Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-24
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sewers the Principal Topic of Last
 Nights Meeting.


 meeting last night, Mayor Kilduh pre- siding, and recommended to the alder men that sewers be ordered laid i'll the following streets.
 fWoodlawn terrace from North Will low street to Frederick street, eX- Dense, $1, 500; Sylvan avenue from the present terminus of the sewer Ill that {street to point 100 feet south of Wash ington street, expense, $1,1 100; Wash ington street from Sylvan avenue cas- terly to the summit of the hill, ex- pense, $1, 600; Mill street from Liberty street to South Main street, expense, 1.500; Frederick street from Kellogg street to WoodIawn terrace, expense, s1. 300. Dikeman street from the pres ent terminus of the sewer in that street to Willard street, expense $1,- 300; West Main street from the present termination of the sewer in that street to the first manhole beyond No 1924, expense. .$1, 100.
 Robert Griggs and others were heard in opposition to the petition for sewers in Grant and Branch streets. They stated that there is no need of the sewer in these streets at the pres ent time because the few houses there are already connected with the sewer in other streets MT Griggs referred to the need of a-sewer in Cottage place t.where." he said. i've have lived for the past sixty years and had to get along without the sewer Mfr Griggs is quite a young man and when he made this remark the commissioners smiled and asked him if he meant to say that he had lived on Cottage place for sixty years adding that he never before saw a man wear his age so we'll MT Griggs then qualified his statement by using the word family for "we." These and petitions for sewers in one or two other streets went over. Michael Wrinn and others appear ed before the board and made an earnest plea for the sewer in Washington street easterly from Baldwin street about 450 feet, but inasmuch as some of the property owners have not yet been cit ed nothing could be done in the prem ises.
 The board indulged in a long chat regarding the proposition to put sew CT in Pratt place, from Mill street to South Main street. The mayor and every member of the board thought favorabIy of the project, but it seemed to be generally believed that the city
 
 those who had refused to pay and the people on the north side claim that they have no rights in that street and that they would not pay a cent for the sewer. The most the board could do for the Pratt place people was to vote to grant them permission to connect with the South Main street sewer on the usual conditions, that is that they hxcayate to the main sewer at their { own expense and also pay $1.50 foot for their frontage on Pratt place.
 This means that the property owners in that street who want to connect with the sewer will have to do all the work themselves, including the cost of making the connections and pay an assessment to the city besides. For instance, supposing man has lot fronting forty feet on the street and is desirOus of connecting with the sew CT be will be obliged to do all the dig ging at his own expense, pay a plumb CT for making the connection and agree to pay the city S6O If all the people in that street would some together and bear the expense jointly the burden would not be very heavy upon anyone and they would not be out much on ac- count of the city's refusal to take hold of it for it is not an expensive dob. If'
 The city engineer was instructed to advertise for bids for the continuation of the paving of North Main street and for the paving of Phoenix avenue, bids to be received up to and including April 2e
 It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that a sidewalk be ordered Umrz Ak-l. IL "A. -rT from the present termination of the walk in that street to a point opposite the north house of Mrs Elizabeth Kee- { gan, the date to be July 15, 1901 Some one wanted to know why it would not be good plan to order side walks on both sides of the streets, but NIT Whiting explained that Mattatuck street Is one-sided street and that settled 1t. It was also voted that walks be ordered laid on Vine street, both sides. from East Farm street to Vine street. the law date to be July II. 1901.
 The report of Mayor Kilduff relative to the purchase of additional land at the Wigwam reservoir was read and approved and the committee author ized to close the deal.
 The committee on obstruction re- ported fayorably on the petition on Matt Rich to maintain bootblacks s chair on East Main street The report was accepted and vote passed reconi- mending that the prayer of the petf- fi0ner be granted. Mayor Kilduff wanted to know if some arrangement could not be made whereby the boot blacks would be obliged to use the cen ter of the walk, especially on Sundays so that they could more easily hit church goers in the ribs with their eI- bows. The matter was referred to the committee on Instructions which Is made mp Of Commissioners Whiting and Mahaney.
 The proposed pavement of West Main street from LeavenwortI street to West Main street was discussed and to the surprise of more than one mem Der of the board MT Cairns stated that there is no sewer in that part of West Main street. In the opinion of the board it would be bad policy to put down asphalt paving in a street that is not severed and in consequence it was voted 10 cite in the property own