Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-08
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Hearing on Layout of Watertown
 Road Continued Until October Is.

The department of public works met yesterday afternoon, Mayor Elton presiding, and opened bids for repairs on the sewer in North Willow street, for working East Main street from Silver street to the Meriden road to the established grade, and for the building of retaining wall on Alder street abutting on the property of John Henderson. The proposals for the North Willow street job were as follows:
 Pasquale Contaldi, $9,99o.5O.
 James Mccarthy & Go, $12,1T2.5O.
 Edward McManus, $S,94O.
 MT McManus was the lowest bidder but action in awarding the contract was deferred until the aldermen make that special appropria ton of $1O,OOO
 The proposals for the grading of East Main street and the Alder street retaining wall were as follows:
 Edward McNanus, $6,914.5O.
 Henry Kellner, $S,24O.
 E G. s. Chatfield & Go, $6,923.5O.
 The contract was awarded to MT McManus.
 The petition of the Waterbury Hotel corporation for permission to lay their curb on line with that of the Citi- zen's bank was favorably reported to the aldermen.
 The hearing on the layout of the WatertOwn road at the Oakville tres tie was continued until October IS, and vote passed requesting the Con- solidated road to be heard on the question on that date, if it sees fit. On the same date parties interested in the layout of Hewlett street, Ram dolph avenue and Cloves terrace will be held.
 The minutes of the last meeting were amended so that the action talk en relative to building lines on Hill- side avenue makes the line 25 feet back from and parallel to the street line, north side, from Kellogg street to Prospect street, and 15 feet deep at all. other points. Superintendent John son reported the situation on Oak street with reference to water. 1t was voted to abate the bills charged to al- legged water consumers in that street.
 A communication was received from w. Fl. Camp, agent for Irving block building, stating that the work of raising the walk in front of the prop- erty would cost over $500. This ex-
  the owners on account of the raising of the grade of the street in Exchange nlace by the trolley company. The matter was referred to the engineer for investigation and report. Simi- lar action was taken on the applica- ton to connect two houses with the same sewer service on Walnut street.
 Commissioner Jackson called atten- tion to the long standing complaint of James Eustice on Adams street. Ev- cry time 1t rains the brook in the street floods Mir Eustices's cellar.
 He has been a sufferer from this trouble for years, but for some reason or other he has not been able to get relief. MT Eustace is willing to- pay reasonable assessment towards the cost of the job, but even at that he cannot move the powers that be. He wants to know now If he should make some temporary repairs for the winter if the city would allow him for the outlay. The matter was referred to the engineer and it would seem by what the commissioners said that MT Eustfce ought to have some protection from the brook this winter, If the city does have to spend $10O for tempo rary repairs.
 The recommended petition for sewer in Orchard street to the alder men favorably, but added that there is no money to do the work with this year.
 The Waterbury hotel people were authorized to remove tree at the corner of West Main. and Prospect streets.