Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-20


 tions where such are found under the usual conditions, was granted.
 An application of the White 6 Wells Go to connect stores the company Is about to erect on Bank street with the same sewer service now in their pres" ent building was referred to Mir Cairns for investigation and report A petl- ton of Harry W. Willetts protesting against the trolley turnout on North Main street, above Kingbury street, was ordered on file. A communication from the Southern New England Tele- phone Go offering substitute petition for one sent in some time ago regard ing the opening of streets, was referred to the aldermen.
 A bill of $115.OS was received from the railroad company for expense in guarding their property during the laying of the water main in Bank and West Main streets. The matter was re- ferred to the engineer to find out who authorized the outlay.
 The half-monthly payrolls were ap- proved, as follows:
 Street department ..'...... .S3, ,72S.4S Bureau of water ...... ..... 4,74D.OS City hall annex ............. S(.0O Hamilton park .............. ooo.So Bureau of engineering 66l.oI
 Commissioner Jackson inquired how much of the appropriation for repairing Sidewalks was still available. The mayor said that about $2,000 had been charged to it. ''How is that being done?" asked MT Jackson; "by con tract?" "I don't know" said the mayor "Mr Hotchkiss has charge of it. suppose it is so much yard" MT Jackson: "What does he get by tho yard?''
 The mayor: ''Six cents foot, so MT Hotchkisss clerk states"
 MT Jackson: That's 54 cents a yard. had a job of patching, and all I paid was 40 cents yard" 1T never got good job of patching | less than 60 cents," chimed in MT Goss Mayor Elton turned the subject off the sidewalk question by stating that l 1t would be we'll to instruct the superin- tendent of streets to keep down ex- | per ses from now on.
 MT Goss took another whack at the trolley company on account of the con- dition of Cole street but the mayor l poured oil, on the troubled waters by l informing the commissioner that MT SewelI had agreed to pay the cost of doing what is needed there provided the city will attend to it.
 l sThe application of Martin Dalton for permission to make a connection with l the high service main on Dublin street Twas granted on condition that meter | he installed on the property of the petitioner.
 Favorable action was taken on the pc tition of F HI. Humphrey to open Elm
 wood and Wildwood avenues. l The petition Of the Tracy Bros for the layout of lower Baldwin street,
 Baldwin hill and Chapel street was re l ported favorably to the aldermen. The
 engineer was directed to construct a
 race basin at the corner of West Main
 and Riverside streets, to protect the
 property of Sarah Warner from dam age by reason of surface water from
 the highway Superintendent Hotch-
 kiss of the street department was re- l quested to report upon all matters re- ferred to him and not already attended to. The engineer was instructed to pre- pare plans for the layout of, Ives street I It was voted to report to the aldermen that new layout be established on the Wateryille road from the old city line to Faber avenue. The matter of
 damage to a retaining wall of A. J. Ken
 nealy on Farm street was referred to
 Mr Hotchkfss to look up. The engineer
 was instructed to make surveys for the layout of Randolph avenue from 1 Cloves terrace to Euclid avenue. The
 petition for the extension Of the water
 main in Highland avenue from Oakhill
 to Ledgestde avenue was placed on the list for investigation. The hearing on
 the extension of the sewer In Bishop
 street, which was down for last night
 was deferred until August 2.
 I A communication was received from
 the Connecticut Railway and Lighting l Go setting forth the location of all the lights in the city, each numbered so that in the future the number Of the l light out will be sufficient information ! for officers to telephone in. It was
 voted to receive the document and send
 Il copy of 1t to the department of safe ty.