Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Will Ask for Gates at the Porter
 Street Railway Crossing.

The D0aru or aluefmeu ueiu q hcCe- ing Inst night, there being present Aldermen Kane, Foley, Morris, Mahaney, Tyrrell, Blakes- lee, White, Cross, Goss, Cal Ian, Walker, Hall and City Clerk M. J. Ryan. Before the meeting was called to order Seaman Edward G. Shea and Joseph McGuinness, who are home on furlough, were introduced to the aldermen by City Sheriff John W. Mcdonald. Chairman Hall was not present on time to call the meeting to order, a rather unusual thing, and Vice President Callan stepped into the chair. MT Hall came ill later, but de- cided to sit with the rest of the mem- bers, thus giving MT Callan a good op portunity to see what he could do with the gavel.
 On motion of Alderman NIahaney seconded by MT Blakeslee, it was unanimously voted to extend the free dom of the city to Seamen Edward G. Shea and Joseph McGuinness, while they are home on furlough.
 A communication was received from Mayor Kilduff vetoing the action taken by the board in resembling it's action regarding the award of benefits and damages arising from the extension of Round Hill street to Camp street. The communication stated that the al- dermen had no right to pass such q vote at that time. Mir Hall said he believed the aldermen had erred in the matter and that he was prepared to vote to sustain the mayors veto. The veto was carried by a unanimous vote.
 The board of public works submitted q communication recommending that the mayor be appointed as q commit tee to settle the differences between the city and the Connecticut Lighting and Railway company in reference to the laying of tracks on the Watertown road, on the basis of the company agreeing to build retaining wall on the east side of that street for dis tance of 750 feet, put a suitable fence on the top of same, grade the street to width of 60 feet and when all this has been done remove their tracks out of the travelled part of the road close toithe east side so that the street will be in the neighborhood of fifty feet wide, independent of the tracks. The company will also maintain the wall and fence. The recommendation was adopted. Other recommendations of the board of public works read and adopted were as follows:
 Paving North Main street, from square at Cherry street to EIizapern street, with vitrifed brick, estimated cost S5,85O. Paving Phoenix avenue, from East Main street to Abbott ave nue, with vitrifed brick, estimated cost tiS3, 300. Paving West Main street, from. Leavenworth street to the end of the green, with sheet asphalt, estimat- ed cost $S ,O0O. Sidewalks on Drayer street, from Green to Edwards, both sides, estimated cost $550 law day July 15 Sidewalks on Green street, John to Drayer, both sides, law day July 15. Curbing on the north side of East Main street, from termination of the wall to Silver street, law day July 15. Crosswalk on North Leonard street, at Green street. Two crosswallSs on Dub lin street at Doolittle alley and one at Wood and Walnut streets CrosswalI for Ward street at Walnut street. Sur face water drainage system on Sunny side avenue from Drayer street to the river, and across Drayer street under Riverside cemetery; also on Green street, from Drayer to River side; that the board be author ized to submit grade and layouts for portions of the following streets: Green to Poplar street, Southview, West Main, Highland avenue to the city line: Farm, old city line to Walnut; Rose, Walnut to Oak; Oak, Walnut to Rose; Beach, Long Hill to Ash; Wood lawn Terrace. North Willow to Pine: that q fire hydrant be placed at the cor ner of South Main and East Liberty streets, that James F1annery be re- funded the money paid for twenty three feet of sewer assessment on his property at the corner of Rye and Baldwin streets, the same being an overcharge.
 Alderman White objected to one or two matters going through because no estimates of costs accompanied them, but they passed. the board being of the opinion that such action might delay toe prosecution of the work, so that 1t might be difficult to take it up this year
 An engrosscd copy of the milk or dinance was adopted.
 On recommendation of the mayor and city attorney the board voted to notify the commissioners of the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail- road to place gates at the Porter
 street crossing of the Highland divfs- ion. The. reports of the bureau of as sessment. regarding the matter of ben. efits and damages arising from the
 grades and layouts of Branch, Grant Farm and Walnut streets were read
 and adopted. The report of the bu.
 reau of assessment regarding the mat. ter of benefits and damages arising
 from the. change of grade at the cor.
 her of Walnut and Orange streets was referred back to the bureau for fur
 ther investigation. 1t showed dam ages amounting to 900 and benefits
 of S100 Mir White objected to the adoption of this report and the city attorney was called to enlighten tho board on the question. He quoted from | the charter to show that it was the duty of the aldermen to see that tls benefits and damages were equal big batch of petitions for improve ments in different parts of the city