Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
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The Mtilcahy School Building Lot the
 Question Again.


 Question Again.
 The board of public works held a meeting yesterday afternoon and fin ished up the work of the year They held ffty-eight meetings during the past twelve months.
 The Tracy Bros submitted a plan of the layout of streets on their property east of Baldwin street, accompanied by a communication stating that 1t was copy of the one shown the school committee when they bought the lot for, the Mulcahy building. It was made about ten years ago, but never was approved by the board of aldermen.
 IT. answer to a question as to wheth- CT the school board bought the lot con ditioned upon the acceptance of the layout of the Tracy Bros property, MT Cairns said he knew absolutely nOth- ing about the purchase. All he knew about the matter was that the school department bought a piece of land there and he surveyed it for them. The engineer denied very pointedly that he gave the architect any street lines. a4s 4.
 MT Blakeslee couldn't see any reason why anybody should find fault with the board of education for the condi- tion that obtains there. If there was anything the matter with the streets it was the fault of the layout of the Tracy Bros property he said. MT Scully contended that there is no lay out of streets on the Tracy tract which the city is obliged to take any notice of. A man may have as many layouts of his property as he pleases, but that does not obligate the city in any way, said the commissioner, adding that he thought the school officials had moli- umentaI gall to go down there, buy lot, start to build school on it and commitA the city to a layout of streets that never were ordered laid out aud without any regard as to how such streets affected neighboring interests. MT Whiting wanted to know what became of the city's interest in that transaction and asked MT Blakeslee if he wanted to deny that the street lead ing to the school was what it Ought to be. ''You say,'' said. Mir Whiting. "that the school is not responsible for the streets. They must 1aye known that the school v,-as being built for purpose. ~nere had to be streets to an -. If they wanted to attend to this start of the work in business way the streets should have been laid out by the city, not somebody else, before the foundation was started"
 The whole matter was laid OH the table.
 A communication was received from John Henderson calling attention to the condition Of the wall on his pr 'p- e1.ty at the corner of Alder street and Washington avenue. The board vot- ed to request MT Henderson to appear before them at his own onyenience and explain his grievance more fully.
 MT Whiting asked Superintendent Kelley if he knew that the trolley peo- pie are using salt on the streets. NIT Kelley said he did not. He thought they were, but he could not prove it. In answer to a similar question Mr Blakeslee said he knew nothing about it. He had not noticed anything the matter with his horses hoofs. It was voted to refer this matter to Mir Kelley for investigation and report with the understanding that he be autho .zed to secure such service as he may deem necessary to get at the facts. The board thought the police should con- sider this a part of their duty F.. The following payrolls were approy- ed: Water, $44T.7T; streets, $1,05S:55; sewer. $121.S5; roads in first district, $275.75; engineering, $564.
 The board adjourned for two weeks.