Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Shut Out Reporters and Went Inte
 Executive Session.

The board of public works met last night and after talking for an hour or so in daylight" went into executive session, and the reporters representing the Democrat, American and Republi- can, picked up their traps and walked out into the cold world, vowing as they went that such conduct was man lfestly unfair to the public and an in- suit to reputable press who had three competent men on hand to Ter port the doings of the meeting in de- tail and accurately. The scribes thought that public officials have no right to feel aggrieved at the press un- less 1t misrepreSents them, something which they feel cannot be charged against the local papers that try to keep their readers posted on what is going on In the city boards and pay reporters good salaries for collecting it. But these things don't count with men who are independent of the pub He and of those who expect to be fully and fairly informed regarding what disposition is being made of the money which they hand over annually to the collector.
 Commissioner Goss presided and all the other members were present. Hearings were given to parties inter- ested in sewer assessments on Wash fngton avenue, Green street, George street, Dikeman street and Porter street. The notices were served In q careless way and as a consequence most of the hearings went over for a week. This was the cause of much unfayOrable comment on the work or Sheriff Rigney, and had he been there and heard what was said of him he would have found it difficult to keep his temper. He was dubbed as eltner careless or incompetent, and in the heat of the excitement MT Wade moved that the clerk notify the sheriff that he will have to do his work bet ter, but this was not pressed at that time, but it came up at the dark lan- tern session held later, during which the sheriff received a bad pummeling and the clerk was directed to remind him of certain things in such a way that he won't forget.
 Attorney Gillette represented St Patrick's church corporation relative to q sewer assessment on Porter street. When this matter came up last year Mir Mahaney represented the cor poration at the hearing and opposed 1t and the matter rested there. Latter Mayor Kilduff brought tue matter up and explained the sewer had to be SOhSll uISCl lOI StVihi N1tOt pnA PVYSS and that the abutting property owners would not be assessed until they con- nected with it. With this underestimate ing favorable action was taken on the project. Father Gleeson's attorney didn't say anything about this last night. although Mir Goss almost "put 1t into his mouth" when he inquired if there were any special reasons to offer why the assessment should not be levied.
 Bids were received for the coDstruc- ton of a state road on the Middlebury road as follows: Edward McManus, S1.39 per lineal foot; Pasquaae Contals di. 40 per lineal foot; Standish- Stone corporation, Bridgeport, $1.26 per lineal foot. Frank Pidgeon sub mitted bid. but it was objected to on the ground of fnfornnaHty. The bid of the Standish- Stone Go was criticized for similar reasons.
 The payrolls were approved as foa- iewssN Bureau of engineering, S49Oo0; streets, $1,013.13.
 About 9:3O o'clock MT Wade sprung the executive session game and then the members rolled up their sleeves and pitched into Billy" Rigney with out gloves. He will be given hear ing at the next meeting.
 After lively discussion, rumor says that the board rejected all the bids for the Middlebury road.