Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-14
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
Communication from Attorney of ths
 Northfield Knife Go.

communication from Attorney of tha
 Northheld Knife Go.
 me board of public works held q meeting last night and transacted con- siderable business. Mayor Kildun pre- sided.
 Guy Porter of Bunker hill asked permission to excavate along the high way to the water main, a distance of aDout 5oo feet, and connect with 1t The matter was referred to commits tee consisting of the mayor and the city engineer. A. J. Patton was heard regarding sidewalks and curbing on Euclid avenue. It was voted to hear the property owners on the sidewalk question on next Tuesday and to in- struct the superintendent to turn over to the prosecuting attorney the names of all persons in that street who fail to comply with the order to lay curb ing by November 1, 1905 A petition of the Waterbury Clock Go calling at- tention to the need of trimming the trees on Cherry street was referred to \ committee consisting of Commission CTS Blakeslee and Scully. A communi- cation was received from Chatfeld & Cnatneld stating that owing to the late ness Of the season they should not care to undertake the work of carrying out their contract for the change of grade Of Prospect street this year ur- less the city agreed to be responsible Tor how the cement will stand Itwas dec1ded to extend the time for the com pIeton of the contract until June i, lSO4. A. F, Abbott, through a com municaton.. reminded the board that ne should be pleased to see appropria- tions made this year to cover public improvements in Buckingham street. froIn Pine street to Frederick street.
 It was ordered on file A communica. tion was read from Attorney Etheridre
 for the Northfield Knife Go relative to
 alleged filling in of the company's mill pond on account of stones anT sand being carried into it from the Branch. It was voted to adhere to the original
 stand taken by the board on this uues-
 tlon. that the city is not liable and that the clerk be instructed to so noti- fy counsel for the company. The su- perfntendent of streets was instructed to repair portion of the sidewalk op- posite the Slavin property on Dublin street. It was damaged by city water eleven or twelve years ago and has not been repaired since. The positive stand taken this fall with reference to, sidewalks brought the matter to
 head, otherwise 1t probably would have remained in it's present condition for twelve years more. It was voted to instruct the engineer to call for bids
 for the construction of water mains in Wolcott and Orchard streets and for storm water conduits in South Main
 and West Clay streets, Cherry and Vine streets. Abbott avenue and DOT. tions Of Bishop and Hawkins streets,
 bids to be received October 2T.
 Superintendent Kelley was appointed
 as a committee to investigate and re- port as to the advisabliity Of cleaning the brook on Sparks street and Park. 1 avenue, together with an estimate of the expense. The engineer was re- quested to prepare an estimate of the
 cost Of making repairs in Great brook where 1t runs through Cherry street. It was voted to hear Hill street prop erty owners regarding the establish ment of building lines on that street. on November q. It was decided to have an outing Friday night for the purpose of considering petitions for | electric lights. The board adjourned until 2 o'clock I Thursday afternoon when they will meet to review the parade Of the police and fire departments.