Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
New and Labor Saving Street Cleaner
 Will Be Tried.

Will Be Tried. The board of public works held a meeting last night, there being present Commissioners Whiting, Mahaney, Chesson, Blakeslee, Scully, City Clerk Ryan, Superintendent Kelley of the street department and Engineer Cairns.
 Property owners on Bridge street, north side, were called and heard reia- tive to the laying of sidewalks in front of their premises. +. Manacucci was the only one who appeared. He said he was in favor of the project. No action was taken in the premises. The engineer was instructed to call for bids for laying water mains in all streets where such orders have been passed by the aldermen and not yet contracted for, proposals to be re- ceiyed up to and including July 90. The engineer was also instructed to advertise for bids for the paving of | West Main street from Leavenworth street to the east end of the green with sheet asphalt, bids to be received up to and including August 13, at s o'clock in the evening. The matter of | grading and paving the gutters on 1 Summit street incident to the laying of curbing on the north side of that street was referred to the superinten- dent of streets.
 A. J. Patton was heard regarding a petition for the grade, layout and es- 1 tablishment of building lines in Euclid l avenue The people want to maintain q twenty foot building line and they are living i'll constant dread of some one building beyond that. The matter was placed on file for investigation. | A ,fe+i inc9 1 street cleaner exhibited one of his 1 devices for removing dirt from paved streets. It appears to be a great labor l saving machine, costs but $15 and can | be had on trial and if not found satis- l factory it can be returned. The board l took no action i'll the premises, but MT Kelley made arrangements with the agent to send one along and he will l give it a trial.
 | Hugh Keenan was heard regarding l 8 larger water main in Pratt place. The matter was referred to a commit l tee consisting of Mayor Kilduff and l Engineer Cairns.
 Attention was called to the condi- 1 ton of Pine street between Cooke | street and Bishop street. The parties were told that inasmuch as this part of Pine street never was laid out, the | send ill a petition asking for the grade and layout of the street between the l points mentioned.
 1 Mayor Kilduff, Commissioner Whit l ing and Engineer Cairns, the commit | tee appointed at the previous meeting 1 to investigate and report regarding the application of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go for permission to put l in two new turn-outs on North Main street reported as follows:
 Conditions upon which it is pro posed to grant the petition of the Con- l necticut Railway and Lighting Go for I turnout on North Main street, at Easton avenue:
 k First The company agrees to do l whatever grading may be necessary 10 bring the entire width of the street to
 the present grade of the roadway, thoughout the whole length of the ] turnout.
 I Second. The company agrees to lay the tracks to lines and grades satis- factory to the board of public works
 and as the street lines and grades at l this point are not yet matters of rec ord, the company agrees at its own
 expense to change the tracks to con
 form to the lines and grades which
 may hereafter be adopted by the city.
 Third. The company agrees to pave
 the street from gutter to gutter for tho
 entire length of the turnout with cob
 ble pavement, in a manner satisfactory
 to the board of public works, and tC
 maintain the pavement in good order
 until such time as the city shall order
 permanent pavement laid on Nortf
 Main street at this point.
 Fourth. The company agrees to re
 lay the tracks at the proposed turnout with grooved rails of section accepta
 b1a to the board of public works, when
 ever the city shall lay a permanent
 pavement on this portion of Nortl
 Main street.
 Fifth. The company agrees to pay
 to the city in cash $2,000 whenever the
 city shall lay permanent pavement
 on the portion of North Main street
 included between the ends of the pro
 posed turnout.
 Conditions upon which it is proposed
 to grant the petition of the Connecti
 cut Railway and Lighting Co for q
 turnout on North Main street Southeriy
 from Grove street:
 First. The tracks for the entire
 length of the turnout to be Taid witt
 grooved rails of section acceptable tt
 the board of public works.
 The report of the committee was ac
 cepted and vote passed recommend
 ing to the aldermen that the prayer oi
 the petitioners be granted, subject te
 tho conditions contained in the com
 mittees report.
 Engineer Cairns was instructed t
 prepare plans and profles for the pro
 posed grade and layout of StarvieW
 avenue. MT Cairns said he did not
 believe that he could do anything or
 the work this season.
 The payrolls of the several depart
 ments were read and approved, as fol lows: Streets. $1.912.57; sewers
 S250. TO; water, $46090; additional 1 water supply, $2S5; engineering l $369. 9.
 l The board adjourned for one week.