Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-02
BOARD MEETINGS,
Contract For Paving Lower SOutl
 Main Street Awarded.

Contract For Paving Lower South
 Main Street Awarded.
 At the road board meeting last night the payroll of $2,19S 27, and miscellaneous bills amounting to $445 21 were ordered paid. Hearing was given to property owners interested in the change of grade aud sidewalks at the corner of North Main and South Elm streets and on Farm street from North Main street to the east line of St Paul's church. side walks on both sides Action was deferred. Bids for block pay ing South Main street from Jewelry street to Washington avenue were received as follows: August J Langfeldt of Hartford, SS. 27450; Hartford Paving & Construction company. $. sos; c. W. Blakeslee & Son of New Haven, SS, ,6O9. 50: J. 4. Dooiittie X Co of New Haven. SS, ,576; August Fiege of Waterbury, IS. .676.50; Edward McManus. 8. l45 5O. The contract was awarded to X. J. Langfeldt. be being the lowest bidder. There was a good deal of complaint last year among property owners on South Main street and the public generally about the street being blockaded through the whole summer and the mayor said he wanted to avoid a repetition of this and stated that the city would insist that the work be completed within the time speci.
 fed in the contract, August 1. It was voted to surface harden West Main street from Center square tD Willow street, Aand that property owners be notified to make all sewer. gas and water connections on or be- fore May 20. The street inspector was in- structed to start up the stone crusher at West Cheshire, Property owners on Bene- diet street will have a hearing in relation to the laying of sidewalks on May Is. It was voted that the board report to the board of common council layout and grade for Mill street. William E. Booth was granted license to open the public streets for the purpose of making water connections. Commissioners Henderson and Iron were appointed as a committee to investigate the petition of George B. Brown in relation to making connection with the city water outside the city limits The proposed public improvement on Washington avenue was put on the list for | inspection and tue board also considered favOrably the matter of extending Alder | street to Sunnyslde avenue at the expense not to exceed $350. At the sewer board meeting Judge Cole appeared and asked that if charges We're to be preferred against Sewer Inspector Carpenter that they be post poned until some future meeting. The mayor replied that if charges were prefer red they would be submitted in writing.
 The board heard property owners in rela- ton to sewers in Lawrel street. Action | WAS deferred.
 THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE,
 At the district committee meeting last night the monthly bills and pay roll, amounting to $ll. 1893 9l, were ordered paid F. J. Woods bid for 1000 tons of coal was the lowest received and be was awarded the contract His price is S4 45 for egg coal and Il 55 for stove size. The district will save about Sl, ,O00 owing to | the close competition. Lyman Abbott & Son of Middlehury agreed to furnish l2. Inch soft wood at $4 5U cord, l2-iuch hard wood at St 50 cord and 20. 34, 30 and 4S-inch soft wood at $5 per cord It l was voted to call school meeting on May 3, at $ o'clock in the evening to net on the | recc mmtndt tionS ot the board of education in regard to more high school sccommo- dations; to provide additional accommoda- tons for the Bishop and Bank street sub. districts; and to act on he petition for a ] tower and clock on the Washington school bnIldlng. and to make provision for the paEmrI.t Of such expenditures as may be
 ordered The chairman and treasurer
 We're authorized 10 borrow $5, ,UO0 If neces. | shry
 BOARD OF HEALTH.