Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
John Donahue Will Claim s1oo for
 Land Taken From Him.

JOnn DOnanue Nlu SidlH F1oO loA
 Land Taken From Him.
 The board of public works met last night, Mayor Kilduff presiding, and all the members being present.
 The following matters were re- ferred to the city engineer for plans and specifications and estimates of ex- pense: Retaining wall on Mill street along the Mad river from Baldwin street to the Clock shop property; paving North Main street from point opposite the Methodist church to Cooke street and from Elizabeth street to Hill street; paving Meadow street from Field street to Cedar street Hearings will be given to parties interested in the proposed paving on March II, at o'clock in the evening. The engineer was also directed to prepare estimates for sew CTS in the following streets: Beacon street from Crown street to Sarsfeld street; Livery street from Cedar street to Hall street; Cedar street from Livery street to Meadow street; Woodlawn Terrace from Cooke street to Murray street: also for storm wa ter drainage in Little brook across North Main street; Hill street, from Summer street to the old city line; Exchange place and South Main street. from Center square to Seovill street; Fifth street, from Bank to south Leonard streets; Brewery brook from 150 feet west of Clark street to Bank street; Edward street, from Al- der to Drayer streets: Sunnyside ave- nue, from Drayer street to the river. It was voted to instruct the engineer to proceed with the work of prepar- ing maps and surveys for defining the lines of the Naugatuck and Mad rivers.
 The superintendent of streets was instructed to see that property own CTS on South Main street, west side. from the Baldwin block to Conlon Bros, clear the sidewalks of all de- bris so that people can walk on that side of the street. The engineer was directed to survey and layout strip of land ten feet wide on Plaza avenue to Waterville street and secure a deed of same on behalf of the city from Mamie B. Cloves
 Property owners interested in the proposed sewers mentioned in this re- port will be heard on March Is.
 The mayor and engineer were ap- pointed a committee to purchase a strip of land from Vernon T. Roberts for an outlet for the spillway at the earth dam at the Branch. The cost of land is $75 and S1OO for the loss of a small brook. The same committee was instructed to purchase a certain quantity of cast iron pipe at a fixed price.
 John Donahue of Sylvan avenue submitted a communication stating that he will claim S1O0 damages for land taken from him when that | street was laid out. It stated that | he was led to believe that no land ! would be taken from him. but later 1 he learned that he had lost four feet l running across his entire frontage of I l91 feet and ten inches. He was also S95. The communication was placed on the list for investigation. | Similar action was taken with refer ence to several matters referred to the board by the aldermen. Two [ residents of Hill street were heard E relative to the petition of J. F. Bos- sidy asking for public Improvements; in that district. They made very able plea in support of the petition 1t was voted to cite property owners on Pine street from Hillside avenue to the Boulevard to appear before the board on March 4 at 4 o'clock in the E afternoon. to be heard relative to a grade and layout for that street. The claim of John LeVassier, corner of { Ashley and Walnut streets. of $50 for | damage on account of surface water was ordered paid and the engineer requested to determine which con- tractor was responsible for the condi- tions that created the trouble.
 The following communication was received and ordered on file:
 Waterbury, Feb IS, 1902. To the Honorable Board of Public {
 Works:
 Gentlemen: The local Journeymen Plumbers union, No 9, voted at their | last meeting to petition the board of I public works to investigate carefully all requests for plumbers licenses made by persons not personally known as responsible to the members of the | board. The board of public works is therefore, to investigate ! the qualifications and com petency of every such applicant for a plumbers license until a proposed or dinance relating to the licensing of | plumbers. now pending before the board of aldermen, is decided.
 The Journeymen Plumbers union, No p, believes that such action is | at the present time and for the best interests of the city. LOCAL JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS
 UNION, No %,
 Per JOHN R. WALKER. Sec.
 The following communication was received and referred to the board of | public safety:
 Waterbury, Jan 28, 1902. To the Honorable Board of Public |
 Works, City of Waterbury:
 Gentlemen: Tn answer to your let | ter of the 25th inst. in relation to the of electric lights out during the month of December, 1901, I beg 10 | state that, in looking up our record of l lamps reported ont and started by our inspectors and night patrolmen. I find l it varies somewhat from tho number reported out by the police. Upon in- yestigation of the records at the police station. we find that. for the month of December. no record has been kept of | the location of the lamps that were re- ported out of order. or the length of | time lights were out.
 Our records show that. during the | month of December, our men found l