Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Commissioners Holmes Would Like ca
 Have Hen Work for $I.5O.

lefday afternoon, Mayor Elton presid- ing, and all the members being pres- l ent.
 The half-monthly payrolls were ap- proved, as follows: Streets, $2.6O7. II: sewers, $21831; water, $43905; en- 1 glneering. $4T9; Hamilton park,
 All the members scrutinized the street department book very closely and after they had taken their eyes l fui out of it, Mir Holmes inquired of Mir Hotchkiss if he couldn't get men to work on the streets for $1.5O.
 suppose I could,'' replied the siE- per1ntendent, but not the kind I want. There was good deal of confusion among the men on account of pay and as most of them were worth $1.75 thought it only fair to give it to them and weed out those who were not worth l that"
 Mir Holmes: T saw some men work ing on the streets some time ago. and dldn,t think they were worth SIPS a day"
 Mr Hotchkiss: "No doubt that is true, but the men you saw there at that time are not working for the city to-day You can't tell off-hand what man is worth. I can give pretty good guess at it, but if find that I made mistake correct it at the first oppor- tunity by letting him go 4 good man IS worth $1.75 on the streets, and near " every man working for me at the present time is the kind I want. If you prefer cheaper help, all right
 Mr Holmes: sOne thing that's cer- tain. you hit upon very happy way of settling the difference. You treated all of them alike, so that there is no 1 room for ieaIousies'
 Nobody else said anything and tho matter ended there.
 4 bill of $18.oy for taxes from the 1 town of Morris was hid on the table. The valuation was $1,2O0. and l-Ie board was of the opinion that this was too high. The bill is for portion of the. reservoir which is located in that I town.
 1 communication was received from Commissioners Holmes and JacKson stating that they had made an offer of $3O00 for the Sprague place at the East Mountain reservoir, but the owner wants $S,OO0. They had also inquired about the Fenn property at the Branch and learned that they want $1 800 for l It. The committee considered it worth about $500. They recommended that the board be authorized, to take con- demnation proceedings to secure the properties in question. The report was adopted and vote passed asking per mission of the aldermen to proceed along tne line pointed out by the coni- mittee
 It was voted that the city engineer be requested to prepare plans and estt mates for sewage disposal in Wate
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 An application of Truman Lewis for permission to straighten the sidewalk in front of his property on Harrison avenue was favorably recommended to the aldermen Hearings were set for the layout of new street running southerly from Luke street to an old passway in the Tracy property for July ,. The engineer was instructed to ad- yertise for bids for laying water mains l in the Bunker Hill road and West Main I street. also for the construction of sew l CTS in Grant. Branch Grlggs. North l Willow. Buckingham and other streets, proposals to be received up to July 2S. Fred T Ley & Go, contractors. on the Cheshire road. were granted permission to use a steam shovel according to conditions contained in an opinion on this matter from the engineer, that dan- ger signs be posted and lanterns kept lighted at the place during the night time. The Waterbury Clock Go was l given permission to remove five trees | from the sidewalk in front of it's prop erty on Cherry street The question was raised as to whose business it was to remove the trees. and from such re- marks as were made on the matter it would seem that in the past people re- moved trees themselves. unless they are dead and dangerous. Tn this case l the city is obliged to look after them.
 The application for the layout of Ives street was referred to the engineer for profles and map The petition of the 1 Scovill Manufacturing Go for q larger water main in Dublin street. from East Main street to the bridge, was referred 1 to the city engineer for investigation. AIr Goss is q member of the committee in charge of water main extensions, but inasmuch as he is much interested in this and there will be no revenue from l it. the object being to get better fire protection, he preferred to have sonle- body else pass upon it. This is why it was referred to MT Cairns instead of to | the committee
 The petition of c. A. Colley for a l larger water main in Colley street was referred to the engineer It stated that the main in the street at the present | time is too small. Mir Holmes wanted l to know If there are not places where the money could be put to better ad- vantage, SITeetS WueIe IHGIS dIC AiU mains at ai. large or small, with sew eral people living on them The en- gineer said it would be an easy matter l to mention several such places. It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the Watertown road be laid out l from the Watertown line about a thou- sand feet southerly. This is to get things in shape for the trolley service at the Oakville trestle and let it go on to Watertown and other places in that l part of the state.
 It was voted that the Mattatuck Manufacturing Go be granted permis- sion to erect a waiting station on the wayside near the junction of the South- | mayd and Cheshire roads. This will come in handy for employees of tho company and others after the trolley service is opened along that street. 4e will be built upon city property and to the satisfaction of the engineer. All the new petitions referred to tha hoard of aldermen were placed on ud9