Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-18
BOARD OF FINANCE
Heard Report of Committee on High
 Water Pressure.

Heard Report of Committee on High
 Water Pressure
 The board of finance last night voted to adopt the recommendation of the board of public works to recon mend to the board of aldermen the proposition of installing high pressure water service on the hilly sections of the city, such as North Willow street, Washington street. Town Plot and West Side hill. The sum asked for the preliminary work is $1, 500, and the board of finance voted that this sum could be had The city is enabled to issue high pressure water bonds for this work, and it seems that this will be necessary to carry out the ideas of the city engineer. It is not thought that this will be necessary, however, for it has been found that by connecting the two distributing reser- voirs on the East Mountain the hign pressure required can be had Here is the letter of the committee appoint ed to inquire into the matter: Honorable Board of Commissioners of
 Finance:
 Gentlemen: It appearing to the com missioners of public works, after in vestigation of various petitions and hearings given to interested citizens and taxpayers. that the time has come when the city should furnish public supply of portable water in districte which. on account of their elevation, cannot be supplied from the present system, said commissioners have ap- pointed the mayor and city engineer a committee to investigate the best way in which to provide such high service water supply.
 The work of this committee will in- volve quite little surveying and pre- paration of maps and plans. It is de sirable that plans should be prepared as soon as possible in order that a report may be made by the committee and that recommendatio from the board of public works may reach the board of aldermen not later than De cember 31 of this year. If this recon mendation be approved by the board of aldermen. 1t will put the city ln position to let contracts for pipe in January or February, at which time pipe can often be bought to better ad- vantage than at any other time of the year.
 The committee finds, however, that it has no money at it's comWand with which to pay the cost of this investi- gation. nor does it seem advisable for the city to issue any of the high ser vice bonds until after actual construc- ton has been determined upon and orders placed for materials.
 Consequently, taking this view or the situation there seems to be no bet ter plan than that the board of alder men should make a small appropr1a- ton for this preliminary work.
 E. G. KILDUFF, Mayor,
 R. A. CAIRNS, c. E.
 Committee.
 Mr Elanzberg. representing the Aetna Engineering Go, appeared be- fore the board to collect bill of $SOO which the board of education voted him conditionaIy at the first meeting held this month MT Glanzburg re- ceiyed neither money nor satisfaction last night Mayor Kflduf has deter mined that no more money shall be paid this man for the work he claims 1t on, the mayor having decided that he has been very well paid already. The whole bill is about $1 800
 The board voted to recommend to the board of aldermen an appropria- ton of 5000 for new work on streets, and that Comptroller Russe1Ts report ba transmitted with it.
 report was received from the board of public works showing the amount expended on streets as well as estimates given previous to the begin hing of street work. This enabied The board to take action in recommend- ing 10 the board Of aldermen special appropriation for streets. Following is the report: as
 Aetna street. Estimated expense S4OO; amount now reuuired, $500. G
 Ashley street. Estimated expense, S3 GOO: amount now required. S1,sO0.
 Baldwin and NH streets-Estimated expense, $500; amount now required. $500.
 Dublin street. Estimated expense, S1 200. amount now required. $1, 200
 Edward street. -Estimated expense, S1, ,15O: amount expended, S750; amount now required. $1,250.
 Farm street. Estimated expense, $4O0; amount now required. $40O.
 Lounsburv street-Estimated ex- pense. S1. 600; amount expended, $550; amount now required. $2,00o.
 West Main street-Estimated ex- pense, $1 800; amount now required, $1. 800.
 Fourth street-No estimate; amount now required. $1.000.
 Fifth street-No estimate: amount expended, S952; amount now required, $500
 Respectfully submitted.
 B. c. KTLDUFF,
 R, A. CAIRNS, c. E..
 M.J. RYAN,