Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-30
BOARD ot INqBIIc ' M
Want City Attfrney to Support Sen ator Kennedy's Bill.

Want City Attprney to Support Sen ator Kennedy's Bill
 The board of public works held 9 siding and all the members being pres sent-
 Partiea interested in the construction of sewkr in Hill street from Summer street to Sarsfield street. in Hopkins street from Cooke street to Bishop street, and in Cottage place, were called and heard. Those who appeaIed were about evenly divided on the m t. ter of sewer in Hill street. Tn re was no opposition to the other peti- tions. The estimated cost of the sew CTS in the order mentioned Is 1$1,1OO, $75O and $725. It was voted tor com mend to the aldermen that sewers be built in three streets as petitioned for. A communication was received from the Connecticut Lighting and Power Go waiving all claim to q formal no- tice relative to the paving of North Main street. This was followed by a lengthy d scussion as to what kind or paving should be us q on the hill be- tween Kingsbury street and B,shop street. Mir Blakf slee said that several horsemen had spoken to h ID about this matter, stating that 1t would be almost impossible to use that strset'ln frosty weather in case brick paving should be used. He said he had no choice himself and was not prepared to say whether there was any, m Tit in the contention of those who had approached him on the question. The mayor appeared inclined to favor the bricks and the engineer sad there were many reasons which might pc cited as to why 1t would not be good policy to use the Belgian blocks. One, for example, the likelihood of not being able to collect an assessment for the work 'The people claim" he said, that they are so noisy they can not rent their place to good advantage in streets where they are used. That's why We couldn't collect anything for Brook street..
 Mr Rlakeslee Apparently amazed at this statemenb: Has the courts de cded that we can't collect anything for the paSing of Brook street?"
 The discussion on that point ended here. Mayor Kilduff disposing of the subject with the remark that life was too short for people to bother making too many friends and consequently It would not pay to think of the Belgian blocks. He thought it might not be a bad plan to cover the blocks We have laid with asphalt.
 On motion of Commissioner Whit ing it was voted to recommend that North Main street from kingsDury street to the square be paved with | vitrified bricks.
 H. NJ. Judd was heard in reference to his claim for damages on account of the falling of load of furniture on the Watertown road. The street, he states, was jolty and the rope gave way, letting some of the furniture down with a crash. He estimates the losses at S2S5O. No action was taken.
 Charles Egan was heard regarding q petition for a larger water main in Livery street. He said there are about fifty families fec og Off two | inch pipe and that it Is corroded> and 1 carries no water to the last two houses | in the street. He said that w. L.. Hall is preparing to erect large block on the Wells place and - that when this is up more water will be needed there than can be supplied | through two-inch pipe. The petltlon 1 is now on the list for investigation l Engineer Cairns submitted a map of the proposed layout of Riverside | street from Bank street to west Nam | street It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the board be au- | thorized to proceed with the layout 
 be adopted that the city attorney be instructed to secure legislation which will prevent any person or corporation from using that street for surface rail-
 way purposes.
 II notice In the papers, Mir Mayor said Commissioner Whiting, turning l towards his honor, ''that Senator Ken
 nedy has introduced a bill into the
 general assembly asking for the repeal
 of the law compelling municipalities
 to comply with certain conditions be
 fore they can go into the business of
 municipal ownership of lighting plants
 and street railroads. It seems to me
 that this is what we nave been driv
 ing at and it occurred to me that il
 would be we'll to help MT Kennedy
 out if we can do anything in that di
 rection. How would it be to recon
 mend to the aldermen that the city at
 torney be requested to use his infu
 ence in support of the bill of the sen
 ator from this district? Mayor XII
 duff thought it capital idea, and
 motion to this effect was put and ear ried.
 The committee on water pipes Mayor Kilduff and Engineer Cairns
 was instructed and authorized to pur
 chase 4.OOO feet of six-inch pipe ant
 1000 feet of eight-inch pipe from thu
 Warren foundry, the firm being tht I lowest bidder. Superintendent Reile,
 was instructed to purchase 5000 pay 1 ing blocks.
 1t was voted to cite in property own
 CTS on Pearl street, both sides, 100 fee south of Hopkins street, on .Februar. , 12 to be heard relative to the layin: of a sewer in that part of the street ; The board indulged in long cha , on the matter of paving and storn s1 water drainage, during which In : mayor stated that he should like | , see the paving on West Main stree | continued to the end of the green dur l ing the present year, Little brook , Cooke street rebuilt so that it will b 2 in shape to be covered with pavin : next season, and the trouble cause
 on account of surface water at uppe s Bank street removed.
 Milk Inspector Keeley reported tha