Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-20
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Trolley Co Notified 20 Change Tracks
on West Main Street.

| No meeting Of the board Of public
works was held yesterday afternoon,
quorum not being present, but they
did show up at o'clock in the evening
and held session that lasted for over
an hour, his honor, Mayor Elton, pre-
siding, and Commissioners Jackson,
Goss and Wade being in attendance.
! Hearings were heard regarding the
laying of sidewalks on North Main
street from Division street to the city
! line, and on Branch street; also on
Cooke street opposite st Margarets
school. In the first two cases very lit
| tie opposition was offered and in the
other nobody appeared, the names or
N. ]. Welton and f. e. Chase being
called, but neither was present Nc
action was taken on any of the pro-
| jects.
The contract for constructing ce-
ment bridge over Steeles brook at
| Oakville was awarded to G. G. Riggs
| for So, 105.75. A bid for the same work
was received from Edward McManus
amounting to $S,5S1.75. The trolley
company will pay one-third of the cost
Of the bridge.
The trolley company was notified to
change the location of the track on
West Main street between the eAe
railroads to the center of the street.
A strip seven feet deep has been cut
from the north side of the street at
this point and this brings the tracks
too near the curb on the north side.
But this is not the real reason for ask
ing that the rails be shifted, the more
urgent one being the move on the part
of the Consolidated road for another
crossing In that street, which makes
it necessary that the trolley company
take exactly the position the city wants
them to occupy. From what was said
last night the time is not far off when
that part of West Main street will be
crowded so that public necessity and
convenience will demand that it be
made about twice it's present width.
A hearing was set for the application
of the G. r. and L. Co to extend its
tracks in Waterville for October 10.
The hearing on the Thomaston tram
way application will be held October
3.
The hearing with reference to di-
visional fence between the property OF
George Hauser and Charles Werner
was tabled until October 10 to give
Mr. Hauser an opportunity to do his
share of the work. T. ]. Coyle was
heard with reference to grade and
sewer conditions in front of the prop
erty Of Mrs Gerity in the north end
Of the city. The matter was referred
to the city engineer. Similar action
was taken with reference to the mat
ter of rock excavation on Putnam
street, opposite the property of Henry
Weidorn.
On motion of Commissioner Jackson
it was voted to recommend to the al
dermen that the name of the Thomas
ton road from the bridge at Water
Vile to the city boundary be changed
to that Of Thomaston avenue.
Attorney n. r. Bronson was present
in the interest of Thomas Manners,
who wants the city to accept all the
streets ON Grandview Heights. Mr.
Bronson was in happy mood and the
mayor and his lieutenants appeared
quite pleased with HIS witticisms, but
the thing was carried so that in the
end something was said by somebody
about asking somebody outside. This
remark was made after Commissioner
jackson had informed the attorney
that all he had to do was send his bill
to Mr. Manners:
81 haven't done so yet" replied the
disciple of Blackstone, holly.
NO." responded Commissioner jack
son, with a laugh, "but God help him
when you do"
This was the limit and the attorney
said something about going outside
but the confusion was so great that IL
was hard to get his exact words, but
ii was plain that they conveyed some
thing in the nature of a challenge.
Then the talk turned onto the seven
and half minute schedule. Mr. Jackson
wanted to know what became of that.
anyway, and explained that that was
one of the things the board was assured
the city would have just as soon as
they could get in certain switches and
turnouts. The present double tracking
of North Willow street had nothing to
do with it, because that was something
that came up later and was being done
at the suggestion Of the city and not
on petition of the company, who never
claimed that 1T was wanted or had any
connection with the seven and half
minute schedule. The commissioner
advised the mayor not TO take any
stock in what Mr. Sewell or anybody
else tells him about the double track
ing of North Willow street holding
back the much talked of seven and a
half minute schedule, because II had
absolutely nothing to do with 1t. The
board agreed with Mr. Jackson and
vowed to get after the company soon.
"You walk. Mr. Commissioner"
chimed in Mr. Bronson, addressing
Commissioner Jackson, sit will do
your immortal soul and liver good
At this juncture Mr. Bronson, evil
IDENTIFY thinking that he had the board
in good humor, returned to the Grand
view Heights matter and gave good
reasons why the applications should
be acted upon favorably. Mr. Goss
and Mr. Jackson looked at il that way.
too, and Mr. Wade was somewhat IA
vorable to the proposition, but be
wasn't sure what was best to do il
the premises. a position which prompt
ed the attorney TO say that he was
wondering what side Of the horse the
COMMISSIONERS lntenutu 10 Ihu0 On
Engineer Cairns claimed that there is
no money available for that class OF
work and told~the board that II there
is any money on hand now it can be
spent very judiciously on Baldwin
street. where the tracks are being laid
and a condition Of things created
which will be positively dangerous II
not cared for. The engineers state