Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-12
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Band Concerts May be Given in Differ
 ent Parts of the City.


 ent Parts of the City.
 The board of public works held a meeting last night, Mayor Kilduff pre- siding and all the members being pres ent.
 Mayor Kildufr introduced the matter of band concerts, stating that inasmuch as it has not been deemed advisable to hold concerts on the green at the pres ent time that something should be done to put the band in a position to give them elsewhere. He suggested Stan ley park, Hamilton park and different sections of the city and stated that in order to do this portable platform would have to be constructed which could be moved from one place to an- other without much trouble. Commis- sioner Blakeslee volunteered to do the moving free of charge.
 Commissioner Blakeslee made a strong plea for a vehicle which would be propelled about town while the mu- sicians were playing so that people in the different districts could derive some pleasure from the music every evening concert was given without going away from their homes. The matter was finally referred to com mittee consisting of Commissioner Blakeslee and Superintendent Kelley with power to act.
 Commissioners Blakeslee and Mir Reil- ey, the committee appointed at the last meeting to investigate the claim for damage of A. J. Leonard on Branch street on account of surface water re- ported that in their opinion the city was not liable. The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
 It was voted that property owners on the Watertown road from the pres ent termination of the grade and lay out in that street to the city line be cit ed before the board on June 24, to be heard relative to the establishment of grade and layout.
 Superintendent Kelley was instruct ed to remove a dead tree that stands opposite the residence of Elisha Leav- enworth on West Main street.
 The matter of the proposed retaining wall on Mill street was discussed. The mayor stated, that City Attorney Kel- logg, Mir Cairns and himself, the conn mittee to whom the petition was. reIer- redsfor investigation and report, would soon be ready to give the question some attention.
 P Superintendent Kelley and Commis- sioner Chessoa submitted favorable report on the petition of property own CTS on the upper end of North Willow street for permission to make certain improvements in that street at their expense. The report was accepted and the matter transmitted to the aldermen together with recommendation that the prayer of the petitioners be grant ed.
 Hearings were given to parties inter- ested in the layout of Riverside street from West Main street to the cemetery gates; the grade and layout of Star view avenue from West Main street to Highland avenue; the layout and grade of North Main street from the termin- ation of the grade in that street to North Vine street; a sewer in Brewster street from North Main street to East on avenue; the proposed extension of Madison street to Glen street All these matters were aetedH alpop IffTerabgy with the exception of the Brewster street sewer question and the proposed extension of Madison street. In the last named case, David Hull, who owns all the land abutting upon the proposed extension, said that he was opposed to the project and would claim $1 ,OO0 in case the work should be ordered done He was opposed to the petition anyway, but if a street should be opened there he thought it ought to connect L1. residence instead of on the east side of it. No action was taken on the matter All the Brewster street property owil- CTS with three exceptions, were opposed to having q sewer laid in that street. No action was taken on it.
 It was voted to recon mend to the al- dermen that the grade and layout for Silver street from East Main street to Dublin street. as proposed by the en- gineer be adopted
 As vote was passed instructing the engineer to see that Lathrop & Shea, who have the masonry dam contract. pushes the work faster than he is do- ing at present. The work is progress ing very slowly and the board thought that the contractors should be given to understand that this will not do. 1t was voted that water main be laid in Church street, Waterville, the property owners to pay the cost of con struction with the understanding that the city will reimburse them the year after the receipts from water rents show ten per cent on the money invest ed. 1t was stated that the city cam not charge the Waterville people any higher rates than others pay after con- solidation goes into effect. "Why ?' inquired Mayor KiIduff. apparently an- gry at the remark.
 Some one answered the question by stating that when the city limits were extended the people in the added dis trict petitioned to be relieved from paying the special water rates and that the question was submitted to the city attorney, who reported that water rates |