Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
MT Chesson Only Member Absent
 From the Outings

From the Outing
 The board of public works held an outing yesterday afternoon All the members were present except Mir ChesSon.
 It was voted to recommend that crosswalks be ordered laid at the fol- lowing places: Maple street, at Cherry avenue; on North Willow street at Woodlawn terrace; North Willow street at RidgeWood street; William street at Laurel street, It was voted that fire hydrant be placed on North Willow street opposite Gloves ter race. The board recommended that North Willow street be laid out from the old city line toDDemorest street
 A grade and layout was also recom- mended for Wateryille street from the old city line to the H ghland division railroad bridge, and for Hill street from Sarsfield street to Hotchkiss street: also for Johnson avenue. from Hill street westerly. The petition of Margaret Grimes for abatement of sewer assessment at Hill and Summer streets was referred to the engineer for investigation and report It was claimed that she was exempted but eight feet when she should have got 70 feet. The board was of the opin- ion that the petitioner received the us ual exemption, but in order that there might be no mistake about the matter 1t was decided to consult the records It was voted that water main be laid in Aetna street from North Main street to Easton avenue, and in North Main street from the present terminus of the main 300 feet northerly, the mayor re- marking that he should like to see it made 1000 feet were It not that there are others. The engineer was re- quested to report an estimate of ex- pense of a water main from the ter minus of the main in Dikeman street to Wood street.
 On petition of Patrick Holohan. asking for the layout of Wall street to the city line it was voted to re- quest the petitioner to submit to the board such sketches of the proposed layout as he may have on hand. It was voted that public necessity re- quires that building lines be estab- 1 lished on Laurel street between Vel ton and Wall streets. It was decided to hear property owners on Dikeman street from the angle to Walnut street on May 6. relative to laying curbing and sidewalks. It was recommended to the aldermen that building lines be established on Vine street both sides. from Wood street to Cherry street. The superintendent of streets was di- rected to remove a dead tree on North Willow street at Mitchell avenue. Ac- ton was deferred on petition of c. c. Russell for damage done by surface water to curbing and walk at the cor ner of Beacon and Summer streets.
 The petition for a crosswalk on West Main street. opposite Crane street was considered. It was ex. plained that it would be difficult 10 lay walk there unless a tree on the north side of West Main street should be removed and curbing laid on tha same street from Gilbert street. north side. to the north line of the Shanley property on Mattatuck street. It was voted to cite in the property owners to be heard on the proposed improve ment. The property holders on both sides of Woodlawn terrace. from Fred erick street to North Willow. were cited to appear at hearing May 6. relative to laying sidewalks and curb ins
 The board made trip up Water- town road as far as Sunderland's blacksmith shop for the purpose of having look at the retaining wall which the Connecticut Lighting and Railway company is building there along the Naugatuck rived. Prepara- tions are being made to start work again and it is thought the job will be completed this year. Commission CT Whiting delivered short address from the wall. in the course of which he stated that the work being done there for the city by the traction conl- pany never received the prominence it was entitled to in the papers. Con- missioner Mahaney, mason and builder in his day. and Engineer Cairns pronounced it magnificent piece of workmanship. while Comrnis- sioner Blakeslee reluctantly admit ted that it was the biggest thing the city ever got from any corporation. Yes" said MT Whiting. and there's the man that did it." pointing to Mayor Kilduff. who was some distance away at the time. talking with E. B. Reiley and John O'Brien about streets and water pines.
 The board adjourned until 8 o'clock tonight