Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-31

The department of public works held three meetings yesterday, one at 4 in the afternoon, one between z and in the evening and one at S:2O. The session sandWiched in between the two announced to have been held was private and was the hottest thing of the kind on record. All the members were present except Mir Wade. Con- missioner Goss presided.
 At the afternoon session while the payrolls were being approved, the Street department book was passed about like an album among a group Of visitors and it was plain from the way some of the members. notably MT Holmes, scanned it over that he was not at all pleased with it and wanted to say so. Then there were some bills from the street department and when these came along Mir Holmes could not contain himself any longer, and cast ing alternate glanceS at the reporters and the chair, stated that there were bills in the street department which he wished to ask some questions about I and wanted to do it in executive ses- T sion. The commissioner then moved to go into executive session The chairman put the question and the
 
 preparatory to propelling themselves out into the wide world, when they heard one sharp "No,'' and on turning to look whence the sound proceeded they noticed Commissioner Jackson ill a fighting mood and resumed their seats. The question was a tie, Mir Brown not having voted one way pr the other, but the chair insisted that he declare himself and after some hes sAe4 l. a1 Il. | l. with Mir Jackson. The chair then de clared the motion lost and that was the last heard of it until few hours later.
 A hearing was given to parties in- terested in the improvement of Sims bury and Belleview streets The party entered headed by N. R. Bronson and consisted of Charles B. Hoadley, George l.. Jenks, Judge Peaslev, Frank B. Boardman, F. H. Humphrey and L. R. Garter, all we'll known real estate spectators, so much so that one of the commissioners considered it typical bunch" and told the sher I if to close the door until c. H. Cables and John Gaffney showed up, adding I that he knew they could not be far away.
 :. Mir Bronson explained the situation with reference to the streets. They were accepted by the town and it is the duty of the city to put them in passafle condition. The tract, he stated, was laid out by George Lilley 1t was none the better or worse on that account, still he had notion that Mir Lilley must have been aware of what he was doing when he laid out streets with such grades as these have. I MT Bronson has charge of several l houses there and owns one. Some time ago he went up there to look at his own property and found it vacant and the front door open. He consid- cred it crime to leave the streets in their present condition and made Q very earnest plea for some relief be- fore the bad weather sets in.
 George l.. Jenks said that the city gets about $1 300 in taxes out of the place and that he thought some of the money ought to be spent on the streets and in making other Improvements. MT Jenks also remarked that the resi- dents of the streets in question are i'll need of city water and that many of them moved out last summer because Of an insufficient water supply. Here Judge Peasley broke in and informed the meeting that the parties who moved out had their water shut off because they refused to pay for it. Continuing, Judge PeasIey stated that the private water supply from which the houses in Oakwood are fed is in- z sufficient and that the owners would gladly turn it over to the city any day. They had to pay the trolley company $40 to thaw it out last winter and they don't want to run the risk of a similar outlay when the next frost comes. The pipe is only eighteen inches below the surface of the street so that Jack Frost has but little trouble reaching it With reference to the condition of the streets Judge Peasley said that they are in a shocking condition and that the people feel that they have not been treated right by the authorities. attended an indignation meeting held up there some time ago." he saids lat which they wanted to nominate me for mayor provided I would agree to do something for them"
 Attorney Bronson: ''Who wanted to nominate you for mayor? It wasn't t Harry Durant, was it?'
 Judge Peasley: No; I believe it was Mir Hoadley who brought me for ward'' turning towards o. E. Hoad- ley, who occupied a seat in the rear.
 MT Humphrey had nothing to say. Attorney Bronson and the other. speak CTS covered the ground we'll and he was there to lend dignity to the occa- sion. not to do any talking.
 L. R. Garter, C. E. Hoadley and Frank B. Boardman wefe modest in their demands and would be pleased if the streets were put in shape so that the grocerymen could deliver goods to the tenants The board voted to visit the premises Friday afternoon, starting from Exchange place at 1:20 o'clock.
 Superintendent Johnson of the water works was authorized to make ar engagements for replacing the spur track in the city yard by new one, the railroad company to do the work and the city to furnish the material. A petition of F. H. Humphrey for per. mission toNmake a connection with the North Willow street sewer was re- ferred to the city engineer for investi- gation and report. An opinion was re- ceived from City Attorney Kellogg re garding the disputed bill of the rail- 5 jroc frr.r rxyIi ha