Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-05
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
State Appropriation To Be Spent on
the Maddlebury Road.

ASScNO ApkfAVRAA&AIAGA ~ 4SW 0PSAA 49,
the MidGebury Road.
The board of public works held its
monthly meeting at 4 O'clock yesterday
afternoon, Mayor KIduff presiding and
all the members being present except
Mr. Mahaney.
heard regarding the need of sidewalks
and working the street to grade in
Cooley street from the present terminus
OF the sidewalk in that street to Grand
view avenue. 1t was voted to cite the
property owners in on August IS. Bids
for laying a water main in the Water
town road were opened and reads as fol-
lows: Chatdeld s. Chatfeld, So, 1850;
Edward McManus, $1,919. The con-
tract was awarded to Mr. McManus.
The contract entered into between
the city and w. P. Jarrett relative to
water main extensions was approved.
The committee appointed to inquire
into and report upon plan Of relief
from surface water in Chapel street
reported that some benefit would be
derived. from the construction Of a
catch basin in the street and con-.
Quoting the water into the sewer and
thence to the river. The report was
approved and vote passed insructing
Mr. Kelley to 90 the work. A report
from the committee appointed to in-
quire into the complaint Of the North;
field Knife Go that it's pond was Nd cling
filed up by~sand cobbles from the
property belonging to the city OF Wa<
terbury, stated that there was nosNahiS-
ity on the part Of the city. ThesrepoTt
was approved andsthe clerksinstructed
to mail a copy OF the report to the
Mortified Knife Go. A vote was
passed calling the attention of the
board of public safety TO thefneedr OF "a
fire alarm box, on the Tower end Of Sya>
van avenue. The clerkawaB INSTRUCTED
to ask the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting 90 IL 1t had abandoned oper~
ating the light Installed some time ago
at the junction Of the first and second
taxation districts on Sylvan avenues
and If so by whose order and for what
reason. The engineer was dnstTucted!
to prepare maps ana profile for layo11ts4
grades and the estah1ishme ofsbuud-i
ing lines ON Gre enmount terrace. Rose
land avenue, Columbia boulevard and
the Bucks Hill road; also to prepare
plans and submit estimates for the co1itl
struction OF public lavatory ON the
green. Mayor Ki1duff, Commissioners
Mahaney and Chesson were appointed
az a com nnittee to choose voting places
for the October election. All the new
work referred to the board by the alder
men was placed on the list fortinvestf-
Cation, and work acted upon favorably
by the aldermen on recon mend tton OF
the board OF public works, Including
the laying OF several trosswa1ks, wits
referred to the superf1ite ndent ofstreets
to see that the work fs carried out.
In accordance with, q vote passed at
the last meeting of the board, Mr.
Ref1ey submitted a list of property
owners who have failed to comply
with the order of the board Of alder
men passed last year to repair their
sidewalks. It was voted to INSTRUCT
the superintendent Of streets to give
them until August rs to do the work,
and turn the names Of all who neglect
to comply with the order by that time
to the prosecuting attorney. 1t was
also voted TO instruct the superinten-
dent Of streets to continue 1nvesuga-
ton after defective walks and report
back as soon as possible.
"a It was voted to have an outing next
Tuesday afternoon.
1t was voted to spend the state road
appropriation on the Middlebury road
and to recommend TO the aldermen that
$4,000 be appropriated for good roads
next year. None Of the members be-
Heved that the state road appropria-
ton should be spent, ON the Mfddlebury
road, but IT, was stated that the high
way commissioner had made up his
mind to use At on the Middlebury road
If IL, was to be, used at all. With. a
viewto getting things In shape to give
to Mr. Macdonald, Mr. Cairns COM
menced making surveys on the Middle
bury road, and seeing that the high
waytnar' was bound to have ,hfasway
three of Et1e totnmissio toner's threw up
their hands The MiddIebury road is
the last spot in Waterbury wherA The
city would think OF spending the 5000
appropriated for good roads, and the
fact that It is going there shows that
the Intentions of the men who aimed to
benefit the public by the good roads
movement can be twisted until It be-
comes nothing short OF a scheme ito
make bou1evards out Of the country
roads at the expense ofpeople who can
not afford q decent street, to say moth
ing Of q sidewalk In front OF theirs own
homes Residents and property owtiS
ers in different parts of Waterbury Pc
tttioned for a. share pf the state road
appropriation, but the MID dleDur yvroad
people never asked for 1t. but they are
going to have It Just. the same.
The board adjourned until Tuesday
afternoon.