Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-08
MUCH WORK ORDERED.
Important Matters Acted Upon BY tn
Court OF Common Council.

the following new petitions were received
and referred to their respective boards and
committees:
G. F. Chaplin, sidewalk on Fairview
street; F. j. Kingsbury. layout, opening
and extension of Buckingham avenue;
Patrick Dunphy, grading of Alder street
from Washington avenue to Poplar avenue;
Jacob Singler, grading and laying side
walks on Seymour street; Thomas Kelly,
layout and grade for new street, running
southerly from South to Baldwin street;
j. B. Wells, layout, grade, sidewalks and
building lines on Livery street; T. f.
Meehan, layout and grade of Quarry street
from Stone street to city line; Mrs John
Markert, crosswalk on Union street; E. E.
Benedict, crosswalk on south side Of Hill
side avenue, between Fairview and Water
vile streets; Mrs Margaret Shea, sewer in
South street; Isidore Chase, sewer in East
Farm street; Cross & Speirs Machine COM
pany, establishment of building lines on
both sides of Canal street; P.J. MeGrath,
a fire alarm bell on Brass City hose house;
John Dryer, abatement Of city tax on fist
of 1892 and of special tax on the list of
1891; Mrs Eliza Dunphy, abatement of
city tax on list of 1892; town of Water
bury, abatement of city tax on property at
245 River street, formerly owned by Peter
Burns; G.. Fl. Cowel, electric light on
Scovill street.
L. W. Tillotson was granted renewal of
his license to conduct pop corn stand at
88 Bank street.
The report of the city engineer in rela-
ton to the Strengthening and widening of
Washington avenue was accepted and the
road board authorized to report layout,
grade and building lines. The layout,
survey and building lines for Elizabeth
street were approved and the street &C.
cepted. The matter was referred to the
board of compensation. The recon-
mendation of the road board in reference
to the establishment of building lines on
Walnut street from Ashley street to the
city line was adopted. The recommends
ton of the road board in the matter of
building sidewalks and cutters in Sperry
street and grading the same was adopted,
and property owners will be notified to lay
sidewalk on or before October 1, 1894.
The road board was authorized to report a
layout and grade for Mill street, between
Liberty and South Main. The following
of the road board were
adopted and the work ordered done: That
a crosswalk be laid on Abbott avenue; that
a dead tree in front of the property of "A.
A. Irion on Cherry street be removed;
GQdC CrOSSWdlkS D0 ldlO Ou OOuGu L0OAdEu
and Coe streets and on Phoenix avenue at
points mentioned in petitions asking for
the same.
DR. s. B. Mum was given until July
to remove "dead and dangerous" tree
which stands in front of his premises on
Leavenworth street.
1t was voted that the report of the road
board in relation to building lines on Wal
nut street from Ward street to the city line
be adopted, and the matter of building
lines referred to the board of compensation,
as special committee. Action on sewer
matters was as follows:
Contract for building sewers in Hillside
avenue from Cliff to North Willow streets,
and in Lawrence street from Washington
avenue southerly, awarded to Edward Nc
Manus for 81, 140, contract ratified; recon-
mending construction of trunk sewer from
Washington avenue through Simons, Por-
ter and South Leonard streets, estimated
expense, SO 300, adopted and work ordered
done; recommending sewer on Summit
street from Riverside to North Leonard
street, estimated expense $500, adopted
and work ordered done; recommending
sewer in Ward street from present sewer
terminus to summit of street, estimated
expense 81 200, adopted and work ordered
done.
The recommendations of, the committee
on additional water supply were approved.
The report of the board of compensation
on assessments of benefits and damages in
the layout of Luke street and for change
of grade for sidewalk on East Main street,
from Cherry to Dublin street, also for
change of grade for sidewalk on East side
of Bank street, was adopted.
The following recommendation from
the health board was adopted:
The board of health, believing that a
necessity exists for house where small
pox and other contagious diseases can be
treated, and that the city can be best
served by having such building located
at the town farm, would respectfully
recomm end that E. L. Frisbie, Sr, be en-
powered to secure from the town the use
of building suitable for the above named
purpose at yearly rental not to exceed
$50"
The recommendation from the law
committee giving Bridget Dunn, who had
petitioned for damages for injuries re-
ceived in falling on an icy sidewalk on
School street, leave to withdraw, was
adopted.
The following resolution was adopted.
Voted, that committee of four con-
sisting of his honor, Mayor Edward G..
Kilduff, George E. Terry, Thomas D.
W ellis and the Hon Charles G. Root be
and is hereby appointed to examine the
charters of other cities and our own and to
recommend to this council what action
should be taken, if any, to secure a new
charter for this city, or to modify the old
one; also to investigate the consolidation
of our town, city and school governments
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action, if any, should be taken to accom-
plish this object and to report fully to this
council upon the foregoing subjects as
soon as practicable. Said committee to
serve without compensation.
The resignation of E. B. Kelley as mem
Der of the board of sewer and road COM
missioners was accepted. =
The report of the street inspector in
reference to sidewalks out of repair was
accepted and owners given until August
to put the same in repair and notice of
said action to be served on the same on or
before May 81. On the recommendation
of the street inspector the board ordered
ratings constructed around the property
of G. ArtWard on Bank street. the place
being considered unsafe.
The mayor brought the matter of pur-
chasing the Bronson library property on
West Main street up and gave the board
some excellent reasons as to why he
deemed it advisable that the city should
own it, and recommended that commit
tee of two alderman and three councilmen
be appointed to act in the matter. The
board instructed the mayor to be added to
it. Aldermen Halpin and Barlow were
appointed.
Alderman Gregory was appointed to fill
the vacancy on the committee on abate-
ments occasioned by the death of Alder
man Barnes.
Alderman Hart presided at the meeting
of the board of councilmen.
The report of the committee on law in
reference to claims of Bridget Dunn was
Petitions of Alfred J. Wolff
that the sidewalk be continued on William
street to Laurel, and of property owners
on South Wilson street for the extension of
Seymour street to Bank. were referred to
the road board. Petition of James