Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-20
THAT DANGEROUS NECK.

Property on West Main Street Said to
 EncrOach Twelve Feet Ou the OrIgi-
 nal Line.
 The road and sewer boards held a meet ing in the district court room last night and gave hearing to parties interested in proposed puplic improvements in different parts of the city. The hearing on the petition for the widening of West Main street at the junction of Willow street was the most interesting of all. Almost every property owner present thought it public benefit, but none of them wanted to pay an assessment on account of the change. Judge Cole thought it would be much bet ter to expend $1 .000 in filling the street be- tween this point and the iron bridge than to pay $6. 900 for the piece of land the pe- titioners ask to have included in the street. General Kellogg was in favor of the change and said that when he was boy the foot path in front of this piece of land was where the street now is. W. W. Holmes, son of the late Israel Holmes. said: My father was born and lived all his lifetime in Waterbury, and he told me time and again that the street had been encroached on to an extent of twelve feet at this point" Dr Crane said he circulated the petition and secured most of the signers and that there was no secret at all about the matter. He compared the street at this point to the neck of a bottle. MT Nuhn was present and presented a statement setting forth his terms. He would sell strip of land twelve feet wide at the east end of his lot | and running out to nothing'at the junc- | ton of the westerly line for $6 ,000. In reference to the petition to lay a gut ter on West Main street. east side, between Park place and Willow street, abuttine property owners were evenly divided The mayor explained that the work was nee. | essary in order to complete the work that Is now going on in that street and Alder man Barlow silenced General Kellogg by | informing him that the changes in front of the property the Second Congregational society were introduced at the request of the church committee
 The matter of a change of grade for Por- ter street was discussed. Rev J. H. Dug. gan, representing St Patrick's parish. was satisfied with the established grade. When he started to build there he made it a point to be sure that no change would ever be necessary on account of the position of the church buildings. Daniel Condon wanted a change.
 Property owners in Mattatuck street | were called in reference to putting down sidewalks. Edward McGrath was the only l one present and he said he had a walk in front of his property.
 George Burns appeared before the meet | ing and said if a walk was to be laid in | front of his premises on Dublin street, the | retaining wall at this point would have to | be removed. The city built it. he said, and if il is in the way now he thought it was the duty of the city to remove it. The board of compensation awarded Mir Burns $50 damages on account of the changes He said he would not be satisfied with | $500. The proposed walk will cut of his dooryard.
 John Lumbard of Baldwin street called the attention of the board to the fact that while sidewalks were ordered laid on both sides of Baldwin street over sir syQars<ago the order has not been mfiIed with by owners of property south of the Wsshing- ton school The clerk was instructed to look up the record of this vote.
 J. s Neagle said the quarry at the june ton of North Main and Hill streets was a menace to public safety and suggested tLat some action be taken to compel the owners to put gu ri around it It was voted to recommend to the court of com mon council that the owners be instructed to erect and maintain a suitable fence in front of this place. The work to be done on or before July Is. 4 walk was ordered laid at the junction of Hill and Summer streets. No action was taken on the other matter.
 At the sewer board hearings were given to parties interested in sewers in Mill, Clark and Denny streets. There was some diff. ference of opinion about the need of doing this work. but on the vt ole a majority was in favor of it. The board took no action.