Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-19

l The board of public works held two meetings yesterday, one i'll the after noon and another in the evening. The mayor presided at the night session and MT Holmes was in the chair in the 1 afternoon. Both meetings were inn portant, the last one especially so in- asmuch as the action taken with ref erence to water proved beyond a doubt the accuracy of the prophecy made less than year ago, that inside of two years the inequality i'll the price of I water would be greater than ever be-. l fore and small consumers would be paying on basis which would divert I public attention from the meagre re- turns received from large consumers ] in proportion to what they use. In other words, that the burden would have been increased on the small con- i sumer.
 The matter came up in the form or a communication from MT Cairns with I reference to the high service. The mayor said that the engineer had prac- I tically convinced him that everybody l who uses it should have meter, to l which Mir Jackson replied that he ] didn't see any fairness in putting me- ters on there and letting things remain as they are in other parts of the town. The mayor replied that it wasn't case of man buying a gold brick. He 4 knew what to expect when he connect ed with it.
 This nettled MT Jackson and spin ming round in his chair and looking his .I honor squarely in the face. he said: "I I don't see any logic in that kind of talk MT Elton. You have made that state ment here before, but I fail to see any thing in it. 1t isn't optional with q man whether he will have water in his house or not. everybody wants water and nobody can get it anywhere ex- .| cept from the city. so that it is com pulsory on all to deal with the city"
 MT Cairns said it didn't necessarily follow that it would cost people more with the meters. and besides this is . limited service and if people were al- I lowed to use 1t as they saw fit pretty I soon nobody would have any.
 ''I don't think the situation is quite as serious as that,'' said Mir Jackson. You're not sugar-coating that, are you?'
 l MT Wade pleaded for the meters in the interest of economy and the tax payers and Mir Brown agreed with him that the high service should be me sl tered, while Commissioner Holmes looked at it from MT Jackson's stand point. He didn't like the idea of fixing things so that some would pay more for water than others. While this dis cussion was going on there was mo- tion before the house offered by MT Wade. recommending to the board that meters be ordered nstalled on the high service, but owingf,to the pugnacious- ness of MT Jackson it was withdrawn ' and another offered requesting the al- { dermen, to sell the S50,0O0 water meter \ bonds ordered by the legislature and use the proceeds thereof for the install 1ation of meters all over the city as far as it goes. This was passed and then MT Wade renewed his motion l with reference to meters on the high ! service. NIr Jackson offered an amend ment to the effect that meters on the high service be conditioned upon the issuance of the bonds, which would begin the general metering of the whole city. but it was lost and the original motion passed, Mir Jackson still protesting with a sharp No.''
 Bids were received for the construc- ton of sewer in Bishop street as follows: Pasuuale Contaldi, $32O; Hen ry Kellner, S25S, The contract was awarded to Mir Kellner
 Hearings were held on the proposed layout and grade of Gloves terrace and Hewlett avenue. The projects were favorably reported to the aldermen. Property owners on East Hawkins street were heard relative to the laying of sidewalks. The condition of the street is such that it was hard to con fine them to the question and the may or finally stated the hearing was on sidewalks He didn't like the idea of anybody saying there is a bad street in Waterbury, but James Delaney in sisted that East Hawkins street never was in such shape as it is at the pres ent time, and Mrs Mckinley wanted to know why the city had sent her q bill for repairs so long as they did nothing The sidewalks will be laid next year.
 The petition of the Waterbury Hotel corporation for permission to tunnel through the green to Cones corner for the purpose of getting an outlet for surface water in the cellar of the l1O- tel was referred to the engineer. The petition of M. J. Fogg asking the city to accept certain water mains in Wa terville was reported to the aldermen \ unfavOrabIy The continued hearing ' relative to the layout of the Water town road at the Oakville trestle wAs taken un and N R. Bronson and the N. Y, N. H. & H. R R. Go called. No body appeared for the railroad com pany, but MT Bronson was present and favored the plan. The petition of George Tracy for a sewer and water main in a new street between Water vile street and Ridgewood street was acted upon favoraTbly. MT Tracy wall pay all the bills now and the city will reimburse him later on.
 N The petition for building lines on Chestnut avenue was laid on the table. The city engineer was authorized to advertise for bids for the widening of West Main street, between the tracks of the Naugatuck road and the iron bridge.
 It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that public necessity and convenience required the change of the curb line on West Main street, oppo- site the new hotel.
 Daniel Hayes complained that the city had not yet repaired the wall in front of his property on Fleet street, which caved in on account of excava- tions made by the street department.