Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-04
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.

dISUuS was cOnIluueQ 10 TO-mOrrOW morning, Parsons not being present.
 BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS. Met Yesterday and Talked About Wa.
 ter and Sewers.
 The board of public works held it's regular monthly meeting yesterday af- ternoom. The alf-nonthly payrolls and miscellaneous bills were read and approved.
 w. s. Jones. of Jones. Morgan & Go, Bank street clothiers, was heard rela- tive to a water bill MT Jones said that the firm has but one connection with the water main. but there are two meters in the building. one on the ele- yatt,r and another to measure the con sumption of water in the several de- partments of the store. / He claimed that the house has no use for the sec ond meter, but the city desired 1t there for it's own benefit. He had no objec- tion to the second meter. but he want ed the total amount of wafer used added together and submitted as one bill. He said this order is followed in sending bills to his neighbors and he knew of no reason why he should be treated differently. By making out separate bills the sum total is $9 more than he believed he ought to he charged. The matter was referred to Commissioner Mahaney and City Clerk Ryan for investigation and report
 David Stein, the tailor, was another complainant relative to a water xbill. He owns a block on Taylor street and the water rent six months ago was but $28. The city has since installed meter there and now his bill for al- most tho same service is S75. He was willing to pay for all the water he used, but he didn't think that the diff ference could be so great between this bill and the one of six months ago, unless t41ere was something wrong in Denmark"
 Excuse me, MT stein,y chimed in Commissioner Whiting. Don't you mean to state that there Is something wrong on Taylor street?''
 Clerk George IF. ByTnes produced the readings of the meter made by Mir Pierpont, which showed that at one time three closets were out of repair and at another time one was syphon ing right along. Mir Stein admitted that he was notified once or twice to repair his closets and attended to them promptly. He also said that there are a few more in the block now than there were when the former bill was made out. but he was positive that these and the leakages would not ac- count for the increase. He would pay it, though, supposing SfOO more were added to 1t, and then he would make present of the building to the board and let them divide it up be- tween them. No action was taken.
 It was voted that the mayor and the city engineer be authorized to install fountain in Stanley park at an expense not to exceed $500.
 A hearing was heard regarding the laying of sewer In Greenmount ter race, 150 feet southerly from Bank street It was voted to recommend that tie work be ordered done A com munication was received from the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go relative to the incandescent light on Cherry street, stating that the only thing the matter with 1t ise that the lamps are broken as fast as they are put up. The commitment was re- ferred to the board of public safety with a request that they give it such deemed proper. The application Of John Holollan ct al for a fire hydrant on Burton street was referred to the superintendent of water for investiga- lion ana report 1t was voted to cite in property owners on Luke street on November 1 to be heard regarding the establishment of building lines on that street c. P. Goss was given permis- sion to change his water service from Pine street to Kellogg without charge. This was done on recommendation of the engineer, who represented that 1t was in the interest of the city.
 The matter of laying a crosswalk on Wall street and seeing that sidewalks are laid on Euclid avenue, west side, was referred to the superintendent of streets. The superintendent of streets was also directed to repair all walks in the city now in dangerous condi-s ton and put lien upon the property owners for the expense thus incurred. MT Kelley was requested to take spe- cial pains to see that no sidewalk that ought to be repaired is overlooked The aim of the department is to use all alike on the sidewalk question and if appeared that this was the only means to that end.
 Something was said about an outing to the Branch, but as the board was not able to fix date that would suit all nothing definite was done in the matter
 The board adjourned for two weeks.