Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
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Question of Superiority Between City Clerk and Water Super .ntendent

of the departure or nealLn, pflIlteu elsewhere in this issue of the Demo crat, was read and referred to the en- gineer, MT Goss remarking as he mace the motion that he should not ask report upon it because there IS no money available to meet the cost of getting the facts necessary to enable the engineer to make a report.
 The following communication was received from the city attorney:
 Waterbury, March 21, 1904. Hon John F. Elton, Mayor City of Wa
 terbury: "s
 Dear Sir-The votes of the board of commissioners of public works, passed March 15, 1904, relative to the duties of the city clerk and the superintend- ent of water and the control of par ties exercising duties within and em- ployed by the water department, hay ing been referred to me as city attor- hey by you, I would respectfully ad- wise you,
 That section 60 of the charter es- tablisling a bureau of water provides clearly that all matters connected with the repairing. cleaning, general care and supervision of the water svs- tenn, water works, etc. shall be under the cfssrge of the superintendent of the water works. All employees, in- cluding clerks, engaged upon these particular matters are necessarily un- der the control of the superintendent of the water works. This, however. does not include the financial side of the water department, including pre- pairing and collecting of water rents, which remain under the control Of the board of commissioners of publir works and all clerks employed upon such matters must therefore be under the control of the city clerk, as clerk of such board, subject of course to any orders or reoulations of the board itself. Respectfully.
 JOHN P. ELLoGG, !
 City Attorney.
 The opinion just quoted was called for in torder to settle a difference of opinion regarding the duties of the su- perin+endent of water. The board was satisfied that there could no long CT be any doubt about the question The document was ordered on file.
 Bids for laying water mains in West Main street, Rank street and Hillside avenue and Watertown road were re- ceived in two sections. A and B. They were as follows: Section A. Edward McManus, SS,036.5O; Pdsquale Contal- di, s5:365.5O; Frank Pidgeon S5.225. 30; Fred T. Ley X Go, Sprinsfeld Mass. $4,S06, Contract E, Pasquale Contaldi. S3.537.75; Frank Pidgeon 8, 3,229; Edward McManus, $2,S7T. p :. Fred T. Ley < Go. $2,594.5o. Bot contracts were awarded to Fred Ley < Go, the firm being the loves bidder
 A communication was received from the engineer relative to the bill of Franklin A. Peck for a bill alleged to have been due the estate of Asa Peck for work on Riverside street. Mir Cairns suggested that the city attor- ney be requested to give an opinion on the matter. X vote to this effect was passed.
 The superintendent of water was authorized to continue the. caretaker at the Cooke street reservoir. Mi Johnson said he didn't see the need of a caretaker there. but MT Cairns took the other side of it and thought the place should be kept in good condition right along.
 It was voted that City hall be rent ed to Father Gleeson for May 4, on tlIC uSudl CUuuILlOilS. A COLulAulllGd- ton was received from the Second di- vision, A. o. Fl, asking for a lease of the hall for November "A. The board did not know what shape the building will be in by that time and instead of granting the application it was re- ferred to the committee on public lands and buildings. O. E. Hoadley ct al called attention to the condition of Simsbury. Winchester and Belle view streets and requested that some thing be done with them. The engf neer said it was q crime to Lay out these streets n>the shape they are ill and at his suggestion it was voted to ask the city attorney to report as to whether they had been legally laid out.
 A petition for the extension of the water main in South Wilson street was referred to the committee on wa ter mains, extensions and street grad ing, The report from the aldermen relative to buildicg lines on the Water town road was accepted and q vote passed ordering that the property owners on the Watertown road be cit ed in on May to be heard regarding the establishment of ten foot line lHSLedQ OL ILL lCCu. ' TurUlGS OH S6QdT, Benedict and Cherry streets who have not yet settled for sewer connections will be heard on the same evening and to make things all the merrier 1t was decided to hear parties interested in the construction of sewers in Branch Grant and Griggs streets at the same session. Dominic Rinaldi's applic!- tion for q bootblack's license in front of 95 Bank street was favorably re- ported to the aldermen.
 R. N. Blakeslee was granted permis- sion to use city water for sprinkling purposes under the usual conditions. that he sprinkle the streets in front of all city property on his routes. A communication was received from Da- vid Meth stating that electric light poles will be numbered las requested
 The engineer reported that the addi- tlonal water connection asked for by. the Waterbury Machine Go is not needed at the plant. It was voted 10 request tho company to talk the mat ter over with the insurance people.
 Tn the evening the board heard owners interested in the lay-