Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-20
ARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
hmissioners Wade and Jackson
 Will Investigate.

ha board of public works met last
 Int and remained in harness until
 rly midnight. In the absence of
 yor Elton Commissioner Goss pre-
 ed. ... r
 communication was received |rn Mayor Elton relative to pro
 led changes in City hall, accompan-
 !by an epistle which his honor had
 eived from ex-Mayor Henry l.
 aghton. MT Boughton stated that
 had noted with much pleasure that
 department Of public works is do- 3 a great deal of thrashing and re-
 rked incidentally that large share
 the thrashing which needed atten-
 was attended to last fall, still he Is of the opinion that work was
 standing and he hoped to see it zen hold of. Then he switched off d turned into the mouth of the Ever in the bed of the Naugatuck Fer, directly south of the Washing avenue bridge, and wanted to ow why it would not be a good Ia to extend it farther south at an tlay of S700 instead of paying $1,- D year for keeping it cleaned out.
 carried some distance farther wn the stream the sewage would like q swifter current and would
 carried away.
 MT Cairns said that there was noth- |e new in the communication and ded that the extension suggested uld not be made for $700. It would St about $2,000 and then the whole &ng would be lost as soon as the #y gets ready to find some other plan
 sewage disposal. Mir Cairns ad-
 tted that the work of cleaning it #t was expensive. but he felt pretty rtain that it did not cost $1,500 a lar. At first the board was dis sed to refer it to the bureau of en- *heering, but it was placed on the ble.
 Superintendent Johnson of the water partment submitted some figures re- rding the house to 1ouse canvass tn a view to locating leaking closets z d faucets. Already over 1000 places zv I've been visited and nearly 500 de ttiye faucets and closets located, ne of them running at full force. When Mir Cairns heard this he #mped from his seat and exclaimed: &ow we all know why there's not assure enough in some parts of the Wn.''
 Ir Johnson stated that several sta- es and other places where large antities of water are used have no eters.
 *'Has Ralph Blakeslee a meter?" zked MT Cairns, his eyes almost mping out of their resting places as put the question.
 #sNo,' replied the superintendent, in ht modest way which has won him any friends. This was the limit and $ Cairns acted as if he felt like talk off his coat and pitching into some dy. MT Johnson was instructed to |ntinue the investigation.
 A report was received from the lief of police showing that 129 cleo ic arc lights had been reported out i order by the police officers during l e month of December, 1903. This bought up the lighting question in trnest. and General Manager Sewell, =ho with Edwin H. Williams. super tendent of the United Gas Improve ] &ent Go. was present, explained the ouble about lights and also as to ! shy bill of over SLIGO for light hd been withheld. the latter, coming p by way of explanation to com unication from N R. Bronson asking lat the company's bill be paid. In ad- stion' to this several matters regard Sg the light question which tram Rired last year were read, but neither by accident or not, the one zhich showed the city's side of the zase was not among them. MT Sew said that a partSof their account #as withheld because the old board 8aimed that the city was entitled to I rebate as per contract for lights pat fail to burn regularly, but the , ty never made a formal demand for S rebate nor presented q bill for the mount. The company's attention as called to the lights. he said, dur &g the strike and the committee was forlned that the lights would be ept in order, when the city gave the bmpany proper protection. Mir Sew ] also stated that the company has 4bill of over $3.700 for damage to the ghts during the strike.
 Do you mean to present that bill
 the city?" inquired Mir Holmes, ap- arently somewhat startled at the an Souncement
 sNo," replied Mir Sewell. ''not if Fe're used half way right
 Well" chimed in Mir Brown, lights get out of order at all seasons.
 e have 129 reported out in Decem- Yer last and there was no trouble Tow do you account for that?''
 MT Sewell: There's nothing defin. 4e about that. The police report a ght out when they sec it is not burn. z ig, but they don't know whether it las been out minute or an hour he system they have is not accur. Ste.''
 some of the members were in favor f ordering the bill paid then and here, but MT Wade said that if the 4 Id board held it up it was but fair to ssnme that they had reason for il nd that it was the duty of their sue zessors to find out what that reason Sfas before going any farther. The natter was referred to committee onsisting of Commissioners Wade Ind Jackson for investigation and re ort.
 Plans for a new door for the City