Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-18
sIMoNsvILLE.
Petition Which Has Special Interest
 for People in This Section.

for People in This Section.
 At the present time there is a peti- ton, on the list for investigation in the office of the board of public works, which has special interest for property owners in SimDnsyille and Hopevilles for if granted 1t would not only put the city water within easy reach of almost every house in this district but would also give the district the fire protection 1t needs so badly. The pe- stit1on reads as follows: *,The' under signed petitioners, residents and pr0p- erty owners, respectfully represent that public necessity and convenience require that the six-inch water main in Chapel street be extended from it's present terminus soutllerly to the Penrl Lnlxes road, so called thence westerly to South Main street. and thence southerly to a point in front Of the factory of the Smith Ns Griggs Manufacturing Co Your petitioners agree to pay the entire cost of extend ing said water main and will furnish n bond with sufficient securities bind- ing themselves. to make such payment while the work Is in progress. pro- .yfded thnt the city shall repay the pc tItioIlers the cost of such work as paid by them, in the year following the year in which the receipt of rents for water supplied from such extension shall be equal In amount to at least tion." The petition is signed by ]. Richard smith treasurer Of Smith ~ Griggs. and Cornelius Tracy of Tracy Brothers. Engineer Cairns has subL mitted an estimate of the cost of doing the work which amounts to $3,30O. It would be n big public improvement and in addition to this 1t would pas. Most of the people in Simonsville, and all over town, for that matter, are trif1e suspicious of the quality of the water in their wells and If the opp0r- tunity was open to them would gladly exchange for the supply yielded by the reservoirs. But the demand for the extension of the water main in differ ent parts of the city is so great that it is hard to get the city officials to i1lacc the mains into the town. even when the petitioners are willing to pay the cost of construction on conditions as stated in the petition quoted. The receipts would show q ten per cent. of the cost the second year after the extension was made, so that the city would have to pay the petitioners sooner than some people might sup pose! But if we get consolidation all these barriers will be removed and then Simonsville may expect water. sewer. police and fire protection. or course. d few of the big property own CTS. notably David Hull and A. B. ST. mons, have water sources of their own, but these do not amount to anything as far as the public is concerned.
 Thomas Dorn of Tracy avenue is making several improvements about his property, not the least of which is the painting of his residence and barn.
 Thomas H. Hayes has plans perfect- ed to, build an addition to his already extensive ice plant at Pearl Lakes, which will add about several thousand bounds more to it's storage capacity. The dam built there recently has made n delightful ample water surface of as much ice as can be harvested, and MT Hayes proposes to take advantage of 1t. It is hinted that MT Hayes will soon commence the erection of hand some private residence at the Lakes and that when he gets things to his own liking there he will occupy the place himself. This would enhance the value of property in that whole section and real estate owners are hop- ing that nothing will happen to mar MT Hayes's plans for a private resi- dence in that neighborhood.