Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Meeting Was Given Up Mostly to the
 Discussion of Lights.


 The board of public works met last night and in addition to passing upon other matters indulged in a lively dis cusSion over communication received from the board of public safety that 16S lights were found out during the month of December.
 Mir Whiting said that the board had had considerable trouble with the com pany on this same question and that he did not see what could be done about it. ''That company" added the commissioner, don't care a snap of it's finger about this board. Every one of these cases was reported to the office according as they were noticed by the officers. Why didn't the com pany do something about it then or come forward and give some explana- tion for the bad service? I move that that communication be referred to the city attorney for an opinion as to what rights this board has in the prem iSeS"
 Mir Blakeslee: ''Wouldn't it be a good plan to send the company a statement setting forth the lights that were out. They may not know the ones that are defective. Then if we don't like what they do we can go farther
 Clerk Ryan: ''The company is in possession of all this information. The policemen notify them as soon as they discover lights out of order"
 Mir Mahaney: ''That light at Bank and Fifth streets is giving very poor satisfaction and I wish something could be done with it.''
 Mir Scully: During the past two months and over the light opposite the house 1 live in has not burned on an average of half the time. The people have been finding fault about it. but it seems to be hard to help matters. l like to be reasonable about these things but the public looks to this board for better service. Pm not surprised to know that fault is being found all over town"
 NIT Ryan: 'sThey're trying a new system and after they have it per fected they'll give us better service than ever and it won't cost us any more.'
 MT Chesson: 'Let us instruct the clerk to forward this communication to the company and request them to furnish the board an explanation as to the cause of this trouble"
 Mir Blakeslee: t'I think we ought to do that first. For instance, if the Democrat should not come to my house tonight and I notified the office and it did not come regularly even then l should want to call there again and see what was the matter"
 Mr Whiting (angrily); That's not a fair comparison. The Democrat is always on time, rarely makes a mis- It. 1sI 1,x. 1,,.s vate affair, while this is public mat ter.''
 MT Chesson: eve asked the com pany about such things before and re- ceived explanations"
 MT Whiting: ''We received no ex- plantations from them''
 Mir Chesson: ''We did"
 MT Whiting: ''No, sirv'
 MT Chesson: .sOh, but I know we did''
 MT Whiting; Not during my con nection with this board. If so, have no recollection of such a conde- scension on the part of the company
 The matter was finally referred tc The company for an explanation.
 Plumbing and excavating licenses were granted to the l.. Fl. Toucey Go c. W. Minor bondsman, and George w Minor, L. H. Toucey bondsman: 8 plumbing license to Ernest r. Ziegler Charles Stage bondsman; and plumb ing, sewer and excavation licenses tC Martin J. Fahy. John H. Fruin bonds man; Michael Clancy, P. F. Bannor and John Clohessy bondsmen, anG Hardwick & Gill, James D. Russell 'bondsman.
 The petition referred to the board by the aldermen Monday night to gether with a communication from c c. Russell relative to condition of side walk at Summer and Beacon streets were placed on the list for investiga tion.
 The grade, layout and 30 foot build ing line for Euclid avenue were re commended to the aldermen. Int clerk was requested to report the pres ent status of the Pine street layout to the next meeting.
 The hoard then adjourned.