Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-01

street ....... 1,0OO For sewers, repttirs and main
 tenance 6,ooo For sewers. new work 25,000 For sewers, sewage disposal. 5000 For lamps and gas .... ....... 24,0O0 For public. lands and buildings 5000 Bureau of engineering, inspec-
 tion and plumbing ........ 800 Storm water drainage 10000 For Improvement of Hamilton
 parK 3,OO0 For Welton fountain ......... 1,50o IOlal .1....s .$2Ol,OOO l There was practically no difference | of opinion on any subject, though there was Considerable discussion on some | matters, notably the water question. Superintendent O'Brien said the wood- en service boxes, of which there are | 3,9GO yet in use, are fast rotting out and should be replaced by new iron | oneS.t' These iron boxes cost S1.25 each and the cost of labor in putting them in is S1.5O each. During the past year | l6o of those old wooden service boxes have. been replaced by new ones. He also talked regarding the need of cleaning the basins of the reservoirs. It was stated that the out East reser- Voirs had been totally neglected since the Branch was built, and that the | whole plant was rotten at the opening of the present year. Much has been | done towards putting things in shape there during the past summer, but con- siderably more remains unfinished. | The superintendent of water was in- | structed to have the pumping station fitted up for use.
 Ii understand" said Commissioner Scully, that the Mad River Water Go will not allow us to take any more water from the river, and if this be true l don't see what we can do with the pumping station;
 'If we get short of water we'll pump it out of Mad river and any place else where we can find it." re- piled Mayor IHilduff, with a lurid glare in his eye.
 Alderman Mahancy wanted to know what was being done about the eXten- sion of Jewelry street. The mayor stated that it was not being neglected and suggested that the $1O0O0 appro- priated for this purpose last year and which had not been used be put into sinking fund for the Jewelry street extension and that a new appropriation of $1.500 be made for the same Dur- pose. This he said, would give us $17,O0O to begin with in case the rail- | us go ahead next year." The mayors idea met with the approval of all the members, especially MT Mahaney. who had his mind on that question from the | start.
 Commissioner Scully wanted an ap- propriation for the completion of the surface hardening of Baldwin street but the board would not have it. He said it was the intention of the city to continue this work as far as Wash ington street and that the former board had made q specific appropriation ot $5.000 to do it with. but the aldermen Topped S1,G0O off it, and in consequence the work stopped at Stone street. The mayor thought that Baldwin street from Stone street to Washington is in splendid condition, almost as good as the macadam road. and that il would be a pity to disturb It. , Superintendent Kelley of the stree department talked interestingly on the needs of the street department fol next year. He said that the added } district included eighteen or twenty miles of streets. and that while some thing was done on them the presen year still the amount of work per formed outside the old city lines wa; small compared with what needed at | tentiOn.
 There was some sharp talk in refer ence to the management of the bu reau of engineering. in the course o
 which Mayor Kilduff remarked that
 was the only department in the cit, \ that incurs expenses without consult J ing any one. The talk grew out O
 the fact that the new plumbing inspeC
 tor gets half dollar a day more thal
 the man whom he succeeded. Rober
 hn cJ,o
 time ago. and was paid at the rate o
 S2 per day. When Mir Walker retire.
 his brother. J. R. Walker. took hi
 place and started off at S2.5O a day
 It was stated that Robert was by fa 'l more practical in the plumbing bust 5 ness than T. R. and how the h tier har u pened to be paid higher wages thal e the former was a poser to the boar and could not be accounted for in an
 way except as Mir Blakeslee said, tha
 perhaps the new man works longe
 hours. The discussion on this an kindred subjects was waxing hot whe it was noticed that the engineer wa
 not present and it was decided to le
 the matter rest until some time whe
 Mir Cairns will be on hand
 The motion to clean the basin of tn
 East Mountain reservoir at an est mated cost of S3.0O0, passed at Tues day nights meeting. was rescindef
 and it was then voted to recommqn ? to the aldermen that the sum of S2. .O0
 be transferred from the account q extension of water pipes to reservoir d maintenance. (
 4 A good deal of discussion was ir C. duiged in regarding the proposition f build a wall along the Mad river fro1 Baldwin street to the Clock shop nror
 erty. All agreed that it was muc
 needed improvement, but it seemed f
 De generally believed that it is too lat
 III the season to start such job. 1De estimates as agreed upon ver
 nhahy recommended. to the board C
 nnance. after which the board af
 journed. ">
 WAS BURIED YESTERDAY