Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Committee Appointed to Purchase
Land Adjoining Hamilton Park.

Committee Appointed to Purchase
Land Adjoining Hamilton Park.
The board of public works met last
night, Mayor Kilduff presiding and all
the members being present except Mr.
Blakeslee.
Parties interested in the construc-
ton of sewers in Edward and North
Willow streets were called and heard.
1T was voted to recommend the work
be ordered done, the former at an es-
timated expense Of 5000 and the latter
81, 100.
The petition of G. G.. Riggs for an
extension Of his contract to cover IL
days was referred to committee con-
sisting of Mayor Kilduff. Engineer
Cairns and Commissioner Mahaney.
The petition of Hans Rasmussen for
improvements ON Town Plot roads was
referred to Superintendent Kelley with
power to act. The mayor and engi-
neer We're authorized to purchase ON
behalf OF the city the Charles Keenie
property adjoining Hamilton park. The
engineer was requested to prepare
maps and prodies for the proposed
grade and layout of East Main street
from Silver street to the Mad river,
The matter of cleaning the Roberts
and Newell ponds was referred to the
mayor and engineer with power to act,
! This is case where the, rush of water
during the progress of the work at the
Branch carried debris into neighbor-
| ing property. The engineer was in
strueted to prepare estimates for the
care of Little brook at Hawkins and
Bronson streets and Great brook at
/ Farm street.
Mayor Kilduff called attention to the
fact that work on the new reservoir Ia
now practically completed. Water ia
pouring oyer the spillWay and the
railing On the dam is up and being
painted. The only thing his honor
/ didn't like about the finishing touches
was the color of the paint used on the
ralHng. 1t is black. He preferred
green. In the opinion of the mayor a
tablet should be erected at the plan,
Ieillng when it was started and a few
4 oIher things, notably some reference
20 the engineer who had planned thu
Wnole scheme and put his whole SOU
into It Tor the past ten years. This
matter was referred to a committe.
i consisting Of Commissioners Chesson
| Whiting and Sculiy.
commissioner Whiting brought ut
the matter Of drinking places in dif
Terent parts Of the town and suggest
90 that q few fountains be instaIlaf
az different places for the accomrnoda
lion Of human beings and animals H,
said dogs suffer much hardship fo,
/ want of water In this kind Of weatl,
d er. The matter was referred ia
8 committee consisting of Commission
ers Whiting Blakeslee and gunerin
tennent 0,Brieh. The matter of low
erang the water main in Fort Hill, wa
aerVllie, was referred to Mr. O'Briel
Tor an estimate of 1.-THE expense.
Inc board wrestled for half hou
with the North Willow street sewe
question. When the sewers were he
ing installed In Waterbury the Oh
prick drain IN North and South win
low streets from Johnson street to ;
point opposite the entrance to n. X
Browns barn was used, with the I'm
derstanding, Of course, that nev
sewer would have to be built Their
some time later. Now it has cave,
In at different points and the power
Inat De are in a quandary to know
/ Whaf} to 6do with 1t would COS
4 about $4,000 or $4,000 to do the iol
and that much money is not available
20 that it looks as if they will hay
TO do some patching, no matter hoy
anxious they may be to do the work i
proper manner. 1t was referred /
the engineer for an estimate of ok
pense.
The board adjourned until Thurs
DAY afternoon at 100 when they vii
have an outing.