Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-14
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Question of Bad Sidewalks Brought
 Before the Board. ."

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 The board of public works held a meeting last night, there being present Commissioners Whiting, Mahaney, iBlakeslee, Scully, City Clerk Ryan, City Attorney Kellogg, Superintendent Kelley of the street department and Superintendent OBrien of the bureau of water. ,...
 It was thought some action would be taken relative to the application of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go ! for approval of plans for a line on Baldwin street, to lay turn-outs and double tracks in certain other streets; kbut as soon as the matter came before 1.-the board it was ordered on file with out even fixing a date for looking over 1.-the ground. Whether the following communication from the Central Labor union had anything to do with the case tor not is something which people will Sdecide to Sur, their own notion:
 Whereas, The Connecticut Lighting (and Power Go has refused to comply with the reasonable demands of it's em- tployes, most of whom have been iden- titled with our city for many years, land
 Whereas, Said company is at the {present time soliciting valuable priv l fore be it ~."
 Resolved, That we petition the hon. ,oraible board of public works to with hold its sanction from the plans of said company until such time as the com !pany shows more consideration for number of our citizens than it does at present"
 City Clerk Ryan said the communi- ication had been handed to him by John H. Flanagan, president of the organiza- ,tion, who had probably neglected to append his name It was voted unan1- 'niously that the communication be re- tceived and placed on file.
 With reference to the application of the Cheshire Street Railway Go for ap- Sproval of its plans to lay tracks in East Main street from the present terminus of the trolley line in that street to the town boundary, it was voted to hear gall parties interested on January 27 at 8 o'clock in the evening.
 It was voted George Abbott be or dered to put his walk on Vine street in Eproper condition for public travel, and in the event of his neglect to do so that the case be turned over to the proSecut- Edng attorney. This brought up the bad sidewalk question and resulted in the Epassage of a vote requesting the city attorney to prepare vote covering an amendment to the charter providing for repairing of walks by the city, If the board can agree upon change of this. character the aldermen will be asked to take favorable action on the matter and instruct the city attorney ito appearbefore the legislature and se- cure Its passage. MT Scully was in flavor of the city laying the walks and fI1cpk ho Nc4 1I. thereof as would be equitable against abutting property, but Mir Whiting con- Ftended that 1t would be much better for the property owner to lay the walks and pay for them and then let the city ee that they are kept in repair. Tn answer to a question from one of the Rnembers MT Kellogg said that the property owner has no more right to fthe sidewalk than to the street both being the property of the city. MT Kellogg also said that if the aldermen ishould instruct him to have the side walk law changed he did not think Where would be any trouble in getting favorable action on 1t at Hartford
 The superinte endent of streets was in- istructed to see that the walk on Grand street, opposite the rink building, was Eput and kept in proper condition for * II that the superintendent would confer a blessing upon the community by knocking the structure in the head and kfhen carfing it off to the dump
 It was voted to recommend that lights be installed at the corner of Bunker Hill road and Grandview street, on South Leonard street exten- sion, and at the corner of West Main and Benham streets Plumbing li censes were granted to the following: E.s F. Ziegler, William T. Disley, Abra- Eham Levin, William H. Lowe. the c. A.. Hardwick Go and the H. w. Keeler Go
 Tha'report of the chief of police reIa. tive to lights out during the month of December was received and referred to theirebate committee.
 SevVral petitions referred to the board by the aldermen were placed on the list for Investigation. On motion or MF Mahaney, action on the matter or flooding Hamilton park was post. poned indefinitely.
 John Henderson was heard regarding
 false grades on Washington avenue. He was requested to submit a petition to the aldermen setting forth what is required in order to have the grade of Alder street agree with that of Wash IuSUon avenue. It was voted to recon mend to the aldermen that the applica- tions of John Deferari and Pasquale Renaldi for permission to maintain ;bootblack stands in public ways, be granted
 Chris Russell called attention to the condition of his walk on Beacon street, which he claAns is 1T result of storm water. The matter was referred to a committee consisting of Commissioners Whiting and Blakeslee for inyestfga- ton and report The petition of Ed ward McManus for payment of per centage withheld by the city was re- ferred to committee consisting of the mayor and the city engineer.
 The pAyrolls were approved as fol lows: Engineering, J462.63; water, $410.41; streets, $657.51; sewers. SHOPS; first taxation district, $1S52 28.
 The board adjourned for one week.
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