Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Requested the Mayor to Oppose Bridge
 AcrnSs Mad RfvAr

bOAhb O0 EOb4slG WOEShS.
 Requested the Mayor to Oppose Bridge Across Mad River.
 The board of public works held a meeting last night, Mayor Kilduf pre- siding and all the members being pres ent except MT Chesson.
 It was voted to cite in property own ] CTS on Edward street, both sides. from Drayer street to Alder street, and on Porter street, south side, from Bank street to Charles, on April IA, to be heard relative to laying sidewalks. Parties interested in sewer assessments on West Main, Walnut and Willard streets were called and heard. Action on these matters was referred for 8 week. W
 John Norton was heard relative to the condition of his property on Ashley street. The matter was placed on the
 list for investigation. James Sutton and others were heard relative to dam age on account of the condition of the
 Laurel street brook. James Hartley was heard regarding his application ] for the extension of the water main in Wall street.
 Oswald Huot and John Ashton were granted plumbers licenses. The pet1- 1 ton of James l.. Henabery to connect two houses in the rear of 45o West Main street with the sewer was re l ferred to a committee consisting of the 1 mayor and engineer. A petition of 1 Goldberg & Winick for permission to put out an umbrella sign at 475 West Main street was referred to the com mittee on Instructions.
 It was voted to recommend to the board of health that the property own CTS on Edward street be ordered to connect their houses with the public sewer. This action was taken because af repeated complaints from Riverside Cemetery association.
 l A communication was received from \ Hans Rasmussen relative to a division l fence between his meadow and South park. It was referred to Commission CT Mahaney for investigation and re- port.
 1 The clerk was requested to look up l the records and see if Green street, from Poplar street to Alder street, Is | laid out.
 Two communications were received from the engineer, one giving estimates of expense for relief from surface
 
 other calling attention to the advisa- bility of doing something with the brick drain in North Willow and South 1 Willow streets at an early date. The communications were ordered on file. One plan for relief from surface water on Bishop street would entail an ex- pense of $2.7OO and the other $2, 100. MT Whiting is very much in favor of A hsN% nH aS necessary to spend so much money there at the present time. He said that MT Kelley had rid the people of Round Hill street of similar nuisance for little or nothing and that he thought he could do all there was wanted on Bishop street for 8 very small sum, too. "The water resting on the street I in summer time," said the commission CT, tsbecomes putrid and the stench Is well nigh unbearable I went up that accompanied by my dog. The animal rolled fin the stagnant water and had to almost drown him before got the smell of 1t off him..
 This remark brought out long talk about streets and sidewalks, during which Mayor Kilduf remarked that he hoped that the two members of the board who are agents of the Bronson library would cali attention to the con- dition of the curbing and sidewalk in front of the property, at the next meet ing of that body. He said the building and grounds are kept in excellent con dition, but the sidewalk was far from wdaat-nne would expect to see in front of such an imposing structure. Mir Whiting spoke of the needs of the M- brary and regretted that the city was not in posihon4to help the institution out from time to time. He was of the opinion that the city ought to make such repairs as are needed on the walk, and hoped that some philaithropist would soon donatesto the institution a sum sufficient to put 1t in position where it shall want for nothing that it ought to have. Somebody asked how much they paid for that property and l what 1t cost The mayor said 1t was !! q gift from the city and that 1t couldn't be bought less than $75,O0O.
 It was voted to request the mayor and the city attorney to go to Hartford to-day and oppose the bill asking for 1 bridge across the Mad river at Wa terville, not because there is no merit | in the measure. but on account of the means employed to force 1t upon peo- ple by taking the management Of the matter out of the hands of the board of aldermen. where it rightfully be- | 1ongs according to the charter. | The board adjourned until Saturday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock, when they | will have an outing.
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