Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-27
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Connecticut Lighting and Railway Co
 Will Build Retaining Wall.

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 The board of public works held a meeting last night, Mayor Kildutf pre- siding and there being present Con- missioners Whiting. Mahaney, Blakes- lee, Chesson, Superintendent Kelley. Superintendent O'Brien, Engineer Cairns and City Clerk Ryan. The ses- sion lasted until about 11:30 o'clock
 City Attorney Kellogg was present and submitted a communication from the Connecticut Lighting and Railway Co regarding the pending law suit be- tween the company and the city rela- tive to the tracks on the WatertoWn road. The company offers to do pfac- tically all that was contained III Mayor Nilduff's contention at the eN- ecutive session held some time ago. They will build a retaining wall along fthe river $50 feet long and remove the tracks from the middle of the road to the edge of the river. The estimated cost of the whole work is $21 .OOO. The matter was referred to q commit tee consisting of Mayor kilduff. City Attorney Kellogg and City Engineer Cairns. with instructions to draw up an agreement covering the points Ill the proposition and submit the same to the board.
 Applications for sewer licenses were received from John ". Gafney and Edward McNIanus. The applications were granted and the bonds approved.
 Frederick W. Gillmor was heard in reference to the grade and layout Of North Willow street extension. The board promised to look over the ground in a>couple of weeks.
 Peter F. Coushlan appeared and was heard in reference to petition on hle asking for the extension of Southv1eW street northerly. The board will visit the place as soon as good weather sets in.
 Upon suggestion of Mayor I<ilduff the following resolutions were passed:
 Voted, That the city engineer be au- thorized to advertise for bids for the building of sewers on Hill street, from Summer to Sarsfield street; on Hop kfns. from Cooke to Bishop street; on Pearl from Hopkins to 16O feet south; and on Cottage place, also for inlet basins for surface water on North Main street at the junction of Cooke and Kingsbury streets. Bids to De fe- ceived until s o'clock March 10.
 Voted. That Superintendent Kelley he ordered to proceed as soon as posSl- ble on the work ordered on Dublin street at the Byrncs property
 Voted. That property owners on East Main street. north side. from the termination of curbing at retaining wall on said side to q point in line of Silver street. from John to Drayer street both sides, and on Drawer from Green street to Edward street. be summoned to appear before the board. March F. at s o'clock in the evening. to be heard in regard to the laying of sidewalks.
 Voted. That the city engineers be requested to prepare and submit to the board a map of and profile for theb proposed layout and grade on Edward street from Drayer to Alder street.
 Voted. That property owners be cited to appear before the board March 10 to be heard in regard to paving on West Main street from the south side of Leavenworth street 10 croSsWalk near Church street: on North Main street from present termination of pavement to Elizabeth street, and on Phoenix avenue.
 The sewer hearings on Hill and Di- vision streets We're continued.
 \ communication Was received from the Connecticut Lighting and Railway Go regarding the cause of so many lights being reported out of order last month. It was due to the storm. they said. The matter was received and placed on file.
 He lOllON lHS DI1lS were tpl1ONcd \. r. Taylor, $1 .00O; r. H. Humphrey. s9SO; J. w. Gaffney, S9S1 .13. These were for a sever laid in Dikeman street last year, the property owners paying the cost with the understand ing that the city should pay them back this season.
 Hearings relative to the matter of sewer assessments were given to prop erty owners in Hill. Dikeman, Divis- ion, South. Rye, Vine and Grove streets, Hospital avenue. Sylvan ave nue and a lot of specials in other streets. The assessments were laid in accordance with maps submitted by the engineer, the only point of differ ence over any of them being in refer ence to the case of James Flannefy, corner of Rye and Baldwin streets. Mir Flannery is the only man in the city owning a corner lot such as he has and which is severed that has not re- ceived an exemption of at least seven ty-fve feet. Technically he gets an exemption of fifty-three feet on Rye street. but inasmuch as there is no sewer in the latter street for the length of MT FlanneryS property, and never will be, it might be said with out any eXaggera ton that he has been assessed S1. 50 a foot for every foot of his property that abuts a sewer. Mr Elannery has been kicking about nav ing to pay his full frontage on Bald win street since the assessment was laid a year ago. but he finally cooled down and decided to wait, thinking that 1t would be strengthened out when the sewer would be laid in Rye street { A motion to treat his case the same : as others was offered and lost. but it was late when the matter came up and the board wanted a chance to con- slider the question. No doubt Mir Flannery will come out all right after the board ahas had time 10 compare his case with that of his neighborS.
 The board adjourned until o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.