Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-04
STREETS AND SEWERS.

 Serious Charge Made Against Inspector
 Carpenter.
 A large number of tax payers from differ = eut sections of the city attended the meet ing of the road and sewer boards last night. Some were there to further the interests of petitions asking for public improvem snts in streets abutting their property; others attended for the purpose of defeating these petitions and unblushinely stated that they did not want any public improvements at present. Almost every week for year a reporter of the DEMOCRAT has been i'm portuned by the residents of Simon street to say something about the condition of that place. We have done so repeatedly. being in full possession of the facts and knowing that the street should have been graded and a sidewalk laid years ago Yet when a petition for this purpose came be- fore the road board last night there were those who can we'll afford to meet their portion of the proposed improvements who appeared in opposition to the work. The board put it nn the list for inspection.
 D. J. Slavin appeared before the meet ing in support of petition asking for the completion of sidewalks on Dublin street It was put on the list for inspection.
 C. 4. Colley addressed the board in re-
 
 for the acceptancy of Hospital avenue This with the petitions for sidewalks and crosswalks referred to the road board at the common council Monday night and published herein, were put on the list for inspection.
 Michael Clancy. Walker tS Carey and the H. N. Keeler Go were granted permission to make excavation in the public streets for water. gas and sewer connections. 'r1 Street Inspector Kelley reported that he had consulted with k N. Blakeslee iu rs4 lation to the expense of sprinkling the streets and was informed that no bill for sprinklinG would be presented without the sanction of the street inspector. The re- port was accepted and the inspector in structed to take charge of the matter. Commissioners Oolloty and lrion were appointed as a committee to consider the matter of providing increased storage ac. commodatiOn at the storage house of the | stone crusher at Cheshire The present l house Is only 100 tohS capacity. In order to keep the Crusher steadily at work It has been found necessary to bring to the city stone that there was no present use for. Mir Kelley reported that he had learned where he could purchase crosswalk stone at a price which would save the city a few hundred dollars year He was instruct. q to purchase 900 feet for trial. He alsC stated that the city needed a new sweeper | and exhibited a cut of a machine which i, | a great improvement on the one nov il use by the city. It was decided that Com missioners Henderson. Irion and Collot, should go to New York tomorrow and Sci | this machine.
 City Engineer Cairns talked at som length on the condition of the paving il the street car tracks. The bloc s on tn ties held their position. but ho on th earth sink between the ties and r nder th surface uneven. He sugges ed that pull verized stone be hammered bet veen tn ties and then the blocks wou q rsmain il their position.
 Bills amounting to s127O97 were or dered paid.
 At the sewer board session Michat Braheny created sensation by stating t the meeting that he had been discharges by Inspector Jay Carpenter because he It fused to do chores at the inspectors barr for nothing. Mir Braheny said that Mir CaI penter would send him up to this barn O cold mornings and he often worked ther A whole day. Yesterday morning." b said. "the inspector came along with pretty good jag on and because I had nc called at his barn that morning he told m |
 When Braheny retired. the accuse was called in and denied the accusation He said he had not discharged him. HI was intoxicated" said Mir Carpenter, "an l told him to go and get sobered up.'
 The mayor denied this and said thi Braheny and man named Murphy ha called at his store shortly after the occu renee. There was no sign of liquor 0 them. and they were we'll able to worl Both men said that they had been dii charged.
 Several questions were put to Mir Ca psnter before he was allowed to leave H maintained his innocence and claimed tht whatever work was done at his barn by th city's men was performed of their own fire will.
 No action WAS taken. though the mayo kicked like s steer and said the matte looked suspicious and deserved further 1T vestigation. He believed that Braheu had spoken the truth.
 . A petition of 0. A. Colley asking pc mission to run both sewer and water pip, ? from West Main street to his property 0 W@9t Side Hill was referred to the city a torney.
 Application for license to make sew, 3 connections was granted to Michael Clanc, Ashton & Garrity, Edward McManus. B W. Gafney t Go. and the H. w. Keeler c Bills to the amount of $6l2.9S were order' , paid.