Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
No Action Taken for Bicycle Track on
 North Main Street.


 Scully, Superintendent Kelley. of the street department, Superintendent O'Brien, of the bureau of water. City Engineer Cairns and City Clerk M. J. Ryan. ~ Richard Boileau appeared before the board and stated that while on his way home the other day he stubbed his foot against a projecting water box near the corner of South Main : street and Washington avenue, and ruined one of his rubber boots. He thought that the city should pay the damage. (Which foot was it. MT Boileau?' asked Commissioner Whiting.
 Mir Boileau: "The left one"
 Mir Whiting: s'Why didn't you bring it down with you, so we could See it ?''
 Mir Boi1eau: 'sTn have 1t here at the next meeting"
 MT Whiting: "How much was the boot worth?'
 Mir Boileau: sThey are worth about So5O''
 Mir Whiting: "Tou don't expect the city to pay you for the one that was not damaged at all?"
 AIr Roileau: sWell, I can't buy one"
 At this juncture. Mir Whiting sug- gested that the matter be referred to the city attorney. but it was finally agreed to let the thing stand until the gentleman takes down the boot and exhibits it to the board.
 The petition of L. IT. Toucey re1a- tive to the covering of Great brook was referred to the city attorney for the purpose of ascertaining what {<r1, 1;+ lo,.
 Commissioner Whiting brought the matter of laying a bicycle track on North Main street. east side. from Alp hott avenue to Kingsbury street. MT Whiting said he never rode wheel in his life. but whee1men use this street a great deal and that in his opinion the jOlting on the cobble stones between these points was re- sponsible for many heart and head aches which could be done away with if there was q bicycle path there. City Engineer Cairns said that at rough guess the work would cost about $500. The question came up as to whether the board had :.-H+ tn do that kind of work without a vote of the alder men. This was met by the statement that the paths that have been laid about town were put down without vote of the aldermen. During the dis cusSion it was stated that in a short time the place will he paved and that on thi., account it would not pay to spend money layin" the proposed path. Besides 1he street will soon be torn uD at it's Junction with Cooke street. incident 10 inc repairs on the brook and in consequence the wheelmen will have to take another course. No ac- fi0D was taken on hp matter
 Hearings were given to property owners on East Main street, north side. from the present terminus of the retaining wall in that street to Silver street. relative to putting down curb ing and laying walks. There appeared 10 be no special objection to the put ting down of curbin@. provided the grade was all right. The people built to a slanting grade, which. it was said. has since been changed so as to make a uniform grade for both sides. Prop erty owners on Green street. from John street to Drayer street. and on Drayer street to Edward street were called and heard regarding the laying of curb ing and sidewalks. It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the East Main street people be or dered to lay curbing and the others to
 
 date to be July 13, 1901.
 r. J. Bowers was heard in refer ence to a sewer assessment on Dublin street He was charged for a pass way which he claims he owns only in common with others. In talking the matter over it was found that MT Bowers had deeded rights of way through the passway. but he is still the owner of it. The board promised to look into the matter. James 1T. Tur- ley said that the property of his moth- CT on Dublin street was assessed for over forty-seven feet, while the deeds call for only forty-f1ve feet. The matter was referred to MT Cairns for investigation.
 Property owners on Dikeman street were called and heard in reference to the continuation of q sewer in that street. Some of them wanted it, but others had no use for it.
 It was voted that the engineer be requested to present map of the proposed layout of the extension of south street from Madison to Glen street, to report March 26 an estimate of the expense of constructing a water main on Livery street, and an estimate of the expense of constructing sew
  nation of the present sewer to Will lard street. The city engineer and Superintendent Kelley were asked to present March 19 an estimate of the expense of grading. curbing and cob ble guttering the north side of East Main street, from the termination of the retaining wall to point opposite the center of Silver street; both sides of Green street from John to Drayer; and both sides of Drayer, from Green to Edward.
 Property owners in the vicinity of Farm and Walnut streets were heard regarding damage caused by surface water in that neighborhood. The mat ter was referred to the superintendent of streets, with power to act.
 In answer to a question about the rubber mating on the walk at the postofice, Superintendent Kelley said that it had been removed and will soon be replaced by a new one.