Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-26
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
\. J. Sherman Says the Town Has

The board Of public WofkS nelu meeting last night, Mayor kildun pre- Iiding and all the members being present. except MT Chesson.
 Parties interested in the proposed ayout of the Watertown road from 1he present terminis of the layout were called and heard. A. J. Sherman vas the only person who said he would claim damages. He fronts 150 .eet on that street and stated hat since he bought the property the : authorities have been encroaching up- Dn him. A few years ago the town Fidened the street there and in doing .he work cut two feet into his land- Then the trolley company came along md through some understanding with she selectmen Topped ofr strip four feet deep. "Now," said the old gen. neman, appearing to grow angry as he told of the raids made upon him by Ihe town and the trolley company, T suppose the city is coming along to lake what's left, house and all. I stood this about long enough. sup pose if l had kicked before I would have fared better, but in any case Pm not going to stand it any longer. l have been told that I can put fence  before they took anything from me. shall claim damages if you take any thing from me and 1 shall also look for some compensation for such land as has already been taken off me. The public and the traction company never acquired it legally. I'd like to ask this board if public officials can keep cutting into mans land until they make street twice it's original width without giving the man who is losing the land something for it?
 The members of the board looked at each other and after brief pause Mayor Kilduff remarked that the pub- lie had no right to take property with put compensating the owner.
 1t was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the layout and grade for the Watertown road, as submitted by the engineer. be adopted.
 General Manager Sewell of the Con- necticut Lighting 6 Power company appeared and was heard regarding the application of the company to lay two turn outs on North Main street. He said there is a great demand for better service between the center and the park and that he knew of no way of meeting it except by the placing of turn outs.
 Mayor. Kilduf asked MT SewelI if he thought the company would have any objection to laying grooYed rails in these turn outs in case the petition should be granted and also what he thought the company would say to putting in grooyed rails in streets cov- cred by the trolley where the city is do- ing permanent paving. Mir Sewell said he did not think there would be any objection to such a proposition.
 Commissioner Mahaney considered the petition of sufficient importance to be referred to a committee and while the board was discussing a motion to lhis effect Commissioner Whiting want cd to know if there were not danger of the company getting the turn outs put down before the committee had a chance to make report on the matter. He also asked MT. ,Sewell if the conn.,. pany would give three cent fares .tei the park evenings, provided it got the increased facilities which the turn outs would give.
 .No. sir." replied Mir Sewell, rather hurriedly. i've are giving the cheapest fares in New England at the present time"
 Commissioner. Mahaney (furiously): "I beg to differ from you about that can tell you where there is better service and cheaper fares"
 Here MT Sewell broke in on the com missioner and things were getting hot between Mir Mahaney and the troll ley man, when the mayor rapped for order and that was the end of the fight The matter was referred to a committee consisting of Mayor Kilduff, Commissioner Whiting and City En- gineer Cairns for Investigation and re port. .
 A couple of weeks ago committee consisting of Mayor KIduff and Com missioner Blakeslee was appointed, with power to act, regarding the peti- ton of the Colonial Trust company for permission to remove a huge tree that stands in the sidewalk opposite their new building on Leayenworth street. Last night Mayor KiIduff reported that the committee and the petitioners were very anxious to save the tree but that it had been made plain to all that this could not be done without doing NOuSlucLdDAE QdusiSe lO I1e IuufDle structure and In consideration of this fact the committee decided to grant the prayer of the petitioners. The report was accepted and the committee dis charged.
 The application of the Southern New England Telephone company for per mission to excavate in the public streets for the purpose of making a connection with the pole at the corner of North Main and East Main streets was referred to committee consisting of Mayor Kilduff and Superintendent Kelley of the street department with power to act
 1t was voted that the engineer be instructed to lay six inch water main in Phoenix avenue.
 r. H. Garrity was heard regarding an application of Charles Roper to con- meet houses on Dublin street in the rear of the building that fronts the streets with the same sewer pipe. It was re- ferred to a committee consisting of Mayor Kilduff and City Engineer Cairns, with the power to act.
 A communication was received from the Hastings Paving company stating that they will make such repairs as are 11aadad fin fho aSnha1t navinO on O,,r+,,