Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-24
BOARD ON AN. OUTING.
Members of City Government Visited
 Many Places Yesterday.

Members of City Government Visited
 Many Places Yesterday.
 The board of public gworks held an outing yesterday afternoon and coy cred considerable territory ill about four hours
 The petition for the, widening of the bridge across Great brook on Division street was considered and a vote passed to the effect that the widening of the bridge would not give relief. The trouble appears to be in the low ground along the course of the stream north of Division street. 1t is thought that when the street is worked to the established glade that it will help matters some. It was recom- mended that crosswallks be laid on Hill street, one at Sarsfeld. another at Crown. and the third at Rock street. Two walks were recommended laid at High and Orange streets. It was also voted that the property owners at the northwest, corner of Orange High streets and at the southeast cor her Of the same streets be ordered to fix their walks.
 Considerable time was spent in ex- amining the conditions at Dublin street bridge. While there the question was asked how long since Scovilrs ditch was opened. Someone said about forty years Mayor KiIduff said this was not so and immediately asked Superintendent Kelley of the street department if he didn't remember Lucy" one of the horses employed in hauling dirt out of the ditch, that all the youngsters used to call to see roll down the embankment. It was voted to recommend that catch basins be constructed on Bridge street, one near Mag1ll street and another at the Dub- lin street bridge Commissioners Blakeslee and Scully were appointed a committee to confer with the Sco- will Manufacturing Go with a view to securing the right to have the basins empty into the ''ditch' The condi- tions at the bridge, together with the matter of laying walks along the prop erty of the railroad company, were re. ferred to a committee consisting of Mayor Silduff and Commissioners Mahaney and BlakesIee.
 It was voted to request the engineer l to furnish an estimate of expense for 1 ton street between Baldwin street and Sylvan avenue. The board looked over the proposed street from Wash ington street to Luke street and thence southerly to the site of the new school house on the Tracy property. The engineer was instructed to make the necessary maps and profiles
 The petition for water main in 1 Piedmont street from Chapel street to Tracy avenue was referred to the en- I gineer for an estimate of expense. Two crosswallzs were recommended at l North Leonard and Green streets. The | petition for a sewer on Alder street was considered and in the opinion of the engineer no sewer can be laid in the part of the street where the ser vice is now asked for until an outlet can be obtained through Green street.
 It was voted to recommend that Highland avenue from West Main street to Bank street be laid out It was the opinion of the board that the street should be 60 feet wide. It was voted to cite property owners on West Main street from the present ter mination of the sewer in that street to Starview avenue on July 15 to be | heard relative to the construction of a sewer between these points. It was after 6 o'clock when the board reached West Main street and while there was d great deal more that demanded at I tention, still it was too late to continue much longer and adjournment was I taken until tonight.