Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-08
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Quise a Little Business on Hand Yes-
 terday Afternoon.

t@f0ay AnTernOOn ana LTansdCLSu a uiB grist of business. The mayor pre-. sided.
 An opinion was received from the city attorney relative to water rents, stating that the city cannot charge the additional 25 per cent water rents to residents of the outside districts. It was voted to instruct the clerk to make out the bills at uniform rates, which gives the water to people In the first taxation district at the same pE1ce charged to folks who paid for thS plant and who are now coming down with full taxes.
 The superintendent of streets was instructed to remove dead tree from the corner of Grove and Prospect streets.
 The engineer was instructed to ad- yertise for bids for the grading of East Main street from Silver street to the Meriden road, and for the construc' tion of a retaining wall on Alden street at the property of John Tender son, Jr, proposals to be received up 10 September 27. The engineer was h. structed to report a grade and layout for Starview avenue. It was voted Lo recommend to the aldermen that North Willow street from the old city line pc laid out and grade and building ines established thereon. A commumcatlon was received from Superintendent Johnson of the water works informing the board that the regular 1nspectlon had been made in August and the water sheds found in a very sanitary condition.
 The engineer reported that the pills of the railroad company for 1nSpectlon while the water main was belng lalo under the bridges on West Main ana Bank streets are not chargealDle 10 the contractor. The city attorney had already advised the board that tne railroad people were not Mabde, ana Ill view of the engineers finding there re' amined nothing to do but saddle tle expense on the city, and as there was no way out of the dilemma a vote 10 this effect was put and carried.
 The bih of William Moseley, amounting to $5, for damage to his carriage occasioned by the horse being scared by the road roller, brought out some discussion. It was plain tnaS either Mir Moseley or Joseph Soners. made misstatements about the case MT Wade knew that Joe Somers would not lie and MT Goss was not prepared to believe that William Moseley would knowingly prevaricate. He thought the question should be decided on legal basis rather than on the veTacity of either gentlemen. It was decided to ask the city attorney to glve an opinion on the matter.
 A few small bills from John M Gaffney and H. D. A. Brady for work performed during the regime of the former administration were held up, al though some of them were approved dhv x-Comptroller Russell and ex-Su- { nerintandent of Streets N B. Kelley. MT Holmes wanted to know how long after a man had retired from office was hds approval of biM good for anything Mir Cairns replied that there was nothing official about 1t the day after he got through, but that II was evidence which would be accepted in court The engineer also stated that there was nothing really new In the present claims, adding that when MT Chatfield got through a few bills came along and with his approval of them the succeeding administration settled the claims This didn't satisfy Mir Holmes and Mir Goss, and MT Wade didn't like that way of doing business either. The mayor thought it would be a good plan to send them to the city attorney with the others, but MT Holmes objected to this Ho
  find out whether the city was liable or not if they wanted to. The bills went over. Mir Gaffney's bdll amounts to S31. 60. The items are 200 loads of filling used on North Willow street, 10 cents per load, and barrel of finish ing lime at $2. MT Bradley's bills are for electrical wiring in the office ot the comptroller and at the city yard and foot up $61O.
 A communicable was received from N. R. Bronson asking the board to fix a date on which he could talk with them about the opening of new street through land of Mrs Chapman, of North Main street. It was placed on file. MT Wade remarked as 1t passed along that the city has about all the streets there now that 1t can take care of. It was then voted to request the superintendent of streets to submit an estimate Of putting Simsbury and Winchester streets in passable cond1- ton. A petition was received from residents of Hillside avenue praying that a building line be established in that street. both sides, from North Willow street to Fairview street, got into the wrong place. The work has to be authorized by the aldermen and the board cannot make move openly at least. in that direction until after the aldermen have found and decided that public necessity and convenience require the establishment of building lines between the points mentioned The end in view is to prevent MT Tate from putting up store there.
 Petitions for lights in the following places were favorably reported: Meri den road between East Main street ano Grange hall, Roseland avenue at the function of Roseland avenue and Ores cent street. corner of Cooke street and Faber avenue, South Willow street al Brown place, on the Watertown road at the old city line, corner of lakewood avenue, corner of Woodlawn terrace and Frederick street, and on Hill street opposite Johnson avenue.
 The committee suggested that lights be installed at or near "dark spots" as follows: Bank street, from Grand to Meadow East Main street, corner o1 Maple; East Main street, opposite Hay