Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Held Outing in Afternoon and Meeting
 Last Night.

The board Of public works held two meetings yesterday, one in the after noon and another in the evening. Mayor Kilduff presided at both ses- sions. Tn the afternoon the following recommendation were made to the al- dermen: That sidewalks be laid on
 Park avenue at its intersection with
 klngsbury and Sparks streets; that the board be authorized to report recon struction of the channel of Little brook on the west side of Adams street in so far as it lies on private property, and that 1t be authorized to proceed with the work; that crosswalks be laid at the following places: Hillside avenue at Cliff street, North Willow street and
 Willow court, Fifth street at Bank street, Bank street at Greenmount ter race and Arch street, Riverside street at Summit street; that public necessity and convenience require that Columbia bouleyard from Pine street to Fleming street, Roseland avenue from North Willow street to Columbia avenue, and the Bunker Hill road from the Water town road to WeltOn's hill, be laid out and building lines established thereon.
 The following resolutions were also passed: That property owners on
 Park avenue, west side, be cited before
 the board on August II to be heard relative to laying sidewalks in front of their respective premises: that property owners on Woodlawn terrace from the
 present terminus of the sewer in that
 street and on Irving street to Buck fngham street. be cited before the board on August II to be heard regarding laying sewers; that property owners on Riverside street from Summit street to the cemetery gate be- cited in on Au-
 gust il to be heard relative to putting
 down sidewalks; that property owners on Greenmount terrace be heard re-
 garding a layout and grade for that street; that a fire hydrant be placed on Riverside street at Summit street. that the superintendent of streets n
 instructed to set the curbing and gutter on Spark street, south side, from North
 Main street to Park avenue, to grade,
 and see that the property owners put down suitable sidewalk. A similar
 vote was passed with reference to the
 walk on the opposite of the street; that the board report to the aldermen that
 the sewer in North Main street cannot
 be extended beyond its present ter
 imitation in that street until sewer is
 laid in North Vine street to North Main
 street. It was voted to extend the
 water main in the Bunker Hill road
 from the Watertown road to point
 where 1t could be connected with the
 pipe system. the use of which has been
 offered to the city by John A. Hitch
 cock
 The board adjourned at 6 o'clock,
 after making tour of nearly very part
 of the town where work had been asked for.
 At the night session hearings were given to parties Interested in the lay out of the WatertoWn road, sidewalks on Ashley street and a sewer in South Leonard street. These layouts were favorably recommended to the alder men. The plan calls for a sixty-foot street on the Watertown road from the Bunker Hill road to Irvington avenue with building fifteen feet back from and parallel to the street line.
 Bids were opened and read for the change of grade on Prospect street and for the construction of storm water conduits Tn Melton, Walnut and Vol colt streets, and sewer in Walnut avenue, as follows: Prospect street, l Edward Mcsdanus, SLABS; Chatfeld & Ghatheld, S1,4A7s0. The, contract was l awarded to Ehatfeld & GhatfeId, the l lowest bidder. The bids on the other contract we're as follows: Edward Mc-
 .Manus, s8, ,a46.34; Pasauale Contaldi, I Ss,b23. TO; Chatield & Chatfeld. $9.- l 255.2O The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, MT Contaldi.
 l A committee of six from the Hill Street Improvement club appeared be- fore the board and urged immediate action with reference to the condition 1 of that street. They want it laid out
 so that they can go ahead and put down
 sidewalks, and pending consideration Of the project they requested that the street be fixed temporarily between sarsfeld and Hotchkiss streets. They were informed that the engineer is now l in a position to give them a grade for l sideyalks as far as Cassidy avenue l They also want light, and stated that 1 the need of it has become more appar- l ent since a saloon was opened there. 1 The chair inquired if the saloon helped 1 the neighborhood any and was prompt l Iy informed that it did not They made l a fight against it, but they were beaten | 1 field were heard on the much talked of 1 surface water nuisance on Chapel I street, WaterFille. It was referred to q committee consisting of Mayor Kill duff, Commissioner Mahaney and En- l gineer Cairns.
 l A communication was received from 1 the Apothecaries' Hall Go calling at- 1 tention to the need of repairs on the | meter in Ilse on their elevator If wa accompanied by a bill for rebate of l S15 on the last six months water rent. I The matter was referred to a commit l tee consisting of the mayor and super l intendent of water
 I It was voted that the water main in l Sylvan avenue be extended from it's 1 present termination in that street to q point opposite the residence of Thomas l Reynolds, a distance of about 400 feet. 1 Property owners were cited to appear August 1s to be heard on the proposed