Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-14
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Opinion ''RseaFatnS broadway" Slgns
 From sAe City Attorney.

Commissioner Jackson presided at yesterday afternoons session of the department of public works.
 M Three opinions were read from City Attorney Kellogg. The first had ref erence to Broadway" signs and stat cd chat the superintendent of streets has power to remove signs put up on the streets by private individuals, but it is quite a different thing if the signs are posted on private property abutting on highways. In this case sufficient evidence would have to be produced to prove that the signs con- stituted public nuisance in order to get them out of the way. The second opinion had to do with the claim of the Brass City Lumber Go for dam- ages on account of surface water. It stated that the matter had better be thrashed out in the courts. The third dealt with the city's right to compel owners of overhead wires to put them underground In some instances there is no question about the power of the city to order and compel such work, but there may be some doubt about the trolley wires which have been authorized to be constructed ONOEuS00 Uy lOCa1 UOdlu AAC thought 1t would be we'll to get spe- clal legislation on it. The general statutes cover all these matters, ex- cept where contract has been en- tered into between municipalities and corporations, and clothe cities with authority to compel the burial of wires. The opinions were laid on the table.
 4 communication was received from F. E. Stanley stating that a mis- take has been made in the grading of Division street. It never was laid out as far as his property, but when the work of filling in was done tltis year it was carried some distance beyond his property and filled in four feet above the grade of his house. If 1t is not cut down it will cost $3,O00 to raise his property to the new grade. The matter was laid on kthe table. The engineer reported the completion of Lounsbury street from South Main street to 'Sot1thview street. 1t was passed along to the aldermen. A com munication was read from N. R. Bronson, counsel for Thomas R. Man ners, stating that the law had been fully compiled with in the matter of laying out streets on Grandvlew Heights, so-called. Pay rolls were approved as follows Water, $434.8O: City hall annex, $75; Hamilton park. $95.06: engineering, 700 20;l streets, $7sS 15; sewers, $199l gThe superin- tendent of streets submitted a list of buildings that shouidIbd anetered, all amounting to 48o. It included board. ;ng houses, hotels, private schools and practically everything except private residences.
 Superintendent Hotchkiss wanted to know what he should do about fur nishing sand for the schools. q think,' he said, ''it is strange thing for whoever has charge of that work to let it run along to the last minute md then send word to me tlat. he wants sand. want instructions from this board on that point and if get none the next time Mir Terrell comes to tue, yard for sand shah tell him to look it up some place else"
 The commissioners gave the super intendent no instructions, which was tantan1ount to telling him to give In- spector Terrell the bounce if he want cd to.