit the committee and Mr.
Rice suggested visit of the committee to
the dam.
Mayor Kilduff argued against paying tbe
extra $685. and thought the best
| way would be to authorize Mr.
ginal plan The dam will be fifty feet
wide at the bottom and twelve feet at the
| top and veneering of granite would not
help it.
Mr. Fitzpatrick argued against refusing
the offer The dam should NOT be sighted.
The whole work would cost 81 900, 600 and
the dam with grant S1O4, 900.
Mr. Rice said some of the dam was
already constructed. He was not in favor
of any fancy work.
Engineer Cairns, when asked by J. w.
Webster if granite would add to the strength
of the dam answered yes, but said he
was satisfied that the dam would be per-
fectly stable without granite.
Mr. Gaffney argued in favor of granite as
more durable than rubble, under exposure.
IN o. Tr Tod
to not change the original plan of using
rubble.
1t was voted to recommend the pay
ment of 500 to Daniel S. Carter for
damage to his rye crop; to pay to the New
York and New Haven Railroad company
and the Naugatuck Railroad com
pany the sum of 500 for a
license of a right of way through
the Jericho gravel pit; to pay to Augustus
A. Morse of Thomaston 500 for right of
way across two strips of land and that the
city agree to make and maintain during
said Morses life such convenient way
across said pipe line may be required to
enable Morse TO get wood from his
land beyond. 1t was also voted
to recommend the payment of $3.50 each to
Augustus Morse and Emma F. Bassett for
tract of land containing 1856 acres; also
in further consideration that the city will
agree to keep and restrain the creek called
the West branch. when in its normal con-
dition, within the channel which said city
shall hereafter make for the same during
the term of three years and during the life
time of said Augustus A. Morse and will
permit the said Morse to gather such hay
from land as he may be able to get during
his lifetime, also that the city will make
and maintain a convenient way across said
West branch and the city's pipe line near
said Morse's present crossing during his
lifetime.
The bill for the expenses of the superior
court committee in fixing an amount to be
paid G. Art Ward and Miles Tierney for
right of way was presented and is as fol-
lows: W. H. Holcomb, four days, 500;
preparation of report, $40; expenses, 81;
W. G. French. $50; William Tyler, $50;
total, $237.
Along with the 81 900 awarded to Ward
by the committee the city saves $13 on the
last offer to Ward, 81 $50. The bill was
approved, as was also bill of $500 for
expenses of eight members of the water
supply committee on recent trip to inspect
New York dams.