Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05

The board of public works met yes terday afternoon, Mayor Elton presid- ing, and continued in session until late in the evening Parties interested in the layout and grade of the Watertown road, 1000 feet southerly from the town boundary, were called and heard. J. Hobart Bronson, representing, the Oakville Pin Co. said he had no objec- ton to .--e plans. Considerable land said, provided the project goes through, but he looked for fair compensation for this and nol more. No eSorbitant demand would be made for damages. Timothy Kelly felt that he would be seriously injured by the grade and said he was opposed to the layout and would claim damages. N. R. Bronson notified the board by mail that he de sired to be heard at the next session. Nobody else who appeared offered any objection to the work. The matter went over for a week to give MT Bron' son an opportunity to) state his case.
 There were two objections to the es- tablishment of a building line on Hill- side avenue between Fairview street and Prospect street. Bernard Kilduff and John Tato. MT Kilduff said he was not in favor of it because one sol
  teen-fout line should be established It will be no use for building purposes. MT Tato informed the board that he bought his property with a view to converting every foot of 1t to some use and was very much opposed to being prevented from carrying out his own ideas. It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that a fifteen-foot line be established on Hillside avenue between the points mentioned.
 w H. Camp, agent for the owners of Irving block, submitted a communi- cation calling attention to the condi- tionsof the property during heavy rain storms since the grade of the street was raised in Exchange place. It throws surface water towards the building and the situation will have to be remedied else merchants will suffer severely every time 1t raiiis. Mr Camp was present and talked at some length on the question 1t was said while the subject was before the board that 1t might be necessary to raise the entire walk abutting on the premises The matter was referred to the engineer for investigation ard report. Similar action was taken on a, petition from James J. Cassin ct al for relief from surface water along the line of Great brook on South Main street.
 A petition from several property owners on Oak street for abatemefit of water rents on the ground that they had practically no service for several months uast was referred to the super intendent of water with the under standing that no bills should be sent to them, the engineer rernarking that they got no water and, the idea of 4t. rS.s.. . xl,I,,a #~. sr.,, XFl,{vSe, tlaar had not received was ridiculous. .
 It V as voted to cite in property own CTS on East Hawkins street on Octo ber 1S to be heard relative to laying sidewalks in that street. The petition of Mrs Michael Robinson for n sewer iii Orchard street, of Frank Pelka Tor sidewalks in Walnut avenue,and of An toflio Maneini for the layout of the upper end of Bishop street, were placed on the list for investigation. A property owner on Walnut avenue wanted to know how he could manage to get a larger water main laid there this fall. He was informed that the city has no money available Tor that class of work, but that If ne cared tc foot the bill himself the city would enter into such an arrangement with him and refund him the money when the receipts from water 1n that street showed net profit of 10 per cent on the investment He said he would con con sider the proposition and talk over with the engineer. A similar plan of tsonstructing a sewer In Bishop street was discussed. but inasrnuch as as- easements have to be levied for sewers it Is not quite so easy to handle such things in that way as water mains and it was decided to ask the city af- torriey to point the way. Ill the mean lime the engineer will advertise for bids for the construction of the sewer in question, proposals to be received or1 October IS.
 Two communications were received from M. j. Fogg asking the city to accept certain private water mains s m Waterville. They were referred 10 sus perintendent Johnson. A petition or Mary Gray to coiifect two houses on North Main street with the same sewer
 The board accepted aii invitation from the department of safety to re- view the parade pf the fire and police departmeilts on October IA
 Commissioners Holmes and Jackson. the committee on parks, submitted a comnliiflication from David q, Porter stating that lie was authorized to sell land adjoining Hamilton park for S17,5OO. The commufication was or lered on file. ss3. ..a .A.
 A petition from the Waterbury Hotel corporation for permission to set its curb on west Main street to the line of that of the Citizens bank taxed the boards wits to know what to do with it and it was finally decided to look at the place Friday afternoon. If, granted. MT Cairns claimed great deal he had in mind in the change Of Streets would be lost. He didn't Hke the proposition.
 A communication was read from E. D. Graves of the bridge commission stating that the iron bridge, So called. is reasonably safe. He suggested that some slight repairs be made and Mf Hotchkiss was instructed to carry out the ideas of the conlmissioner.
 The hair monthly payrolls were ar- proved as follows Streets. $2, T05.01; sewers. rS40O41; Hamilton ' park, S466.91: water department, $567.S5; City hall annex. $03.75; engineering, tS Hs1y1xxssx1 +t1r,