Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-30


 bids for the construction of sewers in I Brewster Farm and Walnut streets, the same to be received May 27 at s lo'clock in the evening. A vote was passed directing property owners on North Main street along the line of | the proposed pavement to make all necessary sewer gas and water con nections on or before June 15, 1902. The clerk was instructed to notify the Trolley company of the action of the city regarding the paving Of North Main street.
 Payrolls were approved as follows Water department $555.75; additional water supply, $331.25; engineering $464.75; streets, $1,9S5.99; sewers $24S.3S; roads, first district, $603.6O.
 James Lynch was heard relative to the condition of Madison street. He said that he was very much in favor. of curb and sidewalks. He has his curb ordered and will be ready to put it down any time the city says so 1T don't think" said Mir Lynch, ssthat it is necessary for me to say anything to you regarding the condition of that street and the advisability of doing something with it. You called there some time ago and looked oyer the ground so take it that you are quite l familiar with the needs of the place. hope to see the work ordered done and the street fixed so that people who own property there can go ahead and make some improvements with the as- surance that everything will not be swept away by the first rain storm.' Mayor Kilduff said that in the near future the board will be apt to have an opportunity to consider q petition from the Southern New England Tel ephone Co for permission to make conduits i'll the public street which may contain enough fairness to war rant the board i'll granting it. He said that some time ago he took q firm stand against the company for q duct i'll the company's conduits, but l they would not listen to such a propo- .I sition and as a consequence their pe- titions were not granted He had an idea that the company had decided l upon different plan and thought that the city may be able to secure from them duct for fire and police signal wires. The company wants to get it's own wires underground and is willing to make some concessions in order to get permission to, 'bury'' them:
 The board had long talk about the application of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go for approval if it's plans to lay track under the Oakville bridge. Mayor Kilduff was somewhat surprised to think that anybody should think that the board of public works could send back an intelligent report upon such proposition in week. He said the matter is before the railroad 1 commissioners for several months and they have not yet reached a decision on It and wanted to know why the al- dermen or anybody else should credit the board of public works with know ing so much more than the railroad commissioners that they could perform ln a few days what the commissioners had not been able to do in months. It was decided to meet Friday a1ight to consider this matter.
 The committee appointed to report relative to the demand of the Hastings Pavement Co for the payment of the percentages held by the city on the asphalt paving contract on North Main I street, reported that ill their opinion the company had not complied with it's contract and recommended that the question be referred to the city attor- ney. The recommendation was adopted
 George H. Byrnes, clerk of the bu- reau of water, submitted the water rents for the past six months, amount, ing to $62, ,556.4S, an increase oi S991.7 T over the preceding half year The bills were ordered transferred tc the collector for collection.
 Superintendent Kelley, of the street department, submitted about half q dozen bills in all amounting to about S9 or $1O from people in the town MT Kelley said he knew nothing about them except that the parties claimed that they had an understanding witl the selectmen to clean the streets after heavy snow storms, and they did the work this year as desired. Nc action was taken on them.
 The board adjourned until Friday | niUhf