Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-20
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Patrick Sutton Was the Lowest Bidder
 For Sewer Construction.

meeting last night, there being Pie@ cnt Mayor Kilduf, Commissioners Whiting, Aahaney and Scully, super intendent Kelley, of the street depart ment: Superintendent OBrien, or the bureau of water; Engineer Cairns and City Clerk Ryan.
 Bids were opened and read for the construction of sewers in Pearl. Hop kins and Farm streets and Cottage place. as follows: Henry Kellner, g.. 332 42; Patrick. Sutton. S2.O9264' Edward NIcManus, S2,412.I4. The contract was awarded to MT Sutton, he being the lowest bidder.
 It was voted to go on an outing Monday afternoon. starting from the City hali at 1:30 o'clock.
 Engineer Cairns was requested 10 prepare a map showing the grade or North Willow street. between the old and the new city lines. so that people desirous of erecting buildings there will know what grade to build to-
 Commissioner Mahaney brought up the matter of gates at the Porter street crossing, and wanted to know if the committee who has this question in hand were making any progress. No one seemed to be able to answer the question and then MT Mahaney moved  make report at an early date. The motion was carried.
 Engineer Cairns submitted a com munication showing estimates for wa ter mains and sewers in certain streets as follows:
 For six-inch waterman on Livery street. from Hall to Cedar $500.
 For sewer on Dikeman street. from the main to q single point thirty-hve feet south of Willard street. Sl.30O. The communication was received and ordered on file.
 Superintendent Kelley and Engineer Cairns submitted estimates for the cobbling of gutters as follows: East Main street. north side. from termina- ton of retaining wall to middle of Silver street. S1.O: Green street, both sides. from John to Drayer.. $500 Drayer street. from Green to Edward 5000.
 The communication was received and placed on file
 Hearings were given to parties in terested in the proposed paving on West Main street. from Leavenworth street to Church street: on Phoenix avenue. between East Main street and Abbott avenue. and on North Main street. from the present terminus of the paving at the junction to Elizabeth street.
 Green Kendrick. representing him. self. r. T. Kingsbury and others. spoke against the proposed paving. Mir Kendrick stated that the property owners should refuse to pay anything towards the cost of the work because their property would not be benefited hy it. On the contrary they consid- cred it an Injury to residential proper ty. as theirs is. and may claim dam ,l,.I.. Nffn fD ,yIN n each member of the board a room in his house and treat them to a box of cigars if they would go down there and see if they could sleep between the hours of. II D. m. and a. m.
 Mir Whiting wanted to know if the offer included anything 10 drink. and Mir Kendrick replied that he might throw in that. too. as an inducement to get the board to accept the invita- tion. adding that he knew they could not close an eye between the hours mentioned. 'Oh. hold on,' answered Commissioner Whiting. You give me few cigars and lots of whiskey in the early part of the night and I'll give you my word I'll be fast asleep long before o'clock in the morning. This created a big laugh. The hearing was continued until March 26.
 The Phoenix avenue people were unanimous in favor of the paving, Robert McGrath remarking that the street needed to be permanently i'm proved and that he hoped to see it taken hold of soon. It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the work be ordered done.
 The people were evenly divided on the question of paving North Main street John B. Mullings, Eugene Sul- livan and Mir Hablitzel stating the paving would not be any benefit to them and Messrs Gibson. Stroebel and Leggett favoring paving with vitritied bricks. I was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the work be ordered done
 r. IT. Garrity and D. 4. Streete1 were granted plumbers licenses.
 The rubber boot question of Richard Rollou was referred to MT Kelley The condition of the grade of North Main street between Kingsbury tree and Spencer avenue was discussed and then placed on the list for investi gation. The matter of an obstruction on Vine street caused by the extension of certain building over the sidewalk was referred to Superintendent O'Brien with power to act.
 The payrolls were approved as fol lows: Water department. S5S3.70; ad ditional water. supply, S397.5O; en gjneering department. S42S: street de partment. S621 .56; sewer department $129.3O. It was voted that the super intendent of the bureau of water b, authorized and instructed to purchas, horse and harness for the keeper o the Wigwam reservoir, at a cost no to exceed $10O.
 4 communication was read from F ]. kingsbhry relative to a sewer as sessment on Dublin street He sait that the fee of the property may be il him. but that it had been converted into public passway years ago and il consequence he did not think that al assessment could rightfully be charge, against it. The place in question i near the old Curley homestead ant bears no evidence of being used as public highway. The communication was ordered on file.
 A communication was read from NJ Bowers stating that the passway fo which he has been assessed for sewe purposes is owned in part by other and that he should not be asked to pa, all the cost. The Waterbury land rec