Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-06
CITY soLoNs IN SESSION.


 Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting of the board of aldermen last night. The following petitions were referred to their respective boards:
 Petition of E. V. Russell ct al, for crosswalk on northwest corner of Hillside avenue and North Willow street; of F. E. Weeden ct al, for grade for Grand street. between Bank street and Willow street; of A F. Taylor ct al, for a sidewalk on Sum- mer street, north side; of Miss Susan Spen- cer ct al, for grade and sidewalk on Phoenix avenue; of Vechten Waring ct al, for 8 sewer on Chestnut avenue to Ridgewood street: of J. F. Phelan ct al. for water main in Laurel street from Welton street to Wall street; of Daniel J. Mahaney for an extension of the water main on Bank street from the present termination of the main on Clark street. Petitions for abatement of taxes on list of 1894 were received from Mrs Thomas Lannon and Michael Taylor, and on list of 1890 from John Sears. These were referred to the committee on abatements.
 The following recommendations of the road board were adopted: That Chestnut avenue from Ridgewood street to the city line. when brought to grade acceptable to the city engineer be adopted; that curb be laid on West Main street. north side, from Park place to Willow street. law date September l, and that crosswalk be laid at the intersection of Baldwin and Mill streets; that property owners on North Main street, between East Main street and the south line of Abbott avenue, be ordered to make water, gas and sewer connections cn or before September 1 that sidewalks be laid on the southwest corner of North Main and North Elm streets, and on Dub- lin street, west side. from Bridge street southerly 200 feet. The recommendation of the road board in reference to the pro- posed change of grade on West Main street from North Willow street to the New Eng land railroad was adopted. The action of the sewer board in awarding the contract for the construction Of sewers in Camp, Clark and Mill streets to William Neville.
 Surveys and layouts for streets in Lounsbury farms were recommended as follows: Lounsbury street from Baldwin street to Lounsbury place; Lounsbury place. "A" street, extension of South street southerly. It was also voted that all these streets be brought to an estab- lished grade
 The recommendation of the road board that North Main street from Dexter's cor per to Abbott avenue be paved with vitri- fled brick, was adopted.
 The sewer board recommended the con- demning of a right of way for a sewer from Vine street. st the foot of Wood street, to Round Hill street, and that sewer be constructed through said right of way. The recommendation was adopted and the matter referred to the board of compensation for assessment of benefits and damages. The sewer board was in. structed to construct a sewer in Denny street at an estimated expense of SAYS.
 The board of compensation reported on the matter of assessments and benefits arising from the proposed change of grade on West Main street. placing Frederick Nuhn's damage at $2, ,9S1 and his benefits $991, and making the benefit and damages equal to all other interested parties. At the hearing on this matter MT Nuhn asked SC, ,000 damages. The report was adopted
 The board of compensation also reported on the proposed extension of Washington street to Dublin street. awarding damages to the following parties: Mrs M. A Dougherty, $500; James Wall, $320; Center school district. $500; Waterbury Buckle Co., S10O; Jam4s Flypn, $320 T)tL. 1.74O. Benefits were awarded t0 the following: James Wall, $1, ,O1O; Mrs NJ. A. Dougherty $2, ,2SO; Richard Bacon, $6O; Thomas Hal pin $6O; Richard McCarthy, $60; Daniel Grove. $6O; estate of Thomas Donahue. $1.722; James Flynn, $500; P. W. Connor $250. Total, $5. .S32.
 The report provides for the building and maintaining of an iron bridge over the well on the line of the proposed extension be- longing to the Waterbury Buckle to at an expense of S250. The report was adopted
 The recommendation of the committee on public lands and buildings giving the use of a portion of the green to D. B. Will son for the use of few sheep was tabled. A petition asking that the name of Lodns- bury place be changed to that of South View street was referred to the road board as was also a petition of the Waterbury Traction Go asking for the approval of their proposed road on North Willow street at it's juRction with West Main street to Ridgewood street. Petitions of Bernard Coyle for permission to maintain a lunch wagon on West Main street, of M. Gerard to conduct similar business at the corner of Grand streets were referred to the road board The committee on public lands and buildings recommended that eight dozen of the Eagle gas governors be pur- chased for use in City hall The matter was laid over for investigation.
 At the meeting of th councilmen peti- tions were referred as follows: Of Dixon R Cornell for city water on Vine street. to
 
 for an electric light corner of Locust and Round Hill streets. committee on lamps and gas; of A. S. Upson ct al for a cross- walk from northeast corner of Hillside avenue and Chestnut avenue 10 southeast corner of same, a catch basin at northeast corner of same, also a crosswalk from northeast corner to northwest corner of same, to road commissioners; of A. A. Irion for a fire alarm box at the corner of Ward and Round Hill streets, to fire com missioners.
 The following vote was passed and was subsequently, concurred in by the upper board:
 ''Voted, that the city auditor be in- structed aud empowered to transfer $500 from the unexpended balance of appropri- ation for interest account to appropriation for City hall. the same to be used to meet expense of putting in illuminated dials in clock Of City hall tower.
 In all other matters both boards con- cured.