Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Plumbers Who Do Bad Work Will
 Have Licenses Revoked.

Have Licenses Revoked.
 Mayor Kihuff presided at the meet ing of the board Of public works last night, at which Commissioners Ma nancy, Whiting and Chesson and iCty Clerk Ryan were present. The board approved the proposed layout and grade and the establishment of build ing lines in Greenmount terrace from | Bank to Nichols street, on Flaw thorne avenue from Greenmonnt ter race to the Naugatuck road, and on Avon avenue from Greenmount terrace to Highland avenue. A hearing of the property holders on these streets was held in the early part of the evening. Many attended and all were in favor of the proposed work. A ten foot building line was desired by nearly all of them.
 William D. Watkins of Fairview street was rather angry because the gutters which had been ordered had not been laid in that street. and he wanted to know from the mayor why the work wasn't done. He was in- formed that there was no money for the work.
 Edward Castle was given permission to extend water pipe from Oak street to his house on Roe street at his own expense. @
 The attention of the board was call ed by City Engineer Cairns to the neg l ligent manner in which some streets are torn up by the plumbers. The way they refill the holes is disgraceful. The mayor agreed with the city engi- neer in regard to the manner in which some plumbers refill excavations in the streets. He suggested that the bad l jobs should be repaired at the cdty's 1 expense and the licenses of the guilty l plumbers revoked. -. 1 The petition requesting that a tree on Field street should be cut down was referred to a committee for in- vestigation 1 October 6 was set as the date for hearing on sewer assessments for about twenty property owners in va rious parts of the city.
 A communication was received from Frank Insogma who was awarded ben efits and damages in the layout of the brewery brook conduit in the Brook lyn district, stating that land valued at $75 had been taken and fence worth $25 had been destroyed by the city in laying the conduit The city engineer stated that the city had a perfect right to do so. The communi- cation was received and placed on file
 A petition signed by many city em- ployes was received by the board. The employees would like to be paid week ly and not twice month as now. Commissioner Chesson saw no reason why the men should not be paid week ly. Commissioner Whiting said that he was in favor of giving the city em- ployes their pay each week but II would be better to give the city em- ployes a hearing and see if the major ity wanted to be paid that way. Com missioner Chesson could not see the necessity of holding a hearing when it would make no practical difference to the city if tka men were paid week ly. Commissioner Mahaney thereupon remarked that he had interviewed four or five city employees and they stated that they had not signed the pc tition, neither had they authorized any person to sign it for them. MT Ma haney said that the employees were far from being unanimous in regard to being paid weekly. Commissioner Whiting remarked that the handwrit- ing of the different signers was very much alike He had not before seen so many persons write in about the same style.
 Commissioner Whiting said that there was some misunderstanding in regard to the sidewalk question. The names of aILthe property holders who have bad walks were not on the last list submitted to the aldermen. The names of many persons having defect i've walks appeared on a list submit ted last year. There were 1000 names on that list. Of that number between TOO and 800 had repaired their walks during the past year. Commissioner Whiting said that Superintendent Kelley was to be congratulated for the good work he has done on the side walk question. Especially in the north end the results of his laborS are plainly visible. -s
 The clerk was instructed to notify all property holders whose names are on the new lists to have them repaired by November 1.
 p It was voted to extend the main driveway at Hamilton park.
 A committee was appointed to pro- vide voting booths for the city cleo, ton next month.
 The city engineer was requested to prepare estimates for storm water conduits on Pine, Cliff, Hill and Fred erick streets.
 The board decided to hold an outing Friday night to decide where five more electric lights should be placed.
 The board then adjourned.