Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Rain Storms This Season Cost City
 Large Amount of Money.

Large Amount of Money. The board of public works held a meeting last night, Mayor Kilduff pre- siding and all the members being pres ent
 The payrolls of the different depart ments were read and approved as fol lows: Streets, $1,161. .SS; sewers, l $3S9.37; water, $495.1S; additional wa ter supply, $335.25; engineering, $3S2.- 1 50.
 The different petitions referred to l the board by the aldermen were re- ceiyed and placed on the list for inves- tigation. J. NJ. Lynch and others were l heard regarding the need of catch l basin and crosswalk at the corner of l South and Madison streets. MT Lynch said that the street at this point is at least two and a half feet below the | established grade and that the people would appreciate it very much if the l city should do little work before the I winter sets in.
 Communications were received from Engineer Cairns regarding the compile l tion of sewers ill several streets and l of the paving on North Main street. The communications were received and ordered transmitted to the alder men.
 In reference to the disputed grade on Round Hill street, south of Wood street, MT Cairns reported that there is nothing the matter there. The grade given for curbing is all right and after the place is filled in it will be in good l shape. William Thompson disputed 1 this and insisted that the grade tC | which his curb is being laid is entire ly different from the grade adopted a few years ago. He was positive about this and leaned to the opinion thai two grades had been ordered for thai street with the result that he had beer l put to considerable unnecessary ex pense. The matter was referred tc City Clerk Ryan for investigation and report
 It was voted that the superintendent of streets be instructed to report tt the prosecuting attorney the names o1 all Round Hill street property owners who have not complied with the order of the city to lay sidewalks in front o1 their premises.
 City Engineer Cairns was instructed to call for bids for the construction o1 sewers in Seymour and Locust streets Commissioner Blakeslee and Superin 1 tendent O'Brien of the bureau of wa ter were appointed a committee witt power to act for the purpose of placing a watering tank at the junction o South Willow and Grand streets. 4 committee consisting of Mayor Kilduf and Commissioners Mahaney and Scul 1y were appointed to inquire into th' condition of the tracks of the railroad company on Bank street. It was re ported that the rails of the steam car run across the trolley rails, causing jolts and jars that not only annoy bu often result in serious injury to pas sengers on the electric cars. In othe places, it seems, where the tracks eros each other they are made so that al this trouble is avoided. The propert, owners on Euclid avenue will be heart relative to grade and layout on Oc tober 20.
 Superintendent Kelley of the stree department was instructed to confe with the Connecticut Railway an, Lighting company with view to hay ing an objectionable guard rail o West Main street, opposite St John
 church, removed. MT Kelley reporte
 that the appropriations for net worl
 and repairs were exhausted and tha
 if the work in these departments wer
 to be continued funds would have to b
 forthcoming. He said we had fou
 rain storms this season which cos
 the city large sum of money. A
 soon as he had the streets in shap
 after one another came on, and thi
 order of things continued since las
 August up to the present week. H
 estimated that it will cost $6,5OO t
 carry the department through the bal
 ance of the year. MT Kelley submi,
 ted an itemized statement of til
 amount of new work ordered tha
 ought to be attended to and for whic
 the necessary funds will have to b
 secured if the orders of the board o
 aldermen are to be complied with thi
 year. The whole matter was referre : to the board of finance accompanie
 With request that they recommen
 to the aldermen that the moneys re
 quired be appropriated.
 It was decided to visit the Wigwar
 reservoir tomorrow, starting at 1
 O'CLOCK 1n the morning.
 The board adinurnad fo. . ,,a,