Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-20
STREETS AND SEVERE,

A Cure Suggested For People Who RasciS IRublic Improvements by Putting .
 High Figure on Their Property. aro1 lAt the road board meeting last night hearings were given to parties interested in the proposed changes in Laurel and
 Round Hill streets. All the property
 owners on Laurel street being satisfied
 with the work as mapped out by the engi-
 neer, 1t was voted to recommend to the
 court Of common council that the work be
 ordered done. Action on the matter of
 change of grade on Round Hill street was
 deferred for a week. This was done so
 that the board may be able to get an esti-
 mate of damages which some of the prop
 erty owners claim would be done their
 property if the present grade should be
 changed. No one answered the call for a
 hearing in relation to sidewalk on South
 Wilson street. between Washington avenue
 and Fox street.
 Street Inspector Kelley was instructed
 to carry out the plan proposed by the city
 engineer for the relief of John Egan of
 Bergen street from surface water, and
 also to put the crosswalk in Exchange
 place, from Lake. Strobel X Co.'S westerly
 in proper condition for travel.
 The matter of opening Jeff, rson street
 to South Elm street was discuss and it
 was decided to refer it to the board of
 compensation for an estimate of benefits
 and damages. Tho same action was taken
 in relation to the proposed public i'm
 provements in Washington avenue be-
 tween the New England road and Bank
 street. The mayor thought this an excel
 lent idea. 1twould give the board some
 valuable information which it would be almost impossible to ascertain from any
 other sourse. He said 1t is surprising
 what difference there is in the value of
 property when the owner canes before the
 board and when he appears before the
 board af assessors. He said after the
 board Of compensation had passed upon the value of property in these and other streets the lists should be handed over to the assessors so that their property might
 be assessed according to the price set upon 1t by the owners when it was supposed to be for sale.
 The mayor called attention to the condi- tion of the finances of the different boards. The appropriation for macadam paving is exhausted It was the opinion of the mlyor that it would not pay to do any more work of this nature until the city can secure some cheaper way of getting the stone into Waterbury. It was shown by Street Inspector Kelley that it costs twice as much to haul the crushed stone from Cheshire to Waterbury as it does to carry the same kind of freight a much longer distance on the Naueatuck road. About 1000 tons of crushed stone have been used. the freight alone amounting to over S2,O00. This with the expense of cartlpg brings the expense of the macadam to about 70 or 15 cents a ton, not iuclud- ing the cost of putting it down. Another site Is being considered for the stone crusher and unless the New England road makes big reduction in the cost of haul ing, 1t is mora than probable that the crusher will not be started up there again. The plant is shut down for this year.
 James Hartnett of Bridge street has haunted the road hoard for the last six months asking relief from storm water at the corner of Magill and Bridge streets. The city attorney has the mttter in hand. Street Inspector Kelley says the volume of water rushing down there last night was frightful and advised prompt action in the matter. On motion of Commissioner Fruin 1t was voted that the city attorney be requested to make report to the next meeting of the board as to what progress, 1t any, heis making Tn this case.
 Street Inspector Kelley brought up the condition of portion of South Main, North Main and West Main streets. on ac- count of the change of grade by the Trac ton Co. The board will have an outing l next Wednesday and will visit these and | other places where complaints have been | heard from.
 The Dime savings bank was granted l permission ts cut down n certain tree in | front ot their property on North Main l street.
 Mir Henderson brought up the matter of | grade on Washington avenue, near the | ,ity line. He said that there are several | streets over there where the people would | sl, tn .I lone by the city if they had proper ,rade. It was voted that the engineer Le to prepare A grade for Washing on avenue at the point named
 The street inspector was ordered to pro- 'eed with the work of laying crosswalks on Union. Martin. Bridge and Liberty streets md Park avenue.
 A bid was read from Edward McManus or laying storm water pipe from Cole treet through South Elm to connect with treat brook at Water street. It was the pinion of the board that the street in- pector could do this job and it was so 'oted.
 The bond of H. W. Keeler for permis- ion to make excavations in the public treets was approved. A petition was re- eiyed from E. D. Steele ct al for the and grading of wolcott street to he city line. This, with n long list of editions for improvements in other parts t the city, was put on the list for investi- alton.
 PhGbe Couzins Is advocating Populism n Colorado.
 Mrs Betsy Carroll, S5 years of ago, liy- ng at NillimantiC. Conn, has been hay ng measles.
 Miss Anna Gould has all tho impecu- ious princes of Europe at her feet, with he queens On-in-law's brother in the sld.
 At Lancaster. Pa, arc thrcc sisters 2S3 ears old-that is, Mrs. Margaret Ewing ! 92, Mrs. Elizabeth Zcll 94 and Mrs. iartha Morrison D.
 Mrs. w. k. Vanderbilt sometimes wears | . hat irrcvcrcnt young men call "haw- TT of solitairCs," " which, fastened on ono 1ouldcr, is bound round and round the odicc of her gown.
 Lady Margaret Grosvcnor. who has be- 1me engaged to the young Prince of eek, brother of the Duchess of York, is a lughter of the Duke of Westminster. hosc Income Is said to exceed S5, 900 ny.
 Miss Charlotte w. Hawcs of Boston, trough extensive travel, personal cour- sles of eminent musicians and from col cted treasures, autographs, pictures. etc, IS historizcd 24 of the most famous mel. lies of the world
 Mrs. A. G. Wallihau of Colorado is a I oman with great presence of mind She n ent of camping not long ago and took ith her rifle and n camera One of her ats was to photograph a deer and then
 shoot him.
 Mrs. Cleveland's greatest friend is Mrs lssell, the wife of the postmaster general. IS. Bissell is nearer Mrs. Cleveland s age an anyother of the cabinet ladies, and her 4 iidren arc about of an age with the V hite House babies.